On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Ken said: |
Yeah, we've both had our share of hope and disappointment in this game. Let's just hope for a good b... |
On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Dan* said: |
I'm not sure how I feel about this game. On one hand, I feel pretty optimistic that we have the tale... |
On College Football 2022: Week 1 Preview Dan* said: |
Glad to see you'll be back writing football again, Ken! Congrats on the easy win today. You didn't ... |
On College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 P... Ken said: |
Yeah, sorry one of our teams had to lose. I've come to appreciate Penn State as a classy and sympath... |
On College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 P... Dan* said: |
Hey Ken, congratulations on the win yesterday! Some really odd choices by our coaching staff in that... |
Thanks | Wednesday, 2004 April 28 - 12:45 am |
I am thankful for lots of things... Read more... |
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Society: Top Ten Worst Things To Say To Someone You've Offended | Sunday, 2004 April 25 - 5:54 pm |
I hear racist, sexist, homophobic, and otherwise negative comments all the time. I wonder: when people are offensive, is it that they don't realize it, or is it just that they don't care? Hmm. Either way, I hate it when people make it worse by trying to justify their offensiveness. Read more... |
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Society: Top Ten Signs You're a Bad Driver | Sunday, 2004 April 25 - 5:47 pm |
Yes, you... the one talking on the cell phone... Read more... |
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Analysis: Deconstruction of a "Chick Flick" | Sunday, 2004 April 25 - 5:40 pm |
There are many movies which have been tagged with the not-so-flattering label "chick flick". Sometimes people think a movie is a chick flick because it features women in strong leading roles. But I'm not sure that's really what it is. Read more... |
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Apple Watch: RealNetworks Courts Apple With Alliance Offer | Sunday, 2004 April 18 - 6:01 pm |
Multimedia software company RealNetworks has reportedly offered Apple some sort of alliance deal, to team up against Microsoft and the Windows Media juggernaut. Should Apple accept? Some pundits seem to think so. Read more... |
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Finance: Options Expense Reporting | Sunday, 2004 April 18 - 9:46 am |
In this day of Enron and WorldCom, a lot of folks are up in arms about having companies list outstanding stock option expense on their bottom line. Calpers is going so far as to withhold votes for Apple's board of directors over this issue. But anyone who knows anything about finance should know better. Read more... |
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Television: American Idol | Sunday, 2004 April 18 - 9:13 am |
Okay, I admit it... this year, I've been caught up in the whole "American Idol" thing. Here are some thoughts. Read more... |
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Edwards Wins North Carolina Caucus | Sunday, 2004 April 18 - 8:54 am |
In more of a statement about vice-presidential preference, rather than presidential preference, half of the Democrats who voted in Saturday's caucus selected John Edwards as their choice. Read more... |
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Movies: Lost In Translation | Monday, 2004 April 5 - 1:12 am |
This Oscar-winning movie from rookie writer/director Sophia Coppola is warm, subtle, and touching. Read more... |
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Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Monday, 2004 April 5 - 12:44 am |
Jim Carrey again shows that he's better as a dramatic actor than a comic actor, and Kate Winslet is breathtaking in this remarkable movie. Read more... |
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Apple Watch: iPod Mini a Smash Success | Monday, 2004 March 29 - 5:59 pm |
Certain Internet blowhards derided Apple's iPod Mini as overpriced and a certain failure. Now that it has surpassed all expectations, what are those blowhards saying? Read more... |
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Dirty Bush Campaign Tricks | Monday, 2004 March 29 - 1:58 am |
Boy, there's a whole laundry list of thing to talk about here. Read more... |
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Why Do We Make Ourselves Miserable? | Monday, 2004 March 29 - 1:47 am |
Sometimes I find myself surrounded by people who are determined to make their own lives miserable; and in doing so, they make my life miserable, because they frustrate all my attempts to help them. Maybe I'm just too cheerful... or too helpful. Read more... |
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Home Theater: The Home Theater Macintosh Project Continued | Thursday, 2004 March 11 - 5:04 pm |
I'm getting more ambitious with my Home Theater Macintosh project. Here are some updates. Read more... |
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Bush Wraps Himself in the Flag | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 11:09 pm |
Why are Republicans so predictable? Bush's first campaign ad shows images from September 11th, and trumpets his "leadership" during that time. Read more... |
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Movies: Welcome to Mooseport | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 10:56 pm |
Although clearly made to be a vehicle for Ray Romano, "Welcome to Mooseport" succeeds as charming romantic comedy. Read more... |
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Tapas: Tasca Brava | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 10:46 pm |
Whenever I say there's a tapas place in Cary, people ask, "there's a topless place in Cary?" After many months of telling everyone I was going to try it out, I finally made it there a couple of weeks ago. Read more... |
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Italian Restaurants: Valentino's | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 10:35 pm |
Valentino's in Chapel Hill serves up good, if ordinary, Italian fare. Read more... |
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Why I Am a Democrat | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 12:23 am |
A Republican friend of mine (whom I greatly respect) recently asked me why I was a Democrat. I didn't respond to her completely at the time, but it's something I've thought about a lot. Here are some of my reasons. Read more... |
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Blog Note: No More Free Updates for iBlog! | Monday, 2004 March 8 - 5:03 pm |
Apparently I can no longer get free updates to iBlog, the blog software that I'm using. Boo! Read more... |
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