Archive for August, 2004
Pleasure Boat Captains for Truth: “Pleasure Boat Captains for Truth has been formed to counter the deliberate misrepresentation of George W. Bush’s drinking record. We seek to portray him as he was, and still is: a ‘lightweight.’” [ READ MORE ]
The new iMacs were announced today and they look pretty cool. [ READ MORE ]
There is a new version of BBEdit available, but I don’t think I will be upgrading anytime soon. The only new feature that I would find helpful (I think) is the new spell checking option. Other than that, I can’t find anything that I would use. [ READ MORE ]
Juke: “A roadside or rural establishment offering liquor, dancing, and often gambling and prostitution.” I went to Winsteads last night with Rachel and got to thinking about the jukebox. Obviously it would be a “box” that deals with a “juke”, but I didn’t know what juke meant. Now I do. Winsteads is no juke joint, it is [ READ MORE ]
KC Star: “Brush Creek on the Country Club Plaza had whitecaps as the floodwaters flowed and fascinated onlookers.” I guess our story about last night wasn’t as interesting as some lady who was at Barnes and Noble. [ READ MORE ]
I went out after the rain stopped coming down to look at Brush Creek with Rachel. It was really dark, but the water was rushing through the creek. Not only did we see this awesome creek at full capacity rushing under bridges and over falls (reminded me of Niagra Falls), but we all were interviewed [ READ MORE ]
I have one invitation left for a Gmail account and will give it to anyone interested. Gmail is a pretty exclusive club, of which Rachel and I already belong. The first person to ask for it gets it. Make sure to include your email address so I know where to send the invitation. Feel free [ READ MORE ]
It is raining like crazy down on The Plaza tonight. It is really cool. When the rain really started to come down, I decided to move our cars into the parking garage, just in case the hail starting pouring from the sky. I got drenched running out to my truck and it took about 15 [ READ MORE ]
A/V Blog by Userplane [ READ MORE ]
NPR: “Vice President Dick Cheney surprised an Iowa audience by saying he disagreed with President Bush’s position on gay marriage.” Maybe this could be the first step in the right direction. Too bad for Missouri, we have already put a constitutional ban on gay marriage. So I guess even if the president let states choose for [ READ MORE ]