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February 26, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Boobs, Guns, and Other Profanities You’re Not Allowed To See(or Hear)

Categories: Politics

So it seems that the great Janet Jackson anatomy lesson has kicked off a large round of censorship by the FCC. Thank’s Mr. FCC. Thanks, for “protecting” me from that very harmful piece of human anatomy called a boob; thanks for “protecting” me from those awful words on the Don and Mike show; thanks for … Continue reading →

February 24, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Music CD Settlement

Categories: Musical Inspiration

Well, I filed my claim for the big music CD settlement some time ago, and low and behold, today I received my portion of the settlement. Now I was expecting this to be some pitiful amount under a dollar because I assumed lots of people filed just so they could stick it to the record … Continue reading →

February 20, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Quiznos Subs Commercial

Categories: Musical Inspiration

Everyone seems to be talking about the new Quiznos subs commercial. For those who have not seen it before, check out the original performance: http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/ In the mean time, I can’t get “They got a pepper bar” out of my head.

February 18, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Wedding Plans

Categories: Personal

Well, over the past weekend Karlyn and I managed to get quite a bit done for the wedding. For anyone who has never planned a wedding, let me tell ya, it’s a crap load of work! What got accomplished? We bought our wedding rings; we got our gift registries done; Karlyn and my mom got … Continue reading →

February 17, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

The Past Week……..

Categories: Personal

I haven’t really had time to put any entries in my log for the past week. It has been crazy and stressful. Why? Well that’s a bit of a long story, but I’ll try to do a quick recap here. My fiance Karlyn’s bridesmaid (we are due to be married in May) started going through … Continue reading →

February 11, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Civil Disobedience

Categories: Politics

How I love a good fight! This morning the NYS Thruway Authority is meeting at City Hall to discuss the possibility of adding more toll booths around the Buffalo, NY area; and the community has responded. All around the WNY area people are paying their tolls in pennies. And man are the toll booth operators … Continue reading →

February 9, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Winter Advice

Categories: Musical Inspiration

Ok, I just have to post this because it is too funny. Anyone who knows me knows that Rush is my favorite band of all time. Well, here’s a little winter advice from Geddy Lee Thanks for passing this one on to me Doug!

February 9, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Case for Mars

Categories: Space Exploration

NASA has just announced their own version of the X-Prize: Centential Challenges. Seems they will earmark $20 million "for revolutionary, breakthrough accomplishments that advance exploration of the solar system and beyond and other NASA goals" in the fiscal 2005 budget. Seems NASA is finally starting to pay attention to some of Robert Zubrin’s arguments in … Continue reading →

February 9, 2004, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Computing in Iraq

Categories: Programming/Computers

I came across the interview below while surfing on http://slashdot.org. It’s a very interesting view of computers, operating systems and their use in Iraqi society. Well worth reading as I’m pretty sure most of us here in the states do not truely understand the current state of daily life in Iraq. Answers On LUGs, Life, … Continue reading →