Archive for April, 2005
Somewhere along the line, Jesus Dress Up must be sacrilegious.
A few weeks ago I first heard Bob Ricci’s “Ode to Playboy”, and I really liked the song. It sounded familiar, so I looked to find more information about it and found it was a parody of “Last Kiss”. So I downloaded a copy by Pearl Jam, which I later found out was a cover [...]
Along with many other people, I was standing in line on Friday to try out the new version of the operating system from Apple. Now, after a clean disk install, I am trying to get back to speed with everything, installing all of those needed applications. Thi sis my journey.
Until I get the introduction ready [...]
I sense you I hear you in the rustling autumn leaves blown by the wind I see you in the clouds above us on a warm summer day I feel you in the heat of a camp fire nestled deep in the woods I taste you in the satly sea air if a moonlit walk on the beach I smell [...]
Can anyone “out there” explain to me why, in the Microsoft Windows version, in Microsoft Excel 2002 (version 10 of this product), file names which conform to the OS standard are not supported?
Besides all of the other characters you can’t use in filenames, Excel will not work properly if your filename includes brackets. It will [...]
According to a recent news story in Florida, a young girl is being denied an abortion by the state because she is “not able to make an informed decision because of her age and immaturity”. She’s thirteen, pregnant and living in a shelter for abused and neglected teens, without knowing her complete history, this may [...]
On the way to work yesterday I saw a truck from Soucy’s Sewer Service with a motto on the back: “Go with the Flow”.
What an excellent idea.
At the end of last week, I changed filtering on comments from MT-Blacklist to SpamLookup. If you have trouble with your comments getting blocked, send me an e-mail note at plaidcow.net.
From my mailbox (at the corner):
When it comes to tobacco, there’s a choice that better fits your style. Whether it’s traditional smokeless or neat and convenient Pouches, for millions of take-charge adultsóconstruction workers, sports fans, business menósmokeless isn’t just a satisfying choice, it’s a part of a lifestyle.
Try some Copenhagen or Skoal today! [...]
I stopped at the grocery store on the way home today and picked up three items:
A bag of shredded cheese A bottle of wine A Butterfinger Crisp
Along with my receipt I got back a buy one get one free coupon for Always Pads. Are they trying to tell me something?