Archive for August, 2004

August 29th, 2004

C =A ?

It’s both depressing and hilarious to hear what educators do in the name of “self-esteem’: Houston schools trying to boost self-esteem.

August 15th, 2004

Iran refuses to compete with Israeli

ATHENS (Reuters) – Iran’s world judo champion Arash Miresmaeili refused to compete against an Israeli Sunday, triggering a fresh crisis at the Olympic Games where race, creed or color are not allowed to interfere with sport.

“This is a general policy of our country to refrain from competing against athletes of the Zionist regime and Arash [...]

August 15th, 2004

New Car

My first car: a ‘99 Ford Taurus SE:
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Automatic everything, CD changer, 50K miles.

August 13th, 2004

Whatever happened to cake?

MANILA, Philippines (AP)—Four members of a family have been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly killing and eating a relative during a wedding reception—and serving his flesh to unwitting party guests, police have said.
(From the Agitator.)

August 8th, 2004

OSCE “observers” to monitor US elections

A bunch of countries from Europe are sending observers to the U.S. to tell us whether American elections are fair. A number of them have recently experienced civil war, massive election fraud, and de-facto dictatorships. Virtually all oppose the policies of the current administration.
WASHINGTON (CNN)—A team of international observers will monitor the presidential [...]

August 2nd, 2004

Technology, Terror, and Triumph: The Story of an Upgrade

Wondering what I’ve been doing for the last three weeks? Read this.

Update: more photos.