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Entries from March 2003
Freedom?
Monday, March 31st, 2003 · 3 Comments
Tags: the world
Weekend Reflections
Monday, March 31st, 2003 · Comments Off on Weekend Reflections
Gabe and Jen’s busy weekend in a nutshell: Friday: Adopt-a-plant party at Katie’s house…adopted two plants…home by 11:30 to watch Bill Maher. Saturday: Brunch at All You Knead in the Haight with friend Tim who works for a different division of my company…afternoon in Golden Gate Park to work on details of wedding service…Happy climbs […]
Tags: anecdotes
Mom & Daughter Strippers
Monday, March 31st, 2003 · 1 Comment
Cool search phrase of the day (from my Web logs that people are actually searching for) that yields an entry from my blog as the number 1 result: Google Search: mom and daughter strippers
Tags: comedy
67 in a 45
Monday, March 31st, 2003 · Comments Off on 67 in a 45
This morning on my way to work I got my first speeding ticket in more than 5 years. I was alone on the road — approaching the Golden Gate Bridge — on that final stretch of 19th Ave. in the Presidio that’s after the General Douglas MacArthur Tunnel and before the underpass. The road has […]
Tags: wrx
Papers from the Past
Sunday, March 30th, 2003 · Comments Off on Papers from the Past
My Sunday paper wasn’t here this morning, so while I eagerly and repeatedly check the lobby and outside the front door to see if my requested delivery has arrived, I occupy myself by sipping coffee and straightening stacks of paper — shifting one pile of “file me” documents from one place to another. At least […]
Tags: anecdotes
Dogs
Saturday, March 29th, 2003 · 1 Comment
This just launched: gabeanderson.com: dogs
Tags: site features
“Fuck Saddam”
Friday, March 28th, 2003 · 1 Comment
“Fuck Saddam. We’re taking him out.” – President George W. Bush, March 2002 Ahh, isn’t it comforting to know that the commander in chief of the most powerful military in the world thinks in such complex shades of grey?
Tags: the world
Oil Fires Fuel Cheney’s Pockets
Friday, March 28th, 2003 · 3 Comments
According to Ari Fleischer, “I think the question that people will want answered is: Do we have a plan in place to put out the oil fires, and is it a good plan to put out the oil fires?” I think a better question is: “Why was the company formerly run by the Vice President […]
Tags: the world
Project for the New American Century
Friday, March 28th, 2003 · 3 Comments
Someone named Robert Grimes has replied to my recent post about Herman Goering’s quote. I’m not sure what his point is, but here’s my rebuttal. What do you think? While we’re on the topic of scary rhetoric that’s force-fed to the American public by the Bush administration, take a look at the Project for the […]
Tags: rants
Emergency Preparedness
Friday, March 28th, 2003 · 1 Comment
I’ve been forwarded various links to the great parody of ready.gov‘s Emergency Preparedness so many times that I decided to post it on my own site for keepsake (so thanks to everyone who forwarded it to me). Continuing with this theme is today‘s Worst-Case Scenario 2003 Daily Survival Calendar lesson: HOW TO SURVIVE A NUCLEAR […]
Tags: comedy