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Entries from April 2003

Stella the Conehead

Thursday, April 24th, 2003 · 3 Comments

Every dog owner has photos of her dog wearing an anti-chew cone at one point in the dog’s life. This is Stella’s time to wear the dog cone (a simultaneously heart-breaking and hilarious device):

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Tags: photos

Fighting a Speeding Ticket

Thursday, April 24th, 2003 · Comments Off on Fighting a Speeding Ticket

As I mentioned on March 31, I got my first speeding ticket in 5 years (a CVC 22350). Since then, I’ve been researching ways to fight it. Turns out that yesterday I didn’t even have to go to “court,” which actually turned out to be some guy at a window who tried to convince me […]

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Tags: wrx

Defining Ignorance

Thursday, April 24th, 2003 · Comments Off on Defining Ignorance

The new definition of ignorant:

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Tags: rants

Super Dog

Thursday, April 24th, 2003 · Comments Off on Super Dog

All I’ve got to say is wow: ABCNEWS.com : Dog Survives Car Crash, Gunshot, Freezer Poor dog. Dosha is amazing. Talk about will to live. [via Mefi]

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Tags: dogs

Knowledge Sharing

Thursday, April 24th, 2003 · Comments Off on Knowledge Sharing

One of the cool benefits of blogging is sharing knowledge with other bloggers. Of course, there are community blogs like LazyWeb and Metafilter, wherein the community creates the content. On the other hand, bloggers often share knowledge with their own readers and directly with one another via comments and individual posts. I’ve had two recent […]

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Tags: blogging

The Pissing Game

Thursday, April 24th, 2003 · 2 Comments

Warning: Toilet humor ahead… If you’re happy and you know it and your face can really show it, take a leak: J20 Pissing Game This is hilarious. It does a great job simulating what it’s like trying to take a leak when you’re drunk. (Thanks, Darryl, for the link.)

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Tags: comedy

Holiday Driving

Sunday, April 20th, 2003 · 1 Comment

Not since Thanksgiving 1999 when we had dinner at Nana‘s house in Sacramento have Jen and I attempted to travel (by car) on a holiday. That night nearly 4 years ago, it took us 1.5 hours from Sacramento to Berkeley, then another 1.5 hours from Berkeley to Treasure Island. That is not good. Tonight we […]

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Tags: anecdotes

Mini-Google

Friday, April 18th, 2003 · 4 Comments

While browsing through my blog referrals, I came across Google’s version of Mini Me: Very strange. But cool. I’ve never seen this before. Have you? Try for yourself at google.com/ie.

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Tags: web stuff

Gumball 3000 Fantasies

Friday, April 18th, 2003 · 4 Comments

If only I had my own Koenigsegg, ridiculous amounts of money, and were living the rockstar lifestyle, I, too, would be competing in this year’s Gumball 3000 Rally from San Francisco to Miami, which got off to a rocky start yesterday: Cops put brakes on high rollers / Arrests, tickets mark start of notorious coast-to-coast […]

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Tags: wrx

Blechtel

Friday, April 18th, 2003 · 6 Comments

Bechtel to rebuild Iraq / RECONSTRUCTION: Politically connected S.F. firm wins bid The headline pretty much says it all. Here’s how I see it: Republican-led administration bombs the hell out of Iraq and its infrastructure to the tune of $70 billion (American taxpayers pick up the tab); Republican-friendly (and, ironically, San Francisco-based) construction company is […]

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Tags: war