Saturday, September 25, 2004

I'll bet Alex P Keaton was a "1". That horoscope sounds perfectly fit for him

Friday, September 24, 2004

I'm looking outside my window, and all the cornfields are beige are mown down.
Even some of the trees are beginning to turn colors, some just around the edges. It is supposed to be a big soccer day today, with many new and returning players. The weather is cool and Pat is excited.

Tonight is girls' night, and I'm only scary to little girls who walk alone through the woods.

This has been a remarkably productive year for me.

All of these things my numeralogical forecast has predicted for me has come true:
Birth Date: 28 -> 2 + 8 -> 10 -> 1
2004 In Brief
In 2004, seek a creative career. In all spheres of life, you'll be the 'doer' not the acted upon.

In Detail
Career

The year 2004 heralds a fecund period for you. You will now be back again in your favourite role as the person who makes things happen. Career and money will be important to you.

Finances
All your hard work and sustained efforts will yield great results accompanied by monetary rewards.

Love & Relationships
In your love-relationships, you'll reach new levels of intimacy and passion, and you will also revitalise your existing feelings.

Health
This year, you will need to find an exercise program that suits your work-style and time. Brisk walking will be of great help to Number 1 people like you.

My favorite horroscope site: http://astrospeak.indiatimes.com/
They have everything, including I Ching readings, Numerology, Sun Signs, Tarot, and Chinese Astrology.
When CBS is fooled by forged documents, that's the end of all credibility, but when the White House does it, it is DIVINE PROVIDENCE.

THE POWER OF PRAYER (AND PROZAC), LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! If it's good enough for the president, it's good enough for you.

The power of positive thinking is the president's shield from reality.

The news is grim, but the president is "optimistic". The intelligence is sobering, but he tosses aside "pessimistic predictions". His opponent says he has "no credibility", but the president replies that it is his rival who is "twisting in the wind".

Thursday, September 23, 2004

Epitonic isn't nearly snooty enough for my tastes. I prefer the pitchforkmedia.com site to fill my elitist taste.


"In its rush to air its now discredited story about President George W. Bush’s National Guard service, CBS bumped another sensitive piece slated for the same “60 Minutes” broadcast: a half-hour segment about how the U.S. government was snookered by forged documents purporting to show Iraqi efforts to purchase uranium from Niger."

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6073449/site/newsweek/


"This summer provided a clue to further harnessing the force of digital nature. For three weeks, Real Networks tried to lure new customers by slashing prices to 49 cents a song and $4.99 per album. Since Real paid the full royalty load to the labels (almost 70 cents a tune), the company lost money on every transaction. CEO Rob Glaser says that the company did get new customers, but here's the real news: Real sold six times as much music and took in three times as much money."

"Lower [music] prices won't happen unless labels and artists agree to smaller royalty fees per song. But this version of the Monty Hall Problem isn't too tough to crack. Behind Door One is the money you can make by selling a million copies of a tune. Behind the other door is the money to be reaped by selling 6 million copies at half the price. Do the math, guys!"

"Forecast: Song Costs May Fall Like Rain"
Memo to music labels: lowering prices will get you more sales
By Steven Levy
Newsweek, Sept. 27 issue
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6037780/site/newsweek/
Camping was fun. I'm all itchy. I'm happy to be safe and alone in my cubicle instead of listening to the squirrels of Nature throw nuts at each other all morning and jump from tree to tree. Between the squirrels, whistling birds, rifle shots from hunters, trucks driving by, rabbits humping, and the flocks of geese honking as they flew over our tent, I was struck by how choatic Nature is.

It reminded me of Mark's Random Number idea: by pulling variables from the natural chaotic environment, he could construct a truly random number generator.

Thanks for the equipment, Monica and Josh. It will be returned to you shortly. I even included a daddy long-legs spider when we packed up the tent.

You would have been proud, Margaret. It was F-Troop at its finest.

Monday, September 20, 2004

Mattie----
where it's at!
i've got 2 sleepings bags and a tent in my trunk.
I wish i had 2 turntables and a microphone.
But uh.... if you need these items tomorrow then i'll expect you to come and get them tonight?
I won't be in your area of campus today--sorry.
I'll be home tonight after 8. I'll call you then.


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