Month: March 2004
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12 Reasons Same-Sex Marriage Will Ruin Society. I couldn’t have said it better myself. (Link courtesy of Brigita.)
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Mars had water. How cool is that? I want to be an astronaut. Astronauts on space walks have to wear adult diapers. Okay, I take it back.
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I had another of my periodic urges to organise today so I finally killed off the old Book Group forum. It was fun for a while but with projects like that folks inevitably lose enthusiasm. I never really liked the look or functionality of that forum software anyway. (I’ve got it all backed up in…
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Leaked preview of the Star Wars DVD packaging. Eh, I’m still not that excited. The Special Editions are okay, but I’m pissed George isn’t even giving us the option of getting the originals. Han shot first, dammit!
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John Rock’s Error: What the co-inventor of the Pill didn’t know about menstruation can endanger women’s health. I just read this absolutely fascinating article on the development of the birth control pill and its ramifications for women’s health. It completely debunks the idea that having a period every month is in any way “natural”. You…
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Ebert has answered Major’s question from yesterday. There have been two previous major films that won every Academy Award they were nominated for: Gigi and The Last Emperor. They both went nine-for-nine.
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I just noticed that my Dahl site has finally appeared on the Website of the Day page for BBC Radio Suffolk. I’m guessing that means the interview aired yesterday. I hope they remember to send me a tape of it!
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Since my Permanent Residency will hopefully be awarded soon, I’ve been thinking about getting my Australian driver’s license. According to the RTA site, I only have to take a written knowledge test (since I have a valid overseas license). That’s pretty sweet. I have to prove how long I’ve had my US license though if…
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I just learned today that Miss Elizabeth died last year. That probably won’t mean anything to those of you who didn’t have little brothers growing up in the 80’s. Miss Elizabeth was the manager/wife of Randy “Macho Man” Savage in the World Wrestling Federation back then. She was really pretty and nice, and though I…
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Ooh, here’s one for the birthday wish list: “I’m blogging this.”