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589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | 'This is a fancy way of racial profiling,' said Carl Baron, an immigration attorney and researcher at the University of Texas. 'Just on the basis of where a person is from the government is going to subject them to these measures. You're going to see fewer Middle Easterners willing to come to the United States and I wonder whether that isn't the real agenda.' |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | 1. Guess what oil-producing country isn't included in the new program requiring foreign visitors from certain Middle Eastern and Islamic states to be fingerprinted and photographed? (Hint: fifteen of the nineteen hijackers came from there.) ummm, civil liberties, anyone? urlLink http://www.nandotimes.com/nation/v-text/story/496916p-3962575c.html?printer |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | It is an angry flower alright. :-) |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | check out bob the angry flower www.angryflower.com |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | hahahahha Orkish Name for Benjamin Alan Crume Haley Brlok the Drooler |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | this is too funny! thanks john! According to the Red Book of Westmarch, In Middle-earth, Miriam Frances Maddux was a Regretful Kin-slayer Elven Name Possibilities for Miriam Frances Maddux The root name suitable for feminine and masculine is: Bulfen Another masculine version is: Bulfenion More feminine versions are: Bulfeniel Bulfenien Bulfenwen Hobbit lad name for Miriam Frances Maddux Hildifons Sandyman from Overhill Hobbit lass name for Miriam Frances Maddux Lobelia Sandyman from Overhill Dwarven Name for Miriam Frances Maddux Trr Copperwater This name is for both genders. Orkish Name for Miriam Frances Maddux Ghazag the Squeaker This name is for both genders. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Alright RTG people, check out this site urlLink http://www.barrowdowns.com/middleearthname.asp I came up with the following results: According to the Red Book of Westmarch, In Middle-earth, John Murray Robinson, II was an Evil Barrow-wight Elven Name Possibilities for John Murray Robinson, II Angafaug.ando Angafaug.andoion Hobbit lad name for John Murray Robinson, II Ponto Boffin from Grindwall Dwarven Name for John Murray Robinson, II Fili Stonespear Orkish Name for John Murray Robinson, II Brzghash the Toothless |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Allright DC Comics! Green Lantern's latest addition to the cast urlLink . http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/13/arts/13COMI.html |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Doesn't this mean that Microsoft has to train people to teach the HP people how to tell the Microsoft people how to run MS products? This the sort of stupidity you are talking about Ben? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | this is, hands down, one of the stupidest things i've ever heard. SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) -- Next time Microsoft Corp. employees have problems with their laptop computers, they will have to call Hewlett-Packard Co. The world's largest software maker announced on Monday that Hewlett-Packard had won a contract to run the help desk for its 61,000 employees and contractors worldwide. That could include advice on how to use advanced features of Microsoft's own software. The companies said the multiyear deal was worth tens of millions of dollars but declined to be more specific. HP already had a contract to run the help desk for about 11,000 Microsoft employees outside the United States. The expanded deal extends HP's reach to North America and envisions some overhaul and automation of its help system. HP is the No. 1 seller of personal computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system, and it also is beefing up its services arm. Outsourcing deals, such as the one with Microsoft, are a key growth area. urlLink http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/08/12/microsoft.hewlett.reut/index.html |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | yeah, baby, i gots your tickets. heh. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | soooo hungry stupid ole papa john's needs to stupid ole get here |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | you still got those four for me, sugar booger? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | would you like some pork festival tickets? i'll try to remember to bring them to the game. Style magazine (the place where i work) is one of the sponsors so we have a ton of free tickets to give out. I will not be partaking of the pork products. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Neal - I think Jennifer was meaning to ask me that question. Julie is doing fine (except for being totally exhausted 90% of the time). We have our first pictures! They are about 2 inches from head to rump right now. Ben - You mean Eva is old enough to date? Hmmm..... ;) Mir - How did a vegan come into possession of Pork Festival tickets anyway? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | yeah that is the news media for you. Want to scare you of everything and create havok just to be able to report it. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | I have several musquito bites and am now thoroughly convinced that I'll die of West Nile in about three days. I hate the media. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | 'How's the little woman & her cargo, Silentw?' .......... I am not who you think I am. :-) Sorry! We have yet to meet. I work with Ben at Watch ove...Er.... Wachovia Securities. Soooo.... Hi there! I am Neal. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | ain't nothing going to break my stride. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | marzipan |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Hi, all. Have been on vacation with family in Topsail Beach, NC. Read eight paperbacks in seven days, slept ten hours a night, ate enough, and enjoyed the folks. Nice to be back in the Big Apple, though. Congrats on the onstage murder, AA. Nice to see postings from JLS. Glad you got wheels, MM. And kudos for the promotion. How's the little woman & her cargo, Silentw? Bach, I like the posting format status quo. Thanks for asking. And I don't ever use the links & have none to add. Wish that I could make it to the Porkfest. Eat for me. Overeat, in fact. Will be in town September 7 through 9 or 10. Perhaps we could all (or mostly) meet up? Have a wedding to attend evening of 7th.... |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | i meant on the boards, silly :) |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Isn't she in New York, Mir? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | testing new edit |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | where is jennifer? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Ok Angie, that make sense now. When I read it I thought you were saying your ex boyfriend name was Ben. OK so I was tired. But still that is an amazing coincident. Well, I off to meet my parents and fix my Dad's new laptop so he can connect to the internet while they are traveling for the next month. A computer Geek job is never done. :-) |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | I was addressing Ben, who has a sister named Eva. That html question is about two steps out of my league...sorry. :) Miraculously, I have yet to run into my ex, though he lives and shops very near Johnathan... |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Angie - Drawing on you vast knowledge of html, is there a way to make this text word wrap when it appears on the web page? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | I am assuming since you (Angie) and Mir post the most that you are talking to Mir. That is if Mir has a sister named Eva. Which I do not know. :-) Then if that is so. Yes this world Is rather small. But fortune shine on me that it is big enough not run into my ex dispite the fact she works in the Ben Franklin store next to the Ukrops that I shop at. :-) |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Oh. My. Goodness. Emailed my ex today to check up on a theory...Ben, my ex-boyfriend briefly dated your sister. His Eva and your Eva are one in the same. SMALL FREAKIN' WORLD. That's just too weird. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | he blew his mind out in a car. he hadn't noticed that the light had changed. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | i got another promotion at work - sorta . i'm now going to be working the front desk, distribution, doing deliveries, billing for Inside Business ( a business publication from style), selling subscriptions (and i get a dollar for each one i sell - with 6,000 prospects) and working 40 hours a week for the next 6 weeks. whew. i do love my job. and my boss just walked by and told me what a pleasure it is having me here and what a great job i'm doing. wow. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | You must all think of me on Sunday, October 27th. It is my 29th birthday. I will probably be unable to attend the Blog-a-bration but will keep you, um, posted. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | ahhh!!! there's an angry bear chasing me around my house! help,help. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | sounds loverly |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | okay, because of lack of response and my own inability to attend the 6 month anniversary celebration for the blogger site it is postponed until October 27th! (i think that is the sunday of one of ben's games) and it will probably be at a different restaurant - perhaps mekong! so, forget about oct 13th - it was a nasty, nasty nightmare. think of oct. 27th! oct 27th, sunday, 6:30pm at mekong - okay - who would like to attend? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | the urlLink health of the nation http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20669-2002Sep29.html urlLink i think this article needs a password - in case it doesn't i'll assume the blogmaster will get rid of the actual article and just leave the link Health Coverage Falls Uninsured Numbers Up After 2 Years of Decline By Amy Goldstein Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 30, 2002; Page A01 The number of Americans who lack health coverage has begun to increase again after a two-year decline, according to federal figures to be released today, which suggest that the faltering economy propelled another 1.4 million people last year into the ranks of the uninsured. The most substantial drop in insurance during 2001 took place among people who had been getting health benefits through their jobs, particularly in small companies, the Census Bureau figures show. The pool of people with no outside help in paying their medical bills -- 41.2 million last year -- would have been even larger, except that government insurance programs absorbed more residents who are poor. The portrait of the nation's supply of health insurance is the second significant piece of new evidence to indicate that the weakened economy is having adverse ripple effects on ordinary people -- and could have political repercussions. Last week, the Census Bureau reported that the proportion of Americans living in poverty rose last year for the first time since 1993, while the income of the middle class dipped for the first time in a decade. Health insurance is widely considered a prerequisite of adequate medical care. A spectrum of health policy experts predicted that the erosion of coverage in 2001 foreshadows a more dramatic drop-off this year and, perhaps, next. They noted that the forces that are straining the availability of insurance all have intensified in the past year. Those include rising unemployment, rapid medical inflation, and a growing number of states in which public insurance programs are outpacing budgets. 'This is not a blip. This is something we are going to see get worse and worse over the next several years,' said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, a liberal health care lobby. A decade ago, the plight of the uninsured was a dominant political theme. Recently, political debate over health care has focused mainly on narrower questions, such as how to help the elderly pay for prescription drugs and how to protect patients in private health plans. Word of today's impending news from the Census Bureau prompted calls late last week for federal action -- but little agreement over what the government should do. The Bush administration immediately urged Congress to approve health insurance tax credits and bigger subsidies for community health centers -- aspects of the president's budget proposal last spring that are largely favored by conservatives. Meanwhile, an eclectic coalition of organizations, led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and endorsed by former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, announced plans for a 'Cover the Uninsured Week' next March, which will include hundreds of events across the country to draw attention to the issue. The coalition includes major representatives of business, the insurance industry, labor unions, and providers and consumers of care. Still, there remains uncertainty that the government will address the problem thoroughly -- or soon. 'We couldn't do anything about this when we had huge surpluses, so it's going to be that much harder to do with deficits,' said Paul Fronstin, an analyst for the Employee Benefits Research Institute. The census figures are based on interviews with people in 78,000 households through the annual Current Population Survey, who were asked whether they had insurance at any time during 2001. In today's report, the number of uninsured people for 2000 appears larger than reported a year ago -- 39.8 million, instead of 38.7 million -- because the figures were adjusted based on the most recent census. Overall, the findings show that the percentage of uninsured people rose last year to 14.6 percent, from 14.2 percent in 2000. The proportion of people who get insurance through their jobs dropped for the first time since 1993, from 63.6 percent in 2000 to 62.6 percent. This drop was almost entirely attributable to a decrease in employment-based coverage at companies with 25 or fewer employees. Coverage among workers at larger companies did not change. Notably, the ranks of the uninsured grew among people ages 25 to 64, but not among very young workers who historically have relatively low rates of coverage. 'The significant thing is, [the increase in the uninsured] is in those prime working years,' said Charles Nelson, the Census Bureau's assistant division chief for income, poverty and health statistics. Outside analysts attributed that pattern to decisions by some small employers to stop offering insurance as it has become more expensive, combined with decisions by some workers to drop coverage as their companies have required them to pay a greater share of insurance costs. The data show that a lack of insurance became slightly more common among men and women. The proportion of uninsured children did not change, remaining at nearly 12 percent, or 8.5 million youngsters. Among poor children, more than 1 in 5 remained uninsured, even though more of them were enrolled last year in government programs -- Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. A scarcity of insurance remained concentrated in parts of the population in which the problem has long been most acute. Fully one-third of Latinos lacked coverage, far more than any other racial or ethnic group. More than 4 in 10 residents who are not citizens were uninsured, compared with slightly more than 1 in 10 people born in the United States. And more than one-quarter of high school dropouts had no insurance, compared with 7 percent of those who are college graduates. Locally, Virginia had fewer uninsured residents last year than in 2000, while there was little change in Maryland or the District. The proportion of people without insurance was 11.3 percent in Virginia and Maryland and 13.4 percent in the District. But roughly 1 D.C. resident in 6 relied on Medicaid, far more than in either neighboring state. 2002 The Washington Post Company |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | NIORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Hey, Ben, instead of reversing the order of the posts, why not change the archive settings so all that older stuff is on a different page. I would think that having only the last 7 days' posts on this page would be better than not archiving. If that were case, it wouldn't really matter if these things were ascending or decending. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | happiness must be found from within. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | eh, poop. let's just be and let the blogger live. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | okay, it seems out of those who will answer the yays have it! get to work o' great blog master! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Nay. J'aime le status quo for blog order. I'm a fool, Mir. And I'm not proposing a second anniversary (or a seven-month anniversary, to be accurate) party for November. I'm just sad I'll miss the OktoberBlogFest. I toast you in absentia. not New York. Honolulu. Las Vegas. Portland, OR. Little Rock (?!) That's what I get for answering the housing costs honestly, and checking the 'no geographical pref' box. Hmph. I'll be moving back to Astoria (Queens) in the middle of next month, by the way, to share a place with my lovely former roommate Katharine. Will post relevant info in case of housewarming gift-urges. But I like Shipley's list best. I like she-males. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Have a good weekend, people. And for God's sake, shut that damn computer off and go outside. Or at least get laid. Or masturbate, if necessary. To porn of Asian cross-dressing midgets in latex whipping beared she-males that work at 7-11 named Thomas/Theresa. But that kind of porn can only be found online, so nevermind. I mean, that's what I hear. Not like I'd know or anything. ... shit I'm not a perv or anything. Really. Well, okay. Maybe I am. But at least I didn't have 'faerieland' on my top places to live. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Hooray for Georgia! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | urlLink one of the many,many reasons i will never move to urlLink georgia (unless of course the man i love decides to go there on the midnight train - i will then give up my life and live with him - what the hell is up with that song? what type of message does that send?) http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/09/26/creationism.evolution/index.html |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | you didn't actually take the quiz. why not take the quiz and find out where you should be living - it might be fun. out of the 5 you mentioned, i would pick narnia. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | 1. mars 2. faerieland 3. oz 4. brigadoon 5. narnia ok, 3 members of the circle have voted in favor of chronological order for the blog (having the top of the blog be the oldest post, and the bottom of the blog being the most recent). what do the rest of you think? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | urlLink urlLink > fabulous - a must read http://www.uexpress.com/tedrall/site/viewru.htm |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | My Top Five: Shot Glass Oil Drum Dishwasher Leaf Pile Lincoln Memorial |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Hawaii was on my list too, but further down... |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | My Top Five: Boston Providence New Haven Hartford Baltimore ...most likely because I stressed education, airports, culture/society, sports, and SNOW. That's cool, 'cause I'm fond of New England... |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | A bunch of tourism boards from Nevada, DC, Hawaii, Illinois, and Maryland clearly got together to put this bogus shite together. Props to NY for thumbing their noses at this biased piece of marketing propaganda. Pffth... :P And how the fuck did Charleston, West-by-fucking-God-Virginia get on the list? I was born in WV, and I would not suggest anyone willingly move there. ::shakes head:: |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | the top spot for me was las vegas. honolulu, dc, and baltimore were also on my list. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | hahaha... I took it: Top spot - Honolulu, Hawaii Number 5 - Las Vegas, Nevada Did I really need a website to tell me that I wanted to live in Hawaii? Ironically, Boston, D.C., Chicago, Baltimore, New Orleans, and L.A. all made the list, while NYC did not. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | here it is angie but you have to share the results :) urlLink http://www.findyourspot.com/ |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | ooooh questionnaires are fun where is it I wanna do it I wanna do it |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | i did a questionnaire online that would tell me, based upon my responses, where i would like to live. most of them were on the west coast - several of those were in oregon. one of the places was washington, dc but that's too close to here and i would just come back every weekend and i really wouldn't be changing anything. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | What's in Oregon that tickles your fancy? Pacific Northwest is, like, SO '94. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | i'm going to move to oregon - anybody want to come with me? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | aye |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | i agree with jimi and whoever doesn't is a fool. aye! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Okay, ironic circlists, you heard Ben! Let's vote! All in favor of having the blogs post in sequential order from top to bottom (instead of bottom to top) so that it's easier to read, say 'Aye!' (make sure you post it on the blog as well instead of just saying it...). All opposed; well, just keep your opinion to yourself... Kidding! If you like the bottom to top order the way it is now, say 'Nay'. I for one vote to change it. So AYE! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | jimi: like you, i prefer sequential order as well; however, since the page loads from the top, it makes more sense to have all the messages in reverse chronological order, to save you having to scroll all the way to the bottom. however , if enough people would like it that way, i will certainly change it. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | are you, jennifer, asking that the circle have another anniversary party in november? well sure, just tell us when you'll be here and we can have a second dinner party! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | I just print my own money. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | I am sadly unable to attend the Circle blogathering. I regret that I am committed to work that day. I was all ready to book a flight, though. Can we see each other around Thanksgiving? I'll be around then.... I can type 75 wpm, Allen. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | ben, how about getting the blogs to post from top to bottom? is that possible? that way they can be read in sequential order instead of bottom to top... |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | geez angie. keep us to date on your medical condition. if you aren't feeling good soon, i'll set up a fund and get you flowers. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | thanks to some tips from allen, i've been able to reduce the screen size for the word wrap on the blog - ideally, this will allow everyone to read the blog without having to scroll horizontally. let me know if this works for everyone... |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | There definitely are, but it's a question of 'filling in the gaps.' Sometmes I don't have enough work for a 40 hour week, while some weeks I put in 60+ hours. And the way I look at it, I need some alternative methods to make cash when things are slow for a day or two. Plus, there's actually advantages to having this type of work - when the time's up, you're done - unlike articles and interviews, which mean more cash but drag on for days and weeks. The one bonus of this, I think, is getting the work over and done with - eating dinner at 6 o'clock with a clear mind, knowing that everything's done and a check is going out of Friday. But I won't even go into the hassle I face getting paid on time. Suffice to day, I just got a check for an article I work the beginning of June. Little pain in the arse work can be beneficial, if it brings a little, but steady, paycheck to help carry you through other times. Anyway, back to more corporal tunnel syndrome-inducing labor. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | transcriptions are very tedious work - that's got to be a better way to make money. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | As a test run for a potential gig, I just spent the past 3 and a half hours transcribing a 37 min conference call. I think I failed miserably. The company indicated that you have 90 min plus the length of the call after it ends. So, 9 AM call ended at 9:35. 9:35 + 1:30 = 11:05. 11:05 + :35 = 11:40. I finished the damn thing at 12:30, an hour late... sigh... Yet, I'm not sure if the soreness in my body from being so tense and adrenaline-driven for that long is worse than losing out on the cash. If I were able to do the thing in 2 hours, it'd be good money. But who can type over 50-55 words a min. I mean really?? I need a nap, and I'm supposed to start another one at 2. Must. Drink. Coffee. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Well, my kidney infection is gone. But once the pain from that subsided, I was shocked, SHOCKED, to discover that my back is hurting badly from an unrelated injury. I was just hurting from my infection, so I didn't realize it. I'm seeing my chiropractor tomorrow...until then, I'm staying flat on my back as much as possible. Don't be perverted. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Will there be cuisine for us carnivores at the Panda Garden? JK Can't say I watch television much at all anymore since about four years ago. But I do remember some of those shows. Others never really caught my eye enough to watch them. There was one episode of Matlock, however, that I recorded when I was 18, because my girlfriend at the time was in the background in a bikini! Remember Michele Basye all you Lee Davis Alumni? It was filmed at Va. Beach on a day that her family happened to be there. Ahh memories... Anyway, feelin any better Angie? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | oh nothing. i give up. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | i don't really watch TV much anymore (maybe an hour or so a week), but when i do, i watch Enterprise (the latest Star Trek), Junkyard Wars, The Daily Show, BattleBots... also, pretty much anything having to do with science, technology, or otherwise geekworthy topics on TLC and Discovery Channel that i might stumble across. addendum to mir's dinner gathering suggestion: this will take place immediately after the Shiva game, scheduled for October 13th. jennifer, i am sad that you will most likely not be able to join us for the meal... |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Fellow Circle of Irony fools - To celebrate the sorta 6 month anniversary of Circle of Irony, Ben (sorta) is having a dinner party! (yes, this mean you show up,pay for your own dinner, i pick the restaurant) on October 13th, 6pm at Panda Garden on Grace St. I would request no spouses, dates, etc. to this event - Ben (sorta) just wants this to be an event for the sarcastic folk who participate on this blog. Thanks and please RSVP on this blog so you can pressure other members to show up! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | i like cheese. but i can't have cheese anymore. sad. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | I LOVE THE FOOD NETWORK AND ALL THAT IT ENCOMPASSES IRON CHEF RULES I enjoy almost anything they re-run on A&E...Law & Order, Third Watch, Murder She Wrote, Magnum PI, L.A. Law...I also ADORE St. Elsewhere, which I think they show on Bravo. I love Matlock, but I can't really deal with Diagnosis Murder...it just tips the cheesy scales too much for me. I also love Remington Steele and Scarecrow & Mrs. King...Bruce Boxleitner (sp?) + Pierce Brosnan = a double dose of hot! And of course Columbo rocks. How can you not love a man who annoys his suspects into confessing? I also really loved that cheesy mountie show, Due South, when they were rerunning it on TNT. I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any right now. Jesus, I watch way too much television. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Yes, Tree. All Hail urlLink Alton Brown . How could a urlLink cooking show hosted by a former video director not be good? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Okay, okay. I must weigh in on the dreadful-good-TV. My guilty pleasures: Beastmaster, Charmed, Columbo, Hunter, In the Heat of the Night, Iron Chef, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Law & Order, The Lost World, Magnum PI, Matlock, Murder She Wrote, NYPD Blue, Simon & Simon, Walker Texas Ranger, and Witchblade. And Good Eats and Nero Wolfe, which I think are NOT guilty pleasures. I just really like them. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | TITS WHEN AM I GONNA GROW TITS |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | i don't hate ben now. i love him. oh my how i love him! i love him like a yellow stuffed rabbit with white round feet and hands! let me smush your long ears next to my beating heart! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | I am still smoke-free...my last cigarette was Thursday night/Friday morning at midnight. It was rather lackluster. I only finished half of it. I think the fact that I'm all kidney-ed out made it easier to quit. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | no longer revelant. jason has been avenged. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | and now, the moment you've all been waiting for... the Circle Of Irony Lack Of Participation Awards! now that the 6-month anniversary of the Circle Of Irony has come (and gone), it's time to recognize those members of the Circle who have better things to do than posting to the blog. without further adieu, let's take a look at the winners: 3rd Place goes to Scott Moran , who has only posted twice! Let's take a look: So how does this damn thing work anyway? posted by Scott Moran at 2:02:25 PM and who can forget his next (and final) post: Ah, crap. It is posting my name and not my selected screen name. Blast this new fangled technology! posted by Scott Moran at 2:03:41 PM Enthralling! Let's move on to our 2nd place winners, a three-way tie between Shannon Erwin , Mark Wells and Leslie Louick , all of whom have only posted once ! Read on for their contributions to the forum: I have not seen Episode II yet so cannot actively participate in the current thread, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I am present and accounted for, and thanks to Ben for inviting me back into the sandbox. I had missed our discussion threads and I now feel loved once again. You like me! You really really like me right now! sniff sob sputter posted by Shannon Erwin at 1:59:37 PM and how! Ben, does this mean that you're now living in New York? I never seem to hear about anything that happens on the east coast anymore. posted by Mark Wells at 3:21:06 PM and the coup de grace: OK, OK, I finally joined! posted by Leslie Louick at 5:32:30 PM Wise words all! But let's not forget our first place winner, Jason Haley , who despite being an official member of the Circle Of Irony has never posted a single message! props to your ironic detachment, my brother! honorable mention must go out to Chris King and Leigh Amateau , who have been repeatedly invited to the blog, but have never joined. you guys! Congratulations to all our winners. You have a life! |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | are you still not smoking angie? how many folks on this blog smoke? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Actually, bling-bling is usually 'ice,' or diamonds, especially when encrusted in a giant medallion hung about one's neck. But being a Whitey who works for the Man, I don't make that differentiation. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | bling bling = money green g's cash dough bread ching ching dollahs benjamins you get the idea |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | and what the hell is bling,bling? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | coolio allen. thanks for your help. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | One of my fiancee's friends from grad school worked for Interfaith Housing Corp. before going back to VCU. It's a Christian-run non-prof here in town that handles real estate and housing via communities of faith. She was Deputy Director, and did a lot of grant writing and PR stuff, as well as meetings with donors and local politicans (::rolls eyes::). I don't know much about the sector or their mission, but I understand they're a little overwhelmed since she left. She is a consultant and still does some work for them, but according to her, it's not enough, and they haven't hired anybody to fill her shoes. Then again, they might have told her they were going to try and not hire someone else to save bling, bling... |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | nope - tell me more |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | Familiar with Interfaith Housing? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | okay, folks i'm looking for a new job. would like one in the non-profit field in the richmond area. any leads? |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | a very sad tale from a scary city A Roll Call: Decrepit Rooms to Wrong Pills Broken Homes | The Operators: Voiceless, Defenseless and a Source of Cash (April 30, 2002 As operators and providers profit from adult homes, state inspection reports show that many of their residents go untreated and unbathed. Here are excerpts of findings since 1998. ANNA ERIKA 427 beds, New Brighton, Staten Island Resident with dementia wore urine-stained clothes for three days. Another had lesions draining onto clothes that went unchanged for two days. Another hid in room for days without eating or bathing, and was not hospitalized. While inspection going on, workers completed long-overdue records. Many residents complained about getting wrong psychotropic medication. When pills were missing, workers borrowed from other residents' prescriptions. Resident hospitalized after receiving wrong pills. Worker flushed pills down toilet instead of distributing them. BROOKLYN MANOR 216 beds, East New York, Brooklyn Resident had old and new blood stains on face and body, and was filthy. Staff did not respond to emergency calls from rooms. One resident lost 54 pounds in a year; home did not determine why. Records were inaccurate, incomplete or nonexistent. Worker signed that she gave medication to all 200 or so residents at 9 p.m., when she was not on duty. Kitchen and many rooms infested with flies. Residents made to work as janitors and in kitchen, in place of employees. One resident in charge of home one evening. GARDEN OF EDEN 202 beds, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn Operator routinely threatened residents with eviction, verbally harassed them and demanded compliance with unlawful rules, creating abusive environment. Medication handling chaotic, with psychotropic pills given haphazardly and at wrong times. Resident vomited for two days, no one called doctor or family, or monitored her. Meals meager and unappetizing. LEBEN 361 beds, Elmhurst, Queens Rooms so decrepit that 60 residents evacuated. Security guards distributed pills. Incontinent resident wandered home with wet pants. No activities in home, numerous fire hazards. Many residents 'ill-groomed and malodorous.' Workers 'psychologically abusive' to residents. One resident burned in fight, another shot. OCEAN HOUSE 125 beds, Far Rockaway, Queens Rooms infested with cockroaches. Residents sleeping on soiled sheets. Kitchen floor rotted. Widespread hazardous conditions due to dilapidated home, ongoing renovations. Operator and son accused of embezzling millions of dollars from home and Medicaid. Serious deficiencies in medication handling and residents' hygiene. PARKVIEW 134 beds, Olinville, the Bronx Anorexic resident allowed to deteriorate so much that she weighed only 76 pounds and then died. Of 15 case management evaluations sampled, none completed. Numerous residents not receiving psychotropic medication. Workers did not know basic first aid. Resident refused to sleep in room because roommate harassed him and had history of violence. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | mm ... words worth a thousand pictures - 'i love you' |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | I adore Matlock, but it acts as a morphine injection when I watch it...and I don't think I should combine percocet and morphine. |
589,736 | male | 35 | Technology | Aries | 05,August,2004 | A thought that just crossed my mind just now: Is there ever a case where one word is ever worth a thousand pictures? |
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