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Monday, June 25, 2001

Student Loan Consolidation: Apply after July 1st online or by calling 800-557-7392 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. Or, if you are consolidating only Direct Loans, call 888-758-9730 for express phone application.

Friday, June 22, 2001

Long live big government!: "Taxes are not a fixed price one charges the public, like retailers do for a carton of orange juice. They are calculated as a proportion of incomes that rise and fall with the fortunes of the economy. If the American people are now being "overcharged" for government services, it is because the economy is strong and their incomes are high, not because they are paying more than the value of the services they are receiving. Are Americans being undercharged when the nation runs a fiscal deficit? And will President Bush therefore raise taxes if we dip back into the red?"

Friday, June 15, 2001

Fashionmine--Pajamas and More: This is too cool :-)

Opera: an MSIE alternative.

Friday, June 08, 2001

I haven't visited these yet. Still waiting for a free moment to do so. (Yeah, right!)

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Monday, June 04, 2001

"Nuremburg Files": These so-called Christians are sick, really really sick.

1,212 soldiers were discharged from the military for homosexuality, a 17 percent rise from the previous year. Fort Campbell, where an allegedly gay soldier was beaten to death last year, had 161 dismissals. Why any homosexual would want to join the military in this kind of atmosphere, I do not know.

MenWhoLookLikeKennyRogers.com: Something to laugh at after all that seriousness.

Friday, June 01, 2001

The Plutonium Memorial: kind of like the tobacco memorial, except of slightly more import.

Wednesday, May 23, 2001

Vermont Republican to change party affiliation: I am so excited! I just can't hide it!

Monday, May 21, 2001

I love Top Five!

5/17/01: The Top 16 Lines You'll Never Hear in a Western (Part II)

9> "Let's see... hardtack and pemmican... that's three grams of fat, seven grams of protein, and two starches."
8> "Who let the dogies out?"
4> "Hey, Buck, do these chaps make my ass look big?"
1> "HANG HIM HIGH, BOYS!! ...Okay, now a little to the left... Oooh! Stop right there. Perfect!"

5/18/01: The Top 15 White House Press Quotes That Sound Dirty but Aren't

12> "Ideas are important -- and the First Lady sure has a couple of big ones."
11> "As for the budget, the Bush trimmings will leave many hardliners excited."
10> "Dick's staff has right behind Colin during this painful ordeal."
9> "Boy Scout troop 547 got to see Bush in the Oval Office today."
8> "The naturally curious President has pushed NASA to probe Uranus."
7> "...and I want to give it to the American people, because they've earned it!
5> "Thank you all for coming."
3> "According to the First Lady, the President still doesn't know the precise location of the little red button."
2> "Steady growth in the private sector is crucial to our plans to penetrate abroad."
1> "Loud opposition was shown by Putin during the President's speech."

5/21/01: The Top 15 Tips for Dating the Daughter of a Mafia Guy

14> Get on her dad's good side by offering to start his car.
12> Rest assured that if the two of you party too much, her father's men will be there to bail you out -- just like the President's daughter!
8> Remember, the 8mm Glock goes to the *right* of the dessert spoon.
4> Hands off or YOU become a soprano.
3> When her father asks if you're "using protection," show him a pistol, *not* a condom.

Tuesday, May 15, 2001

Heath Ledger interview: Liz Smith asks, "The media loves you new Aussies. Is Russell Crowe's success because he is an Aussie talent?" Ledger responds, "He's from New Zealand actually. It's a whole different country." Hehehe.

Friday, May 11, 2001

Congressional Quarterly: online version of the congressional rag.

Wednesday, May 09, 2001

Some gays can go straight, study suggests: many of the 200 "ex-gays" who participated were referred by religious groups that condemn homosexuality. Excuse me if I say this study is pure horse doodie.

National Allergy Bureau: pollen counts in the U.S.

Monday, May 07, 2001

California Law: includes the State Constitution and Statutes.

Tuesday, May 01, 2001

Savannah Traveler magazine and the Savannah Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Website: Hopefully I'll be using these web sites to plan a trip to Savannah in the not-too-distant future. Many thanks to Susan!!!

Take that, Silicon Valley!: "A new documentary follows two young activists on a crusade to expose the tech industry's labor woes."

Can My Mommy Have Her Paycheck?: "New economy, old economy -- what's the difference when you're working on the assembly line? Not much, say the makers of 'Secrets of Silicon Valley.'"

Friday, April 27, 2001

Geek shirts: Too cute! Kevin likes this one.

"God is an abortionist": conservative schools reject ads. David Horowitz can kiss my liberal ass.

Thursday, April 26, 2001

All right, I don't have time to browse the web for fun anymore. If you've got a web site I should see, lemme know!

70s decorating comes from Felisa. This is the same guy who put all those 50s cookbook pictures online with his funny commentary.

Realstreaming Shakespeare comes from Jennifer, my fellow Sigma Tau Deltan. I graduated before Professor Aaron came aboad, so I never got a chance to take Shakespeare from her. I hope she creates more of these fantastic presentations!

Monday, April 23, 2001

Aladdin Systems: they make some neat stuff for Palms.

Sunday, April 22, 2001

Information Architect: here's another name to call me.

Wednesday, April 18, 2001

Is there a male biological clock?: An Israeli study links old sperm to schizophrenia. Yikes!

Review of "Buddha," by Karen Armstrong: untangle his enigmatic teachings.

Are gender imbalances in the sciences due to intellectual differences? Pages 1-4 are just a lot of people arguing. Look at page 5. It's the most compelling.

Lowe, Margulies read 'War Letters'
LOS ANGELES (Launch) - Former "ER" star Julianna Margulies, Rob Lowe of "The West Wing," and newsman Tom Brokaw are a few of the figures lined up as voices for the upcoming audiobook "War Letters." "War Letters," due in stores next month and compiled by Andrew Carroll, is an anthology of American correspondence encompassing every major armed conflict from the Civil War to Operation Desert Storm. Harry Smith, of A&E's Biography, will narrate the audiobook. The letters will be recorded by multiple readers, including Lowe, Margulies, Noah Wyle, Giovanni Ribisi, Eric Stoltz, Campbell Scott and Joan Allen. Several of the celebrity readers will also be donating their proceeds to the non-profit Disabled American Veterans group.

Pulitzer Prizes in arts awarded
NEW YORK (AP) - The 2001 Pulitzer Prize for drama went Monday to David Auburn for his play "Proof," a family drama about a young woman haunted by the mental collapse of her father. The award for biography went to David Levering Lewis for the second volume of his biography of civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois, "W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and The American Century, 1919-1963." Lewis' prize marked the first time that the second volume of a previous Pulitzer winner also won the award. Lewis' first volume on Du Bois, covering his life from 1868-1919, won in 1994. The Pulitzer for history went to Joseph J. Ellis for his book, "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation." The Pulitzer for fiction was awarded to Michael Chabon for "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Stephen Dunn won the Pulitzer for poetry for his volume of original verses, "Different Hours." The Pulitzer for general non-fiction was awarded to Herbert P. Bix for "Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan." The music prize was given to John Corigliano for "Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra."

Tuesday, April 17, 2001

www.responsibleshopper.org: find out how your favorite brands stack up in the ethics department. We all know about Nike, but what about Amazon.com?

Amazon and its Alexa Internet software subsidiary are facing two privacy invasion lawsuits and an informal inquiry by the Federal Trade Commission . . . Amazon.com has been utilizing a strategy called "dynamic pricing," . . . The company was recently revealed to be selling the same DVD movies for different prices to different customers . . . on its internal website Amazon has posted anti-union materials . . . A boycott has been launched against Amazon.com in response to the company's patents on "one-click" buying systems and on affiliate programs.

Or Bloomingdale's?

According to the National Labor Committee, as of March 1998, Federated Department Stores [parent company of Bloomingdale's] was selling clothes made in China under working conditions that actually violate China's own labor law and internationally recognized workers rights and U.S. corporate codes of conduct.

Or *gasp* Gap/Old Navy?

The company was accused of using indentured labor to produce clothing on the island of Saipan, a U.S. commonwealth in the South Pacific. The company was charged with a number of violations, including: failure to pay overtime and minimum wage; ongoing intolerable work and living conditions while advertising their garments as being "Sweatshop Free"; shipment of "hot goods" in interstate commerce; and aiding and abetting factory violations of involuntary servitude . . . Gap brand caps are made at the BJ&B sweatshop in the Dominican Republic where . . . women are paid less than men in violation of Dominican law, workers are hit, touched inappropriately, and belittled, and conditions are unsanitary. Eight cents of each $20 cap goes to workers, who earn approximately $40 after 56 hours of work, in violation of Dominican law . . . some Gap clothing is manufactured in a Thai factory that has long exploited its workers by underpaying, denying payment of overtime wages, requiring forced overtime work and providing none of the working welfare necessary under Thai law. Employees have been made to work in shifts, which each lasted for 12 hours with strict limits on permission time to use the toilet. Women workers have also been sexually harassed and violated. Workers who organized a 1998 strike were fired for their activities.

Monday, April 16, 2001

GreatDomains.com's domain appraisal services: web domains as commodities.

Sunday, April 15, 2001

Visit Unamerican.com!!! Buy from this site!!!

Wednesday, April 11, 2001

China to release U.S. officers after U.S. says sorry: Thank goodness this is almost over. A life was lost and a widow grieves. Tell me again why we didn't say sorry sooner?

Monday, April 09, 2001

Why should Leno apologize? Giuliani IS a fascist and the people of New York should regret putting him into office.

Group demands apology from Leno
NEW YORK (AP) - The head of a national anti-bias group demanded an apology Saturday from Jay Leno for his comment that Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was "fascist" to appoint a decency committee on art. "I think it's terrible," said William Fugazy, chairman of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations and a Giuliani supporter. "To compare him to a fascist, I think, is a disgrace." In a departure from his usual schtick, Leno on Thursday labeled Giuliani a "fascist" for appointing a decency commission to determine whether certain pieces of art are offensive. The comedian compared Giuliani's efforts to Adolf Hitler's crusade to remove what he called "degenerate art" from German museums in the early years of the Third Reich. Fugazy said his group planned to mount a letter-writing campaign to NBC urging Leno to apologize. The network carries Leno's "Tonight Show," where the comedian made the remarks. Giuliani's office did not return a call for comment. A call to the "Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif., was not returned.

Saturday, April 07, 2001

The Huell Howser dog at Pink's consists of two hot dogs in one bun. Maybe it's just me, but isn't that kind of suggestive?

United States Postal Service: I used to use it only to check zip codes and such, but today I designed and sent a postcard, AND I signed up for electronic bill payment! This is too cool!

Friday, April 06, 2001

Interesting factoids from this week's Liz Smith column:

1) Russell Crowe has a band called 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. (???)

2) In an interview with Oprah, the first lady said (in reference to Oprah), "I just wanted to meet the next president of the United States."

I think Laura Bush is awesome. I don't know what she's doing married to that cretin. But then I don't know why Hilary Clinton is still married to that philanderer either.

Jennifer Syme was pregnant with his child, but in January 2000 the pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. Now she's gone too. How sad.

Keanu Reeves ex-girlfriend dies in crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former girlfriend of Keanu Reeves died when she lost control of her Jeep Cherokee, struck three parked cars and was tossed from the sport utility vehicle as it overturned. Reeves' publicist, Cheryl Maisel, said the actor will not comment publicly on the death of Jennifer Syme, 28, of Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Coroner's Office investigator Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Reeves called the office after hearing of Syme's death Monday. He offered to identify the body, but was told positive identification already had been made using her driver's license, MacWillie said. Syme was alone behind the wheel of the Jeep at 6:15 a.m. when she was killed near Highway 101 outside Hollywood, MacWillie said. She wasn't wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. The cause of death has not been determined, pending toxicology test results, said Lt. Fred Corral of the coroner's office. Syme was an actress who had a small role in the 1997 David Lynch film "Lost Highway." She and Reeves reportedly broke up last year.

Thursday, April 05, 2001

Ex's. Aren't they wonderful?

Update: Brockovich trial yields guilty verdict
LOS ANGELES (Launch) - A Ventura, Calif., jury has returned a guilty verdict in the case of a trio of men who tried to extort legal crusader Erin Brockovich-Ellis and her boss Ed Masry, both of whom were portrayed in the film "Erin Brockovich." In April of last year, attorney John Reiner, Brockovich's ex-boyfriend Jorg Halaby (the lovable biker played by Aaron Eckhart in the film), and Shawn Brown, one of Brockovich's ex-husbands, were nabbed by the FBI in a plot to extort some $310,000 from Brockovich and Masry. The trio had planned to tell the media that Brockovich was a bad mother and that she and her boss had had an affair, but would not float the fabricated story if a sum of money was paid. AP reports that the charges against Halaby and Brown were dropped, but that Reiner was found guilty Monday, convicted on two counts of attempted extortion and one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, and faces up to four years in prison. Reiner is scheduled for sentencing on May 2.

Wednesday, April 04, 2001

Dubya be damned. Here's what I'm staring at these days.

I'll get back on that monkey's back after this is all over. ;-)

KMart's Blue Light Specials are back!

USPS consides dropping Saturday delivery

Presidential Palm Helper: Click on Dubya's Palm to see what he's up to! Teeheehee!

Web-based Arcade Games: Fun without quarters!

Tuesday, April 03, 2001

RedJellyfish.com: An environmental website. Click-thrus from registered users generate money to buy rainforest land.

Monday, April 02, 2001

It's a good day in America! :-)

Dr. Laura's TV show canceled
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Laura Schlessinger's TV talk show, criticized by homosexual rights groups and snubbed by advertisers and viewers, was canceled after one season. "Dr. Laura," which debuted in September, taped its final episode this week but could continue to air through the fall, Paramount Pictures Television Group said Friday. Poor ratings had prompted stations in major television markets including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to move the syndicated "Dr. Laura" from daytime to the middle of the night. Schlessinger, who was unable to convert her radio popularity into TV success, said she was proud of the program that she called a "true alternative." "I believe it could have earned a substantial audience in time, but the television advertiser boycott precluded that," Schlessinger said in a statement.

Paramount had defended the show as part of a free exchange of ideas in which "hurt, hate and intolerance" had no place. "We commend Dr. Laura, her producers and staff for their desire to create an alternative program for daytime viewers, and are proud of their efforts to do so," Paramount said Friday. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a vocal Schlessinger critic since she labeled homosexuality "deviant" and "a biological error" several years ago, lauded the show's demise. "Paramount from the beginning said 'Let the people decide.' Viewers and advertisers alike have decided, and they decided to reject Dr. Laura's message of intolerance," said GLAAD executive director Joan Garry.

Wednesday, March 28, 2001

Hehehe...

Author Fein can't follow 'Rules'
NEW YORK (AP) - It seems some rules are made to be broken. Ellen Fein, co-author of the "Rules" books that teach women how to snag men by playing hard to get, is getting a divorce. The announcement comes just three months before the release of the third book in the series, which Fein again co-wrote with Sherrie Schneider. AOL-Time Warner is expected to release "The Rules III: Time-Tested Secrets For Making Your Marriage Work," in June. Fein, 43, has been married to pharmacist Paul Feingertz, 41, for more than 15 years, People magazine reported. The publisher will insert a paragraph into the new book's introduction, stating that Fein and her husband are divorcing. Schneider is still married. There are more than 2 million copies in print of the original 1996 book, "The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets For Capturing The Heart of Mr. Right." That number dropped to 350,000 for the sequel, "The Rules II: More Rules to Live and Love By," which came out in 1997.

Tuesday, March 27, 2001

This is why I love Mr. Blue:

Dear Mr. Blue, I am a 24-year-old public relations woman involved in an office relationship, or so it seems. Since I arrived at this company, a senior executive has flirted madly with me. And a few nights ago, at a karaoke bar, he got very touchy-feely and suggested we sing Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" together. We did so and the night turned into a touchy-feely love fest. But then at a co-worker's birthday party this weekend, he practically ignored me. (I think I've actually fallen for him.) Is this guy playing with my emotions or confused about his?

Dear Confused, Never believe what you hear in bars. Old guys get in a bar with a 24-year-old woman and a double scotch and they lose track of who they are and start playing Cary Grant. You're probably tall and slim with long auburn hair and cool green eyes and your effect on men is to stupefy them and make them fall on the floor and wave their arms and legs. At the birthday party, the lights were too bright and he was unable to have the same out-of-body experience. The poor guy is stunned. Use your charm to rise swiftly to the top of your company and when you get there, fire him. He's unreliable.

Oscars: This was my favorite part of the entire evening--Lehman stood firm . . . and delivered a ringing tribute to the Writers Guild. The word strike was never mentioned, but everyone in the house knew what he meant. That's what you hire writers for.

Americans are sleep deprived: WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are sleep-deprived workaholics, with only about a third sleeping the recommended eight hours a night, and about 40 percent say they have trouble staying awake on the job, according to a poll released Tuesday.

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