Wizbang: May 2003 Archives

GOP Candidate Forgets To Register As Delegate, Loses By One Vote

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 31, 2003 · Comments (0)

John Andrews is the reason I went to the convention, as our neighborhood knew him from a term on the school board where he really fought for our area. He signed me and others in my neighborhood up as delegates. There was one delegate form he forgot to fill out,... [Full Story]

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Off To The Convention

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 31, 2003 · Comments (1)

In my quest to finish my piece on the Smart Growth in Loudoun County, I'm off the the Republican Primary convention. Go read some posts by Jay or visit RightWeAre!... [Full Story]

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Button needed!

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 31, 2003 · Comments (0)

The Running List Of Blogspot Defectors needs an icon. My graphic skills suck... Anyone want to whip one up? All I can offer in return is gratitude and, of course credit.I've got a link in the about box on the left, but I'd rather do a deal like Kate has... [Full Story]

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But Dad The I Want To Hookup The Monitors And Play!

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

A new video game called The Journey to The Wild Divine features a USB biofeedback gaming device as its controller. Details of the technology and the game here. Anyone remember that lame game show hosted by John McEnroe, The Chair? Same concept...Via Slashdot... [Full Story]

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Weekend Caption Contest

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

If OTB can do it, so can I...*** From: Howard Owens - Visit his site and see the whole slideshow...Winner will be picked Sunday evening from comments. Who is this guy? If you have to ask this might not be the contest for you.Winner announcement...... [Full Story]

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This Is Your Leader?

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

With apologizes to Howard Owens. Please visit his site to see the whole slideshow of his Tennessee trip.No wonder there was a fire at Hosting Matters, that shirt is electric! Glenn makes an honorary appearance in the Running List Of Blogspot Defectors, since he was on Blogspot for one whole... [Full Story]

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Modified Friday - One

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

I saw the Friday Five. I've never done it, maybe I will next week, but the questions and a new traffic light going up down the road made me think that I would share this story instead.The incident took place September 30, 2000. I was reminded of it because of... [Full Story]

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Amazing Race 4

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

God dammit, I forgot to set a season pass on AR4, so I missed the first episode. Is there a possible heir to Flo's throne this year? With all the shitty places in the world right now, I'm curious as to what the course will look like. Maybe they'll make... [Full Story]

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Padres Season Down The Tubes

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

Howard Owens mourns for the Pardres season. I knew there was a Dodger conspiracy behind it all.I grew up in La Jolla (a San Diego suburb), and have been a Pardre fan as long as I can remember. I was at all three games in the 1984 LCS against the... [Full Story]

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TPS Due Today

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 30, 2003 · Comments (0)

It's TPS report day here at IniTech. I've been working on it all week and it's due today. Apparently people seem to believe that I didn't get the memo about the new cover sheets, as most of my eight bosses have forwarded the memo to me again. I'm avoiding eye... [Full Story]

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Democrats - Any Chance in 2004?

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

Trent Telenko at Winds of Change has this excellent post on the Democrats' chances in 2004. I won't spoil it for you, but here is a quote:Democrats are unable to accept the existence of evil or the necessity of winning in war. This resulted in collapse of public confidence in... [Full Story]

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RSS Reader

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

I've been through a bunch, but Luke Hutteman, had a real nice RSS reader called SharpReader you should look at. It requires .NET framework, but hey you're going to have to get that monstrosity some time, right?Kate has a post about news readers/aggregators that included this link. Pick me a... [Full Story]

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The Fox Spin On The Peterson Baby Autopsy

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

Fox News has this piece with details of the Peterson autopsy.A source close to the investigation told Fox News that it's possible the baby may have been born before he died.Previous news reports have said that Laci's womb was intact when her body was found.But sources say the latest news... [Full Story]

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Sport Site That Suck!

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (1)

So I was going to post a little entry about Rashaan Salaam catching on with the 49ers, and I wanted to do some background research. All I remember of him was that he played high school football in my hometown, and won the Heisman at CU. He never made it... [Full Story]

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Experiment in the Ecosphere

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

With apologies to Jay, I'm using this whole Rat Race to test some of the limits of the Ecoshpere and Technocrati. I'm curious to find what they do and don't catch as links. In perversely evil form, I am continuing to link to Jay, without moving him up the rankings.... [Full Story]

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Another Contest...

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

RWN is giving away some add space and other prized goodies. Click here to learn all about it... Mom, Dad, that means you too!Yes, I am following Acidman's winning formula for getting 20 people to click my link.... [Full Story]

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From The Wizbang Archives: Case of another 'Laci' languishes in obscurity

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

At my old blogspot site I noted a San Francisco Chronicle had a story: Case of another 'Laci' languishes in obscurity. At the time, the Chronicle article got some press as an early preview of one of the avenues of a possible defense for Scott Peterson. I'm not sure if... [Full Story]

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Tape Looped Around Peterson Baby's Neck

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

Evidence that the trial of Scott Peterson may not be the slam dunk everyone thinks is will be may have leaked out. MSNBC is just out with this report.The body of the fetus found near its slain mother, Laci Peterson, on the shore of the San Francisco Bay had one... [Full Story]

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Any Plumbers?

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

Glenn had a link to and analysis of story a while back about the service economy winners of the future. On site folks like plumbers and electricians looked like good bets for future success vs. techies whose jobs may be shipped off to India.All of this leads me to the... [Full Story]

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RightWeAre

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

I've finally picked a horse in this race. I'm big fans of both side, but I'll go with:in this contest. Jay's links at this page still take you to his page, but they are temporarily engineered so as not to reflect a link for tracking purposes.Remember - RightWeAre is the... [Full Story]

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Sometimes A Post Stops You In Your Tracks

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 29, 2003 · Comments (0)

So you wakeup this morning, go to your RSS reader, and find this. The frivolity of the moment is replaced with awe and respect. You've got to give Maripat credit for candor and clarity. It takes a lot of courage to hit the submit button on a personal post like... [Full Story]

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Rat Race Update

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 28, 2003 · Comments (0)

Just a reminder to visit Right We Are!... [Full Story]

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Carnival of the Vanities Week 37

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 28, 2003 · Comments (0)

Dean has the new here. Note that the site is not responding, I guess due to the fire at Hosting Matters. Kathyis keeping track of the status of that situation.My entry is here.... [Full Story]

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Get Your InstaPundit Fix

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 28, 2003 · Comments (0)

InstaPundit is on the emergency backup site at Blogspot. Even he notes the irony...... [Full Story]

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Rain Rain Go Away...

Posted by Kevin · Published: May 28, 2003 · Comments (0)

The Washington Post today celebrates an anniversary DC metro area residents would just as well forget:The Washington area has a special anniversary to celebrate today -- one couch-lounging, candy-bar-bingeing, closet-cleaning month -- one month without a clear, sunny day. The skies are the dull-gray color of file cabinets, and almost... [Full Story]

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