Wizbang: Blogathon 2003 Archives

Bonfire Of The Vanities Reminder

Posted by Kevin · Published: October 24, 2003 · Comments (1)

Let the badgering begin... Bonfire of the Vanities celebrates the worst posts of the week. The catch is you can't be featured unless you enter. Adding your worst post of the week to the Bonfire is easy: E-mail a link to your worst post of the week and include any... [Full Story]

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And Now For Something Completely Different - Rest

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (1)

Thanks to everyone who sponsored, visited, or encouraged me during the last 24 hours. This has been a marvelous experience for a wonderful Foundation. There's still time to reach my goal of $1000. Pledging is open until Monday. Give often :-). Sponsors go here to find out how to send... [Full Story]

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First Test Tube Baby Turns 25

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (1)

From the wonders of medical science file:In a scene once unimaginable, 1,000 test tube children met on Saturday to celebrate the 25th birthday of the world�s first IVF baby and the anniversary of the revolutionary fertility treatment. Since Louise Brown was born on July 25, 1978, more than a million... [Full Story]

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Get Outraged

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

Get mad, then start contacting your representative Kentucky residents.As a result of Medicaid cuts, some Kentucky children with autism and other severe emotional disorders are losing services under a state program that pays for their therapy. Using new, stricter standards for eligibility, the children are among nearly 2,000 Kentuckians who... [Full Story]

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10 Things We Didn't Know This Time Last Week

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (2)

From the BBC: 1. Idi Amin has 43 children. Amin, whose brutal dictatorship of Uganda from 1971-79 earned him the title the Butcher of Africa, is in intensive care in Saudi Arabia. Although he is in exile, his relatives are free to come and go from his former homeland and... [Full Story]

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Caption Contest

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (7)

The well is running dry so I'm reaching into the bag of tricks... Time for a caption contest. This picture has it all going on... Winner to be announced Sunday night when I wakeup...... [Full Story]

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Thanks

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (2)

To the crew keeping me up, and cheering us on the the finish line... In no particular order: Meryl, Michele, Lair, Dean, Adam, Kate, WindRider, John, Jen, Susie, Starhawk. Margi.... You all rock!... [Full Story]

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Tech Stuff - Misc.

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (2)

I'm dreary eyed and forgetful now... If I forgotten to get anything for anyone leave a comment here or shoot me an e-mail... The pillow will be calling in a few hours... I don't think I have the faculties to be of much use from a tech support perspective until... [Full Story]

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Buller?, Anyone Buller?

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (5)

If anyone is reading, the question is the scariest audience you ever attended a concert with. For me it was the first KISS reunion tour in the late 90's at the Capital Center in Landover, MD. Pure southern Maryland white trash crowd. Teeth were in short supply. Tattoo's, however, were... [Full Story]

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PLAY/Autism

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

Parents of young children with autism are finding a playful way to help their kids. The University of Michigan's PLAY therapy program focuses on autistic children from 18 months to six years old. The children and their families embark on intensive therapy that capitalizes on activities the children enjoy doing,... [Full Story]

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Bonfire Of The Vanities Reminder

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

In all the excitement of the Blogathon (there's still time to pledge - pledges are open until Monday) I forgot to berate people about the Bonfire of the Vanities Week 4. Want To Join? E-mail me a link to your worst post of the week and include any extenuating circumstance,... [Full Story]

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The Wal Mart MBA?

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

When they start talking about Target then I'll be interested...WAL-MART isn't just a place for bargain hunters. It's also one-stop shopping for professors. At universities across the country, interest in Wal-Mart Stores has soared in the last five years, and all sorts of courses address specific questions raised by the... [Full Story]

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Weariness In The Late Hours

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

Autism... The hour is late, and my thoughts are polluted from a chat going on with Meryl, Michele, Lair, WindRidder, and Dean. Anyway I want to say to the parents of Autistic children you have my deepest respect. With two 23 month old boys we know a little bit about... [Full Story]

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Choose Your Winner

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

The idea making the rounds is the next person to pledge $20 dollars get's to decide the winner in the ACME challenge. I'm not above a little shameless blegging... Pledge now and have your say... You'll get to pick your winner here, whether or not it is me...... [Full Story]

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ACME Challenge

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (3)

It's all about virgins... First I'm going to trade the roller skis for the ACME Strait-Jacket Ejecting Bazooka. My Plan: Departing Kuwait, I use hitchhiker's thumb to catch a ride on an Abrams tanks to the Sunni triangle. Once there I gulp down hi-speed tonic to race through cross... [Full Story]

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In Case You're Following Along At Home

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (4)

Listing to: Netscape Radio Channel: 80's Alternative. No player required.... Join in, leave comments on the songs... I'm listening. Gotta work hard on my 2:30am post - talk among yourselves... :-)... [Full Story]

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The ACME Challenge

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

Meryl Yourish has laid down the following challenge to Michele, Laurence, and I:You have to find and capture Saddam Hussein using the following five items from the ACME catalog Air-drop hitchhiker's thumb hi-speed tonic instant girl roller skis You may substitute ONE item from the catalog for ONE of the... [Full Story]

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Let's Go To The Videotape

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (8)

As Warner Wolf use to say, "Let's go to the videotape". Well sorry I don't have any... Take a peak at the CamBloggers. Not as peppy a bunch as they were earlier :-)... [Full Story]

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A Eagle Eyed Blogathon Spotter Told Me...

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (4)

Laurence has some explaining to do... He is on Chapter 23 of his pretzel videos, except that he does not have any chapters 7, 8, 10, 11, 16, or 22. Did the Texans forget to teach them all their numbers? Further, while some may accuse Glenn Reynolds of being a... [Full Story]

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MT Blog Tricks - Inline Trackbacks

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (6)

Here's the mac daddy of template tricks. Show your posts trackbacks inline. Why do this? Well it shows readers who is linking to your post, plus it provides Ecosystem links to the people sending you trackbacks. It's all about extending the discussion. Take a look around at who is already... [Full Story]

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More Sponsors Needed

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (2)

Michele just got 3 new sponsors! Apparently I'm going to have to start threatening to sing or wreak havoc on the blogosphere... Were on our way to the $1000 mark, and I've got a pledge to make up the last $20 if I can get to $980, so give, give,... [Full Story]

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A Helping Hand

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 27, 2003 · Comments (0)

Adam googled "dumbest ideas ever" from the title of one of my posts. He found a reason why we should invade Canada here.... [Full Story]

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Linux Sucks, Windows Rules, Macs Are Irrelevant

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 26, 2003 · Comments (22)

Type that into Google, click I feel lucky and you arrive at this running list of boneheads at ZDNet. Thousands of Mac's suck, Windows sucks, Linux sucks comments later you can only draw one conclusion...... [Full Story]

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Dumbest Ideas Ever

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 26, 2003 · Comments (0)

James Joyner has the story on Gary Condit possibly running for the Governor's job in California. That's as preposterous as Al Sharpton running for president. Thanks to James, and Starhawk earlier for adding to the pledge total...... [Full Story]

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