Monthly Archives: January 2008

Red, White and Blue Tag Sale

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Peter

Red, White and Blue Tag Sale – New York Times This is in excellent column by Maureen Dowd looking at what is happening to the economy of the United States.  People are so focused on the illegal immigration along the … Continue reading →

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How comments go on Web 2.0 Sites

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Peter

I originally saw this on CrunchNotes as a way the comment streams go on TechCrunch. I think this is how most comment streams go on most sites these days. This is brought to you by the fine folks of CollegeHumor.com. … Continue reading →

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VideoEgg Not Worth It

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Peter

I had just listened to Leo Laporte’s radio show from September, show #385 (I know I am behind), and he spoke about VideoEgg.  He said that it would allow you to control which pages or sites that it could play … Continue reading →

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Working my way into shape

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Peter

Well I have been trying to lose weight with diet for about a year-and-a-half and I have managed to lose about 30 pounds, but have plateaued out. I needed to do something to keep it going. To help out, I … Continue reading →

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Gawker tells the Church of Scientology to Stuff it

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Peter

Gawker Media received a take down notice from the Church of Scientology for two videos it is showing that are used to indoctrinate people into Scientology. The videos came to life when Andrew Morton wrote the unauthorized biography of Tom … Continue reading →

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160 people fail to show up for jury duty

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Peter

9NEWS – Article – RSS – Apologies flooding in following jury duty roundup To all the lame people who failed to show up for jury duty in Greeley: I can’t believe it.  It is your civic duty to show up … Continue reading →

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Michigan Results Interesting

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Peter

I am wondering how long Fred Thompson is going to stay in the race.  In watching the results, he was even losing to Ron Paul.  Finishing fifth in the race does not show well. I am wondering how Giuliani’s strategy … Continue reading →

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