Archive for October, 2006

The Power of the Internet in Voting


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EdOctober 30th, 2006


The Power of the Internet in Voting

I watch VH1 sometimes when I’m on the treadmill, and last night they had this special on the top 20 soundtracks. They let people vote online to make up the list. As soon as I hear the title of the show, I figured I had the top 10 figured out. They would include Top Gun, [...]

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The funeral flowers process


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EdOctober 30th, 2006


The funeral flowers process

I just read a press release about how an online florist handles funeral flower orders. It made me think about all the times I sent flowers and things didn’t go as planed. But imagine a florist screwing up an order with flowers for a funeral!

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EdOctober 29th, 2006


Bright Lights, Big City was one of my favorite books. This is an interesting paper comparing Jay McInerney to F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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My new camera


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EdOctober 29th, 2006


My new camera

I have never really owned a good camera. Mostly because I don’t really know how to use one, and so the price for a good camera would be a little wasted on me. But I got a great deal on a Cannon Rebel, which has a great reputation os a good choice for beginning camera [...]

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EdOctober 12th, 2006


If I was to hold a “Scum bag of the year” contest, Mark R. Downs would definitely be a runner up. I have seen some shitty coaches of little league, especially lately, but this guy takes the prize.

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The Car I Chose


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EdOctober 7th, 2006


The Car I Chose

I have been looking at getting a new car for a while now, and today I took the step of test driving the three cars I narrowed my search to. I should mention that I was getting frustrated before shopping for a car because of the electronics. Obviously I’m big into gadget, and technology in [...]

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EdOctober 5th, 2006


It’s always funny to see what artist insist upon when they become famous, but Iggy Pop is the best. Check out his concert rider with demands for a Bob Hope impersonator and Chinese gun powder. He also seems to have an interest in Anne Hathaway, but who doesn’t?

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The Zune Will Fail


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EdOctober 3rd, 2006


The Zune Will Fail

A few weeks back I posted a video blog on YouTube and mentioned that I think the Zune will fail. I of course got all sorts of responses from Microsoft lovers, or as I call them “idiots”. My favorite was a guy bashing me for having an opinion at all. The fact is that the [...]

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