Archive for June, 2006
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2006Jeez, I knew John Murtha was a jackass, but I had no idea he had such a history of jackass-ity:“After terrorists attacked U.S. troops in Mogadishu, Somalia 12 years ago, anti-Iraq war Democrat, Rep. John Murtha urged then-President Clinton to begin a complete pullout of U.S. troops from the region. Clinton took the advice and [...]
Soccer It To Me
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006The World Cup is rife with competition and gamesmanship. However, what is a person to do when their favorite team isn’t playing? I found a few choices in my never-ending quest for your entertainment. Top Ten World Cup Attractions 10. Shut Out The Lone Superpower.9. Hooligans, Hooligans, Hooligans!8. Trinidad & Tobago: The Original Odd Couple.7. [...]
Allison Update
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006After being out of town yesterday and in court all this morning, I finally got the chance to talk to my sister. She is in a lot of pain (predictably), but the doctors said the surgery went “fine” and “great” respectively. She will have to return to the hospital on Friday to see if the [...]
Say A Little Prayer
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006My sister Allison is spending her day at Wills Eye Hospital. Since she was born, she had one eye that was almost crossed, and her vision had been severely affected. Today, she decided to get it corrected, and she will be going under the knife. Please keep her in your thoughts.
A Programming Note
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006Some say you should never make decisions in anger. Some people don’t know me very well. The last time a brouhaha erupted like the one late last week, it was the beginning of the end for Middie Back! Blogging turned out to be more stressful than it was worth, so I quit and shut it [...]
‘Canes Are Able
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006Congratulations to the Carolina Hurricanes, who won Lord Stanley’s Cup last night. The ‘Canes defeated the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 3-1 in the deciding seventh game, and although I was pulling for the Oilers, it was nice to see former Flyer Rod Brind’Amour skate with the Cup.
Soccer: It’s Fantastic!
Monday, June 19th, 2006Tell me again why you don’t like soccer? Two fans of Team Sweden get all chummy at the World Cup. Nice! H/T – Woody (and the commenter who linked this pic!)
Happy Father’s Day!
Sunday, June 18th, 2006Mmm . . . Oily!
Sunday, June 18th, 2006Wow. If you’re a hockey fan, it doesn’t get much better than this Stanley Cup Final series. Down three games to one, the Edmonton Oilers clawed back to tie the series at three games apiece; beating Carolina last night by a score of 4-0. Game Seven is Monday night.
Negative, Ghost Rider, The Pattern Is Full
Saturday, June 17th, 2006Off we go, into the wild blue yonder . . . I got to spend Father’s Day Eve with my son Kyle today. At noon, he had his last t-ball game of the season, and received his trophy – which was a silver-colored baseball player with a small baseball bobble head. It was really cool, [...]
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