Monthly Archives: February 2004

Like Al Pacino's…cat?

Someone found this site in a Google search for “al pacino cat gone like lyrics.” Sounds like someone’s been mis-hearing their Switchfoot. It’s interesting to see things in retrospect. I wrote that post about Switchfoot last April, lamenting that they … Continue reading

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Jack Bristow IS Jesus!

I know Victor Garber (aka Alias’s Jack Bristow) has had a long and varied acting career, but thanks to this article in the Onion A.V. Club I’ve just learned that he played Jesus in Godspell. I don’t know if I’ll … Continue reading

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Spam Blockin' Puppies!

The latest weapon in the war on spam is, apparently, puppies. My job requires me to email a lot of customers as a representative of different companies, so I end up changing the “From” field on my business emails a … Continue reading

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A Night at the Movies, old-school style

In his book A Year at the Movies, Kevin Murphy (also known as Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000 waxes poetic on the dying art of silent film. Friday evening Carla and I experienced this art first hand at … Continue reading

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Digital distribution confirmed!

So, I’m downloading songs for Valentine’s Day (legally, from the RealPlayer Music store), and come across the following album online, in full DRM-encased, AAC-encoded glory: Yeah…I know…it’s RealPlayer, not one of the cool download store players like Itunes, but this … Continue reading

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Where I've been, part II

This time, it’s THE WORLD!. I spent a good 2 years of my early adolescent life in southeast Asia, specifically the Republic of China (ie. Taiwan). A good two or three hours right at the beginning of those two years … Continue reading

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Show me where I've been

Red indicates a state I’ve visited or lived in. Man, I’ve lived a sheltered life… (for the curious, you can make one of these yourself here. It’s kind of interesting…) Edit: By way of explanation, there are only a few … Continue reading

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Male Pattern Web Search

Glancing at some recent referrers, I’m starting to see a lot of hits to this website from search terms including the phrase “receding hairline,” like: conan o’brien receding hairline biblical cure and receding hairline Could baldness finally replace “Randy Newman … Continue reading

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