Archive for February, 2007
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Banned Words
A word for a male part that rhymes with totem appears in the book The Higher Power of Lucky and its appearance has caused a controversy among librarians and schools. I can think of other words or phrases I don’t want my kids to ever see in a book or hear in class.
1. Lockbox
2. Hannity
3. […]
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Busy Times
The NASCAR thing has kept me swamped at work, my brother was in town and a pretty big family change is imminent.
International Speedway Corp. of Daytona Beach, Fla. wants to build a NASCAR speedway near us and I’ve been the lead reporter on the issue for paper for more than a year. Through most […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
The Bald Truth
So since splitting from K-Fed, Britney Spears has been reported partying like a pirate and now going into a salon, grabbing the shears and shaving her own head.
Who would have ever thought that we’d long for the day when Kevin Federline could be a stabilizing influence?
2 Comments » - Posted in Pop Culture by Steven Gardner
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Urine for the Long Haul
You’ve likely heard the story about the talking urinal cakes in New Mexico that tell bar patrons, “Hey, big guy. Having a few drinks? Think you had one too many? Then it’s time to call a cab or call a sober friend for a ride home.” My favorite part is that the message ends, “Remember, […]
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Thursday, February 15th, 2007
At Last, a Clarification
Shortly after the election I wrote GOP Hubricide, in which I left some thoughts about how the Republicans did this to themselves. Within the post is this comment:
Republicans as the majority were worse. If I am jubilant today, it’s because Republicans not only lost, they got their butts kicked. Every party has to have its […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Politics, Uncategorized by Steven Gardner
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
Tag Cloud
I’ve become fascinated by a toy new to me called tag clouds. It’s where you take a speech and get rid of the common words and highlight the other words that appear frequently. For example, here’s what the Gettysburg Address looks like in a tag cloud:
altogether birth civil conceived dead dedicated devotion […]
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
And Then There Were Two
Six more employees were fired at the Santa Barbara News-Press, this time for hanging over a freeway a banner reading, “Cancel Your Newspaper Today.” They did it in response to the firing of another reporter.
So now there are two reporters left on the local news staff. This all stems from Wendy McCaw’s ownership of the […]
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Monday, February 5th, 2007
I Can Be So Aggregating
I’ve lacked time and/or commitment to blog. To my adoring fans, please forgive me. Work has been pretty consuming and leaving me little time at home during the darker hours, when I like to do this.
So, upon my return, I report that I did see “An Inconvenient Truth” this weekend. It’s a well made […]