Archive for November, 2004
Monday, November 29th, 2004
My quest for a flu vaccine has ended successfully. About a week ago, the health department for my county received more flu vaccines and held a clinic, so, with family in tow, I went to get vaccinated. I just assumed I'd be getting a shot, but we all got the ...
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2004
Believe it or not, the kitchen is done. It took 2 whole months to complete, but it's done. Well, at least Home Depot's involvement in the kitchen is done. We still have to get window treatments and other minor stuff. The process totally sucked and I'm in the middle of ...
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Thursday, November 4th, 2004
If I had any musical talent and was trying to start a band, I'd name it "Left Outer Join". I think that's a cool sounding name for a band, don't you? Where'd it come from? A left outer join is a method for querying data from two related tables in ...
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004
It's an understatement to say I'm disappointed that it looks like Bush is going to have four more years. Here are the hot button issues that made me decide to vote for Kerry:
Stem Cell Research: I really don't understand how Bush can limit this kind of medical research. I believe ...
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2004
Hmmm...I just read an article that I find a little disturbing. I'm not quite sure what to make of it yet. Here's the quote that set me off:
"To a certain extent, provisional ballots are second-class votes," said Spencer Overton, a law professor at George Washington University. "You can ...
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2004
I voted. Of course, nothing is that simple for me. Since I waited until the last minute to officially change my address, I had to vote via a Provisional Ballot. If I want my vote to count, then I have to get over to the Elections Board offices and show ...
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Monday, November 1st, 2004
Professional athletes irritate me. I don't really mind that they make tons of money. However, I cannot tolerate when a multi-millionaire athlete uses an excuse like "I got my family to feed" when discussing a current standstill in a contract extension negotiation. But, Latrell Sprewell of the Minnesota Timberwolves did ...
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