Archive for August, 2004

It could be worse (think of the alternative)

What would you do if your name was Kerry Edwards?

“Its pretty nice,” Kerry said of the bonanza of personalized bumper stickers, T-shirts and yard signs the election has wrought.

Though not necessarily yard-sign types, Kerry’s parents are glad the Kerry-Edwards ticket represents views closer to their liberal politics than those of the Republican candidates.

I guess it’s a good thing Kerry didn’t pick former Nebraska senator Bob Kerrey. Kerry Kerrey?

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Only slightly obsessed?

This year’s “Trial of the Century” has its own corps of dedicated followers, one of whom has assembled the most complete timeline and information source I’ve seen.

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Go sit in the corner

It’s not exactly an office (only because the only office hereabouts is taken by the president of the company/division) but it is an extra-large, semi-private, corner window cubicle. Nice.

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Gmail

Just noticed that I have eleven Gmail invites. Anyone want one? Let me know.

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Order XP SP2 on CD

Rather than wait for the interminable download of SP2 (especially since widely-reported problems may have you installing it more than once), you can order a free CD from Microsoft. They even encourage you to share it with others once you’ve installed the SP yourself.

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