Entries from February 2003

Unintentional

Date February 28, 2003

OK, I’m pretty sure “Art Machine”:http://www.art-machine.org/ didn’t plan it this way, but the last three headlines over there, taken together, make an astonishing claim.
!/images2k3/goddingding.gif(Proof that God has a … Ding Ding … I Love Photography)!
I’m afraid dissapointment awaits for those visiting looking for photographic evidence of the Almighty’s gender.

Agreeance

Date February 28, 2003

Boy is my face red. “Agreeance” is a word. It’s archaic, but apparently a word nonetheless. When I get back I’ll look it up in the local Oxford English Dictionary and let you know what I find.
Until then, sorry, Fred Durst. I have a lump in my throat, like a chump.
2/28 22:36: Just looked [...]

Goodbye

Date February 28, 2003

He was perhaps the most adult adult ever. He may have passed on, but I don’t think he will ever be gone.
!/images2k3/kokoandrodgers.jpg(Fred Rogers meets Koko)!
“Mr. Rogers Meets Koko”:http://www.koko.org/news/072298.html

Friday One

Date February 28, 2003

I don’t normally do the Friday Five — for one thing I never remember, and for another I haven’t been short of content, but I do like question number three today: Do you have a favorite poem?
I mostly don’t like poetry. But this is one of my absolute favorites. I’m sure Gary remembers it, too.
Mending [...]

It’s not just slow progress! It’s a Debacle!

Date February 28, 2003

This headline and front-page callout in the conservative daily The Washington Post had me laughing out loud this morning.
Genetics Debacle Analyzed
The dream of gene therapy is unmet 50 years after DNA discovery feted.
The article makes a lot more sense, and the subhead on the actual page says “Gene Therapy Debacle,” which is more accurate than [...]