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May 29, 2004

 

drunked

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May 27, 2004

 

three weeks. no focus.

clicking = bigger...
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May 26, 2004

 

Happy 55th

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May 20, 2004

 

one month: yep

I went to a bar last weekend to take in the Found Magazine tour. In addition to picking up a copy of the new Found book, I also had a $6 Jack and Coke — which is a lot considering how watered down it was and how I could've just crossed the street and gotten twice the booze for 2 bucks less. It being my first time in a bar and my...
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May 18, 2004

 

lost friend

George Willig's May 26, 1977, ascent of the south tower of the World Trade Center has been the great achievement of his life, so his reaction to the tower's crumbling, which he watched on television while vacationing in China, comes as some surprise. "My first impulse was, 'I wish I'd never climbed it,'" says Willig, 52. "I had this sudden thought that what I did called attention to the building and humanized...
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metrosexual man

As far as moments of pure, unadulterated culture shock go, probably the strongest in recent memory is driving down the expressway to look over at one of those radio station billboards that proudly display the Journey or Foghat song currently playing. Instead, the words "Metrosexual Man" appeared-- I nearly drive off the road to tune in the last 30 seconds of the song, savoring what would likely be my only opportunity to...
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manufactured terrorism

Roughly two months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, a group of high-level officials met in Macedonia's Interior Ministry to determine how their country could participate in the U.S.-led war on terror. Instead of offering troops to support American soldiers fighting in Afghanistan, as other countries in the region had done, senior officials and police commanders conceived a plan to "expose" a terrorist plot against Western interests...
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May 14, 2004

 

yes drudge, you are very special

UPDATE: 11:52: It's a battle now....
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May 13, 2004

 

the new fishing

"You have to be a good shot," said Ms. Paquette, 31, who started shooting at age 6. "It's a challenge. I think that's why people do it." Her 87-year-old great-uncle, Earl Picard, is so enthusiastic that, against the better judgment of his relatives, he frequently drives 75 miles from his home in Newport to Lake Champlain. Mr. Picard still climbs trees, although "most of the trees that I used to climb...
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bladow

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May 12, 2004

   


May 10, 2004

 

BTK: Maybe

May 10- Statement made by Wichita Police Lt. Ken Landwehr regarding the BTK case; “Good morning. A letter received by KAKE-TV was turned over to us last Wednesday. We are treating it as possibly being sent by BTK. We are proceeding on the possibility this letter is from BTK, and we have turned this letter over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and they will do a thorough analysis utilizing the latest...
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May 09, 2004

 

week three: here goes

Most Sunday mornings are reserved for Old Man Breakfast, a habit initiated by myself and Vinny, when we would get together once a week, usually Saturday mornings, like two old men coming together to go over what happened in the week previous, lingering over coffee, and me lingering over cigarettes after Vinny quit. In KC, Old Man Breakfast is usually in the company of Jim and Tina, which was my company this...
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May 07, 2004

 

i'm still the world

House music might be the only genre it's safe to kick around anymore, now that saying "I listen to everything but country" marks you as an elitist snob worthy of others coming down on your head with a litany of alt-country, old country and even hee-haw country recommendations. • • • It's a pretty safe bet that John Cage and Tiny Tim probably don't hang out much in the afterlife • •...
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May 05, 2004

 

blast of hot air

WFMU, the greatest radio station in the entire free world (who else has 2 hours of Jewish Moments in the Morning every weekday?) now offering a selection of random, rare mp3's. check out the stooges one, at least courtesy of fluxblog...
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BTK: three pages

May 5 - It was just before noon Wednesday when a letter arrived at KAKE studios. KAKE-TV 10 and the station's address was typed on a label. The return address is from Thomas B. King, 408 Clayton Street in Wichita, an address that does not exist. "We are trying to determine if it is a part of a puzzle we are working on," said Wichita Police Deputy Chief Terri Moses. Inside the...
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May 02, 2004

 

granddad

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May 01, 2004

 

day eight: half-right

After Day 3, everything feels like a walk in the park. I no longer feel radioactive with withdrawal and stoned sickness. I go to the video store and rent a boatload of movies, then quickly discover when I leave that I have no interest in watching any of them. I go out to write and I just spin my wheels, getting a line or three down and then collapsing under the weight...
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