Andymatic

Month: August 2004

  • Confluence

    There is a strange confluence of stressors lately – I mentioned/earlier it below. And further: SBC says my DSL modem is broken. I’m going to go get one at Best Buy and try it out before I buy one from SBC again – I know they won’t service it until I buy it from them. […]

  • Watch United Airlines in the News Tomorrow

    Ron called with some pretty devastating news. It should break tomorrow morning. If it does, expect delayed flights.

  • Pan-Fried Chicken and Lime Spinach Salad

    Sometimes I’m surprised at the things I can cook up. I think people get really intimidated by cooking way too easily. I usually bake/cook meat and then throw it on salad or steamed vegetables and that’s it. I bake and fry everything on high – I’m very impatient. Like tonight. Pour some Cajun breading into […]

  • Stolen Towel

    As any Douglas Adams fan knows, a towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have. Mom had ordered some fancy towels for my new digs and they were en route to my abode. I come downstairs this morning and in the stairwell is my package. And it’s been opened. […]

  • Hospitals Refuse Emergency Contraception to Rape Victims

    New state laws are giving hospitals, nurses, doctors and pharmacists the right to refuse to offer emergency contraception. “Heather Minton couldn’t bring herself to tell anyone that she had just been brutally…. But she did insist that a friend get her out of the party fast and take her to the emergency room. She needed […]

  • 2004 Olympics

    I’ve watched very little of the Olympics so far. I just feel the greedy organization and tactics behind the planning of the events degrades any sense of sportsmanship. A few observations: I think that coverage should be broadcast with 2 audio channels – one with commentary and one without. I don’t need to hear American […]

  • Adopted Kittens Alert

    Ron called at 4:40pm last night. You have to get to PetSmart right now! There’s kitties and they’re up for adoption! So I got someone to take the last 10 minutes of my tech support shift and went over there – they were pretty cute. Today we walked to the Anti-Cruelty Shelter downtown. The first […]

  • Coincidence Theorists Guide to 9/11

    There are stunning and astounding coincidences through the entire 9/11 timeline. In my most cynical moments I think that Bush knew – or someone knew – that something big was going to happen and it could be leveraged effectively. Other times I think I’m just nuts to believe that anybody would have that kind of […]

  • Spanx Power Panties

    I saw these on QVC a couple nights ago. Just the phrase Power Panties makes me atitter. http://spanx.com

  • Police Officers Interrogate Eldery Black Voters in Florida

    It’s an Op-Ed piece. Details are few and sketchy. But… [Florida] State police officers have gone into the homes of elderly black voters in Orlando and interrogated them as part of an odd “investigation” that has frightened many voters, intimidated elderly volunteers and thrown a chill over efforts to get out the black vote in […]