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Archive for May, 2010

Tutorial: How To Fight Debt Collectors

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

There was that recent story in the news about the Verizon debt collector threatening to blow up someone’s house. (NOTE: I don’t know about this industry, am not a lawyer, or whether this works in all cases. Use this suggestion at your own risk.) A month ago, I was receiving calls from debt collectors who [...]

Holiday weekend

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Great weather out. Went for a walk. Just bought the new STP album, should be neat. Yesterday was nice too. Went out with a pad of paper and sketched a bit before it started to rain. Some more quizzes for you:     Your Creative Power is Your Logic You’re the type of person who [...]

RIP, Paul Gray

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Slipknot – Wait and Bleed Slipknot – My Plague Slipknot – New Abortion Slipknot – Left Behind Slipknot – (Sic) Slipknot – Liberate

Geeks, Goths, Emos, Jocks, and….Werewolves?

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

From YouTube: Teen wolves descend upon San Antonio high schools

The Broadcast That Changed America

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

From Lew Rockwell: 1964 – Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show (I always thought they said “I Get High” not “I Can’t Hide”…)

Mobile Phones

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

From The Telegraph: British film archivists yesterday have released footage which apparently shows the world’s first mobile phone being used – in 1922. They…attach a wire from the device onto a fire hydrant before erecting an umbrella which has been converted into an aerial. Read the article and watch the black-and-white silent video. In other [...]

Quizzes

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

    You Are a Creek You are a dynamic, energetic person. You tend to change quickly and often. You are spirited and gleeful. You believe it’s important to live a colorful life. You are also quite brave. You are able to look past your fears. You have what it takes to be very heroic. [...]

xcopfly.com: Censored In Pakistan!

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

When I heard that Pakistan had blocked access to 800+ sites as a reaction to the Everyone Draw Muhammad Day campaigns, I was just curious as to whether my site was affected, given the recent anti-Islam statements and posting of the movie Fitna. So I decided to find a proxy server based in Pakistan, plug [...]

Evil people may have money, power, possessions, wealth, votes, fame, media appearances, fancy homes and cars, and friends in high places…

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

…but the one thing they don’t have, is a soul.

New quizzes from Blogthings

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

    Your Late Bedtime Says You’re an Oddball You like to do your own thing, even if you have to make sacrifices for your lifestyle. You are extremely creative and inspired. It’s easy for you to lose time in your projects. You tend to live hard and not take as good of care of [...]