Author Archives: PinkDreamPoppies

The Great Purge, Pt. 1

At about ten o’clock yesterday evening I decided that I was done. After realizing that it took my computer longer to load Microsoft Word than any other program (with the sole exception of Photoshop, which took the same amount of … Continue reading

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BlogAds

Brian Flemming has an interesting post about his use of BlogAds to promote his movie, Nothing So Strange, a fake documentary about the assassination of Bill Gates. One quote from his post stood out to me: I had lunch with … Continue reading

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Election reforms

Time for another thinking-out-loud post… My Dad and I have been having a lot of discussions over the course of the past few weeks about that big bad beast we’re faced with this year: the elections. Our general conclusion is … Continue reading

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More links, but fewer this time

A few things caught my eye today. Enjoy. By way of Josh Marshall, this UPI report suggests that the Valerie Plame case may be heating up a bit more. Here’s the relevant quote: Federal law-enforcement officials said that they have … Continue reading

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My Problem with Dean and Deaniacs

In the comments to my post from earlier today Ananna asked me, in not quite the same words, what my beef was with Howard Dean and the Deaniacs and why I’ve taken a few swipes at them in the last … Continue reading

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Phoning in a post

A couple weeks back I mentioned that the first person to say that Kerry had been winning instead of Dean in the primaries because of a nefarious plot by Diebold deserved to get smacked. Well, I fear I must direct … Continue reading

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E-mail help

Hotmail has jumped the shark. Terribly. Since the switch-over to the new design not only have I been subjected to a million offensive ads for dating services, the bloody thing doesn’t work. Half the time when I click on one … Continue reading

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A couple thoughts on New Hampshire

In no particular order: I’m writing this before all the votes are in (64%) so I’m not sure by what exact spread Kerry will beat Dean but it looks as though Dean got trounced. It’s hovered at 39%/25% for awhile … Continue reading

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Skinamarinkee linkie-link…

Here are a few things to brighten your day… South Knox Bubba brings a great John Ashcroft quote to our attention: “Weapons of mass destruction including evil chemistry and evil biology are all matters of great concern, not only to … Continue reading

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The Future of Blogging

I’ve never felt like I was part of the so-called “blogging revolution.” Perhaps it’s because, being young and having a technophilic father, I’ve never really been without the internet and so find the idea of blogging to be a rather … Continue reading

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