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Archive for September, 2004

Aiding and abetting mental deliquency
Thursday, September 30th, 2004

Filed by Drudge:
Thu Sep 30 2004 12:12:11 ET
On Oprah’s Wednesday ‘voting party’ show featuring important celebrities like P. Diddy (Vote or Die!), Drew Barrymore and Christina Aguilera, svelte suffragette Cameron Diaz took to shock tactics to get the female vote out.
After a discussion with Oprah on lynching and the vote, Diaz spoke of the dire [...]

A week's hiatus, then back to the Deep South
Wednesday, September 29th, 2004

I suppose I should give warning for extended absences…
I’m through a third of another book, Memorial Day by Vince Flynn. I’m enjoying it so far.  I would recommend what I’ve read so far to those who would like to read about espionage and intrigue but get turned off by the complicated twists and [...]

Nobody send me money, please
Monday, September 20th, 2004

Or should I say, send me money so I can shut up? I think I need $5000 to become a 527.
Judge Strikes Down Campaign Finance Rules
An FEC commission member said Monday he wants the government to try to block the ruling from taking effect. “If the ruling is not stayed, many key parts [...]

Book Report: The Legend of Bagger Vance
Thursday, September 16th, 2004

I finished The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield on my flight home Wednesday night. The story is told by a 75-year-old reminiscing about his experiences as a 10-year-old assistant caddy.
The book breaks several times between the past and present, reminding me of The Princess Bride. We find out that Bagger Vance is a [...]

Check out this article (link dead) in the Chicago Tribune.
A national program created to give poor children access to the Internet has become so bogged down in mismanagement and waste in Chicago that the public school system is two years behind in wiring classrooms and has forfeited more than $50 million earmarked for projects [...]