Necessary Roughness

two kingdoms, hundreds of thousands of miles

Archive for March, 2005

Mysteries in the Mail
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

An email appeared in my corporate Inbox, with the Outlook flag set and sent with High importance, a setting that makes the subject line bleed red. Am I getting a raise? Is there a bomb scare? Read on!

Perpetuating a Misinterpretation
Tuesday, March 29th, 2005

Digest this for a minute:
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, except…
I for the life of me cannot see in this, nor in the exceptions [...]

HAL "Proud" Campaign Launch
Monday, March 28th, 2005

As part of a television and newspaper campaign to counter its image in the press, Halliburton has reserved spots on various channels and dates for three 30- and 60-second commercial bites, as well as purchased space in major newspapers.
Newspaper ads have been bought in WSJ, Washington Post, NYT, major news papers in Houston, Dallas, and [...]

In The Air Tonight
Sunday, March 27th, 2005

The Airport Report has been updated. I’m going to replace “Recent or not” with date of last fly-through as I visit an airport again for a more objective measure. I also added Shreveport, LA, to the list.

KC Defense Remains Sporting News Fodder
Friday, March 25th, 2005

“The (NFL)’s competition committee may consider a rule that makes it illegal for defenders to use the dangerous, horse-collar tactic in bringing down a ball carrier. To make its sport more on-field equitable, the committee also will consider allowing Kansas City Chiefs defenders to ride actual horses.” — The Sporting News author not revealed
Ouch - [...]

Great Service from Houlihan’s
Friday, March 25th, 2005

One of our favorite restaurant chains is Houlihan’s. We’ve visited the one in Columbus and one in St. Louis. There used to be one Kansas City’s Barney Alice Plaza that we went to several years ago, but it’s no longer there. They are consistently wonderful; if you get a chance to go, do not miss [...]

Republicans: At Least They Don't Kill People?
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005

Monday, President Bush spoke in regards to the extraordinary attempts to save the life of Terri Schiavo, “it is wise to always err on the side of life.” Personally I hate to err, period. This is neither leading nor following. It’s best to come out honestly; if he had come out and said, “I don’t [...]

Sports Report
Saturday, March 19th, 2005

I got to catch the Cleveland Cavaliers hosting the Philadelphia 76ers at Gund Arena on Friday night. The 76ers had this game well in hand, and an early fourth quarter run prevented the Cavaliers from suffering complete embarrassment.
Lebron James got more points from the free throw line than from his in-game shooting. Robert Traylor came [...]

  • Meta