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Entries from October 2007

How to become a famous blogger

October 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Here is my plan:

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
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Tags: Miscellaneous

Dog Whisperer on South Park

October 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Well, I had the video here, but Viacom made YouTube take it down.
Here is the Comedy Central version:

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Sharing with Technorati

October 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Make me a favorite.
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More SCHIP

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Bush hates kids? No, he loves insurance companies more.
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Officer sues family of child who almost drowns

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Here is another one from the unbelievable gall department – a Casselberry (Fla.) police officer who responds to a call for drowning child falls on the wet floor and breaks her knee. In spite of the fact that the police paid her medical bills and lost time, she filed suit against the child’s mother and [...]

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BullSCHIP! How Right-wingers attack 12-year-olds

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

What politician would be against sick kids? Especially those that claim to be “compassionate conservatives” who practice “family values.”
Well, not only does George W. Bush veto the SCHIP act that would provide children of middle-class families health insurance, but his lapdogs Rush Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin think it’s perfectly okay to go after Graeme Frost, [...]

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I’ll miss the Yankees

October 9th, 2007 · No Comments

The Yankees’ season is officially over. Cleveland dispatched the Bronx Bombers 6-4 Monday night, ending all the drama that comes with being a team in New York.
I have very mixed feelings about the Yankees. I actually admire the professionalism of Joe Torre and the players, and how they conduct themselves in the fishbowl of [...]

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Tough weekend!

October 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Florida is up 17-7 at halftime over LSU, yet loses 28-24. A few turnovers and some poor clock management does in the Gators.
UCF leads East Carolina 28-17 at the half and loses 52-38. ECU scores 28 points in the third quarter alone. You would think that with Kevin Smith and the size of UCF’s line, [...]

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JJ’s spooky house

October 5th, 2007 · No Comments

My son JJ likes to play with Flash. This past week, he drew a picture of a house, which he called his “spooky house.”
I was impressed. With his permission, I added a ghost and a pumpkin. JJ contributed the “boo!” It is posted on my wife’s page, scribblenscrabble.com. Click here to see it.
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Resume

October 4th, 2007 · No Comments

My résumé is now posted.
If you would like to see a copy in Word or PDF, email me at or leave me a comment.
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