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Wow. I made the Blogfather’s

by John Cole|  June 23, 20029:57 pm| Leave a Comment

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Wow. I made the Blogfather’s link list.

Now if I can get the Vodkapundit to reinstate me.

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You can always count on

by John Cole|  June 23, 20029:55 pm| Leave a Comment

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You can always count on the Ms. Dowd to take a cheap shot at Bush whenever she can. She spent an entire column sniping that Bush works out too much. Check out this gem:

Why does the leader of the free world, a man with limitless opportunities for stimulation, seem to get really jazzed only when he can run his 6:45 miles?

Does it ever occur to Mr. Bush and his aides to vacate the gym and nail down a Middle East policy?

The president was scheduled to deliver a speech on the Middle East to tell us how he would help stop the cycle of violence there. But then, after another bombing in Israel, he postponed it. If he’s supposed to have a plan to stop the killing, why let the killing stop the plan?

Nothing ever forces W. to postpone his daily workout, even when a gunman shot up the White House lawn one morning at 11:30 a.m. while he was on the treadmill, or when the Supreme Court met on the deadlocked presidential election.

She still can not get used to the fact that he is President. What a loser she is, and how can the Times continue to pay her when this is the best she can do?

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Aneurysm Material I don’t recall

by John Cole|  June 23, 20029:29 pm| Leave a Comment

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Aneurysm Material

I don’t recall if I have ever mentioned this before, but I occassionally purchase and play computer games. Some games I have played in the recent past include Civilization III, Unreal Tournament, Baldur’s Gate II, and Railroad Tycoon Platinum. No specific genre, just good games, IMHO.

At any rate, I have been waiting for two years for Never Winter Nights to come out. I rush out, by the game, install it, and the damned thing will not run. Why? Because it does not support 3dFX cards. I check the specs on the box. No mention that it does not work with 3dFX cards. Where do I finally find this out? In the readme.txt file that is installed when you install the game. So, pray tell, why can they include that information on the inside of the product, but they can not include the info on the OUTSIDE OF THE BOX SO YOU CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION?

Jerks.

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Well, I survived the birthday,

by John Cole|  June 23, 20027:49 pm| Leave a Comment

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Well, I survived the birthday, and now I am in Charleston for the week to teach. Staying a Microtel, which is small, but immaculate, and unbelievably cheap (240 bucks for 6 nights).

I had forgotten how much dial up modem technology bites the big one. Bring me my cable modem!!!

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Time for me to start

by John Cole|  June 22, 20023:53 pm| Leave a Comment

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Time for me to start celebrating the birthday with some cocktails. I shall see you all in a day or so.

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The Instapundit muses: I recall

by John Cole|  June 22, 20023:52 pm| Leave a Comment

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The Instapundit muses:

I recall a summer, 1995 U.S. News poll (taken during the post-Oklahoma-City antigun hypewave) that said 75% of the American public thinks the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own a gun, so I suspect that this is probably about right.

Funny how little attention these poll numbers have gotten. If 75% of Americans had thought Ashcroft was wrong on this, do you think it would have gotten more coverage?

Talk about questions that do not need answered.

The results of this poll that he is discussing should surprise no one. Only the vehement safety Nazi’s and the fascists on the far left are in favor of dis-arming all Americans, just as the loony left is in favor of unilateral disarmament. I, for one, have no use for guns in my life whatsoever now that I am no longer in the military. I live ina safe area, I do not hunt, and I just choose not to own any weapons. That is a choice I have made, and I will defend other people’s right to make their own choice as long as I live.

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Weird and Awful: Just heard

by John Cole|  June 22, 20023:42 pm| Leave a Comment

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Weird and Awful:

Just heard that Darryl Kile is dead. I can not find anything on the web yet, but the Cubs game was cancelled. How awful.

UPDATE- ESPN has the announcement and a profile, but that is it.

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