Daily Archives: April 10, 2002

A pessimistic view

Posted on April 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Jonathan Gewirtz posts a note from a friend of his who has a decidedly pessimistic view of how things have gone so far in Afghanistan. I don’t know if he’s right or wrong – let me rephrase that, I sure … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A twisted mind is a terrible thing to waste

Posted on April 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

If you were disgusted by the sicko anti-Semitic cartoons in the Arab News that Little Green Footballs linked to recently but didn’t know how to respond, take a peek at File13 and see how a pro handles it. Really, you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A real high school civics lesson

Posted on April 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The ongoing saga of who really won the Texas Academic Decathlon ended yesterday when the state Supreme Court told the lower courts to butt out, thus denying Pasadena Dobie a chance to challenge victorious Lubbock. Apparently, at the state match … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Survey says

Posted on April 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Last night I had the rather amusing experience of being called by a pollster. The young woman on the other end of the phone said she was calling on behalf of “Luntz Research”. “Frank Luntz?” I said. “The Republican pollster?” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Everybody loves the French

Posted on April 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

This morning a coworker told me a story from his visit to one of our Dutch offices last week. The hotel he was at had a little nine-hole par-three golf course on it, with a bar next to it. He … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Why we blog

Posted on April 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Forget all that navel-gazing crap. The real reason we blog is for the sheer thrill of discovering that you are the #2 result on Google for Green karaoke singing aliens. Continue reading →

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