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MickC @ October 31, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Well, we had thunderstorms forecast for today. And they came.
Thus far, we have had two waves of rain come through and it appears that a third is forming between Gatesville and Abilene.
Carol, the kids, and I have lived in Gatesville now since 2001 and we had something happen for the first time today: [...]
MickC @ October 28, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Yes, you knew that spammers have no morals. Yes, you knew that they really don’t care about you. And yes, you knew that they are only out to make a buck. But did you know that spammers don’t care if they kill you?
Evil spammers put lives at risk with bogus bird flu [...]
MickC @ October 28, 2005 # No Comment Yet
It’s official now. Stephen Michael Cohen is back in the US and starting some prison time for contempt of court. He’s been living it up in Tijuana, Mexico since 2001.
Hijacker of ‘Sex.com’ Is Arrested
So, what’s this all about? Back in 1995,
MickC @ October 25, 2005 # 5 Comments
Is the First Amendment losing in Texas? According to this article, the ACLU thinks that it is when it comes to anonymous speech on the Internet.
And they make a pretty good argument. However, here in Texas we seem to have a “take responsibility” clause in our state Constitution. Article I, Sec. 8 [...]
MickC @ October 21, 2005 # 2 Comments
Yesterday we got the following message from our school district.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FROM GATESVILLE PRIMARY
OCTOBER 20, 2005
Dear Parents/Guardians,
MickC @ October 19, 2005 # No Comment Yet
You might have noticed a dearth of posts lately. It’s because I have taken on a new job.
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, I became the Manager of ISP Relations for Informz. This is a new position for them, as they had been trying to handle things on a more ad hoc basis previously. [...]
MickC @ October 19, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Back when I was an undergraduate government major, I was told that one of the biggest political axioms is “don’t make Grandma mad.” This cliche was usually given when talking about changes to the Social Security system (which garnered its own cliche — “the third rail of American politics”). So, this post will [...]
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