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Thursday, October 31, 2002

Boo

The last trick or treater has come and gone. I think. We didn't have.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 08:03 PM | Comments (2)

Wednesday, October 30, 2002

The confuzed revealed

Now we find out who is really confused between soon to be former governor George.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 06:30 PM

Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Election countdown

Final week. A week from today it'll all be over. That is, the current slew.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 08:33 PM | Comments (3)

Monday, October 28, 2002

Monday Mission 1028

PromoGuy's Monday Mission ... just because. I don't even know this PromoGuy at all, but.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 06:38 PM | Comments (1)

Sunday, October 27, 2002

Sunday night dread

I get this every Sunday night. I so much do not want to go to.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 08:08 PM | Comments (2)

The King's hair

... in a coffee jar. Starting tomorrow MastroNet is auctioning Elvis Presley's hair. According to.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 06:52 PM

Saturday, October 26, 2002

Chief Moose

Everybody loves a hero. Someone has started a blog in honor of Chief Charles Moose..... [click for full entry]

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New style

Thanks to the very talented Kristine, I got a new style for this journal. Thank.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 08:03 PM | Comments (3)

Friday, October 25, 2002

Countdown to the big move

Two weeks from today we're moving. We got the furniture movers lined up, the library.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 10:40 PM

Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Door to door

Door to door selling. Is there a more difficult way to make a living? We.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 10:51 PM | Comments (3)

Monday, October 21, 2002

Monday Mission 1021

Once again, time for the Monday Mission: 1. Have you ever felt like you were.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:37 PM

Saturday, October 19, 2002

Here comes the sun

Sunrise over the power plant..... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 10:12 PM

NaNoWriMo

For lack of anything better to do, I signed up for the NaNoWriMo project. The.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 09:50 PM | Comments (2)

From Lyons to Lodz

Mac's story. Confronting the ghosts of a looted past and Retracing a tragic course This.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 01:00 AM

Friday, October 18, 2002

Finally Friday

:::exhale::: This was one hell of a long and trying week. But, it's finally over.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 10:41 PM | Comments (1)

Thursday, October 17, 2002

Kirk out

Does anyone think that the Chicago Tribune's media writer, Jim Kirk looks strikingly similar to.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:48 PM

Fake witness

What an idiot - the guy who gave the fake description of the Monday night.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 09:54 PM | Comments (3)

Crowded space

More on the continuing saga leading up to the big move. This week I went.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 09:07 PM | Comments (2)

Wednesday, October 16, 2002

All links all the time

Cleaning out old links. This one could definitely improve your sanity (or not), while driving.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 08:36 PM | Comments (1)

Monday, October 14, 2002

Monday Mission 1014

Another edition of the Monday Mission: 1. What's the most expensive meal you've ever eaten?.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:47 PM

This thing

Oh! And I'm now pinging all over the place now. If you haven't already, check.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 10:50 PM

Is it Friday yet?

What a horrible Monday. Arr. A vacation from work my boss is needed so bad.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 10:25 PM

Sunday, October 13, 2002

Dear Dave

Local reporter, columnist, journalist, writer, and good guy extraordinaire, Dave Bakke, goes looking for discussion.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 04:04 PM | Comments (3)

Confuzing the confuzed

How do I say this without really confusing people? Somehow, somewhere along the line, the.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 01:36 PM | Comments (2)

Gazebo

This is the gazebo in Springfield's historic Washington Park. The gazebo has an acoustic.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 12:23 PM

Friday, October 11, 2002

Now we're moving

It sounds like my boss may have found a possible solution to keeping me around.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 09:44 PM

Shawn

Every parent's worst fear... Calling all Midwestern (and beyond) bloggers. An 11 year old kid.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 09:04 PM

Thursday, October 10, 2002

Identity theft

Yesterday I talked to a guy who was arrested for writing bad checks in another.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 05:40 PM

Wednesday, October 09, 2002

Movable Type

Happy happy first birthday (one day belated) to MovableType. Ben and Mena have come out.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:54 PM | Comments (1)

Clean hands

Yes, please wash your hands. I'm sort of a clean hands nut. Found this article.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:33 PM

Monday, October 07, 2002

Monday Mission 1007

Another edition of Monday Mission: 1. Does your family ever have any reunions or annual.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:11 PM

My heart goes out

Aww. "How to tell if you have bugbear" came up today in my search engine.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 10:21 PM

Sunday, October 06, 2002

Paper towel guy

From the Something To Do On A Sunday Night -or- the mmm mmm mmm Department..... [click for full entry]

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Saturday, October 05, 2002

Page display

In an attempt to solve the display issues with this page, I found three threads.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:11 AM | Comments (3)

Friday, October 04, 2002

Friday night

My absolute favorite time of the week is Friday night. Just make it last. And.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:38 PM

So many demons

... so little time. Boo. On the advice of Trish, I got a demon for.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:11 PM | Comments (2)

Thursday, October 03, 2002

PlayStation profiling

Someone recently went to the Walmart in Pittsfield (a small town west of Springfield) and.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 11:43 PM

Wednesday, October 02, 2002

Friendly fire incident

By now, everyone has probably heard about the friendly fire incident in Afghanistan back in.... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 08:18 PM

The Big Ease Out

My boss is easing me out. He's not laying me off. He's not firing me..... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 12:26 AM

Tuesday, October 01, 2002

Flood gates ajar

Recently, as in since like Friday night, I am getting tons of search engine requests..... [click for full entry]

Posted by Marie at 12:38 AM | Comments (4)