October Surprise

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9-1?  Really? The Sox got their asses handed to them last night.  I'm not going to be able to watch tonight's game, but a friend is in attendance, so I think we'll even up the series.

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha

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Seems like the oldest Brady girl really got around.  Maureen McCormick has written a memoir in which she.. discusses her romance with TV sibling Barry Williams, her dates with Michael Jackson and Steve Martin, cocaine binges and parties at the Playboy Mansion and the home of Sammy Davis Jr., an unwanted pregnancy and trading sex for drugs. And thus, another icon from my childhood is … Read More

About This Site

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I write plenty for this site; I don’t visit very much.  But it is becoming increasingly clear to me that load times are kinda slow. I think I’ve got too many bells and whistles, even for those with fast Internet access. So, yeah.  I’ll clean that up at some point. At some point.

Just Wondering

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So I read: A Metrolink engineer driving a commuter train sent a text message about 22 seconds before the train collided with a Union Pacific freight train last month, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. And what did he text?  I’m guessing oops. gota go. gonna colide with another train!!1!1!  ttyl 🙂

My New Phobia

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People are afraid of stupid things.  I know someone who is afraid of driving over bridges, even ones that are merely overpasses. I, on the other hand, am afraid of ice.  Not ice cubes (that would be really stupid), or even ice on the road or sidewalk.  I’m afraid of ice on ponds, rivers.  More specifically, I’m afraid of falling … Read More

Google 2001 And The Erotic Me

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Want to search Google as it was (and as the Internet was) in January 2001? Now you can. UPDATE:  I searched my name to see if I had any Internet presence way (way?) back then.  I didn’t, really.  Well, sort of.  My name ("Ken Ashford") appears in this NSFW erotic story that somebody wrote.  I first appear in Chapter 6, … Read More

Rassmussen-NC: Obama Up

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For the first time, Rassmussen polls Obama ahead of McCain in North Carolina. North Carolina Trends: McCain vs. Obama Date McCain Obama 9/23/2008 47% 49% 9/18/2008 50% 47% 8/13/2008 46% 42% 7/15/2008 45% 42% 6/10/2008 45% 43% 5/08/2008 48% 45% 4/10/2008 47% 47% 3/20/2008 51% 42%