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January 30, 2005Call me cynical but...George Bush is a liar. As I write this, itīs Sunday, and Iraqis are voting with polls closing shortly. Now, reports are already out that 72% of Iraqis voted and it has "exceeded expectations." We have no control over that...Read this update January 28, 2005More...In my last post, I commented on the highly anticipated "Elektra" and it has been pointed out to me that I overlooked a critical possible audience. Comic Book geeks and Star Trek fans. I lump these together because it has...Read this update January 27, 2005Case In PointI wrote my last entry about the crappy aspects of American culture that gets exported overseas (obviously, I am excluding our desire to conquer the world...I support our President there). As if God (or some stupid executive at Universal Pictures)...Read this update January 22, 2005MusicItīs always interesting to see what parts of our culture is exported overseas. I swear to god, if someone exports one more Wayans brothers movie, Iīm going postal. Itīs bad enough that we have it back in the states, do...Read this update January 12, 2005Student Evaluations and the Repercussions of Said EvaluationsThis happened in December, but I forgot to write anything about it. Before the holidays, I had to give my students a test and write evaluations for them. Well, here was my chance to dish out a little pay back...Read this update January 01, 2005Have you heard the one about the...Happy New Year. Iīll get to the good story in a minute. My celebration started out like any other New Yearīs Eve...drinking beer and watching National Lampoonīs Christmas Vacation. After that, a few of my friends and I went to...Read this update |
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