more on jayson blair...
i just missed jayson blair. he left UMD and the diamondback a year or two before i started, but nonetheless, this story hits close to home.
Today I step into the shoes of a great man, a man by the name of Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.
Mar 25, 2004
Mar 24, 2004
big news....
It's official. Dionne and I are now engaged. I gave her the ring last night. No wedding date is planned yet, but we're looking at september of next year. I'm excited. Stay tuned for more news as it comes up. If you wanna get back to me, my email is jfurf@att.net. (or you can just post a little message over on the message board on the right side of the page.)
It's official. Dionne and I are now engaged. I gave her the ring last night. No wedding date is planned yet, but we're looking at september of next year. I'm excited. Stay tuned for more news as it comes up. If you wanna get back to me, my email is jfurf@att.net. (or you can just post a little message over on the message board on the right side of the page.)
Mar 22, 2004
al qaeda vs. wyoming....
it turns out that wyoming gets the most per-capita federal $$$ for homeland security. i guess nyc is no longer terrorist target #1.
it turns out that wyoming gets the most per-capita federal $$$ for homeland security. i guess nyc is no longer terrorist target #1.
Mar 16, 2004
we didn't say that...
here's a report called "iraq on the record" that actually studied the dubya administration's statments on iraq's threat. it found (shockingly) that the president and his advisors made "237 specific misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq." not bad.
here's a report called "iraq on the record" that actually studied the dubya administration's statments on iraq's threat. it found (shockingly) that the president and his advisors made "237 specific misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq." not bad.
Mar 15, 2004
more about the czechs...
i found another primer on czech brewing. you gotta love the patriotism -- here's a snippet:
The Czech Beer Firsts are many and varied!
First in per capita beer consumption
First Beer Museum in the world
First beer brewing textbook
First Pilsener
First Budweiser
First president to have written an absurdist play based on his experiences working in a Czech beer brewery in AD 1974
i found another primer on czech brewing. you gotta love the patriotism -- here's a snippet:
The Czech Beer Firsts are many and varied!
First in per capita beer consumption
First Beer Museum in the world
First beer brewing textbook
First Pilsener
First Budweiser
First president to have written an absurdist play based on his experiences working in a Czech beer brewery in AD 1974
if we don't go shopping, the terrorists will win...
it's interesting to compare spain after last week's train bombing to the U.S. after Sept. 11.
it's interesting to compare spain after last week's train bombing to the U.S. after Sept. 11.
more reasons why local tv news sucks...
propaganda? in the U.S.? that could never happen here, right? uh... yes it could.
propaganda? in the U.S.? that could never happen here, right? uh... yes it could.
Mar 11, 2004
da masons....
i almost wish the masons really DID rule the world. it would be more interesting. the simpsons once spoofed the freemasons, even had them singing their own song: "Who keeps the metric system down?/We do! We do!/Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?/We do! We do!"
anyway, here's a newsweek piece about them.
i almost wish the masons really DID rule the world. it would be more interesting. the simpsons once spoofed the freemasons, even had them singing their own song: "Who keeps the metric system down?/We do! We do!/Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?/We do! We do!"
anyway, here's a newsweek piece about them.
Mar 10, 2004
fancy a pint....
a couple days ago it was the best pubs of prague. now we're in londontown. here's where to find a nice pint of real ale.
a couple days ago it was the best pubs of prague. now we're in londontown. here's where to find a nice pint of real ale.
who not to trust....
see!!! the freemasons really DO exist. and they're even crazier than we thought.
see!!! the freemasons really DO exist. and they're even crazier than we thought.
Mar 8, 2004
beer mecca...
that about describes prague. the czechs make a bunch of great lager beers, and here's a great guide to pubs and beer halls in prague.
that about describes prague. the czechs make a bunch of great lager beers, and here's a great guide to pubs and beer halls in prague.
Mar 5, 2004
republicans killed the radio star...
howard just keeps on smokin'. here's a great couple of stories from an FM industry website. click the links at the top, too.
howard just keeps on smokin'. here's a great couple of stories from an FM industry website. click the links at the top, too.
Mar 4, 2004
why bush is worried....
i'm opposed to the undemocratic electoral college, in general, but read here about how state polls show kerry with an early lead in the electoral vote column.
i'm opposed to the undemocratic electoral college, in general, but read here about how state polls show kerry with an early lead in the electoral vote column.
howard, howard, howard....
if you've been listenig to howard stern lately, he's taken a strong ant-shrub position lately, bashing dubya and accusing clear channel of taking him off 6 markets for political payback. here's a great story about what might be happening in radioland.
if you've been listenig to howard stern lately, he's taken a strong ant-shrub position lately, bashing dubya and accusing clear channel of taking him off 6 markets for political payback. here's a great story about what might be happening in radioland.
the next performer on the disney cruiseline circuit...
ya gotta read the times critic's take on the recent britney spears "concert."
ya gotta read the times critic's take on the recent britney spears "concert."
Mar 2, 2004
chief sitting casino....
wanna claim a stake in ownership of your own casino? wanna open your duty-free cigarette stand? well chief, here's how to join an indian tribe. hint: it involves something eerily called a "white card."
wanna claim a stake in ownership of your own casino? wanna open your duty-free cigarette stand? well chief, here's how to join an indian tribe. hint: it involves something eerily called a "white card."