Archive for May, 2008
And the Winners are…
I used Random.org to pick the winners of “The Andromeda Strain Contest“, which ended last night. 4 bloggers entered. Below is the screen shot of the entries. Click on it to make it larger and notice the time in the bottom right corner.
Here is the image of the list generated. Again click to make larger.
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Clinton Puts Foot in Mouth
There’s been a little hullabaloo regarding the Democratic Presidential candidates. Seems that Hillary Clinton, when responding to a question about why people want her to quit the race, invoked the assassination of Bobby Kennedy as a reason.
“My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the [...]
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Gimme a break
Recently, through EC, I read a post by a woman who’s husband is a real cowboy, meaning that he works on a ranch, with cattle supplies and the cattle. Her husband had just been fired from his job because the ranch owner wanted to give his unemployed son the position (apparently). This lady, of course, [...]
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Honda to Rollout Cheap Hybrid in 2009
Honda is going green in 2009. They’re planning to introduce an affordable gas-electric hybrid to the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
Honda will sell a new, improved and affordable gas-electric hybrid in the U.S., Japan and Europe starting in early 2009, underlining the Japanese automaker’s commitment to “green” technology, the company president said Wednesday.
The new model — [...]
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Saints DE Charged
New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for the Feb. 3,2008 shooting death of a pregnant woman.
Grant, who was stabbed in the neck during the fracas, was charged by an Early County grand jury that also charged Laquient Macklin with felony murder and feticide in the shooting death of [...]
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Portable Hard Drive
Buy.com has a weekly sale and I’ve been highlighting deals that are going on my wishlist. This week they have a Western Digital 160GB My Passport Essential USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive. This goes perfectly with the laptop and cables-on-the-go that I’ve been looking at.
The WD Passport can hook up to either a laptop [...]
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The Andromeda Strain Contest
CONTEST IS CLOSED
Enter to win a prize pack from The Andromeda Strain on A&E!
I’m excited to announce my very first contest here at Simply Stating. In an effort to help promote the premier of The Andromeda Strain on A&E I will be offering two prize packages to two lucky entrants.
Some Background:
A&E ORIGINAL TWO-NIGHT TELEVISION [...]
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