Norman Richards

I want my two dollars

Doctor Who, first series - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Doctor Who was one of my favorite shows growing up. I'd watch it ever Saturday night on the PBS station as they would play through the episodes from the beginning to end. When the series ended, I hoped it would come back some day. When it didn't happen after the McGann movie, I thought it was really the end. But somehow the BBC decided to give the show one more chance. I was ready to go get cable again just to watch the show, but it's not being shown here. So, I've had to rely on usenet.
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Voting FOR someone - (Found July 8, 2008 )

I try to avoid online politics, but I ran across an an interesting entry a refering blog that pointed to the absolutely shameful Ralph Don't Run campaign. The normal justification for this kind of warped political thought is that the current insert political office is so bad that we just can't have any more of him. We have to vote AGAINST him at any cost. Sure you might like insert fringe candidate better, but come on man, we most defeat insert political candidate. You can vote for...
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Nails by Margot - (Found July 8, 2008 )

My wife just put up her own site: www.nailsbymargot.com. She does pretty good nail art. She isn't licensed here in the US yet, which is why she is at a school taking the required classes for licensing here. But if you look at her gallery you'll see she's got a bit of talent. (well, I was impressed) If you are here in Austin and have a wifegirlfriend who is into that kind of thing then please pass the word. Until she finishes her class hours, she can only work in the school and charge the..
http://members.capmac.org/~orb/blog.cgi/general/random/nailsbymargot.html

Timeshifting the holidays - (Found July 8, 2008 )

I'm not a big fan of holidays. I'm no Grinch; I just find most holidays boring. There's usually not much to do on the holidays. When everyone is is taking a vacation at the same time, everything I'm interested in doing is usually too crowded or closed for the holidays. It's a real pain. If I can take a random day off in the middle of a normal week, I know exactly what I can do. There are lots of things I enjoy doing when I have free time. The problem is that on a holiday vacation day many.
http://members.capmac.org/~orb/blog.cgi/general/random/timeshift_holidays.html

I don't get Walmart - (Found July 8, 2008 )

I've always been an eccentric, counter-culture kind of guy, so there are a lot of things I just don't quite understand about the world. Very close to the top of my list is Walmart. After reading this article about Walmart at Fast Company, (found via Cote) I'm more confused than ever. I don't really hate Walmart. I just don't understand why anyone would step into the place. Walmart is always dirty and crowded and located in the most inconvenient locations possible. Despite their size,..
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