[January 13, the year 2000 A.D.]

Found a new page, Slightly North of Tomorrow, which is, of course, abbreviated SNoT. Not only do the visuals induce a euphoric trance, but he's got some great off-the-beaten-path news links and the occasional interesting fiction nugget. Check it.

Holy crap. I have nothing to add to the story of Bill Gates steppng down as CEO of Microsoft.

David Letterman's Top Ten Reasons I Was So Lame with Hillary. Toss-up bvetween 5 and 10 for best reason.

Hillary went on the Letterman show last night. Referring to her Senate race, she seemingly has set some low expectations for herself:

If Dan Quayle did it, how hard can it be?

Of course, it's unclear whether she's talking about being a Senator or winning a Senate race. [NYT - free reg required]

Although the Post spins this as supporting global warming theory, this story about a government-sponsored panel of climate scientists just spotlights the fact that the scientists have no idea what's going on with the Earth's climate.

The difference between the surface and upper-air trends in no way invalidates the conclusion that the Earth's temperature is rising... There really is a difference between temperatures at the two levels that we don't fully understand.

If global warming means more winters like this one, bring it on, baby.

The Houston Press is reporting that Congressional candidate Mark Brewer has paid about $250,000 to former Congressman Steve Stockman in media consulting fees. The media-savvy Stockman is best known in Washington for having top staffer write to a reporter back home, "Hope your knees have healed up nicely" after she wrote an unflattering article about the Congressman. Wonder what kind of advice Brewer is getting?

[January 12, the year 2000 A.D.]

My update time went into chatting instead, so nothing tonight. However, I learned that we all sure are a bunch of as... I mean, swell folks!

[January 11, the year 2000 A.D.]

My note yesterday about Captain United Nations had more truth to it than I initally thought...

Why should I give up stock in a $25 billion company for shares of this little p----ant company?

...according to the Washington Post.

Looking back, I see I may have made a few muddle-headed erroneous references. Just ignore those, please.

What the hell, let's make it MetaJohn week. First, John has been appointed blog IRC ruler-for-life and will rule us all tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. EST while we chat away the wee hours on #BlogIRC on EFNet.

[January 10, the year 2000 A.D.]

Birds of a mediocre feather stick together. I'll bet Ted Turner is pissed off. And does this mean @home customers will get pumped straight into Asinine OnLine?

How eerie. Like John, I had also not seen Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me until this past weekend. I, too, enjoyed it.

Guns help women even the odds.

Perhaps even more baffling (or ironic) than the fact that AOl's search engine puts WOIFM as the first result for this query is the fifth site on the list. Although it's pretty clear why this site made the list.

[January 9, the year 2000 A.D.]

Somehow I neglected to mention that Absurdities Observed has become Neoflux. Not to be confused with NeoPlanet. Or Flux Redux.

Welcome, Wetlog readers. So are you five or what?

Apparently, r33t.org, source of amusing, disgusting, or violently disgusting streaming video, is no longer available on the web, but no one knows why. I'm guessing it's one or more of these: 1. lawsuit arising from posting of Alyssa Milano video 2. crushed server due to posting of 23 MEG Alyssa Milano video, or 3. bankrupt due to bandwidth charges from posting of 23 MEG Alyssa Milano video.

[January 8, the year 2000 A.D.]

Back in my days at FSU, I would occasionally take a break from my studies, drunken binges, and skirt-chasing to listen to some good music. If you're in Tallahassee, you can find it at V89, the Voice of Florida State. If you're not in Tallahassee, V89 promises to join us soon in the new century and begin live web broadcasts.

[January 7, the year 2000 A.D.]

Got this howler from a friend of mine:

You've got to love New Yorkers! A Kentucky Fried Chicken location in New York had a special on what they were calling the "bucket of Hillary" - two small breasts, two large thighs and a bunch of left wings.

On another note, you may have noticed that I've redesigned the site from top to bottom. Check out the new front page and the latest Ministry entry as well.

[January 6, the year 2000 A.D.]

Is it just me, or is this debate...

"Well, you know, Al, your underdog pitch brings tears to my eyes," Bradley said sarcastically. The vice president, smiling, retorted: "I hope that my upset victory brings tears to your eyes on Feb. 1."

...getting bloodier every day? Although I hope Bradley gets the nomination (1. he's honest, 2. he's smarter than Gore, 3. he actually means what he says and says what he means, 4. he's so far out on the loony left that he'll get crushed in the general election) I'd certainly love to see these guys rip each other to tatters.

My alma mater has decided to ban access to the popular Napster MP3 network, citing network congestion. Lately, I've only been getting donwload errors, and this trend suggests why.

[January 5, the year 2000 A.D.]

FSU 46, Virginia Tech 29. Congratulations to the new National Champions.

Be sure to get over to Unobserved Utterances to see the results of our bet. A similar bet for the Super Bowl? Maybe - we'll see who's in it.

Apparently, someone tried to do a little 'net research for ABC's trivia question: What is a Hokie?

I watched the game last night with the creators of Crack Aficionado. While the game was in progress, Jason opened his mail to find a completed subscription form with a check for $36. Much beer flowed out many nostrils.

From PT: Fruit of the Loom goes ass-up. Unlike the ass-whuppin' 3Com gave Jason, FOTL fought Halcyon and lost.

Getting It sounds off on the Feds' threat to sue gun manufacturers, and just how hypocritical that stance is:

There were more than 40,000 automobile-related deaths in the U.S. in 1997, but the Department of Transportation isn't suing Ford, Chevy and Chrysler because some drunk asshole mulched a four-year-old girl on her tricycle, is it?

Read it here.

Just one day after the public was informed, OSHA has rescinded its coverage of home workers. Finally, a drop of common sense!

From MetaFilter: I was rolling around on the floor screaming when I saw this! America's largest porn merchant, Wal-Mart. Hit this link while you can, it probably won't last long.

[January 4, the year 2000 A.D.]

Monstro has a nice piece today about moving back to Austin.

The Era Of Big Government is Over? - A new OSHA advisory dictates that OSHA standards now apply to home offices and that employers are on the hook for any violations.

[E]mployers are responsible for making sure an employee has ergonomically correct furniture, such as chairs and computer tables, as well as proper lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems in the home office. The employer must also provide any needed training to comply with OSHA standards, including making sure the home work space has emergency medical plans and a first-aid kit.

Read the Washington Post story and the OSHA Interpretation Letter. Check out where the bureaucrats say:

In some circumstances the exercise of reasonable diligence may necessitate an on-site examination of the working environment by the employer. Employers must take steps to reduce or eliminate any work-related safety or health problems they become aware of through on-site visits or other means.

Back in the real world, the Florida State Seminoles look good to thrash the Hokies in tonight's Sugal Bowl. I've got my game face on. Ready, Rog?

[January 3, the year 2000 A.D.]

Time to give credit where credit is due. I don't maintain a list of blogs I read - I usually just check the Weblog Monitor for fresh blogs and cherry-pick the usual suspects. Here, in no particular order, are the purple links from my Weblog Monitor screen:

Any I've missed?

[January 2, the year 2000 A.D.]

We're still here.

And a whole mess of new laws took effect yesterday - including the naming of the Hula as the official state dance of Hawaii. What a relief they finally solved that one!

Steve Forbes thinks there should be more government enforcement on the Internet. The more he talks, the less a champion of Liberty he reveals himself to be.

[January 1, the year 2000 A.D.]

Looks like we made it unscathed... except for the U.S. Naval Observatory, official timekeeper of the United States, whose web page told visitors that today is January 1, 19100.

Position wanted: Former webmaster for large military research org seeks job, skills include HTML and really rough Javascript.

Yes, 19100.

Wendell is ringing in the rollover in Foopworthy style.

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