I’ve been slacking with my duties posting WRC news and rally updates. I’ll take the opportunity now since I’m actually ahead of schedule at work…. Petter Solberg won the inagural Rally Japan, leading the event from start to finish. While the win was important for Solberg and Subaru, it did little to affect the overall […]
Posted on September 14th, 2004 by admin
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Can anyone tell me why I didn’t download the Mozilla web developer toolbar sooner? Now I can get all of the HTML/CSS information for a webpage with a click of a button. Silly, silly me.
Posted on September 14th, 2004 by admin
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If I read another editorial associating the war in Iraq with the greater war on terrorism…. The Bush administration propoganda machine has convinced far too many people that the occupation efforts in Iraq are a cornerstone to the war on terror despite the following facts: 1. The war has diverted military resources from Afghanistan (a […]
Posted on September 12th, 2004 by admin
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A couple of royal screw-ups on the campaign trail, especially right after the opposing party’s convention, aren’t going to help matters. The first, his addition of the words “the war on terror” while talking about the casaulties in Iraq, won’t complete doom Kerry, but the spin unleashed from his campaign afterwards only solidifies the image […]
Posted on September 9th, 2004 by admin
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As the remains of Hurricane Frances hit the Mon Valley, we can expect lots and lots of rain for the next couple of days. Yesterday’s ride home was an adventure, as I left just as it really started to pour. There was at least 2 inches of rain on most of the roads, and I […]
Posted on September 8th, 2004 by admin
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After 1300 miles and five days away from home, we survived the East Coast tour. The trip, in a nutshell — Philadelphia to Hartford to Ocean City NJ. Note to self — if going to beach again, be sure to bring the bike. I did manage to find an open wifi node in Ocean City […]
Posted on September 6th, 2004 by admin
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The tour continues — right now we’re just outside Hartford CT staying with Jen’s sister Jackie and family. This is a bit nicer than a hotel, as we don’t have to go to bed when Seb does. We actually watched GW Bush’s nomination acceptance speech last night. I’ll let William Saletan sum up what I […]
Posted on September 3rd, 2004 by admin
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You’ve got to love hotels with free (I hope) broadband…. William Saletan has written an excellent review of Arh-nold’s speech last night at the Republican National Convention.
Posted on September 1st, 2004 by admin
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We’ll be travelling the next five days, making a whirlwind East Coast Hemphill family tour. No climbing to be had this trip, however — though I may have to do some track bike shopping in Philly. If all goes well there we’ll find some wifi hotspots to check email and post up.
Posted on September 1st, 2004 by admin
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