Howard on June 29th, 2004

I’m trying to renew my passport for travel within the next 14 days. The website says I have to make an appointment. After listening to all messages in English AND Spanish, I’m allowed to schedule an appointment. Except there are no appointment times available. I get “Press ‘1′ to search for a morning appointment. There [...]

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Howard on June 24th, 2004

According to the paper, AOL Tech Support Engineer Jason Smathers sold about 93 million addresses of AOL customers to a spammer. For this crime he’ll get up to 5 years in prison, and pay up to $250,000.
But I was always told the punishment should fit the crime. I believe, like the school teachers of [...]

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Howard on June 21st, 2004

Ok, fun thought for the day: Titanic, the movie. In 30 Seconds. Performed by cartoon bunnies. Ready? Go.

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Howard on June 18th, 2004

The only time I’m usually in favor of the Draft is when it’s coming off a tap at the bar, but this is different:
Draft Bruce is Andrew Rasiej’s effort to get The Boss to play a concert on 9/1/04 opposing the reelection of the President. Go for it, Andrew.

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Howard on June 18th, 2004

Madonna chooses “Esther” as her new name…..Great. That’s what we need, another “material girl” in the tribe.

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