Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Robber with political ambitions I guess someone is following the campaign. [posted by Troy] This cracks me up. Kerry and Bush were both in Davenport, Iowa today (Go QCA!), so some bank robber thought that this would make a perfect distraction to use to make some money. Here is an article from the Quad City Times. 11:47:15 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! Wowzers: Illinois Death Penalty Movie I don't like Jim Ryan, but... [posted by Troy] he did a great thing by letting the inmates on death row go. Yet, our state has done very little to explore the problems within our system. Now, there is a new movie about Illinois' death row. DNA evidence has exonerated more people then we had execuated. That's not good odds, unless you don't mind killing innocent people. 11:39:53 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! Disco in your living room... Got the feeva? [posted by Troy] Check out this blog entry about how you can get your own disco floor. Just what any home owner needs. These floors are from Light Space. You should visit their site just to play with their cool graphics. How do they do that? 11:30:38 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! End of Summer Semester Summer is wasting away! [posted by Troy] I am finishing up a final for one of my summer classes. I am SO happy to be done with these three classes. Anyway, as I finish, I thought I'd share a quote that on one of my instructors gave to us: "Education is an admirable thing but it is worth remembering, from time to time, that anything worth knowing cannot be taught."--Oscar Wilde What does this say for all of us that have spent (or are spending) so much money on degrees? 11:27:08 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! Just $6 Can good democracy be this cheap? [from the JordanFile] Just $6 is a site that was sent to me by my old college roommate. I have to admit that I haven't given my $6 yet, but this looks promising. I signed up for their email list. Take a look. 11:18:25 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It! Power Out Power went out last night, so that's why there isn't anything new on the blog. Check back tonight...Troy 7:35:24 AM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It!

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