Archive for March 2004
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Top 10 March 2004 Searches
At the end of each month, I post a list of the top 10 keyword combinations (searches) that visitors have used in a search engine to get to my site. It’s not a popularity list, because “poker chip tricks” and every possible way to search for that would dominate my top 10. These are the funniest, weirdest, or craziest searches that have resulted in a visit to my site. (...)
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Taking Lives
Looked good in the TV commercials and it was good in the theater. I had just watched the full trailer today at work and was thinking I had to see this movie. Tonight I got the chance already and took it. Angelina Jolie is my favorite actress and she was great as usual. I’ll admit I can’t complain about seeing her “two friends” either! (...)
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For Sale
Anyone want to buy a ping pong table ($50), small freezer ($65), or dehumidifer ($65)? All are in good condition. You must be able to pick them up…I will not ship them. I need to get rid of these as soon as I can because I don’t feel like moving them to the new place. If you are interested, contact me for more details. (...)
The Rundown
I remember seeing the previews for The Rundown and thinking, “Great, another performance like for ‘The Rock’ like in The Scorpion King.” After watching the movie I was pleasantly suprised. Seann William Scott was his usual self, but I was impressed by the improvements in Rock’s acting since I last saw him. (...)
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I Love Spring
Is there any better time of the year than spring? Not for me. The sun comes out from hiding, the snow melts, the grass changes from brown to green, and you can feel the air getting warmer as each day passes. Spring also has that distinct smell that can’t compete with any other season. Everyone seems to be happier and more up-beat during the spring. (...)
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XBOX Price Drop
Microsoft has dropped the price of the XBOX again. Now it’s down to $149.99, compared to $299.99 when it was first released a few years ago. Looking at Best Buy’s website, the PS2 hasn’t dropped their price, but I imagine they will soon follow. (...)
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Spending More Money
I bought a few more things for the new place today. The grill was half off and I got the vacuum for $1 because I spent over $99 in a particular category, not to mention free shipping on everything. Fire and Ice Thermos Grill by Char-Broil Mini Turbo Shark Hand Vacuum (...)
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Black Horizon
You know a movie sucks when they have to throw in a joke (or attempt at one) for the last line of the movie…”and sex ain’t bad either.” Black Horizon was a waste of time and money. The acting was horrible, the special effects were even worse, and the story wasn’t much either. (...)
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Pavement
I had never heard of this movie before and it didn’t take long to figure out why. It was pretty cheesy, not to mention the fact that the acting was horrible. Lauren Holly and Robert Patrick play the lead roles and boy were they terrible. Holly was especially bad and after looking at the list of movies she had been in, it’s no surprise. (...)
Gothika
Different. One word that describes this movie is different. It is kind of a ghost story that flips the roles of patient and psychologist on the main character, played by Halle Berry. Berry did a wonderful job playing the part of the beautiful psychologist turned crazy murderer. There were two ends to the spectrum and she meshed them together well. (...)
My Week…
I haven’t been updating regularly lately so I thought I’d do a little catching up… On Wednesday I signed a lease for a 2 bedroom duplex so I no longer have to worry about finding a place to live. It’s a nice relief. (...)
Runaway Jury
Watched this movie last night on the new TV and was pretty happy with it. It was an interesting plot line with a few twists and turns along the way. I thought Gene Hackman, John Cusack, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz did a great job with this movie. I didn’t recognize Weisz from any other movies, but she did well in this one. She’s also a fine looking woman, which never hurts. (...)
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All I Can Say Is WOW!!
My TV is amazing! I’ve never seen a better picture before watching DVDs or playing XBOX. Mo came over last night, I whooped his ass in NBA Live and then we watched a movie. Both my DVD player and the XBOX output an HD signal and the picture is unbelievable. Movies and games have never looked to real. Combine that with my surround sound and it’s better than being in a movie theater. (...)
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It’s A Go For Saturday
Didn’t get the TV today because something happened and it didn’t get on the delivery truck from the warehouse. Joel at ABC Warehouse is having it delivered right to my front door tomorrow free of charge because of the mishap. It’s nice when they go the extra mile for a customer! I picked up the TV stand tonight and put it all together so that I’m ready to go. (...)
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BIG Purchase!
I just made the purchase of my life! I bought a 50″ Grand WEGA LCD rear projection TV (KF-50WE610). Joel over at ABC Warehouse hooked me up with some sweet deals. I got the TV for $2870, which is $430 cheaper than the price at Circuit City, Best Buy, and Sony. I also bought the 5 year extended warranty on it, because on such a big purchase it’s a must. (...)
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The Da Vinci Code
I finished reading “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown last night. It is easily the best book I’ve ever read. I’m not a big reader, so that might not be saying much for me, but it has also been a hot item on best seller lists. It only took me 4 days to read the book (compared to the one day that elapses from start to finish of the story), which is an amazing feat for me. (...)
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Home Sweet Home
I found a place to live! 2317 Congress. For those of you familiar with Saginaw, go south on Bay Road past State Street, take a left on Congress and it’s about two blocks down on the right hand side. It’s a nice little two bedroom with a carport. (...)
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March MADNESS
It has been one hell of an NCAA Tournament so far, and it’s only the first weekend! We’ve seen two number 1 seeds fall, Stanford (ESPN’s pick to win it all) and Kentucky (Dick Vitale’s pick to win it all). Duke (my pick) is one of the few teams to dominate both of their games. I don’t remember ever seeing so many close games in the first two rounds. (...)
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Political Campaign Goals
Over the years I’ve seen far too many presidential campaign commercials where the goal is to discredit the other candidate in the race. Maybe I just don’t get it. I would think that the main goal of a campaign should be to inform people about your own stances, thoughts, and goals. (...)
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The Friday 5
I know it’s a little late and I missed last week, but here it is… If you… …owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve? Chinese food. …owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell? Video games and computer software. …wrote a book, what genre would it be? Something philosophical, with a lot of thinking behind it. (...)
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Half.com Listings
I just listed over 30 items on Half.com, which are all books and DVDs. Go check them out…if you are interested in buying anything, contact me directly (not through Half.com). We’ll set up some type of deal so that Half.com doesn’t make any money off of the sale. (...)
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Buy And Sell
During the break in TV coverage of the NCAA tournament I ran downtown to take care of a few things. I traded in 2 XBOX games, Rainbox Six 3 and SSX 3. I put the trade-in value towards a reservation for Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, which is due out on the 24th. It’s going to be a sweet game. (...)
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TV At Work
Nothing beats having a TV at work during March Madness. I get to check stats and updates on the Internet and watch the games live. The only thing better would be working for ESPN and getting to watch multiple games on multiple TVs at once! Can you tell I love this time of year? (...)
March Madness
Tomorrow marks the beginning of March Madness. The NCAA Men’s College basketball tournament. The Big Dance! It is my favorite sporting event of the year. I’ll be spending a lot of time over the next few weeks in front of the TV or checking scores at work. I’ve filled out my bracket and I have to admit that it was the toughest year that I can recall for making picks. (...)
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St. Patrick’s Day
To those of you who celebrate this green holiday, I wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Drink a few green beers for me while you are at the bar. I personally don’t see the point in the holiday and have never had a green beer. I’ll be relaxing for the night… (...)
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A Place To Call Home
I’ve started the search for a place to live. It sucks…looking through the paper or MLive, calling people, asking questions, scheduling times to take a look at the place. What a pain in the ass! I’ve decided on getting a 2 bedroom duplex. That would give me the option of having someone move in with me in a few months. (...)
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The Trip Part II
I forgot to add this to the first post… So we left the casino at 4:30 a.m. on what was now Saturday. Got to the hotel shortly after 5 (it is getting light at this time in California already), packed everything up and headed off to take the car back just before 6. When we got to the airport and checked in, it was close to 7 in the morning. (...)
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Poker Room Terminology
While playing poker at a casino for the first time I learned a lot of new poker terminology. Maybe this will benefit others before they play in a poker room for their first time. Board Common uses: “Are you on the board for a game” “The board is empty for 3-6 Hold’em” Meaning: The waiting list for a particular game. (...)
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The Trip
Sorry for the lack of postings this past week, but I didn’t have Internet access readily available. With that said, here is how the week went… On Sunday, we (mom went with) took off for Detroit around 10 a.m. We had a connecting flight in Chicago and ended up landing in San Diego at about 6 p.m. It was nice gaining the extra 3 hours. (...)
I’m Back!
Made it back from San Diego safe and sound last night. I will find time at some point today to give a full recap of the week, but Duke is playing at 1:00, so I’ll be a little busy for awhile! (...)
San Diego By Numbers
20 - Minutes our flight arrived early to San Diego on Sunday. 78 - Temperature in San Diego when we arrived. $2.30 - Price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline out here. 15 - Age mom is driving like…I swear she just got her learner’s permit. 25 - Minimum age to drive the rental car, and the reason I am not driving everywhere. (...)
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Off To Sunny San Diego
Tomorrow, I’m off to San Diego for a week. I’m taking a Visual Basic.NET class for work, which will take up most of the day, but I don’t plan on doing much sleeping during the week. I’ve never been out to the west coast so I’m going to make the most of it. (...)
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Duke Beats UNC Again
Wow…WOW…what a great game! It was back and forth the whole game. I think the biggest lead either team had was 6 points. Duke came out on top 70-65 in one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports. Luol Deng, coming off the worst game of his freshmen year, played phenomenal. He had a career high of 25 points on 12-16 shooting and took over at one point during the second half. (...)
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Barry Sanders: Now You See Him
I just finished reading this. What a great book! Barry Sanders is my favorite athlete to ever play a professional sport and I believe he is the greatest running back in history. He was the definition of a team player on the field and an amazing human being off it. He never cared about breaking records or personal achievements while playing. (...)
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Quotes From Rounders
I’ve listed some of the best Rounders quotes. There are quite a few I left out, but I tried to pick quotes that were meaningful even if you don’t know the context in which they were spoken. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker. Always leave yourself outs. It’s immoral to let a sucker keep his money. (...)
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Rounders
One of my favorite movies of all time. I figured I should watch the greatest poker movie in history before I hit up the casinos on my trip to San Diego next week. Matt Damon, Edward Norton, and John Malkovich all play important parts in this film. It’s a story of a New York poker player who loses it all for a dream and works to get it back when he gets into trouble for an old friend. (...)
Running Like A Faucet
I’m starting to get better. How do I know? Because I’m hacking like I have lung cancer and my nose won’t stop dripping, so the cold/flu is definitely breaking up. Where does it all come from anyways? I think I might have lost 5 pounds today just by blowing my nose! (...)
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The Friday 5
What was… …your first grade teacher’s name? Mrs. Talaske …your favorite Saturday morning cartoon? Spider-Man …the name of your very first best friend? Ryan “Butch” Mulka …your favorite breakfast cereal? Lucky Charms …your favorite thing to do after school? Go ice skating or play basketball, depending on the season. fridayfive.org (...)
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Man’s Weakness
While watching The Hulk today, I realized something. All of the superheroes that I can think of share a common weakness…a woman! (...)
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The Hulk
I finally got around to watching the DVD. It’s the first time I’ve seen this movie since the week it was released in the theaters. Just like any other great movie, it gets better each time you watch it. Is this movie just another comic book character brought to the bigscreen? No way! The Hulk brought the comic book feeling to motion picture. (...)
Ocean’s Eleven
I watched this movie yesterday and forgot to write a review. I’ve seen the movie once or twice in the theater and countless other times on DVD, so that alone should tell you I think it’s a great movie. What more could you ask for? Eleven guys (all with different talents) team up to rob a Las Vegas casino. It’s a great plan that runs into a few bumps in the road. (...)
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Basketball Exam
Why are so many kids jumping straight from high school to the NBA these days? Is it because they are that good? For a few, yes, but for most, it is because they are too dumb to be able to be able to pass college classes and maintain their eligibility. Today the University of Georgia released documents relating to NCAA rules violations by their basketball program. (...)
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Kung Fu The Flu
Made it through two and a half hours of work today before I made the decision to come home sick. I get tired just walking around. Anyone have any secret remedies to get rid of this? (...)
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Some Kind Of Flu
I started coming down with something on Monday night. I could feel my throat getting a little scratchy and the stuffiness was starting. Tuesday at work I felt like shit all day long, but managed to get through it. When I got home I went straight to bed for about 2 hours. I felt a little bit better, but still went to sleep at 11:00 last night. Today when I woke up it was worse. (...)
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Mike Caro University
I just finished watching a poker seminar video by Mike Caro University. Very good stuff! I think I’m going to start visiting his site for some good reading material. During the seminar he gave a lot of good advice. Most of which I’ve never thought about, but made complete sense after hearing it. (...)
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Poker Skill Or Just Luck?
I had a very interesting conversation today at work about poker. There are so many people out there that suggest or truly believe that there isn’t any skill involved in poker…just dumb luck. I invite everyone who believes this to come play a fews sessions of poker at my house, and we’ll see how much skill it takes to win! (...)
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The Core
I don’t remember ever hearing about this movie when it came out last year, but it was pretty damn good one to watch. It didn’t remind me of all the other typical save the planet movies that come out every year. It was a pretty neat story that kept on moving forward and kept my interest. (...)
