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From Kuwait To Katrina And Beyond

En Français

Posted on September 23, 2003 - Filed Under movies/tv, travel | Leave a Comment

Midnight in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. I’m watching a French movie with French subtitles. The room is hot. I have no chocolate. I am really watching an awful French movie with French subtitles (in BFE, Holland). Not surprising given the French.
Remarkably peaceful and cheerful for a large part of the past looong weekend, Paris gave me […]

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Bon Jour From Gay Paris!

Posted on September 22, 2003 - Filed Under books, culture-society-history, travel | Leave a Comment

Adam, Tiffany and I spent this past weekend walking, eating, shopping and soaking up the atmosphere in downtown Paris. I’ve been to the city twice before but with my parents, so it was exciting to go with friends and do whatever the hell I pleased. I took quite a few pictures and will […]

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To The RIAA administration

Posted on September 4, 2003 - Filed Under government, music, science & technology | Leave a Comment

Mr. Munn of the RIAA asks, “Is it okay to shoplift if you disagree with the prices a shop charges?”
Since he brought up the topic of theft, I oblige and ask him, “Is it okay to charge outrageous prices such as $15-20 for a CD that contain maybe two high-quality songs and eight others as […]

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