Monthly Archives: April 2007

Open Letter #41

Posted on 22 April, 2007 by Mike

Dear Blockbuster Video, You probably don’t remember me, but I remember you. For many, many years of my life — more or less your entire tenure in Canada, as a matter of fact — I quite happily devoted a non-trivial … Continue reading →

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Updating the list

Posted on 20 April, 2007 by Mike

I note, in the wake of Monday’s carnage, that there are a number of things the Blogosphere has magically become an expert on: Wound ballistics Weapon performance Urban/close-quarters battle tactics Unarmed self-defense against armed maniacs Will wonders never cease? I … Continue reading →

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Network Nostalgia: Cutting One's Teeth

Posted on 6 April, 2007 by Mike

I was there at the dawn of the third age of mankind… One of the more interesting side effects of the commercialization and popularization of the Internet is that those of us who can legitimately claim to have been around … Continue reading →

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Cripple fight!

Posted on 6 April, 2007 by Mike

This has been linked more or less all over the place, but it’s friggin’ priceless. I kept getting these weird flashbacks to Scanners. Next time, I want exploding heads.

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Siddown and shuddup

Posted on 3 April, 2007 by Mike

I came home early Monday morning after an eventful night that never seemed to end, only to fall into a fitful sleep punctuated by frequent phone calls from Scheduling. In between, I had my first baseball dream of the season. … Continue reading →

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