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Monthly Archives: September 2003

11-Sep-03

On my generation’s equivalent of Pearl Harbor Day, another tragedy weighs equally heavy in my thoughts. It’s been 7 years since Tupac Amaru Shakur’s murder and, sadly, not much seems to have changed.
Not in hip-hop, or the world in general, for that matter.
We’re no more or less safe today than we were on February [...]

10-Sep-03

Polls, for the most part, can be twisted to say whatever the poller wants, but I’ll take some small glimmer of hope from this one:
Bush Rating At 2-Year Low
Wed Sep 10,10:24 AM ET
By Joseph Guinto And Sean Higgins
All three of the Presidential Leadership Index’s components fell in September.
-Bush’s presidential favorability rating dropped 2.4 [...]

09-Sep-03

It’s rant time. The whole home ownership aspect of the “American Dream” escapes me.
A couple of years ago, four or five months after Isaac was born, the combination of frustration over being unable to find a decent apartment to rent and the lure of owning our own place, led us to look into buying [...]

08-Sep-03

“Stupid risks make life worth living.”
You love adventure. You’re quite spontaneous, and will do anything for a little thrill. You’re certainly not boring.
However, sometimes you get a bit carried away, and could wind up doing something incredibly stupid and die. Tone it down a bit.
Which Advice Quote said by Homer Simpson are You? [...]

07-Sep-03

The Buffalo Bills have been my second favorite NFL team ever since Jim Kelly came over from the USFL’s Houston Gamblers in 1986, eventually leading them to four consecutive heartbreaking Super Bowls in the early 90’s. WIth the Jets sucking for much of that time - from the latter years of the Joe Walton [...]