It's like putting a wet dishcloth on Mt. Etna. A token effort.

[strredwolf]

A few of you had some good guesses at my "Fill in the context" game, but here's the answers:

1. The latest polls on President "Dubba" Bush have him pegged at an national approval rate of below 30%. It's probably safe to say that all the Democrats and a good chunk of Republicans are rather P.O.'ed at our President.
   
2. The Democrats take control of the Congress, as many courts start examining the orders and laws enacted by Dubba.
   
3. Vista got pushed back to late Jan 2007 for general release, making PC makers scramble with free Vista upgrade coupons and discounts on getting systems sent out. Businesses got an early crack at it, and found alot of incompatiblies (including Microsoft's own Zune), the DRM's broken in the wrong way, and the EULA allows Microsoft to shut down your PC -- possibly being illegal in Maryland and Virginia.
   
4. IBM embraced Linux, and is slowly killing SCO in a lawsuit over code that has SCO on constant scramble.
   
5. One person is evoking his Right of Redress (USA First Admendment), and is succeeding in stopping the IRS from collecting any money from him by suing them in federal court. Intresting case in the realm of Consitutional law.
   
6. President Gerald Ford, cartoonist Jospeh Barbera (Yogi Bear morns), Godfather of Soul James Brown, actor Peter Boyle, M*A*S*H director Robert Altman, journalist Ed Bradley, Crocodile Hunter Steve "Crikey!" Irwin, writer Mickey Spillane, publisher Jim Baen, Tolken style artist Tim Hildebrandt, Renaissance man Dave "I wrote the first FORTRAN compiler" Stemple, actor Don Knotts, Babylon 5 actor Andreas "G'Kar" Katsulas, Japanese monster movie composer Akira Ifukube, Munsters actor Al "Grandpa" Lewis, advocate Coretta Scott King, and singer Wilson Pickett. List compiled from the Dead People Server (deadpeople.info).
   
7. The RIAA keeps trying to pull fast ones but some courts are clamping down on it. There's some good lawyers out there that are catching it.
   
8. BBC TV presenter Richard "Hamster" Hammond was in a well-secured and inspected 300+ MPH dragster, speeding down a track when a tire exploded, spining him upside down. He was helmeted at the time, and survived after a coma and some trauma. This has delayed Top Gear for a season, as the Hamster needed the time to recover. He's been cleared to go fast again after a complete recovery -- the new season of Top Gear is set for end of January. The dragster, the Hamster, co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson, co-presenter James May, and tame racing driver The Stig have been immortalized in Lego bricks.

BTW, did anyone see Dick Clark during the festivities? I admit, I was watching Garrison Keilor instead on PBS. MMMmmmm... nothing takes the taste of shame and humiliation out of your mouth like Bebop Arebop Rhubarb Pie...

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[darthparadox.livejournal.com]

We switched to one of the stations (I think it was Carson Daly? I saw his name somewhere, but have little idea who he is) for the five minutes surrounding midnight before going back to playing Wii.

Happy new year.

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but where's Dick Clark? How's he doing?

[vulpeschild.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRFDAY!!!!

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