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  • looking for a good sitemap program February 17, 2005
    Does anyone know of a program that can make sitemaps? For more details, please click on “comments” below.I want to take some plain text like this: And import the plain text into a program to create a sitemap something like…
  • Mr. T preaches bible sermons on TV February 16, 2005
    Former A-TEAM star MR T has found a new purpose in life preaching Bible sermons on TV. The former pro-wrestler – real name LAURENCE TUREAUD – scored global fame as BOSCO ‘BA’ BARACUS in the hit 80s TV show about…
  • who’s got xbox live? February 16, 2005
    I just got xbox live a week or so ago. My username is: MegaSquirrel. I have Crimson Skies. I’m looking to get 2005 All-Star Baseball and Atari Anthology. I hope that the Anthology game lets you play Combat over the…
  • 2005 Design Competitions Awards and Deadlines February 15, 2005
    Here is the most complete list you will ever find for Design Competitions, Awards, and Deadlines. Over 56 competitions to make you happy (or sad). Here’s the link for the full list: https://www.spudart.org/blog/2005-design-competitions-awards-deadlines/If you have any corrections or extra competitions,…
  • UPS Brown February 15, 2005
    UPS has those commercials, “What Brown Can Do For You”, trying to make “brown” and “UPS” synonymous. However, a Google search for “brown” only lists a UPS reference until result #566! Haha. In your face UPS. Brown is so not…
  • for certain certainly certain February 12, 2005
    “He certainly has a certain style for certain.” -Matt Maldre, in an IM conversation about his brother’s artwork.
  • Illustration of Curt Schilling’s Bloody Sock in the Hall of Fame (Boston Red Sox) February 11, 2005
    Amazing that Curt Shilling’s blood-stained sock is now in the hall of fame. It’s a testament to this pitcher’s courage. Here’s some tshirts being sold about it: The Real Red Sock √Ø Red Sox red sock enters Hall of Fame:…
  • CTA customer service February 11, 2005
    A letter I sent to the Chicago Transit Authority yesterday. ======== Dear CTA Customer Service, I’m writing to let you know that I appreciate what your customer service did for me on the phone today. My monthly CTA Chicago Card…
  • Please test links for me February 9, 2005
    Please click each of these links a few times. I’m testing something with my Google Analytics. Thanks! http://www.tribunemediaservices.com/contact-us/faq/ http://www.tribunemediaservices.com/international/our-technology/ http://www.tmsfeatures.com/magazines/golf-tips/ http://www.tmsfeatures.com/bio/eileen-ogintz/Eileen-Ogintz.html
  • Concrete trucks on a mission February 9, 2005
    Whenever I see a concrete truck, I always imagine that it’s going somewhere on a mission to fulfill concrete needs. Someone hauling around fresh spinning concrete could never be going on a joy ride for lunch. Have you ever seen…
  • Happy Birthday Tom! February 9, 2005
    Many happy wishes to Tom Saaristo on this his day of birth.
  • combining print jobs on Mac OS X February 8, 2005
    I’m looking for a program or plug-in that will let me combine several print jobs into one print job. i.e. Let’s say I have four different articles on different webpages I want to print. Why waste paper printing them out…
  • chewing gum in the bathroom February 8, 2005
    Whenever I go to the washroom, I have to first spit out my gum. You know how when you smell something it’s because there are microscopic particles of that smell floating in the air that enter your nose and mouth?…
  • Ranking animal strength and other abilities February 7, 2005
    Is there a website that ranks all the animals in certain areas of ability? i.e.: √Ø Strength √Ø Intelligence √Ø Speed Of course, animals are different sizes, so are two different ways of looking at this. Absolute or relative. Let’s…
  • Find your obscure interests in your area on craigslist February 7, 2005
    Craigslist has been around for quite awhile, but it wasn’t until recently that I realized its power as a online classifieds bulletin board. I’m a member of a book club and we regularly get one or two new members every…
  • real popcorn packaging in shipping boxes February 4, 2005
    Has anyone ever received real popped edible popcorn as shipping protection in a mailing? Entrepeneur Magazine states this in their Shipping and Handling Essentials: Use shredded newspaper or actual (unbuttered!) popcorn instead of Styrofoam peanuts. Your customers will appreciate your…
  • Cow: most searched animal online February 2, 2005
    Overture has a great search engine tool that tells you how many searches were done for any word you enter: http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/ So I put together a list of 151 animals and plunked them into the system. Quite surprisingly, cow was…
  • Track who is selling your name to junk mail people February 1, 2005
    Ever wonder where people sell your name to when you fill out a request form or profile form online? Here’s a trick that I do: When filling in your first name put something unique after your name. i.e. my full…
  • 33 33 33 lat and long January 29, 2005
    Where is: Latitude 33° 33Min 33Sec, Longitude 33° 33Min 33Sec? — It’s right off the coast of Israel. Then you can add minus signs in the numbers. 33° 33Min 33Sec -33° 33Min 33Sec — Middle of North Atlantic Ocean -33°…
  • new word: blogworthy January 28, 2005
    I’ve been using this word, blogworthy, for awhile. Finally thought I’d post it. blogworthy: anytime there is something that is deserving of going on the blog i.e this post about blogworthy is so blogWORTHY!
  • quote about clowns January 28, 2005
    “the life of a clown is a life of extremes” -matt maldre
  • lost scarf January 27, 2005
    One day my scarf darted away. Hey Hey comfy blanket of gray, I say come with me today. You a fine body scarf, hooray!
  • Look under cap: Unwrap the experience: You lose: Now drink our product, you loser January 26, 2005
    Coca-Cola has a promotion where you could win a PSP handheld video game system, or the new PS2, or a PlayStation2 game. So being a sucker for soda giveaways, I bought a bottle (plus feeling a little sick, coke makes…
  • site referral links notification via email January 25, 2005
    I’m looking for some software or service that would notify me via email (or RSS feed) whenever there is a new site linking to my site. And that’s just it, i only want new sites. I don’t want to be…
  • Using full moon calendar instead of a Julian and Gregorian 12-month calendar January 24, 2005
    We are so accustomed to our 12-month calendar, January, February, March, etc. What if we were to use a calendar based on the full moon? Seeing that there is a full moon tonight, this would be the start of the…
  • searching for a new host server for spudart.org January 20, 2005
    I’ve had plenty of problems with my current hosting company olm.net and am considering changing hosts. I need a plan with: Size 600mb storage or more 15 gigs traffic or more MySQL stuff MySQL version 3.23.32 or newer. PHPmyAdmin MySQL…
  • quiet closet poem January 14, 2005
    The empty coat closet at work, no jackets inside do lurk. All is quiet and still, Nothing moving notta nill. I hang my coat off to the side, setting over any jacket pride. Don’t want it to get in the…
  • Cubs interested in Jeremy Burnitz January 12, 2005
    According to the Houston Chronicle, the Astros, Devil Rays, Pirates, Diamondbacks and Cubs are interested in free agent OF Jeromy Burnitz. Great, the Cubs could really use another player to strikeout 120-150 times a season.
  • what will apple announce on january 11th? January 10, 2005
    i say a $499 computer. bank it.
  • xbox console wanted January 10, 2005
    I’m looking to buy an xbox console, but they are sold out everywhere. How bizarre. I thought ps2 was more popular than xbox. One would think that xbox would have a ready supply for anyone willing to get their less…
  • Magdalena Abakanowicz to permanently install 100 nine-foot tall rusted sculpture-people in Chicago’s Grant Park. January 10, 2005
    Public art is great to have around. It sparks dialogue and thought. But according to the artist’s website this installation constitutes “a lasting anxiety.” Hmmm. do we want a piece that causes anxiety in our parks? It’s one thing if…

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