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Wednesday, August 21, 2002
I didn't vote in the elections today, but it was interesting to see some local races get a lot of publicity, especially the 4th Congressional District race between Cynthia McKinney and Denise Majette. I just got moved out of McKinney's district, which is too bad, if only because I would've been part of the big group voting against her. People were as much voting against McKinney as opposed to voting for Majette -- but whatever works, I guess.
posted at 12:22 AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2002
Well I guess my game show debut will be on hold for the time being as I missed the cut today during the written test for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire -- the Meredith Viera edition. After going over most of the questions with my friend Rodney, I still can't figure out how I didn't make it through, but I suppose I missed enough (or they saw the fact that I found out about it via their Web site) was enough to stop me from advancing further. I guess next up is Pyramid tryouts in November.
posted at 11:55 PM
Sunday, August 18, 2002
It ain't cheating if you don't get caught ...
The Southeastern Conference has some of the best college football in the country. And for people in many parts of the south, it's there only connection to a big-time sports team. Thus, I shouldn't be too surprised that they'll cheat to win. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is doing a big report on SEC cheating this week, just in time for the start of the season. Granted news of cheating in the SEC is pretty much like saying the sun is rising in the east, but it's interesting to see the different reactions to the scandals on different levels. There's a reason why all of this keeps continuing.
posted at 2:36 PM
I've thought that the news media has gone a tad overboard in the covering of kidnappings this summer, although I guess if I had kids, I'd probably be very concerned about this as well (never mind that kidnappings are down this year this year -- when it concerns your kid, it is big news). And I'm sure that in the great struggle against obesity and the big food manufacturers and such, you'll have more paranoid parents watching the news keeping the young ones inside even more than usual.
But with that said, what in the world is up with this bizarre take on abductions. At least with bungee jumping and skydiving, it's pretty much just you doing the wild and crazy stuff. I suppose I don't have as much of a bone to pick with "extreme" sports anymore -- at least there's some decent athleticism going on there.
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