Author Archives: Solonor

Get your factchecks straight

Posted on October 6, 2004 by Solonor

It’s FactCheck dot ORG, dumbass. Continue reading →

Posted in Rants 'n' Whines | 7 Comments

I know a guy who knows a guy…

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Solonor

Here’s something to turn all you Lemony Snicket fans green. My wife’s boss (who is a dear friend) had dinner with “the man” himself. Ooooh. Aaaah. Yes, I am jealous. Shut up. She was at a big book seller’s convention … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything | 3 Comments

Hero

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Solonor

I went and saw Hero last week (the U.S. release of 2002’s Ying Xiong). The short review: Movie good. Me like. If you liked Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, you’ll love this. In fact, if you liked Lord of the Rings … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, The Big Screen | 1 Comment

2004 Hurricane Tour

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Solonor

While you’re in a giving mood, why don’t you hop on over to SoapBoxBlog and buy one of her 2004 Hurricane Tour T-Shirts? $2.00 from the sale of each shirt will be donated to the Central Florida Red Cross Disaster … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Yo! Listen Up! | 2 Comments

STG: Garden of Angels

Posted on October 4, 2004 by Solonor

Garden of Angels is an organization formed by Debi Faris to give some dignity to newborns abandoned in dumpsters and on the side of the road. They claim these babies, name them, and give them a proper, legal burial. More … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Stupidest Angel

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Solonor

Man, this is my kind of Christmas story. There’s nothing like a great holiday book filled with mistletoe, Santa Claus, zombies, angels, parties and good cheer. Take one murdered Santa, mix in a misguided angel who loves barbecue and pinochle, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics | 1 Comment

Ready? OK! Owwww….

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Solonor

Somehow, I missed seeing this story until Friday at lunch when Grump said, “Hey, did you see where a Cleveland player got shot?” Thinking that this was one of those “so a Cleveland player gets shot…” jokes, I replied: “What? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Strangeness | 2 Comments

Boobiethon ’04

Posted on October 2, 2004 by Solonor

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the gang is back with the third annual Blogger Boobiethon. Go and make a donation. However, if you happen to keep your browser on the picture pages for more than 4 straight … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Yo! Listen Up! | 1 Comment

Links getting backlogged and Football: Week 4

Posted on October 1, 2004 by Solonor

Been crazy busy at work and on the home front (most roofers have a waiting list in the thousands at this point!). So, I have a little backlog of links to post this weekend. I’ve got a review of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Football | 2 Comments

Historic Space Flight

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Solonor

If you’ve got a broadband connection, go NOW to SPACE.com to see the launch of SpaceShipOne!! UPDATE: Jason was there and he has pictures! Continue reading →

Posted in Wouldya Lookit That! | 1 Comment