Monthly Archives: April 2003

matrix for your cubicle

may just will not come soon enough. and if you haven’t seen the latest trailer, you … well … you really should. really.

April 15, 2003 – 4:56 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Distractions | Comments (2)

the implications of giant roadside peaches

- the history of the peachoid- the manufacturer of the peachoid – the peachoid’s competition- south carolina’s claim to peachiness – georgia’s claim to peachiness- south carolina’s state fruit- georgia’s state fruit- atlanta’s northside peach- atlanta’s southside peach- peaches of a higher power- a history of prunus persica

April 14, 2003 – 11:21 am | By Thomas | Posted in Grabbings | Comments (11)

trading your braves

forgive me, but i’m going to briefly shift into low-key sports mode. it is bad enough that the braves lost their mightiest pitcher, and worse still that he’s now filling the foul uniform of that other new york team, but it looks like his second-chair has forgotten everything he once knew. three starts, three losses, …

April 10, 2003 – 1:18 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Atlanta | Comments (6)

the amazing chesterton

This particular evening, if it is remembered for nothing else, will be remembered in that place for its strange sunset. It looked like the end of the world. All the heaven seemed covered with a quite vivid and palpable plumage; you could only say that the sky was full of feathers, and of feathers that …

April 8, 2003 – 4:06 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Distractions | Comments (2)

look kids! a doppleganger..

hmm. it’s another musicfilter, but not quite musicfilter. this could get interesting, but as mr colton said: “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” along that line, musicfilter has gotten a little “press” from kung fool, a collective “bravo” from ordinary-life, and some linkage from homeland obscurity.

April 7, 2003 – 11:18 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Site-Related | Comments (6)

through a yellow haze

it wasn’t that long ago, but i remember when i could welcome the coming of spring without dreading the effects of pollen. the whole makes me feel like just another whining allergy-sufferer, but when the yellow stuff coats the ground like it did this weekend, it is hard to imagine anyone being able to breathe …

April 7, 2003 – 9:29 am | By Thomas | Posted in Grabbings | Comments (5)

overheard at work

guy one: dude, new vin diesel movie this week.guy two: yeah?guy one: it’s called a man beside himself or something.guy two: um…guy one: wait. a man apart. yeah, that’s it. ah. accidental entertainment. gotta love it.

April 4, 2003 – 8:46 am | By Thomas | Posted in Observations | Comments (14)

musicfilter has a host

everybody. your attention for a moment. put your hands together for michael moncur (administrator of geekfilter, humorfilter, filmfilter, the incredibly useful literature page and others), as it is with his cooperation that i have moved musicfilter to a dedicated host. no domain name yet, but hey… musicfilter.yrex.com has a good ring to it.

April 3, 2003 – 9:46 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Site-Related | Comments (1)

do not adjust your set

the color shifts are my fault, not yours. throwing some new frocks on the old site just to see how well they hang. if you see something appealing, or maybe something atrocious, feel free to comment.

April 3, 2003 – 12:22 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Site-Related | Comments (3)

the war

a good friend, a former co-worker, he asked me today for a little update on my life and times. then he asked me just what i thought about the topic on everybody’s mind. while i’ve talked this over with many people, i’ve not taken the time to lay it all out. so what follows is …

April 2, 2003 – 8:51 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Rants | Comments (15)