March 2004
Common Mispronunciation
“Common Mispronunciation” is full of idiotspeak that we Maddens frown on down on. Some is just nitpicking, but hey.
Dan •
Words •
03/31/04
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Myrtle Beach
The famous golf vacation in Myrtle Beach is over and I did worse than anyone else. I brought 4 dozen…
Dad •
News •
03/28/04
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Pigs at the Trough
For those of you who haven’t heard enough about Enron, Worldcom, Tyco, and other outrageous business scandals in recent months, Arianna Huffington’s book is for you.
Dad •
Reviews •
03/20/04
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Petroleum
Petra=rock, oleum=oil. Why did this never click before?
Patrick •
Connections/Words •
03/18/04
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Pato (and Adi) Reading
Pato demonstrates his reading skills, and Adi helps too.
Patrick •
Movies •
03/16/04
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Catch [It] If You Can
Leonardo DiCaprio gives a surprisingly great performance in a superb film: Catch Me If You Can.
Patrick •
Reviews •
03/16/04
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2 comments
Mom & Leftovers
Dave Barry’s take on house cleaning.
David •
Funnies •
03/14/04
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Sara
Sara Teresa Elizabeth Madden Cabrera, welcome to the family!
Patrick •
Felicitations/News •
03/10/04
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10 comments
Piggies and Toadies
I’ve been reading Arianna Huffington’s book Pigs at the Trough in which she exposes the abuses of power that are…
Dad •
Words •
03/09/04
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1 comments
(Online) Museum of Bad Art
This is the (Online) Museum of Bad Art.
Dan •
Recommendations •
03/09/04
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3 comments
Plato sees our day
The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.
Patrick •
Quotes •
03/09/04
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Feeling Badly
Do you feel badly? Are you a bad feeler? Is it in your hands or in your heart?
Patrick •
Recommendations •
03/08/04
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2 comments
Me and Che
I look like Che in this picture.
Patrick •
Pictures •
03/06/04
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6 comments
(Root) Beer
When Pato says his favorite drink is beer, his kindergarten teacher freaks.
Patrick •
Stories •
03/06/04
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5 comments
Peach
If peaches are not “peach” colored, then what is?
Patrick •
Observations •
03/06/04
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6 comments
Woman/Women
How come changing an a to an e makes the o sound different?
Patrick •
Words •
03/04/04
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3 comments
Recycling Writing
Ian Frazier has now published three similar essays about getting plastic bags out of trees.
Patrick •
Observations •
03/02/04
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Gay Marriage
an abomination by any other name still stinks to high heaven
Dad •
Observations •
03/02/04
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4 comments
51/49
About the ratio of real-world coin toss results, David Aldous, a statistician at the University of California, Berkeley applies, “This is a good lesson that even in simple things that people take for granted, there may be unexpected subtleties.”
Dan •
Explanations •
03/02/04
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Snowball Fighting Championships
Adding to the evidence that there are championships in everything, here’s an article about the Japanese Snowball Fighting Championships. Maybe…
Patrick •
News •
03/01/04
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4 comments
The Passion
We saw Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ yesterday and found it extremely powerful and suitably controversial.
Dad •
Reviews •
03/01/04
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3 comments