Monthly Archives: March 2004

It’s been too long since the Dowbrigade has visited Holland, one of the most beautiful and enlightened countries on the planet. This picture appeared today on Adam Curry’s Weblog, and it all came back to me like a dream of … Continue reading →

This may explain why the Dowbrigade sold his 19-year-old son down the river for a song after Game 7 of the ALCS last October. PITTSBURGH – Seemingly incidental emotions can influence the prices at which individuals buy and sell goods, … Continue reading →

The accompanying photos were forwarded by an ESL teacher in Japan. He reports that the latest fashion craze among young Japanese women are these print skirts, which appear to be see-through but actually are designs printed on the fabric. While … Continue reading →

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, makes a joke about a rumor that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry had a plastic surgery, holding photos of Kerry, left, and pop star Michael Jackson during the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in … Continue reading →

Damn head cold.  We discovered it upon being awoken from our afternoon nap on Friday, just in time to make dinner with the Cyber-Mom and Executive Brother, as well as three nieces and a step-Dad at the Japanese steak house … Continue reading →

illustration by Aaron Meshon In spite of the impression the Dowbrigade may have given in his slashing condemnation of the practice, home schooling is making inroads not only in the heartland, but even in liberal Massachusetts, and not only at … Continue reading →

Powerpoint presentations have been described as the means of communication with the highest noise to signal ratio known to man.  In their defense, they are not really designed to communicate anything; rather, they exist as calming eye candy to channel … Continue reading →

PARIS (Reuters) – Want to stay fit and healthy? Two top French nutritionists are telling people to go for a Big Mac and keep their fingers off the traditional French quiche. In an unexpected message to a country priding itself … Continue reading →

Great News! Andrew Grumet over at MIT has taken a giant step towards one of the hottest applications of RSS on the horizon – the video aggregator.  ReadRSS, released today in version 0.4d, is a nifty piece of software that … Continue reading →

Early report have the Day of the Damned Zombie flick "Dawn of the Dead" doubling the take this weekend of the winner the past two weeks, "The Passion of the Christ". Sounds to the Dowbrigade like a Dynamite Double Feature… … Continue reading →

For about a week last months, the back bedroom belonging to Number 2 son had a distinct stink of vinegar, in Addison to the usually ripe male teenaged bouquet. Upon repeated inquiry and investigation (not so easy to pull the … Continue reading →

 Two Spanish protesters dressed up as U.S. President George Bush and Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar attend a rally commemorating the first anniversary of the U.S.-led war in Iraq in Oviedo in Northern Spain March 20, 2004   … Continue reading →