Daily Archives: March 20, 2004

French Nutricionists Endorse Big Mac – Stock Drops

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

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Video Aggregator 1.0

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

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Satan Dethrones Jesus at the Boxoffice

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

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Why My Son Was a Sourpuss

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

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Anniversary Marked By Protests Worldwide

 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

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