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Check out "Problems with a

Check out "Problems with a Global Flood", an awesome case against anyone (and there are, sadly, quite a few people) who still literally believes in the biblical flood story.

The actions of high school

The actions of high school officials never fail to amaze me. 14 members of an Ohio high school baseball team were kicked off the team AND suspended from school for hiring strippers from an agency out of the phone book while on a road trip. Why isn't what I do on my own time, with my own money, my business, if it's legal? I see plenty of kids get nothing for being bullies, but we suspend students from school for going to a stripper? Why?

Wishing all of you a

Wishing all of you a Happy Arbor Day!

Bowling Green State University has

Bowling Green State University has a graduate department of Popular Culture (my independent major at UC Santa Cruz was American Popular Culture). Neat!

Well, I finally did it.

Well, I finally did it. The Absurdist Edge, my first web page, has been taken down and retired. I hadn't updated it in over a year, and lately I've been more concerned with michris.com. A high school substitute teacher once refered to my friends and me as "The Absurdist Edge", and the name stuck, inspiring a school club, that web page, and a comedy radio show I did for 2 years. I pointed all the pages here, so those looking can still find me. RIP, T.A.E.

QUITE entertaining. Smuckres (those folks

QUITE entertaining. Smuckres (those folks who make jelly) have a United States patent (6,004,596) on a version of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Check out the article in Technology Review about it.

Damn, my last idea regarding

Damn, my last idea regarding the site was a good one. I decided to make a custom 404 error page on my server. I'm getting all sorts of hits because it refers people back to the main Michris page.

Congrats to Ray Kurzweil, author

Congrats to Ray Kurzweil, author of "The Age of Spiritual Machines" for winning MIT's annual $500,000 Lemelson Prize for Invention and Innovation. Wired has a story about it
here. I first read "The Age of Spiritual Machines" back in 1999, and it's safe to say it changed my life. Great book.

Indeed, "jackass" is the best

Indeed, "jackass" is the best word to describe it when a teen injures his friend in alleged 'Jackass' stunt. Haven't they every wateched the show, i.e. the disclaimer in every episode that says "Don't send us your tapes, we won't watch them"?

Jackasses.

Am I the only person

Am I the only person greatly disturbed by the thought of the government banning art, even if it's art depicting Kiddie Porn? I don't like it, i wouldn't look at it, but since no children were harmed in the creation of it, it comes down to the government banning art. Bad Idea.

It's April 21st, and everybody

It's April 21st, and everybody knows tomorrrow's Earth Day. Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday to whoever's being born...

A neat little utility at

A neat little utility at the Solar System Live site allows you to view the planets as they were aligned on any given date. Below is the layout for my birthday back in 1978 (click it for a larger pic):

Neat, eh?

Your Horoscope for April 20th

Your Horoscope for April 20th (all signs) - Stand up to a bully today. In 10 years you'll be getting on with your life and they'll be wondering where the good times of high school went. Take a walk, but don't smoke any pot. It generally isn't good for you. Get a good night's sleep tonight.

I watched part of NBC's

I watched part of NBC's "Weakest Link" last night - The show was decent, the concept interesting, and the questions smart. I thought they were trying too hard to be hardcore (I think people like "Millionaire" because it's fun), it also had the quiet studio and strong lights, but overdid it. The best part of the whole thing, though, was the guerrilla marketing campaign that went along with it. Very nice.

Jane Fonda is seeking a

Jane Fonda is seeking a divorce From Ted Turner. Finally. They've been seperated for over a year, some rumors state that one of the reasons was her finding religion, though I haven't seen any proof for that yet. The funny bit:

The 63-year-old actress, who won Academy Awards for best actress the 1971 film ``Klute'' and the 1978 film ``Coming Home,'' told Hello! she was giving up her movie career.

Funny, I thought her career gave her up, seeing as she hasn't had a movie role since 1990.

The Simpsons Archive rules.

The Simpsons Archive rules.

Wired has an interesting article

Wired has an interesting article on Eliezer Yudkowsky, who wrote the FAQ about the meaning of life I posted a while back.

I just ordered take out

I just ordered take out chinese from 350 miles away.

I live in Tustin, California. I used to live in Santa Cruz, California (350 or so miles away), when I was in school. My roommate is traveling to Santa Cruz tomorrow to pick up our mutual friend. I ordered the chinese food (Kung Pao Tofu, like NOTHING I've found down here), and he's going to pick it up. It'll be cold, but it reheats very well. It's worth the trip by itself. I'd pay someone good money to make it for me down here.

mmm...so many hits today. Slashdot

mmm...so many hits today. Slashdot rules.

Anil pointed me toward some disturbing images of what appears to be Max Wright, the dad from "ALF", among other things. Check out the pictures, if you dare.

Is it just me, or

Is it just me, or does it seem like JM J. Bullock has done considerably more acting than is listed on his IMDB page?

I can't think of anything

I can't think of anything currently cooler than having certain books of the bible in pig latin.

Dispute Simmers Over Ten Commandments

Dispute Simmers Over Ten Commandments

Hello Christians. I'd really appreciate it if you got your ten commandments out of public buildings, schools, and generally away from me. Thanks. I'm sure you like them plenty, but I think they're silly, especially since you all typically don't follow the forth one anyway, and they're Jewish Law, not Christian Law. I'm glad you've stopped killing witches as described in Exodus 22:18, but I'm unsure why these 10 of the 600+ commandments are so special to you. For now, keep them at home. I'll read them if I want later. Thanks !

I'm happy to see that

I'm happy to see that WebCollage is back up and running. The site takes random images from the web and puts them together in a collage, clickable back to the source pages. Very cool.

I think it's about time

I think it's about time to start a campaign to have rich people give me money. Why? Because I'd like it. If 100 Billionaires each gave $10,000, I'd be in really good shape. Am I lazy? No. It's just an expiriment, We'll see what happens. More to come. Leave a note.

There's a lot of talk

There's a lot of talk about privacy concerns online, and that's good. When it's discussed, it's harder for some people to take advantage of others. Some people I know won't give out ANY information about themselves online, then there's folks like me, who give you a window into my life (a quick search of this site gives three digital and one postal way to get ahold of me). One reason I don't mind is because I don't think so highly of myself to think that some fan's gonna knock down my door, and because places like Yahoo (if you're a registered yahoo user, which many people are) will wish you a happy birthday on their site. Let's hear it for cookies!

In MUCH happier news than

In MUCH happier news than the story below, Happy Birthday to me! Why not invest in a gift? Maybe a birthday greeting on the message board, by email, ICQ, or AIM?

Adios, Amigo. R.I.P. Jeffrey Hyman,

Adios, Amigo.

R.I.P. Jeffrey Hyman, AKA Joey Ramone, front man of likely the best punk band ever. We'll miss you.

Just in time for Easter

Just in time for Easter - Smugglers Say Virgin Mary Gave Them Cash.

Happy Holidays, folks, regardless if you worship Jesus or the easter bunny.

Headline of the day: After

Headline of the day:

After 2-Day Scrutiny, Yahoo! Pulls Out of Porn

They're out, they're in, they're out...

What kinda fortune is this?

What kinda fortune is this? I got it tonight:

I didn't ask for an "advice cookie" or a "good idea cookie". I want to hear something like "Don't take the route 70 bus tomorrow" or "Bet on Rider's Pride in the fifth at Santa Anita tomorrow". This is just silly.

The Internet Infidels has a

The Internet Infidels has a wonderful article called "The Tale of the Five Officers". Take a read.

The Onion consistantly puts out

The Onion consistantly puts out some of the funniest things I've ever seen, such as their Easter cards for kids:

I don't know if I've

I don't know if I've read anything weirder or more disturbing than this story from Yahoo! about a women with a worm in her brain.

So many visitors...hopefully some of

So many visitors...hopefully some of you will stay and look around. I've discovered that my links page is much more popular than I thought it would be. For the most part, those are the sites I visit.

This is absolutly awesome. A

This is absolutly awesome. A wee bit Star Trek, a wee bit Star Wars. I have a lot of questions about it, but I'm sure I'll hear =)

Visit the Zero Population Growth

Visit the Zero Population Growth homepage. It's important.

As I recently told some people, this world needs more babies like it needs to spin off it's axis.

I remembered hearing that President

I remembered hearing that President Peanuthead, after the recent school shooting in Santee, called the shooter a "coward" before he even knew any of the facts. While I agree that the shooter did a terrible thing, I don't think that's very presidental behavior. Richard Cohen, a columnist for the Washington Post agrees. Check out his article on "Good Parents, Bad Kids".

Saw this today at CNN:

Saw this today at CNN:

MACCLESFIELD, North Carolina (AP) -- Some clean-shaven guys could find themselves in a hairy situation in a couple of weeks. Beard-growing is now mandatory in Macclesfield, North Carolina. Any male without at least some stubble growing by April 15 will be subject to arrest and-or a 25 dollar fine.

But Gene Wallace says he's ready to go to jail rather than risk his wife's wrath. He says he grew a beard once, but she didn't like it. Wallace notes that law or no-law, he still has to live with her.

I wonder if they're gonna enforce it...

Heh. This error on AOL

Heh. This error on AOL Instant Messanger amuses me:

Weird, especially, since buddy lists are kept locally.

No matter what time it

No matter what time it is, or how many I've recently killed, there's almost always exactly one ant on my bathroom counter. This seems like the kinda thing Douglas Adams should hear about.

I can't say for sure

I can't say for sure if the apple fell far from the tree, but judging what I know of Bush Jr. and Sr., I wouldn't doubt it. Check out Dad's views on atheism.

Disturbing and absurd, the story

Disturbing and absurd, the story of a man and his chair. Top Drawer!

You may have noticed the

You may have noticed the Paypal link and button. Don't worry. I just wanted to give anyone rich the ability ot easily pay me money. It's a good service; lets you pay people quickly and easily. Nice for things like Ebay. If you're feeling good, click it and give me some money. Running a website ain't cheap.

These are the newest changes

These are the newest changes - Thanks to Chris for his help with the graphics and fixing some minor problems. Whatcha think?

Phoons, you say? Do tell!

Phoons, you say? Do tell!

These are the changes for

These are the changes for now. I kinda like 'em. We'll see about color later.

I'm currently working on changing

I'm currently working on changing how the site looks. This won't affect most of you, but if you're a regular reader, things'll be weird for a few hours.

This isn't me. It's from

This isn't me. It's from an article at Daily Radar.



The likeness, however, is disturbing. Very disturbing.