Quote Of The Day:
We had no bathroom, no television, no telephone. We had everything.
- Nuala O'Faolain
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Mar
15
2005
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Principles of Jewish Buddhism |
From John Joseph we have:
The Lotus & the Mishpokheh -The Principles of Jewish Buddhism
1. Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as the wooded glen. And sit up straight. You'll never meet the Buddha with such round shoulders.
2. There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?
3. Wherever you go, there you are. Your luggage is another story.
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Mar
14
2005
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Stop Fake News |
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Mar
01
2005
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Hard To Find Internet Retailer Phone Numbers |
Last week I was trying to find a way to call customer service at Blockbuster.com and after an extensive search, I found that surprisingly, there was no listing at all of their phone number anywhere on their site.
Sadly, this is not an uncommon issue. Many top e-tailers make it damn near impossible to contact them by phone. So in the spirit of sharing info, below are contact phone numbers for some of the top e-tailers. If you have more post a comment or send me an email.
Customer Service Phone Numbers for top Online Retailers:
Amazon.com
Hours of Operation (PST): 24/7
1-800-201-7575 or 1-206-266-2992
or
Rebates status line: 866-348-2492
Amazon.CA
Hours of Operation (PST): 24/7
1-877-586-3230
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Feb
22
2005
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Hotel Rwanda |
A few weeks ago Sarah and I went to see Hotel Rwanda and I have to say that it was one of the most moving and overwhelming films I have ever seen.
Hotel Rwanda is the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of the 4-star Belgian resort Hotel des Mille Collines in Kigali. Rusesabagina managed to save a small enclave of 1,268 men, women and children of both Hutu and Tutsi heritage by manipulating everyone from politicians to military leaders.
Perhaps the reason I was so moved by the film was that rather than trying to tell the larger and horrifying story of the 3 month long genocide of 1994, Hotel Rwanda focuses on Rusesabagina and his attempts to save his family from what looks like a sure death. The scene when Don Cheadle as Rusesabagina begs his wife to promise him that when they are seized, that she will shoot their two children to save them the fate of death by machete is as gripping and as terrifying as any moment in film.
If you want to learn more about the Rwandan genocide and how America (and the west) stood quietly by while 800,000 humans were slaughtered in 100 days, PBS's Frontline has a companion site to their "Ghosts Rwanda" program.
Posted by Scrappy| Category: Movies Category: Peace_Issues | Comments (3) | Permalink
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Feb
21
2005
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The Somerville Gates |
Central Park may have Christo's Gates, but not to be undone, Somerville, MA has
Hargo's The Somerville Gates...
From Robin we have link to The Somerville Gates, a $3.50 version of Christo's $29M project.
Posted by Scrappy| Category: Humor | Comments (0) | Permalink
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Feb
10
2005
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Lynne Cheney on Fresh Air |
On Wednesday's Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews Lynne Cheney. As Terry brings up homosexuality, things get a bit heated as Terry pushes the issue and Lynn gets frustrated because she came on the show to discuss her new children's book. Gross continues to push the issue and Cheney gets more and more annoyed as the interview goes on.
Ultimately an awkward and an very interesting listen.
Listen to the show here.
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Feb
09
2005
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Traffic Spike |
There's been a big spike in traffic here at daddyo during the past few days. Normally I get around 60 unique users per day, but it's gone up tremendously during the past few days.
Here are the numbers:
Date | Unique Visitors | |
Sunday | 6th February 2005 | 240 |
Monday | 7th February 2005 | 354 |
Tuesday | 7th February 2005 | 277 |
Who are all these people and what are they (you) doing here at daddyo.com? Surely you can't be looking for me, Rev. Scrappy McGowan.
Leave a comment and tell me how you got here and what you were looking for. It will be interesting to know.
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