Friday Five 26 March 2004

Er, they don't have one for today. This stinks. At the same time, I'm off to the NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, so the postings will be somewhat backlogged.

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Friday Five 12 March 2004

1. What was the last song you heard?

Hrrm. It may have been Fleetwood Mac's "Nightbird" or whatever it's called, where Stevie Nicks croaks "just like a white wing dove" or something. I despise Fleetwood Mac so I'm not looking the lyrics up.

2. What were the last two movies you saw?

Hrrm. Er. Uh...huh huh huh...hey Beavis. I think it would have been High Plains Drifter and The Godfather. Can't be sure.

3. What were the last three things you purchased?

Lisa Gerrard's new album, Immortal Memory, with Patrick Cassidy. Comments later. Prior to that, it was pencils. Going back one last step, The Amtrak Story by Frank N. Wilner. Mr. Wilner has an extensive background in railroad subjects and writes well. I recommend his works to those who support rail as a means of passenger and freight transportation, and also to those who oppose those goals.

4. What four things do you need to do this weekend?

Take the MPRE, recover from spring break---no, not a wild one, just one where I traveled and had to do some nagging things---clean the apartment, and report the SOB who lives beneath me for smoking like a poorly-maintained smelter. Carbonize your lungs but not mine, pal!

5. Who are the last five people you talked to?

The folks and friends from college. Got to keep up the undergraduate network.

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Friday Five 05 March 2004

Yes, this one's late as well. Today'll be a two-fer, catching up.

What was...

1. ...your first grade teacher's name?

[REDACTED]

2. ...your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?

The Transformers, without a doubt. I was ready to kill when it would get pre-empted for local advertising or something.

3. ...the name of your very first best friend?

Jonathan.

4. ...your favorite breakfast cereal?

Gee, I don't know. I used to eat a lot of Trix.

5. ...your favorite thing to do after school?

Come home and watch cartoons on the local UHF station that would show, variously, G.I. Joe, Transformers, or whatever else the programming guys could scrounge up. At one point, the station had drawings for G.I. Joe toys, and I was desperate to get a Skystriker. Never happened, until Santa and the free enterprise system intervened later.

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VDH Blog

Victor Davis Hanson, who most of the Internet knows from his columns at National Review Online, now has a blog. Visit it at The Official Website of Victor Davis Hanson.

I got this, somehow, from the RSS feed at The Politburo Diktat, who got it from Horsefeathers. Tips of the Wisconsin hat to all involved.

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