Saturday, January 24, 2004
Luck May Strike You...
'Hoosier Millionaire' winner dies soon after show:
The winner of tonight's 'Hoosier Millionaire' game show was killed after being hit by a pickup truck just hours after the show's taping, authorities said Friday.The man won $57,000 on the show after he traveled to Indianapolis on Thursday for a taping of the statewide television game show, Hoosier Lottery Director Jack Ross said.:(
After the two-hour taping, which will air tonight , Atwood returned to his hometown of Elwood, Ind., with the check, Ross said.
About 7 p.m., Atwood was a block from his home and crossing Main Street -- on his way to the grocery store where he had purchased the winning ticket-- when a black pickup truck rounded a corner and struck him, said Elwood Police Chief Toby R. Barker.
Friday, January 23, 2004
Lose Yourself... In Irony
Eminem's Mom Reportedly Carjacked Along Eight Mile
Debbie Mathers was sitting in her car while pumping gas at the BP gas station located at Eight Mile and Coolidge roads around 11:30 p.m., WDIV-TV in Detroit learned. She was approached by a man with a silver handgun who demanded her car and threatened to kill her if she did not get out of the car, according to Oak Park police.What's better then the irony here is that Ms. Mathers was in her car AND pumping gas! Wow!
The carjacker then grabbed Mathers and pulled her out of the vehicle, police said. He reportedly fled in Mathers' car and headed west on Eight Mile Road.
The Great Ping-Pong In the Sky
Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan dies at 76
Bob Keeshan, who entertained millions of baby-boomers and their children, has died. He played Captain Kangaroo on TV and made his mark in the hearts and minds of children for more than 50 years.
Shake Ya Tail Feathas
Report: J.Lo, Affleck Break Off Engagement:
According to 'Access Hollywood,' US magazine is reporting that the couple has officially broken off their engagement. The magazine says the break-up took place on Jan. 20, three days after Affleck returned to Los Angeles from the Sundance Film Festival.Should the split be permanent, it is still unclear who J. Lo's ass would belong to.
A Lopez spokesperson confirmed the break-up: 'I am confirming the report that Jennifer Lopez has ended her engagement to Ben Affleck,' a spokesperson told US. 'At this difficult time, we ask that you respect her privacy.'
Thursday, January 22, 2004
From This End...
I have to say I've been very surprised by the reactions to my column today, and I'm mostly pleased.
Thanks to all of you who have posted here, and at the DN Online.
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Judging by the reactions, my need for giving more time to the subject is fairly small. But allow me to say a few things:
-Funding. Where to get it, and how to not have it increase our fees. The fact is, it inevitably WILL raise our fees, somewhere down the line.That is all for now. Remember that the unedited column will be up tomorrow under the "column" header of this very site.
-Students. Seriously - get involved, stay on campus and love your school. Change starts at the ground level.
-Student Government Association. I've already been contacted by at least one of their members today, and all I will say is this: Listen to the student's voice, and drop the damn thing already.
-Readers. I love you all.
Until then, we now return you to our regular blogging.
News Alert: Rover Not Responding
Nasa rover breaks down on Mars:
Nasa's Mars rover Spirit has stopped sending useful data to Earth from the Red Planet and mission scientists are unable to send it commands. Nasa says the problem could either be due to a major power fault, software corruption or memory corruption....software? $400 million dollars, and the damn thing fails because of software?
[From the Willo Files:] The U.S. Government has announced that future such models will have preventive measures taken so an incident like this does not happen again:
It's Here.
Finally.
The hiatus has ended and after a well-deserved break, Bewildered Society is back in print: today.
Bewildered Society now publishes every other Thursday in the Ball State Daily News.
We'll be posting links to the PDF and DN text versions of the file to this blog as well as the Column archive linked at your left.
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A special welcome to those you who are first time readers. Regardless of whether or not you agree with my opinions, I hope you'll stick around to explore the site. Here you'll find more background on my life, my views and my humor.
We appreciate your comments! Be sure to post to the comment board below this blog (yes--it finally works), as well as to the message board @ the DN site. Feel free to contact me directly by visiting the contact page.
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For those of you regulars, we'll be doing a new thing here @ BS.com. Every Friday following a published column, we'll be posting the unedited, uncensored and (sometimes) funnier version. (You know: the one the paper won't let you read... ;) That said, be sure to drop back by BS.com tomorrow for the EXCLUSIVE text you won't find anywhere else.
Even better for you impatient ones, come back later this afternoon for some insight about today's column, including some elaborated thoughts and perhaps any feedback I've received throughout the day.
Alright - we're done with that part.
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So, without further adieu: The return of Bewildered Society:
The Ball State Daily News: Bewildered Society
The Ball State Daily News PDF File
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
More fun for you
Thanks to those of you who brought to my attention that my comment service was down (again).
Well, we've said good-bye to the good folks over at the old place, and am now using HaloScan for our comment service.
What this means for you: more realiability.
What this means for me: more reliability, a logo at the top and the ability to delete or edit bad posts!
Sounds good to me. :)
So -- post away!
One More Day....
The Column Returns...
Tomorrow
in the Ball State Daily News
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
I'm Going To...Fail!
College student wins $20-million Super 7 jackpot
Colin McDonald won't have to worry about a business assignment that was due this week, or the cost of books and rising tuition fees.He'll have it spent in five years.
He won last Friday's $20 million Super 7 jackpot, and intends to indulge his love of skiing and snowboarding instead of trying to get a job in the business world - at least for now. The 28-year-old Loyalist College student, who lives in Belleville, had the sole winning ticket for the Jan. 16 Super 7 draw. He was in Toronto today to claim his winnings.
McDonald is taking a Business Sales course and when asked about whether he would continue, he replied: "Probably not!"
Watch Your Domain
Software giant threatens mikerowesoft:
Microsoft has set its lawyers onto a 17-year-old software writer from Vancouver, called Mike Rowe, because he has registered MikeRoweSoft.com, which the company said infringes on its copyright.The company added that, according to recent computer changes, clicking the start button on your computer henceforth allows Microsoft to be referred to as "God."
Mike Rowe, who registered the domain name in August 2003, received an email from Microsoft's lawyers three months later asking him to transfer the domain name to Microsoft. They also offered to pay him a "settlement" of $10, which is the cost of his original registration fee.Hah! Assholes!
"I was surprised that they would offer such a little amount of money to persuade me to hand my domain over," said Rowe, who wrote back telling them that he had worked hard on the site and spent money printing stationary, but would be willing to give it up for $10,000. In response, he received a 25-page letter explaining why Microsoft's customers could get confused between his site and their site.Microsoft has yet to comment.
Probably for the better.
Monday, January 19, 2004
Stanley Steamer...
Kennel club's show is doggone:
Muncie won't be going to the dogs this year - at least not until August. The local kennel club has canceled the four days of dog shows usually held at the Horizon Convention Center every January, which could cost the community upwards of $2 million in visitor spending.*giggles*
The show, actually four one-day shows sponsored by four different kennel clubs and hosted by the Muncie Kennel Club, had become popular with exhibitors from around the country. The shows typically drew about 1,000 dogs plus their owners and handlers to Muncie at a slow time of the year for local businesses. 'We estimate they spent about $2 million while in town for five days,' said Tim Catterson, president of the Muncie Kennel Club and show chairman. 'The kennel clubs alone spent about $40,000.'
The shows had to be canceled because the entire floor of the convention center has been carpeted, according to Catterson.
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