Monthly Archives: August 2003

Football field in meters? Ask Google!

Posted on August 17, 2003 by

I can’t pick between the exclamations: whoa. sweet. awesome. Announcing the Google calculator. (More info here and here.) Some useful queries: 7*6 For 3rd graders and HGTTG fans 100 yards in meters For European NFL fans 65 in binary For … Continue reading →

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Digimon

Posted on August 17, 2003 by

So, yeah, as the title suggests, it’s been a slow couple days. Temple Israel couldn’t even pull a minyan[1] together for the service, so I’m not sure how much I’ll go back. Maybe UNH-M has a Hillel…maybe… Di-di-di-digimon! I spotted … Continue reading →

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Recovery

Posted on August 15, 2003 by

Today I tied up some loose ends, my body didn’t really feel up to doing hardcore work (after the 5K yesterday). In that vein, I’m cutting out early to go to Shabbat services at the one conservative shul in Manch, … Continue reading →

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Manchester 5K

Posted on August 14, 2003 by

Today, much of the campaign staff ran in the Cigna HealthCare 5K race. It was a great break from PHP coding. I was running buddies with a coworker, and we bonded, which was nice since I didn’t really know her … Continue reading →

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Yente-wannabe

Posted on August 13, 2003 by

On the car ride to Seabiscuit I had an interesting experience with a coworker. She inquired if I was seeing anyone and proceeded to pitch a friend of hers, Audrey, as someone I might be interested in. Audrey lives in … Continue reading →

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+4, nerdy

Posted on August 12, 2003 by

Looks like the campaign’s going to take a trip to see Seabiscuit tonight–should be fun. Link of the day: Mac Hall Comics (from Rain). Other news, got a couple of new people in this week, including a data-friendly Texan grad … Continue reading →

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Post DOC ergo propter DOC

Posted on August 11, 2003 by

The after-DOC party last night was a blast. The statewide staff went to Gillian’s, ate, drank, and played pool. I, of course, stuck to my ginger ale, and off-the-menu broccoli pasta. I also kicked some major ass in pool, winning … Continue reading →

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Vacation and DOC

Posted on August 10, 2003 by

Quite the weekend so far. I’m writing this from the Dean Organizing Convention (DOC), which is this *huge* gathering of Dean community leaders (not just regular volunteers). We’ve taken over a big chunk of the Manchester Holiday Inn–The Grand Ballroom … Continue reading →

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A vacation

Posted on August 8, 2003 by

In a few hours I’ll be off on a 1.5-day vacation. First stop: Camp Wigwam, the summer camp my uncle owns. I’ll get there just in time to ref a Color War game. After a night in Maine, I’ll be … Continue reading →

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The F word

Posted on August 6, 2003 by

Wow! What an incredible week so far! First, a poll comes out that says we’re leading in Iowa. Check out labor households and “definite” caucus-goers. Then, we’re on the covers of *both* Time and Newsweek! The articles in both news-weeklies … Continue reading →

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