Gongol.com Archives: August 2003
Brian Gongol



The American Way New EU Consititution: 69,196 words on 263 pages (Original US Constitution: 4,608 words on four pages) (8.19.2003)
The American Way Chemical Ali Busted (8.22.2003)
The American Way USAF Colonel on Moscow Air Show: "An encouraging tone for an even stronger partnership between our two militaries" (8.29.2003)
The American Way Overtime About Money, Upward Mobility, Capability (8.24.2003)
The American Way Dick Armey Continues Fiscal Watchdoggery (8.31.2003)
Business and Finance British Having Retirement Fund Troubles, Too (8.20.2003)
Business and Finance Look, People: Water Isn't Free (8.31.2003)
Business and Finance GDP and Corporate Profits Take Off in 2nd Quarter (8.29.2003)
Business and Finance Personal Income Up (8.29.2003)
Business and Finance Northrop Grumman Hit With $60 Million Fine (8.26.2003)
Business and Finance Note to Self: Study Pharmacy (8.16.2003)
Business and Finance May This Mall Lower My Property Taxes (8.16.2003)
Business and Finance Cost of Living and the Political Climate (8.31.2003)
Computers and the Internet Sponge Produces Better Fiber Optics Than Owens-Corning (8.20.2003)
Computers and the Internet Fat Kid Wrote Nasty Virus (8.31.2003)
Computers and the Internet Outrageous Florida Plan to Tax Computer Networks Each Year (8.26.2003)
Computers and the Internet "War Games" Redux (8.29.2003)
Computers and the Internet Sue Microsoft? Aww, Why Not? (8.16.2003)
Computers and the Internet Impressive Flash Animations on Political Topics (8.16.2003)
Computers and the Internet Excellent Flash Intro (8.16.2003)
Computers and the Internet Worm Crashes Security Network at Nuke Plant (8.26.2003)
Computers and the Internet Posting Songs Online? Have $12,500 Ready (8.19.2003)
Computers and the Internet Viruses to Solve Viruses (8.19.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Even With This Machine, Guys Still Won't Know How to Dress Ourselves (8.17.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Let's Have a Talk About Socialized Medicine (8.24.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Recipe for Success: Get Paid Huge, Don't Show Up to Work (8.25.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Chicago Schools to Scare Brats into Good Behavior (8.19.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Mayor Puts Her Picture on City Vehicles (8.20.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Doofus Drops Engagement Ring in Starbucks Tip Jar (8.19.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Giving California the Boot (8.17.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Monkey Needs a Hug (8.29.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor The Homestar Runner Museum (8.16.2003)
News BBC Overview of EU Constitution (8.19.2003)
News Cool Reception for EU Constitution (8.19.2003)
News 69,000 Killed in Peru Between 1980 and 2000 (8.31.2003)
News 9/11 Transcripts Released (8.31.2003)
News Should the Dysfunctional UN Make Policy for Member States? (8.16.2003)
News Brazilian Tourists in UK Busted by Immigration for Not Knowing Beatles Tunes (8.22.2003)
News Priests Stirring Hot-Button Debate in Wisconsin (8.26.2003)
News Lights Back On (8.17.2003)
Science and Technology Microbe Found That Survives 250° Heat (8.17.2003)
Science and Technology Electric Grid Map Proves Texas Really Is a Whole Other Country (8.17.2003)
Science and Technology Blackout Early-Warning System Left Over From 1965 (8.20.2003)
Science and Technology Blackouts Mess Up London, Too (8.31.2003)
Science and Technology EU Going to Moon; US Hopes France Will Stay There (8.20.2003)
Science and Technology 55 Million Camera-Enabled Phones by Christmas (8.20.2003)
Science and Technology Your Great29-Grandparents Were Nekkid (8.19.2003)
Science and Technology Why Cogeneration Makes Sense (8.22.2003)
Science and Technology Wolf 108 (8.17.2003)
Threats to the American Way Cache of Suicide Belts Found (8.16.2003)
Threats to the American Way Pair of Car Bombs in Bombay Kill At Least 45 (8.25.2003)
Threats to the American Way You Can't Always Assume Governments Are Safe (8.17.2003)
Threats to the American Way Terrorists Attack UN Building in Iraq (8.19.2003)
Threats to the American Way Terrorists Kill Dozens in Iraqi Bombing (8.29.2003)
Threats to the American Way Privacy Advocates Worried About Japan's National ID Cards (8.25.2003)
Threats to the American Way Making Enemies Love Each Other (8.17.2003)
The United States of America Stateside Socialists Leave No Product Untaxed (8.26.2003)
The United States of America Iowa Road Alerts (8.25.2003)
The United States of America Buffalo: "Really -- it's not THAT bad here! We swear!" (8.24.2003)
The United States of America US is 39 for 55 With Iraqi "Most Wanted" (8.26.2003)
The United States of America Rumsfeld: Current Reservist Program is 'Industrial-Era', Needs Change (8.26.2003)
The United States of America Saddam Boys Dead Means Tips Come In (8.16.2003)
The United States of America Tommy Franks: Saddam Dead or Captured By October (8.16.2003)
The United States of America US 20 Now Four Lanes from DBQ to FOD (8.25.2003)
The United States of America Urban Sprawl Means Waistline Sprawl (8.29.2003)
The United States of America California Democrats Now Betting on Second Horse (8.22.2003)
The United States of America Governors Continue Yakking; Should Consider Taking Month Off to Not Screw Things Up (8.17.2003)
Election 2004 Dean: "If you work, you've earned the right to health care security." Huh? (8.24.2003)
Election 2004 Edwards Wants "Homeland Intelligence Agency" (8.24.2003)
Election 2004 Lieberman Far Less Nutty Than Other Democratic Candidates (8.19.2003)
Election 2004 Gephardt: Higher Taxes, Less Free Trade, Socialized Medicine (8.22.2003)
Election 2004 Ah, the Iowa State Fair: Giving East-Coast Elitists a Regular Opportunity to Condescend About Midwesterners (8.17.2003)
The American Way It's Not Always Pretty, But Markets Are Efficient (8.2.2003)
The American Way Let the Cubans In (8.4.2003)
The American Way DARPA Won't Take Attack Bets Anymore, But These Guys Will (8.2.2003)
Business and Finance Hyundai Chief Commits Suicide (8.7.2003)
Business and Finance Healthy GDP Growth Reported (8.3.2003)
Business and Finance Personal Income Up 0.3% in June (8.1.2003)
Business and Finance Unemployment Down to 6.2% (8.1.2003)
Business and Finance What's Wrong with Music-Industry Suits (8.7.2003)
Business and Finance Viva Amoco! (8.12.2003)
Business and Finance Gov't to Bad Sprint Cell Service: Can You Hear Me Now? (8.7.2003)
Aviation How Your Security Is Being Handled by the Airlines (8.3.2003)
Aviation BoycottDelta.com (8.3.2003)
Aviation No-Fly Lists (8.7.2003)
Aviation New TSA Security Checks (8.7.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Motorcycle Racer After Men's Hearts (8.7.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Life in Radio (8.1.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Everybody to the Limit! (8.4.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Think a Monkey Can Do Your Job? (8.12.2003)
We All Need a Little Humor Candidate Schwarzenegger's Crime Policy (8.7.2003)
News Because a State in a Budget Crunch Needs a Government-Funded Survey to Find Out Iowans Like Two-Parent Families (8.4.2003)
News Creepy Dude Puts Camera in Teen Neighbor's Lava Lamp (8.7.2003)
News Saddam's Daughters Heed Greeley's Advice and Go West (8.4.2003)
News Iraqis Buried Fighter Jets (8.7.2003)
News Why Do We Call It the Red-ister? Read and Find Out (8.4.2003)
Other Stuff Very Hot Finnish Swimmer (8.7.2003)
Science and Technology Hefty Waves from Korean Typhoon (8.7.2003)
Science and Technology Architecture Week (8.7.2003)
Science and Technology Cityscapes (8.12.2003)
Science and Technology Score Another Victory for Technology (8.4.2003)
Science and Technology When You Have No Telecom System, Go Cellular (8.3.2003)
Science and Technology DVD Ripper for VHS Expected Next Month for $400 (8.12.2003)
Science and Technology Not Exactly Max Headroom (8.4.2003)
Science and Technology I'll Always Call It the Amoco Tower (8.12.2003)
Science and Technology But I Thought Cell Phones Were Bad When One is Driving (8.1.2003)
Threats to the American Way Traditional Terrorism Still Not Gone, Either (8.4.2003)
Threats to the American Way US Government Now Issuing Microsoft Security Warnings (8.1.2003)
Threats to the American Way People This Stupid Should Move to North Korea Where They Belong (8.12.2003)
Threats to the American Way What the Red Chinese Are Up To (8.1.2003)
Threats to the American Way Terrorists Calling Us the "New Crusaders" (8.4.2003)
Threats to the American Way Jakarta Attack (8.7.2003)
Threats to the American Way New Database to Cross-Reference Everything You Do (8.7.2003)
The United States of America Democrats Just Don't Have an Identity (8.3.2003)
The United States of America The Founding Fathers Test (8.7.2003)
The United States of America No More Left-Lane Cruising in Illinois (8.7.2003)
The United States of America Living in a Planned Community (8.3.2003)
The United States of America 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (8.1.2003)
The United States of America Liebermann Now Practically a Republican (8.7.2003)
Election 2004 Gov. Dean Thinks Minimum Wage Helps Poor People; Earns "F" in Economics (8.7.2003)
Election 2004 Howard Dean Thinks We Need More Union Power, Not Less; Needs to Study Basic Labor Economics (8.7.2003)
Election 2004 How is Sen. Kerry's Mandatory Service Requirement Different from Conscription? (8.12.2003)
Election 2004 Rep. Kucinich's "Dept. of Peace" is Three Steps Beyond Kooky (8.12.2003)
Election 2004 Kucinich Wants to Send All Kids Ages 3 and Up to Preschool on Your Dime (8.12.2003)