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Archive for September, 2004

My Gift To The ‘Sims 2′ Players Of The World

Tuesday, September 28th, 2004

I was bored today. Oh how many great stories start out with that sentence.
I was lamenting the lack of quality user-submitted house floor plans on the Sims 2 website when I remembered a bunch of sites I had been on a few years ago when I was looking at real-world floor plans. After […]

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More Sims Tidbits

Tuesday, September 28th, 2004

Those who know me - who have met me - or have seen a picture will be shocked.
I mentioned earlier just how customizable the body features are in the characters in The Sims 2.
My first few attempts were haphazard, but earlier tonight I took a couple of photographs of myself for reference and went through […]

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A Pearls Pearl

Sunday, September 26th, 2004

This one may go on photo paper.

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Because Sequels ALWAYS Suck?

Saturday, September 25th, 2004

I bought “The Sims 2″ from Walmart the other night. I’ve been playing it pretty much non-stop for the last day or so. Here are my initial - and very brief - findings so far.
THE BAD
In many ways this is like the earlier version of The Sims with newer better graphics. […]

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Indy On Two Wheels

Thursday, September 23rd, 2004

Oh. My. God.
The Smoking Gun reports that 20 year old Samuel Tilley (no relation to the hat people, I’m sure) was recently clocked by Minnesota State Police for achieving a speed of 205 mph on a section of Interstate 61 riding a Honda 1000 motorcycle. For those of us who live in […]

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Hurricane vs. Third World Island

Thursday, September 23rd, 2004

If you have an empty stomach, read this.
It’s one thing to look at Florida and think about how bad the Floridians have it - and I’m not saying they don’t have it bad.
But when you compare what three hurricanes did to Florida with what one tropical storm did to Haiti… there is no comparison.
Without getting […]

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If You’re Flying Delta, Pack A Lunch!

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004

If you’re planning on flying Delta on a flight that originates from the Atlanta hub, you might wanna eat before you board the plane. One of Delta’s catering suppliers has pulled the plug. Speculation is that the company has asked for payment-in-advance amid speculation that Delta may file for bankruptcy.
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