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  1. WillyBWright

    Is this a Hate crime?

    A Reedsburg woman accused of stealing more than $25,000 worth of antiques from the home of a dying woman she was caring for has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly targeting a disabled person's property. A charge of theft with a hate-crime enhancer was filed Tuesday in Dane County...
  2. WillyBWright

    Alberto Gonzales: iboats No Confidence Poll

    I haven't tried a Poll on this new format yet, so here it is. A No Confidence vote is being contemplated in the Legislative branch of the US, so let's have a vote of our own. Have you lost confidence in Alberto Gonzales's ability to lead the Justice Department, or do you still have confidence...
  3. WillyBWright

    Who'll be Fred's running mate on 08?

    I'm not even going to bother with arguing if he'll get the nomination. It is reported that he will officially enter the race July 4th. He carries some baggage though. Ill health that will hopefully continue to improve, a much younger wife sure to have the opposition crying "Cradle robber", and...
  4. WillyBWright

    Stupid Stupid Tragedy

    New England Patriot Marquis Hill mising in jestki accident NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- New England Patriots player Marquise Hill was reported missing following a jetski accident on Lake Pontchartrain, where U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews were searching for him on Monday. "We searched throughout the...
  5. WillyBWright

    Cutty Sark Gone

    I haven't found the story on the net yet, but just heard on the radio that the Cutty Sark was destroyed by fire. It was drydocked and under major restoration. Sad day for maritime history ... and whiskey drinkers I suppose. Cutty Sark
  6. WillyBWright

    Didn't want to rain on anybody's Mother's Day

    Last week a 13 year old girl in my eldest son's middle school died of an apparent heart attack after falling ill at a track practice as she was being medflighted. She was buried on Saturday. I can't begin to fathom what kind of Mother's Day her Mom had yesterday. She was very active both...
  7. WillyBWright

    This is Gross, yet Amazing

    Headless chicken LIVES!
  8. WillyBWright

    Tribute to old-sew-and-sew

    I was recently honored by a fellow eBayer named old-sew-and-sew by being entrustred with a wealth of Other Outboard information that should prove invaluable to many an Other Outboard owner for a good long time (God willing ;)). Thanks to him I have a wealth of service information that should...
  9. WillyBWright

    88 Special stator resistance?

    1996 J88TSLEDR. I have a customer with persistent battery problems. I checked for draw with everything turned off and there isn't so much as a milliamp anywhere. I checked the charging system and the rectifier diodes check out okay. It doesn't have a regulator. Voltage goes up with RPMs, but...
  10. WillyBWright

    Prince Harry

    I'm sure you are aware that England's Prince Harry is due deploy to Iraq in coming weeks. Should he or shouldn't he? My opinion is that he would certainly become the highest valued target for all opposing factions, inviting immense danger to his comrades. While I applaud his desire to be...
  11. WillyBWright

    Social Dilemna: How old is Snot?

    Sorry if this sounds like a disgusting topic, but it's really about semantics. Not, well ... snot. I was just listening to the news from Lake Wobegon and I clearly heard the word "snot" come out from the mouth of Garrison Keillor. Now while neither of us are no Spring Chickens, I consider him...
  12. WillyBWright

    Windows Update killed my CD-RW?

    I few days ago I did a Windows Update, restarted this puter, and now I can't read or write on my CD burner. Everything else seems fine. I uninstalled, reinstalled, and updated the driver, no help. The system seems to recognize it and claims that it is working. But every time I pop in a CD, it...
  13. WillyBWright

    Rosemary's Ghost

    Those poor unfortunate Republicans! First it was 18 minutes of blank tape that most certainly would've cleared former President Nixon of the Watergate scandal. :rolleyes: Now it seems that a bunch of e-mails that most certainly would've cleared the Bush Administration of wrongdoing in the...
  14. WillyBWright

    A Fond Farewell

    Today they lay longtime Grambling football coach Eddie Robinson to rest. To me he was the epitomy of everything a college football coach should be, as well as the perfect example of what a man of color can become in America. A Class Act all the way! Rest in peace, Coach Rob. Your legacy will...
  15. WillyBWright

    Gonzalez announces Early Retirement

    From Associated Press ... "Embattled US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez shocked the Justice Department press corps at a hastily arranged press conference today when he announced that he will be leaving his post effective immediately. He cited personal reasons and answered no questions...
  16. WillyBWright

    monitor - Microsoft Internet Explorer

    That's what it is in the Task Manager. A little box keeps popping up and hiding. I also have a new green square icon down by my clock that says CPU Usage x%. I haven't downloaded any software lately, but this started popping up yesterday. I also have a cookie from internetaccessmonitor.com...
  17. WillyBWright

    Getting Feisty

    President Bush is unabashedly blocking all attempts to get Harriet Miers and Alberto Gonzalez to testify under oath (among others). He will only consent to closed hearings and no oath. Why? What does he have to hide? What other possible motive could there be? I can see testifying in private...
  18. WillyBWright

    The Talk Of The Town ... for reference

    Valerie Plame's testimony has made YouTube. Here ya go... part 1 part 2 part 3 Joe Wilson Comments may be directed thru other running threads. This one's for reference. :) It's still rolling in. Chopped into 9 minute chunks, there's gonna be lotsa parts. Rather than waste any more iboats...
  19. WillyBWright

    Computer Networking and the Internet

    I have two computers, one Windows 2000 Professional and one XP Professional. I have a 2-Wire DSL modem for the internet. I want to use the XP computer as the main computer, but I want it isolated from the internet right now. I would like it to be able to access the internet eventually. I want to...
  20. WillyBWright

    Donald Rumsfeld ... a parting shot.

    I ran accross this and busted my gut. I couldn't resist posting one last jab at old Don. Enjoy! :D full version
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