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The Daily Whim contains all my writing from January 28, 2001 through the present, about 10611081 words (plus you'll find the old Blogger archives — 7/16/2000 through 1/27/2001 — at the bottom of the full archives page). You can view The Daily Whim archives in a few ways. Looking for something specific? Try the search box at the top of the left column, it works great. Just want to browse? You can browse by category using the drop down menu in the right column, or scroll through the list below of the 200 most recent articles organized by month. If you're a masochist, you can see a very long (and slow loading) page listing all articles by month, from the beginning.

February 2010

Goodbye Yahoo — Feb 22, Internet Web Authoring

January 2010

Breaking A Four Decade Hex — Jan 3, Local Sports Sports

November 2009

The Original Dither — Nov 29, Al Qaeda Politics

The Not So Public Option — Nov 22, Politics

October 2009

We Are Covered In Bipartisan Bull — Oct 3, Politics

September 2009

A Day For Accounting, 2009 — Sep 20, My Life

Health Prayer Reform — Sep 17, Politics My Life

For Those Who Still Mourn — Sep 11, 911

August 2009

The One Where I Get Some Cheap Glasses — Aug 5, Internet My Life

July 2009

Highly Unique Time Check — Jul 8, Humor and Oddities Random Thoughts

June 2009

Ten Quick Questions — Jun 19, Random Thoughts My Life

The Release of Michael Vick — Jun 12, Sports Local Sports

May 2009

The Semantics of Our Torture Debate — May 21, Terrorism Politics

April 2009

The Torture Debate, Part 5150 — Apr 23, Al Qaeda Politics

Vice Presidential Lies and Exaggerations — Apr 10, Politics

Legislature and Governor Tell MARTA To Take A Train To Hell — Apr 8, Atlanta Local Politics

Ridiculous Claims — Apr 6, News Events

March 2009

The Worst Days Of Our Lives, Or The Most Amazing? — Mar 25, News Events Cultural Commentary

February 2009

My Brain As A Source Of Steam Power — Feb 7, Politics Business

January 2009

Bump the Salary, Dump the Bonuses, Save Your Business — Jan 30, Politics Business

Inaugurating Hope — Jan 20, Politics

Joe the Whatever You Put In His Hand — Jan 14, Media Politics

December 2008

Falcons Explode Expectations — Dec 29, Local Sports Sports

Grandpa is Once Again Astounded By The Interwebs — Dec 20, Internet Music

Cecily Rose Turner — Dec 16, My Life

November 2008

Is That Really Amish? — Nov 26, Advertising TV

A Truly New Day — Nov 4, Politics

Republican Postmortem — Nov 4, Politics

The Math Says No Lines In Georgia, And A Long Wait For Results — Nov 3, Politics Local Politics

October 2008

Has Palin Read The Constitution? — Oct 31, Politics

A Final Election Joke — Oct 30, Politics Humor and Oddities

The Purge — Oct 28, Politics Local Politics

Happy Anniversary To Us — Oct 26, My Life

Mean Season — Oct 6, Politics

September 2008

Rescue The Rescue? — Sep 30, Politics Business

Is the McCain Campaign Stupid, Or Are You? — Sep 25, Politics

Bailout Blather — Sep 24, Politics Business

A Day For Accounting, 2008 — Sep 19, My Life

Who's The Enemy? — Sep 17, Politics

Passing Thoughts — Sep 15, Random Thoughts

For Those Who Still Mourn — Sep 11, 911

It's September 10th All Over Again — Sep 10, Al Qaeda 911

The Circus Left Town — Sep 7, Local Sports Sports

Obligatory Convention Post — Sep 5, Politics

My 50th Anniversary iPhone — Sep 1, Computers My Life

August 2008

Beijing Olympics, Afterthoughts — Aug 25, Olympics

Olympics, Week One — Aug 17, Olympics

First Olympic Weekend — Aug 11, Olympics

Designer's Work Log — Aug 8, PhotoDude Dot Com

They're Coming, They're Coming, They're Here! — Aug 8, Olympics

The One In Which I Hire Myself — Aug 7, PhotoDude Dot Com Web Authoring

Terror Realities — Aug 6, Terrorism Al Qaeda

Tactical Energy Solutions — Aug 3, Politics Cultural Commentary

July 2008

Our Energy Future — Jul 20, Cultural Commentary Politics

June 2008

Don't Get Du-Cocky — Jun 26, Politics

Say Goodnight to the Hippy Dippy Weatherman — Jun 23, News Events Media

The Alternate Reality Known As The Associated Press — Jun 17, Copyright Media

Sequential Time Check — Jun 7, Humor and Oddities

Notes During A Busy Week — Jun 3, My Life

May 2008

Held Hostage by Hillary — May 23, Politics

Noxious Norman and Curious George — May 13, Atlanta Politics

Time For Another Solution — May 6, My Life Politics

This Personal Site — May 4, PhotoDude Dot Com Weblogs

April 2008

Angry White Men — Apr 22, Cultural Commentary Politics

I'm 49, Not Retired — Apr 9, My Life Business

Shut Up And Drive — Apr 2, News Events Cultural Commentary

Dear Hillary — Apr 2, Politics

March 2008

Mandatory Music Tax — Mar 31, Copyright Music

We Outnumber You, and We Have A Candidate — Mar 24, Politics

Who's Divisive? — Mar 15, Politics Weblogs

Curate Yourself Before The Media Does — Mar 15, Copyright Internet

Vetting Clinton — Mar 10, Politics

Football Departures — Mar 6, Local Sports Sports

February 2008

Another Kitty Got Big — Feb 23, My Life

MeAngelo Drops An Ego Bomb On His New Bosses — Feb 23, Local Sports Sports

Kitty Got Big — Feb 20, My Life

Don't Believe Every Email You Read, Especially Election Year — Feb 19, Internet Politics

Olympic Blogging Redux — Feb 17, Olympics Weblogs

Experience Isn't Just About Years, It's About Results — Feb 14, Politics

The Death Of Emulsion and Redefining of Instant — Feb 10, Photography Business

The Day After In Georgia — Feb 6, Local Politics Politics

Not So Super Monday — Feb 4, Sports Politics

January 2008

And Then There Were Two, or Three — Jan 30, Politics

New Bosses For The Birds — Jan 25, Local Sports Sports

Chill, Bill — Jan 21, Politics

Random Local Linkage — Jan 14, Atlanta Random Thoughts

What Color Is Your Mud? — Jan 5, Politics Weblogs

December 2007

Another Meaningless Candidate Roundup — Dec 29, Politics Critics-and-Opinions

TiVo Made My Head Explode — Dec 28, My Life TV

Best to You and Yours — Dec 25, My Life

Tuna Time In Atlanta? — Dec 19, Local Sports Sports

Random MacBook Observations — Dec 18, Computers Software

Losers Quit — Dec 11, Local Sports Business

December Time Bankruptcy — Dec 10, My Life Random Thoughts

Questioning The Questions, Not The Answers — Dec 2, Politics Media

November 2007

More Is Not Always Good — Nov 27, My Life Random Thoughts

The Atlanta Btfsplks, Week Ten — Nov 19, Local Sports Atlanta

An Open Email to Gmail — Nov 13, Internet Software

Becoming The Thing We Hate — Nov 4, Terrorism War

October 2007

Counting Days and Days That Count — Oct 26, My Life

Southern Water Wars — Oct 25, Atlanta Local Politics

What Country Is This? — Oct 18, Politics Cultural Commentary

The Long Dark Tunnel of American Politics — Oct 15, Politics Weblogs

If I Was A Lawyer, I'd Have Stupid Clients — Oct 5, Politics News Events

News Flash Plus Unfounded Speculation — Oct 3, News Events

September 2007

Petrino Wins, But Me D. Needs More Love — Sep 30, Local Sports

The DeAngelo Btfsplks, Week Three — Sep 23, Local Sports

A Day for Accounting, 2007 — Sep 20, My Life

Boom Times In The Comedy Industry — Sep 19, News Events TV

The Atlanta Btfsplks, Week Two — Sep 16, Local Sports

Mostly Busy With A Chance Of Disconnection — Sep 13, My Life Iraq

Those Who Still Mourn — Sep 11, 911

The Atlanta Btfsplk's — Sep 9, Local Sports

Dreams of Propaganda Inadequacy — Sep 7, Al Qaeda TV

You're Ready For A Reason — Sep 4, My Life

August 2007

This Week Vick, Next Week Snakes And Gators — Aug 27, Local Sports Atlanta

Vick Tries To Pull A Clinton — Aug 24, Local Sports Atlanta

Brady Was A Hack — Aug 24, Photography Iraq

Michael Vick is a Lying Dog Murdering Team Betraying Anti Role Model — Aug 21, Local Sports Atlanta

A Tale of 3 QB's — Aug 19, Local Sports Atlanta

Vick's Longest Yard — Aug 18, Local Sports Atlanta

She's My Social Application — Aug 18, Humor and Oddities

Vick's Lucky Number Is No Longer Seven — Aug 14, Local Sports Atlanta

What Kind of Gingrich Is Newt Smoking? — Aug 7, Politics

Isn't Blogger Union An Oxymoron? — Aug 6, Weblogs

They Were, And We Are, Mad Men — Aug 6, TV

The Invader Or The Nuker — Aug 3, Politics Al Qaeda

July 2007

Reality Has No Politics — Jul 30, Iraq Politics

Read Between The Lines, and You Won't See Vick Between The Sidelines — Jul 24, Local Sports Atlanta

Things That Used To Be American — Jul 22, Politics Atlanta

Michael Vick, Knee Deep In the Dog's Business — Jul 17, Local Sports Atlanta

Seven — Jul 16, Weblogs PhotoDude Dot Com

The Illusion of Security — Jul 14, Al Qaeda Internet

My Sleeping Dilemma — Jul 13, My Life

Textpattern Template: Web Writer v3 — Jul 12, Software Web Authoring

My New Working Conditions — Jul 12, My Life

Even The Pope — Jul 11, Religion

What I've Learned From 9 Week Old Kittens — Jul 7, My Life

Off The Rack Irregulars For You, Tailor Made Justice For Scooter — Jul 2, Politics News Events

Sometimes, Incompetence Is Our Friend — Jul 2, Al Qaeda Terrorism

A Very Special Caturday ... Day Two — Jul 1, My Life

June 2007

A Very Special Caturday — Jun 30, My Life

Those Who Want Power, and Those Corrupted By It — Jun 22, Politics

Digital Ageism Part Two: No New Paradigms for Old Fogies — Jun 17, Internet Cultural Commentary

Digital Ageism Part One: iArt, Your Inner Child, And How He Dresses — Jun 17, Art Cultural Commentary

Shame on the Georgia Attorney General — Jun 11, Local Politics Atlanta

The Poor Paris Pool — Jun 7, News Events Media

PhotoDude Labs Rebooted — Jun 3, PhotoDude Dot Com

The Evolving Whim — Jun 3, PhotoDude Dot Com

May 2007

Not Just Another Holiday — May 28, War Iraq

Dems Got Blues — May 24, Politics

New Hardware + New Software = Busy + Happy — May 20, Software Business

OMG 1'M ON TW1TTER! — May 17, Internet My Life

When It Happens, You'll Know — May 7, News Events Terrorism

Swirling Time Vortexes Reid Does Not Get Sucked Into — May 3, Random Thoughts

April 2007

Two Plead Guilty, One Shoe Drops — Apr 28, Atlanta News Events

My Essential Software, 2007 — Apr 25, Software Computers

It's A Man Thang — Apr 21, My Life

Not Your Daddy's Dell, No Vista In View — Apr 16, Computers Software

Bill Biggart Photographer (1947-2001) — Apr 12, Photography 911

How Reid Buys a New PC — Apr 4, Computers

Rantosphere Misdirection — Apr 2, Weblogs Politics

March 2007

Dear Senator David Adelman — Mar 30, Local Politics

Atlanta Is The Pollen Nation — Mar 28, Atlanta

The Plight of Newspapers — Mar 26, Media Atlanta

In Memory — Mar 19, My Life

Spymac Spam, One Bad Netizen — Mar 17, Internet

Cheney Is Not Always Wrong — Mar 14, Iraq Politics

So, What Ya In For ... Scooter? — Mar 6, Politics News Events

March of Memories — Mar 2, My Life

February 2007

Afghanistan and Iraq: Unsafe for VP's — Feb 27, Al Qaeda Iraq

AJC Lost Online? — Feb 25, Atlanta Media

Rumors Versus Facts and Locals Versus Feds — Feb 21, Atlanta News Events

PhotoDude For PresiDude — Feb 13, Politics

Attack of the Blog Archives — Feb 7, Weblogs Politics

Scarey AstroLove or Scared Straight? — Feb 7, News Events Random Thoughts

Sometimes A Guitar Is Just A Guitar — Feb 7, Sports Cultural Commentary

Advertising Terrorism — Feb 1, Advertising Terrorism

January 2007

Stop With The Wishful Thinking, It Just Encourages Them — Jan 29, Politics

Season's Over, Falcons Still Losing — Jan 21, Local Sports

Left Lane Follies — Jan 21, My Life Random Thoughts

Do Not Adjust Your Browser — Jan 15, PhotoDude Dot Com

Surges, Hearts, and Minds — Jan 15, Iraq Politics

What's That Smell? It's Your News Channel — Jan 8, Media TV

DeKalb County Water Follies — Jan 3, Local Politics

Falcons Coach No Mora — Jan 1, Local Sports

December 2006

I Insist You Have A Happy 2007 — Dec 31, My Life Weblogs

Getting In Gear — Dec 31, Music My Life

Governmental Success And Failure — Dec 29, Politics Al Qaeda

Five Things You Don't Know About Me — Dec 28, My Life

My Favorite Photo of the Year — Dec 28, My Life Photography

Mora Falcons Misery — Dec 26, Local Sports

Happy Last Nine Days of 2006 — Dec 22, My Life

Lost In The Yahoo Desert — Dec 20, Internet Web Authoring

2000 Piles — Dec 18, PhotoDude Dot Com Photography

Remarkably Bad Advertising — Dec 9, Advertising

The ISG, DNC, RNC, APD, and Busy Me — Dec 8, Random Thoughts Atlanta

November 2006

Regards, Later, Or Nothing At All — Nov 30, Internet

Let's Play 'Who's The Liar?' — Nov 28, Atlanta

Franchise Falcon Fingers Fans — Nov 26, Local Sports

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