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8 entries. 2,263 words.

August, 2006

  • Other Important News. 2006-08-18 2:39 PM.
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    • thomaskrehbiel.com

    Now that the situation with Israel, Hezbollah, and Lebanon is completely solved, we can turn our attention to other important news. No, not Iraq, silly. I mean the all-important JonBenet Ramsey case! 77 words.
  • Ernesto, Day 1. 2006-08-31 4:25 PM.
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    • thomaskrehbiel.com

    We’re hunkering down for Ernesto here in Richmond. In the spirit of those brave bloggers who fought off the looters and stayed online in New Orleans last year, I’ll also try to stay online and report on this disaster. 245 words.
  • Ernesto, Day 1 Update. 2006-08-31 9:40 PM.
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    • thomaskrehbiel.com

    A quick update. The radio said Ernesto was racing toward the coastline, now at tropical storm strength. They said it will be impacting our weather starting tomorrow morning, so it’s vitally important that we stay tuned to Richmond’s Morning News with Jimmy Barrett for all our weather-related news. 142 words.

September, 2006

  • Ernesto, Day 2. 2006-09-01 6:14 PM.
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    • thomaskrehbiel.com

    Back for a second. Will post while I can. Ernesto is still bearing down on us. 276 words.
  • My 9/11 Tribute. 2006-09-11 2:03 PM.
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    • thomaskrehbiel.com

    As you know, today is the anniversary of William Wallace’s defeat of the English at Stirling Bridge. Let’s all take a moment to remember where we were on that fateful day. 390 words.

December, 2006

  • To Ignore Or Not To Ignore. 2006-12-29 7:20 PM.
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    • thomaskrehbiel.com

    Wow, this is fun. I haven’t written this much in a while. 716 words.

July, 2008

  • NBC Loves Them Hurricanes. 2008-07-25 1:30 AM.
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    • thomaskrehbiel.com

    Does anyone else get the sense that NBC Nightly News for Dummies simply can’t wait to report on another hurricane destroying a U.S. city? While they were spending approximately 20,000 hours reporting on The Long Road Back from Katrina, they must have put a lot of hurricane disaster reporting resources in place, because they sure are anxious to tell us about these things now. This year, they’re building up fear and drama about hurricanes before they’re even hurricanes. 263 words.

September, 2008

  • This Is An Outrage. 2008-09-01 5:05 PM.
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    • thomaskrehbiel.com

    I am outraged that Hurricane Gustav is interfering with the Republican National Convention. How am I supposed to compare it with the DNC now? 154 words.