News: September 2006

coryarthus.com, version 2.0

28 Sep 2006 at 10:27pm <From the Personal Life and Web / Technology Departments> In case you haven't noticed, there's a slightly-new look to this website. The changes I've made here have been a long time coming, most due to requests or comments from you, my loyal readers. Some... read on »

Silly T.O., Drugs Are For Kids

27 Sep 2006 at 11:18am <From the Current Events, Sports and Stupidity Departments> Owens hospitalized after suicide attempt This just in. Nationally-famous multi-millionaire Atlas-bodied supreme athlete Terrell Owens attempted to "commit suicide" Tuesday night. Of all the suicide attempts in the world, this, somehow, does not surprise me.... read on »

An Atypical Cory Friday

25 Sep 2006 at 10:10am <From the Personal Life and Sports Departments> The title of this post was suggested by my brother Zack Arthus, in reference and jest towards "A Typical 'Cory Friday'" and "Another Typical Cory Friday." He will be elated that his name is mentioned... read on »

Things Not to Say to Your Waitress

18 Sep 2006 at 1:47pm <From the Food & Drinking, Humor (take a joke) and Personal Life Departments> My original plan was to space these posts out over the span of a couple of days, but my cold is telling me not to work, so I'm writing them all now as a procrastinatory... read on »

The Airport/Airplane Predicament

18 Sep 2006 at 11:08am <From the Cynicism / Rants, Personal Life and Travel Departments> I've complained about probably tens of thousands of different things, however I don't think I've yet touched upon airports and airplanes. In fact, if I have, it wasn't on this site. Searching my site for... read on »

Wikipedia Reference!

18 Sep 2006 at 9:11am <From the Web / Technology Departments> About once a month I Google my name, because I'm curious to see what horrors my friends, family and coworkers would come across, should they do the same. The results are usually very similar to... read on »

Teachers: An Exposé

11 Sep 2006 at 12:10pm <From the Culture and Humor (take a joke) Departments> I'm writing this post to put a long-lived conspiracy to rest. This revelation will save the egg-shell thin egos of countless elementary school students from now until eternity. I myself fell victim to the treacherousness... read on »

Light-Emitting Shirts?

9 Sep 2006 at 12:03am <From the Culture, Current Events and Web / Technology Departments> Philips' Light-Emitting Shirts Seriously? I don't get it. What's the idea? These shirts certainly aren't a fashion statement (yet). Although, I can see a time in the near future where we no longer pay to... read on »

Verbal Diarrhea

8 Sep 2006 at 11:33am <From the Cynicism / Rants and Stupidity Departments> I consider myself a fairly well-read, lettered individual. I take pride in the way I write, although my speech leaves something to be desired. Some of the phrases and words that come out of peoples'... read on »

Spam This!

8 Sep 2006 at 10:34am <From the Current Events, Legal / Justice / Politics and Web / Technology Departments> Dis spammer be goin' to jail. Finally, somebody's doing something about the millions of spam emails being sent every year. Jeremy Jaynes was just convicted under an anti-spamming law and sentenced to nine years in... read on »