May 12, 2004

Does anyone else remember the time, back in the late ‘90s, when American daytraders discovered an Australian company called Email Ltd. (now owned by Smorgon Steel), and proceeded to bid its price up into the stratosphere before they realised that it was a steel-and-whitegoods group? Well… Who says those days are over? Spotted on the Reuters wire this morning: 04:36 12May2004 RTRS-UPDATE 1-HEI leaps on erroneous Google ownership report (Adds details, share price) NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - HEI Inc.

Mar 27, 2004

Have to blog this before it disappears. Peach Blossom: The Official Version In a Collins glass or highball glass: 1 shot peach schnapps (prefer Archers) 1⁄2 shot Cointreau (triple sec) Juice of 1⁄2 orange Lemonade White sugar Squeeze of lemon juice Splash the alcohols into the bottom of a glass, then juice the orange and mix well. Add lemonade almost to top, then sprinkle sugar over to soften the foam (which is characteristic of any time you use fresh juice).

Apr 12, 2003

Hey, is this thing on? This is pretty cool. I think it all works.

Jan 1, 0001

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