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January 24, 2000 Why it's good to be a Congressman: Here is the complete record of today's House proceedings on the first day of the new Congressional session: CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JANUARY 24, 2000 106TH CONGRESS - SECOND SESSION 12:00 P.M. - Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D. The Speaker designated the Honorable Fred S. Upton to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. The House convened, starting a new legislative day. 12:01 P.M. - ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair designated Mr. Ballenger to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 12:05 P.M. - The House adjourned pursuant to H. Con. Res. 235. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on January 27, 2000. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. Mr. Ballenger moved that the House do now adjourn. Their day was over in 5 minutes. Remember that when you go to the polls in November. January 20, 2000 Some weeks I really have very little to say. I've been concentrating on writing and contracting work, and the idea of dropping some comments in this little log gets pushed to the burner that's behind the back burner. January 12, 2000 The AOL - Time Warner merger scares the living bejeezus out of me. Can anyone out there give me a reason why media consolodation is a good thing for the average American citizen? To paraphrase Jimmy Tingle, eventually there's gonna be only one company, and they'll be running everything. You're late on a credit card payment, they'll tow your car. January 10, 2000 Is your network flaky today? My network is flaky today. Peter Gammons has started his baseball preview for the new season over at ESPN. I get a special fuzzy feeling when the sports pundits turn their attention to Ye Olde Sticke and Balle Game. This year, that special feeling is slightly tempered by the fact that the Red Sox could be the very best team in the division and the very worst team in the division all at the same time. Ugh. Feeling like death does not help one produce content. I recommend avoiding this year's cold and flu season if you can help it. January 5, 2000 I finally cleaned up this silly log, and plan on maintaining it a little better. One of those wacky "resolutions" I hear all the fashionable people talking about. Getting back into DI production was hard, muchachos. Remember Newton's First Law of Motion: "An object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at rest...?" That's doubly true when the object in question is a disorganized, lazy sack of shite. Happy Post-New Year, everyone! Here's hoping all your auld langs were syne.   Every damn thing here is ©1997-2000 Michael Genrich. mikeg@serf.com