JANUARY 3 2010 - Copyright date, copyright date, copyright date.
JANUARY 3 2009 - Updated the copyright here and there (for '09) and tweaked the Introduction.
NOVEMBER 12 2008 - I updated Cast And Crew. I'm not sure why I chose today to do it, but I did. And I only did it half-assedly too.
JANUARY 3 2008 - Annual Updating The Copyright Date Day.
JANUARY 5 2007 - Did the usual switching the copyright date to 2007, updating the archives, blah, blah. Hey, has it really been since seven months since I did any blog system updates? Wow. Oh--looks like I made a similar comment a year ago (see FEBRUARY 19 2006, below). Jeez, I'm recycling.
MAY 23 2006 - Alright, I'm done. Everything is nicely lined up, indented correctly, etc, etc. Of course, when I upgrade to FrontPage 2009, I'll have to do it all over again.
MAY 17 2006 - Still fixin' stuff. It's a bitch.
APRIL 7 2006 - I'm going back through all of the old entries and fixing margins, paragraphing, spacing, etc, etc.  We got lots o' problems (especially for those IE users). I thought it would be a nice task for my day off, but it's turning out to be one hell of a bitch of a project. There are only 200+ entries, but it's still a lot of work. I think I'll need to do it bit by bit (and some of those old entries are painful to read).
MARCH 2 2006 - Because Justin doesn't have a life either, he pointed out that the opening Cat-Scratch-Masturbation quote wasn't the same as the old version. So I changed it back just for him.
FEBRUARY 23 2006 - Alrighty then. I've updated everything to Version 3.1 (save a page here or a page there). New, new new! But still dull, dull, dull!
FEBRUARY 19 2006 - Has it really been two years since I've made some technical updates around here? Well, maybe it's about time for a re-format...Oh, wait: I used to use this page to make comments about every entry? Jesus, who the hell has time for that? I must have been insane.
DECEMBER 31 2004 - Updated and deleted some links from the Links page and added some liberal tree-hugging bleeding-heart softie-ass banners. Oh, and I have NO FREAKIN' IDEA why the counter on some of the comment pages are all out of whack. Some show zero when there's like 12 comments and others show 3 comments when there's 143. I give up.
DECEMBER 10 2004 - I deleted all the groups/teams/organizations/etc. from the Credits because the whole dang thing was getting a bit long, so I decided that I'll just stick with people.
SEPTEMBER 21 2004 - A few of the links on Cast And Crew were coming up as 404's, so I fixed 'em. They're fresh! They're new! They're shit!
MARCH 24 2004 - I added a 2004 Archive page. I'm sorry, that's boring.
MARCH 8 2004 - Played with fonts! Whoopity-do!
FEBRUARY 26-27 2004 - I added/am adding a comment area for each entry. Wish me luck.
FEBRUARY 20 2004 - More fix-its. I shortened the Main Page and archived many of the entries (especially the, uh, really crappy ones).
FEBRUARY 19 2004 - Someone told me that the miniscule font was damaging their vision, so I changed it up a bit.
FEBRUARY 6-16 2004 - Okay, I'm finally done. Welcome to Way Out In Left 3.0. I'm sure there are plenty of goofs and errors, so I'll be spending the next six months getting the kinks out.
FEBRUARY 6, 2004 - Alright, stop bothering me. I gotta lot of work to do here.
FEBRUARY 3, 2004 - Since I'm obviously unable and/or unwilling (the former) to do an entry, I spiffed up Main Page / Past Days this afternoon.
FEBRUARY 1, 2004 - Today, I killed the main splash page. It was the one with the picture of the fridge and the quotes and such. There were just too many pages to go through before one got to the good stuff. [Did I just write "got to the good stuff"? Nice grammar, boob.]
JANUARY 9, 2004 - For those of you who don't receive a lot of spam, those ARE real email subject lines.
JANUARY 2, 2004 - The New Year's Day Tipping Massacre wasn't my first low-tipping crime. Once when I was really hammered, I took and cab and tipped the driver 15¢ for a $12 ride. I'm not sure if I should stay away from alcohol or money or both.
DECEMBER 22, 2003 - I was going to write a full-blown entry on my Non-Retail December to Remember, but I'm too busy doing nothing this week.
DECEMBER 11, 2003 - I've been in retro mode lately. Not only have I been laughing at old schoolwork and drawings such as these, but I've been looking up some of my elementary school classmates. Hmm.....maybe they lost touch with me for a reason...
NOVEMBER 26, 2003 - No, I don't think I answered the question, but so what?
NOVEMBER 20, 2003 - I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Beth for her support while I was quitting smoking and to thank Barney for calling me every couple of days to make sure I stuck by it.
NOVEMBER 11, 2003 - Surprisingly, quitting smoking hasn't been that difficult--yet. I'm sure I'll be singing a different tune once I get to Day 3, Day 2, and especially Day 1. Ready the barf bag and cue the pink elephants!
NOVEMBER 6, 2003 - Changed some of the random quotes on the Beginning page.
OCTOBER 29, 2003 - I've been trying to do some other writing in the last two days, but it's been hard because I've had one eye on the news out west. When I came across the map of the burned areas, I was shocked. It seems like half the county is on fire.
OCTOBER 23, 2003 - This entry had been swirling about in my head for a few months. I may break my self-imposed rule of No Redoing Entries if Beth or I come up with some new lingo.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 - Fixed the 1.5 line space at the bottom of selected entries using "<dt> &nbsp;</dt> <dd></i></font> &nbsp;</dd> " - Sorry 'bout the technical lingo, folks.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003 - Sometimes it's better not to make any comments.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 - I actually quite like this little entry. And I have somewhere in mind to submit it for publication.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 - Yes, everyone else in the suite was...uh...pissed after I told the story the next morning.
AUGUST 21, 2003 - Oddly enough, I was looking for a recipe when I came across this website. When I typed "steaks blue cheese" into a search engine, this page from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice popped up. It stopped me cold. And it made me think. Why do we perform this single humane act for people that are pronounced less than human? Is it tradition? Guilt? Or better yet, maybe it's actually an extension of the execution itself. Man is pretending he's God when he takes life, so why not flex a little more "divine" muscle and show some pity at the end? Without a doubt, humans are a fantastic race.
AUGUST 19, 2003 - Where else but on a golf course are you served beers while driving around? It's beautiful.
AUGUST 17, 2003 - Put links on some of the Cast And Crew people.
AUGUST 5, 2003 - The question here is whether or not I'll be able to write intelligently on a topic that I'm not an expert on. But there's a saying among freelance writers: "Given time, you can research and write about any subject." Hopefully that's true, otherwise the Rat Bastard will be back to doing his own newsletter.
JULY 23, 2003 - And there's one more reason why I'm coaching coed: no one else will frickin' do it.
JULY 15, 2003 - There are plenty of other good stories about our weekend in Vegas, but Vicky's was by far the best one. The runner up is Eric: He fainted in a restaurant onto a tile floor. And third place has to go to me: I hit on a blackjack. That's right, I tried to hit when I had a king and an ace. What a dip.
JULY 2, 2003 - Maybe I should have written about the birdies instead.
JUNE 18, 2003 - No, we didn't stop and pick up all the ice cream (although we were tempted).
JUNE 11, 2003 - 1) Comments And Complaints posted, 2) This was one of the easiest entries I've ever done. Why? Read the entry's last line. Hello, Mr. Ego. And what happened the next day? Barney and Justin each asked me for $500. Give it up, guys.
JUNE 4, 2003 - After I posted this entry, Beth sent me an email about her "dark" picture of Stonehenge: "Hey, I resent that. Plus, it's not Stonehenge, it's Salisbury Cathedral. What's wrong with you, can't you tell by the picture?"
JUNE 2, 2003 - I finished the task from May 31st.
MAY 31, 2003 - By a stroke of web-savvy luck, I managed to put the little "favicon" on some of the pages. The favicon is that little logo you see in the address bar. I was too lazy to put it on all the pages today, so maybe I'll do that next week. Who knows and who cares?
MAY 30, 2003 - Actually, I wrote this on the 31st, but I wanted to remember the date that I was first published online (published online by someone else, that is).
MAY 24, 2003 - Not only did I give this speech/sermon in front of 75 wedding guests during the ceremony, but my ex Kathleen--who was one of the bridesmaids--was standing five feet away from me. She pretty much cried during my whole thing. Maybe that's why I like this speech.
MAY 21, 2003 - I added a date stamp on Masterpage. I thought about doing that while I was taking my morning crap. Maybe if I shit more often, I'll actually write more often...
MAY 19, 2003 - Continuing my theme of non-writing, I updated Links and added Table Of Contents today.
MAY 17, 2003 - I updated a few things on Cast And Crew, Roll Credits, and Masterpage..
MAY 16, 2003 - This happened in our church league. I wonder if it's a sin to deceive church league softball players?
MAY 8, 2003 - The first paragraph took me ten minutes to write, while the rest of the entry took me most of the afternoon to finish. Surprisingly, I wanted to actually read my freelance books rather than blabber about reading them. And did anyone else notice that I used quite a bit of italics-for-emphasis today? Four in the entry and then two more here, for a total of six. Make that seven now...
MAY 2, 2003 - The process: Seafood donuts popped into my head. And then shrimp donuts. So I did a web search for donuts. Then I came across Arnold's Donuts in Finland. And there you have it.
APRIL 24, 2003 - So it's not real writing. It's a bunch of emails. And your point is...?
MARCH 12, 2003 - Although I should have been at a meeting today, I blew it off in favor of doing a little writing. Ah yes, the lame-duck period has begun. [As a side note, when I told my dad about my plans to quit and become a writer, he said "I've never been more proud of you." What the hell kind of family do I have that's proud of a son when he quits his job to become a bum?]
MARCH 4 2003 - Just a thought.
MARCH 2 2003 - The entry's title and "Magic Mail Day" refers back to the very first entry on January 7, 2000. It'd be kinda cool to end this journal with a reference to the first entry, but of course, I still have so much more to say (shut up Matt--I'll try to write more).
MARCH 1 2003 - Do not underestimate the aesthetic value of a horizontal line. After narrowing it down to three finalists, I finally went with the twin-thin dark brown. Two hours well spent.
JANUARY 20 2003 - I made this page. Today. Really. Whoopee shit, huh?
JANUARY 19 2003 - After 3 years, I finally got tired of the yellow text on a drab black background (I used to think it was mysterious. Moron.). Yeah, the new color scheme is just one of the FrontPage 2000 basic themes, but I kinda like it anyway.
JANUARY 9 2003 - Finally. A goddamn entry. Vegas was just so full of vignettes and little snippets of entertainment that I had to write 'em down.