....A glorious day outside--even if it is a bit cloudy-- and here I am doing a midterm exam. With Key Lime Bars in the oven. I haven't baked in months. Posting the pic of the Swedish Chef must be what did it. Børk! Børk! Børk!. Life is good.

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#1 child mentioned how she'd like to go on a shopping trip to a large nearby metropolis in search of good cheap furniture. Since I am (sorta) back in the need-some-furniture mode myself, I visited the website she mentioned and ordered a catalog. When...

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Ask a Ninja, OK Go win YouTube Awards - CNN.com EW YORK (AP) -- The video series "Ask a Ninja" and OK Go's treadmill-choreographed music video are among the winners in the first YouTube Video Awards. The power pop band OK Go, perhaps the most professional...

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Yes. This is what a flight out of Milwaukee's General Mitchell airport looks like when the flight is cancelled!!!!!! Hertz is good. On the other hand, I am now the proud possessor of a roundtrip ticket to anywhere in the US that that particular airline...

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There is just something wrong about cocoa and cinnamon-spiced chili on top of spaghetti. The hot sauce helped, though. Tomorrow morning, I get grits!!!! Woo-hooo!

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I really dislike airports. Especially sitting in one for four hours waiting for connecting flights. Somebody call and distract me. Please. :-w ...... No call. Thanks tons, guys. Off to do laps and find a Starbucks. K, that didn't take long. So, while...

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DefenseLink News Article: Medal of Honor Heroes Set the Standard, England Says WASHINGTON, March 22, 2007 – Medal of Honor recipients are heroes, despite their many humble objections to the label, and are important to the fabric of our society, Deputy...

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7-Day Forecast for Latitude 39.98N and Longitude -82.97W Monday Chance Tstms Hi 80°F Monday Night Chance Tstms Lo 56°F Tuesday Chance Tstms Hi 78°F Tuesday Night Chance Tstms Lo 55°F Wednesday Chance Tstms Hi 66°F Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms,...

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Ya wanna know what the most important sign of "spring" is? It's the day Precious hits the road. Yes, Laur has got her wings on again. But would somebody please explain to me what-the-H-E-double hockeysticks this thing is?? Update: From the local paper:...

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Two weeks ago, I saw the first bald eagle of the season soaring above frozen Mohawkskin. Funny, they aren't supposed to be back until there is open water, but there he was... Two days ago, early evening brought the spring solstice. Yesterday it rained...

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