A piece in yesterday's New York Times featured a photo of an Oval Office meeting last week during which President Obama had removed his suit jacket..... You see, the reason the president --- and others -- were jacketless was simple: "Mr. Obama, who hates...

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Dear Mr Branson REF: Mumbai to Heathrow 7th December 2008 I love the Virgin brand, I really do which is why I continue to use it despite a series of unfortunate incidents over the last few years. This latest incident takes the biscuit. Ironically, by...

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Sent to me by my former roommate and favorite Cali-chick, who is about to brave the icy temperatures, howling winds, and blowing snow of southern and northern Wisconsin. I told her "NO flipflops, sweet little strappy sandals, cute little tank tops or...

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"Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things you couldn't do before." So said White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in November, and Democrats in Congress are certainly taking his advice to heart....

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Cows and Ice Cream January 23, 2009 The Educational Audio & Video Library January 17, 2009

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Investigators looking into the reasons for the engine failure and subsequent splash-landing of US Airways Flight 1549 last week in New York are increasingly leaning towards a bird strike as the cause. Al-Geeshadi had no comment. (h/t Chris)

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The Flub Watch The oath is specified in the U.S. Constitution, so you'd think it would be flub-proof -- especially when delivered by skilled lawyers in front of 2 million people on the Mall and trillions on television. It states: "I do solemnly swear...

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Split your iTunes library between two locations January 18, 2009 If sea kittens don’t want to be eaten, they shouldn’t be so delicious.Updated with demotivator January 15, 2009

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Yes there really *is* still a blog here, although you'd never know it for all of the posting going on... I plead busy. So what have I been doing? Well, this last weekend involved a little trip to Minneapolis to see some members of the Bobcat Nation. Seven...

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