Growing Old Disgracefully

Louisiana's Wetlands @ National Geographic Magazine It was a broiling August afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Big Easy, the City That Care Forgot. Those who ventured outside moved as if they were swimming in tupelo honey. Those inside paid silent...

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And in reading through the entire article, it would seem that the blame game is in full swing. Fingerpointing seems to be everywhere these days, doesn't it? Many Evacuated, but Thousands Still Waiting Behind the scenes, a power struggle emerged, as federal...

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1. Alabama: Hell Yes, We Have Electricity 2. Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! 3. Arizona: But It's A Dry Heat 4. Arkansas: Literacy Ain't Everything 5. California: By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda 6. Colorado: If You Don't Ski,...

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Mitch at Shot in the Dark, a good Northerner even though not from Wisconsin, wrote a great tribute to a great record album released thirty years ago this weekend. Can it really be that long since we heard the screen door slam for the first time? Tramps...

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German Callousness: Kicking Hurricane Victims While They're Down - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News Hurricane Katrina has cost the lives of hundreds and devastated the US Gulf Coast. But instead of aid donations and sympathy, the Americans have heard...

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Courtesy of Michele at A Small Victory , another interesting meme. A.) Go to musicoutfitters.com B.) Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year C.) Bold the songs you like,...

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I had to do something to get that depressing picture of red leaves on my maple off the top of the page. So here is another photo, guaranteed to bring your spirits up! ;-)

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Please tell me this isn't happening...... .....those really aren't red leaves in front of my house........ are they? @#)%$*^*$# fall. < sound of chainsaw >

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Turns out there's a link between "Star Trek" and being a perv. Ellen Ladowsky: Pedophilia and Star Trek - Yahoo! News After reviewing a bunch of episodes from the original Star Trek series, what became apparent is that sexuality on the Enterprise is pretty...

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