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  • completing my essay

    25 February 2007 ( #Current Affairs, #Pics and Babbling, #School )

    Tomorrow's news will provide the last paragraph to the short case report I wrote for the last class. After all the reading I did on the case, I am *really* interested in seeing the final ruling and how it will affect Serbia's application to the European...

  • Not the outcome I expected

    26 February 2007 ( #Current Affairs, #Pics and Babbling, #School )

    UNs top court clears Serbia of genocide during Bosnian war THE HAGUE AFP - The UNs top court on Monday cleared Serbia of direct involvement in genocide during the war in Bosnia, but said Belgrade did breach international law by failing to prevent the...

  • I wanna see *this* at the club while I'm waiting my turn on the Treadmill

    29 March 2007 ( #music, #Pics and Babbling, #video )

    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...

  • Math thru the ages.......

    05 April 2007 ( #Current Affairs, #Pics and Babbling, #School )

    As an update to this post, one of my myriad readers sent me this little story: Fifty Years of Math 1957 - 2007 Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her....

  • I love this guy

    11 April 2007 ( #change, #children, #Pics and Babbling )

    Eject Eject Eject: SEEING THE UNSEEN, Part 2 Now most normal people do not look at life from within a pit of failure and despair. Our lives are measured by small successes -- like raising children, serving in the military, doing volunteer work at your...

  • Whittle is back with a surprise!

    01 May 2007 ( #Commonplace, #Family&038;Friends, #Pics and Babbling )

    Eject Eject Eject: A MOVING COMPANY THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME. This is about us, our country and our civilization, and in what practical and achievable ways we can protect, defend and improve her and her people. I'll close this small update with a little tease:...

  • WooHOO!!!

    30 April 2007 ( #photo, #Photos, #Pics and Babbling )

    I got this WONDERFUL email this evening!! The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN®) recently agreed to reduce their Registrar Transaction Fee from $.25 to $.22. What does this mean for you? Good news. You have been credited $.03/yr...

  • sunday grumbling bitching.

    06 May 2007 ( #Background, #Pics and Babbling, #School )

    It's been a busy week. So busy, in fact, that I had to ask for an extension on the final paper for my IR2 class. I have a month, but I am NOT going to go past tomorrow before turning in the final. I have never had to extend before, and I feel just awful...

  • Mom-isms

    30 May 2007 ( #children, #humor, #Pics and Babbling )

    From email this morning.... It's scary how many of these I remember my mother saying. It's even more scary to think how many of these I've said. 1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I...

  • When the smoke cleared

    05 July 2007 ( #'Sconsin stuff, #Home Improvement, #Photos )

    "....My house Out of the ordinary Thats right Don't want to hurt nobody Some things sure can sweep me off my feet Burning down the house..." Yeah, yeah, I know... What's really bad is that I was *singing* it while scrubbing soot this afternoon. Me. Singing....

  • Cheese bombs

    26 July 2007 ( #Current Affairs, #humor, #wisconsin )

    Looks like the terrorists in the plaid flannel shirts and Carhart jackets are on the move again.... Nation & World | TSA warns of possible dry runs for terror attacks WASHINGTON — Airport security officers around the nation have been alerted by federal...

  • I hear a rumble....

    13 September 2007 ( #'Sconsin stuff, #Harley, #motorcycle )

    It's here--the biggest event of the year for this little town, rivaled only by our great Independence Day celebrations. It's the 26th Annual Fall Ride, both a celebration of the end of summer and a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The...

  • The GPA is maintained another 2 months!

    05 October 2007 ( #grades, #Pics and Babbling, #School )

    #:-S :-D Can't tell I'm excited, can you? Turns out that I understood Geneva Law and Hague Law more than I thought. I've been watching my email for the assessment/critique/bad news on the essay for International Law for several days. Dreading the worst....

  • Shawny, I heart you for the h/t!!

    16 November 2007 ( #'Sconsin stuff, #music, #Musical )

    Wausau Daily Herald - Bruce Springsteen to perform in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE AP — Bruce Springsteen is returning to Milwaukee. The musician and the E Street Band will be playing at the Bradley Center on March 17th.The Journal Sentinel reports this morning...

  • Done, thank God

    25 November 2007 ( #'Sconsin stuff, #Pics and Babbling, #School )

    :-D 14 page term paper, properly footnoted ( with yet ANOTHER citation format to be mastered) and page count to not include a proper title page, Table of Contents, and Works cited page .... check Final "structured discussion" question..... check. Final...

  • "The Check's in the mail. I swear!"

    11 January 2008 ( #Current Affairs, #humor, #Pics and Babbling )

    The Associated Press: FBI Wiretaps Dropped Due to Unpaid Bills WASHINGTON (AP) — Telephone companies cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay phone bills on time, according to a Justice...

  • It *is* going to be MY YEAR

    08 February 2008 ( #Background, #humor, #Pics and Babbling )

    Yes, folks, I am a Rat, according to Chinese Horrorscopy placemat I read the last time I went to a Chinese buffet. And since it is now the year of the Rat, I figured I'd go look up my beady-eyed little furry alter ego. … THE RELENTLESS RAT Determined...

  • Easiest Comedy Routine *Ever*

    04 March 2008 ( #'Sconsin stuff, #humor, #Pics and Babbling )

    Those of us in Cheese-land are calling everyone we know seeking consolation. I even woke up a friend in California to break the sad news. Her response? Completely out of character. Also completely unprintable on a family website. So. Trying to heal my...

  • Something to look forward to....

    10 April 2008 ( #humor, #Pics and Babbling, #School )

    Got my extra-fine line pens ALL ready for the future!! Mead Releases New Grad-School-Ruled Notebook RICHMOND, VA—After decades of only offering ruled notebook paper suitable for college-level education and below, school-supply giant Mead introduced its...

  • say it isn't so!!!

    03 April 2008 ( #favre, #humor, #Pics and Babbling )

    Report: Favre re-thinking retirement - NFL - Yahoo Sports LOS ANGELES TICKER —Brett Favre could be having second thoughts about retirement. According to a Los Angeles Times report, the former Green Bay Packers quarterback, who announced his retirement...

  • Grumble, grumble

    25 April 2008 ( #Pics and Babbling, #School, #term paper )

    The Cuban Missile Crisis (paper) ain't goin' so good, lol. How on earth do you cram an overview of the situation *and* an analysis of the three models ("Rational Actor", "Organizational Process", and "Governmental Politics") presented in Allison's "Essence...

  • Coffee Klatch » Myers-Briggs Prayers

    21 June 2008 ( #Background, #humor, #Pics and Babbling )

    Coffee Klatch » Myers-Briggs Prayers This site contains daily prayers based upon the Myers-Briggs personality types. Look up your type and that’s your prayer for the day. :- If you’d like to take the test to see what type you are,there’s a link. I can't...

  • And I thought *I* had trouble making up my mind??

    11 July 2008 ( #'Sconsin stuff, #favre, #Pics and Babbling )

    Favre Says "Release Me": The Packers Respond "The Green Bay Packers are aware of the latest developments regarding Brett Favre. Brett earned and exercised the right to retire on his terms. We wanted him to return and welcomed him back on more than one...

  • Predictions you can really use

    08 August 2008 ( #'Sconsin stuff, #Pics and Babbling, #politics )

    You all remember Kevin Barrett? He's the former UW lecturer who taught a single semester course on Islam during which he expressed his personal view that 9/11 was an "inside job" planned to justify a longterm war in the Mideast, in the name of Empire...

  • Arches in Austin.

    09 October 2012 ( #photos )

    Arches in Austin.