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Tell me again why I live here?
JS Online: Damage blamed on frustration One day after 21 people were arrested during a demonstration that vandalized a U.S. Army recruiting office on Milwaukee's east side, Wisconsin peace activist groups on Tuesday said some protesters might increasingly...
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TGIF. or, I {heart} my congressman
Dave Obey..... yelling at anti-war protestors about their position of an immediate end to the war in Iraq, angrily referring to them as "idiot liberals" and telling them Democrats "did not have the votes" to cut funding for the war. However, listen to...
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I'm hoping this is one record I *don't* break......
Woman, 95, to be oldest college graduate HAYS, Kansas - When 95-year-old Nola Ochs graduates next month, she will be the world's oldest college graduate. The record Ochs will break, according to Guinness World Records, belongs to Mozelle Richardson, who...
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Honesty is *always* the best policy...
... unless you are a burglar with a healthy stash of dope back at home. Stevens Point Journal - Man reports break-in suspect -- himself Who says there's no such thing as an honest criminal?Police dispatchers were startled by a call Saturday evening from...
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The Swiss are coming! The Swiss are coming!!
Liechtenstein: no retaliation for Swiss invasion | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited Swiss soldiers accidentally crossed into neighbouring Liechtenstein above yesterday. The Swiss army is not renowned for its aggressive expeditionary adventures - but...
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New Toy
This is just a little experimental post. I was playing with this new version of Word, and I stumbled across a "publish to blog" option. (Ain't software wonderful these days?) Some good news, though! APUS credited me 6, count 'em, SIX!!, credits towards...
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Ahhh....so *that's* why he was fired
American radio icon Don Imus disgraced, fired after threat to reveal 9/11 secrets - Pravda.Ru In a clear sign of its intent to reign in dissident American media personalities, and their growing influence in American culture, US War Leaders this past week...
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Notice
Going to see if I can upgrade Wordpress tonight. I will probably regret this thankless job for a very long time. So if the blog is all borked up, you will know that I am tearing my hair out, stamping my feet, beating my fists on the floor, screaming,...
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I am lovin' this book
"American leaders have taken their values so much for granted that they rarely recognize how revolutionary and unsettling the values can appear to others. No other society has asserted that the principles of ethical conduct apply to international conduct...
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Just no algebra.....please
Fox tests nation's 5th-grade knowledge PASADENA, Calif. - Every parent's nightmare — being exposed for not knowing what's in your kid's school textbook — will soon play out on national television. Fox announced Saturday that it is making a new game show,...
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Living Will
A buddy sent me this joke today. I'm beginning to think my friends are trying to tell me something. I just wish I knew what. While I was watching golf this weekend, my wife and I got into a conversation about life and death, and the need for living wills....
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Weekly Horrorscopes are getting a little too close for comfort
This week January 15 through January 21 Libra As the week begins, you're thinking about your love life and your family. You may be looking for a new place to live. If so, this is the right time, as Thursday's New Moon falls in your sector of home and...
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Genocide Trial
Re: International Law & Human Rights posted by posted by LE Fri Jan 5 13:51:42 2007 A very interesting and closely watched case is very near completion at the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body. This case is known...
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Now *this* guy is a biker!
Illinois man seeks spinning world record - Yahoo! News BURR RIDGE, Ill. - George Hood may have pedaled his way into the Guinness World Records book on Saturday night. The 49-year-old Aurora resident began riding a stationary bike at the Five Seasons Sports...
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James Lileks looks back on 2007
and as usual, he's hilarious. I loved his take on the next Pres election. Bolding mine. James Lileks American politics were in that blessed period between elections, but jockeying continued for the presidential spot in both parties. Hillary Clinton made...
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Makes Me Proud to be a Cheesehead
A favorite site of mine is the Urban Legends page. When I get one of those emails detailing all of the things I can win if I only send Bill Gates a short note, or a long story about a young cancer patient who wants to break the record for emails received,...
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Tonight's surf-bored
Just all over the place tonight, lol. I finished my final paper for class and turned it in this afternoon. (A, btw.) Dispersed kids to all their various home ports and sat down this evening to read. I started out with a Washington Post article on the...
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:D
Yeah. Positive strokes are a good thing at this time in my life, lol. Course Title: Academic & Career Planning Course Number: RQ295 Session: Fall 2006 Session B Course Grade: A Credit Hours: 3 Current GPA: 4.0000 Grade Posted Date: 11/29/2006 Next up:...
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Now I own a collectors' item!!
Ford set to produce last Taurus - Yahoo! News DEARBORN, Mich. - Sometime next week, the assembly line at a Ford plant near Atlanta will come to a halt, signaling the end of a family sedan so revolutionary that its 1985 debut changed forever the way cars...
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Doing my part...
...by losing some of the "junk in MY trunk"!! Soooo.....since I've lost a large amount of weight since 2001--and no, I'm not going to actually write the number out, lol-- looks like I'm in the $30 per year savings area. $30 over five years....hmmmm........
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Ummmmm........ so where are the missiles supposed to go again?
wcbstv.com - Anti-War Activists Plan 'Global Orgasm For Peace' (CBS/AP) SAN FRANCISCO Two peace activists have planned a massive anti-war demonstration for the first day of winter. But they don't want you marching in the streets. They'd much rather you...
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Satan has been captured alive...
...he finally got hungry, and came out from his hiding place. Apparently he spent all day hiding (sleeping) in my knitting basket, which has airholes large enough for a hamster to squeeze into, since I spotted him as he was squeezing out. He is now safely...
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results
10:13 pm CST--CNN just announced the Dems took back the House. Not sure yet about the Senate, that's still an if. Wonder if they've let John Kerry out of his soundproofed padded room yet? We're back to a divided government, more partisan, more deadlocked,...
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aptitude tests
One of the requirements for class this week was to take a "job aptitude" test. Considering I've been in more or less one career for a veryveryvery long time, I thought it might be interesting to see what I *should* be doing with my life!! I clipped a...
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Satan is loose in my bedroom
Yes, you read that right. Satan. The hamster. Got up early this morning (damn that Daylight Savings Time thing!) and was walking 'round, making my bed, picking up stray pillows off the floor, heading to the kitchen for the morning caffeine fix--and spotted...