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More pics
Yes, I have been remiss (what does that phrase *mean*, anyway?) in blog posts. I can only cry "busybusybusy" and "too much gallivanting around the Northwoods". And that doesn't even include the upcoming motorcycle trip later this week, wherein eight or...
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Duluth
I've linked to this page before, but it's fun to see where I'm headed bright and early tomorrow morning. Precious is going to get a workout, assuming I don't wake up to the usual pouring rain! I'll be dragging the camera along of course, but I can only...
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Next up!
International Humanitarian Law wasn't too bad-- even though as of right now I have no clue how I did. The entire grade was more or less based on the essay-- and we all know what I think about essay writing. [grumble, grumble, never looks good enough to...
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"brick walls are there for a reason"
I wandered in to the living room the other day, only to catch the tail end of the nightly news, which was a clip called the "person of the week". I missed the whole thing, only hearing enough to know that the "person" was a college professor delivering...
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i *am* a goddess
Somehow, I managed to get the WP install upgraded on the first try. And no tears, hair-pulling or teeth-gnashing. I even managed to get my delicious links working again-- well, fingers crossed. They work now, but in five minutes that may change. Maybe...
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The Boss does it again
I've been listening to the new album since last night, when it first was available for download. Go here for samples. Even better, go buy the thing--it's his best since 2002,and very possibly one of his best ever. I mean that, and I've been a fan since...
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A Death in the Family: Politics & Power
I'd always thought of Christopher Hitchens as a great writer, because he pi$$ed me off just as often as he made me nod in agreement. (Okay, so I have a weird definition of "great"). With this piece for Vanity Fair, Hitchens tells us about a great loss...
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Chavez writes a new chapter in the History of Foreign Policy
And take a guess at the title of the Chapter? "Playground Politics for Grownups". Or how about "Put on Your Big Boy Pants, Hugo"? Now I wish I hadn't written the term paper on Containment. Chavez-watching just makes the writing so easy. FOXNews.com -...
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My bad....
Gore help me. I'm gonna need waaaaay more carbon offsets. The Associated Press: Ecologists Study Efficiency of Divorce WASHINGTON AP — Divorce can be bad for the environment. In countries around the world divorce rates have been rising, and each time...
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Welcome to Wisconsin, boys!
Giants hold on as Romo, Cowboys crumble - Yahoo! News IRVING, Texas - Tony Romo can go wherever he wants with Jessica Simpson now. Eli Manning and the New York Giants knocked him and the Dallas Cowboys into the offseason Sunday. Manning is heading to...
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"War and Society" is underway
"Next class" has begun. This course addresses the inseparable connection between warfighting and society. It examines societal advances that have significantly influenced the military strategy and tactics as well as political, economic, and technological...
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Shiver Me Timbers
Mad will be happy to know that Winter has finally arrived in south Georgia. The low tonight is 18 degrees. That's RAW 18 degrees without wind chill calculated in. Now for those of you not familiar with what 18 degrees does to the southern states, by comparison...
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movin' on
So. Now that the excitement on the frozen tundra has wound down, it's time to figure out how to face the long haul until Spring.... which means late April here. At -20 degrees outside, ice fishing doesn't cut it; and it's almost too cold for walking around...
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Darn.. the FBI is after me now
I mean... this *must* ne true. The return address is: fbi.monitoringoffice@yahoo.co.uk I think I'll get right back to them-- after I answer my emails from the CIA. Sigh. Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division. Federal Bureau Of Investigation. J....
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Another one down....
....what seems like about 359 to go. Another class in the can. The grade panic will now begin. [Cue Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries"] or [Tom Petty "The Wa-a-a-a-i-ting is the Hardest Part"] Up next (on Monday, for cryin' out loud! Where's MY spring break?!?):...
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Is this strange, or is it just *me*?
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omg
Checking in [again] on the just-finished class to see if grades are in, I find this on the front page/ announcements section: The best term paper this term, and perhaps the best I have ever gotten for MH 403, was by [yours truly] on American domestic...
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Ever wondered what happens when Hallmark writers are having a bad day?
M y tire was thumping. I thought it was flat When I looked at the tire... I noticed your cat. Sorry! ------------------------------ H eard your wife left you, How upset you must be. But don't fret about it... She moved in with me. -----------------------------...
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Okay, I need this camera
Okay. All together now. Drooooooooool. A $1,000 semipro camera will get you 3 shots a second. But this Casio can snap — are you ready for this? — 60 photos a second. These are not movies; these are full six-megapixel photographs, each with enough resolution...
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Yeah. Loyalty.
Compare this to the sniping we're seeing on the other side, to the zero-sum games, to the oh-my-god-you-don't-like-Hillary-what's-wrong-with-you, to the Obama-as-Messiah. I'm not the biggest fan of John McCain's policies. But I think I could respect him....
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This book wasn't on my reading list...hmmmmm
Barack Obama aide: Why Winnie the Pooh should shape US foreign policy Richard Danzig, who served as Navy Secretary under President Clinton and is tipped to become National Security Adviser in an Obama White House, told a major foreign policy conference...
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Say a little prayer...
...for nice weather for tomorrow afternoon. There is an important reason I ask this. Something very wonderful and special is going to happen tomorrow, and we would like it to happen outside, if at all possible. Just so the rain holds off 'til evening....
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It's the End of the World as we know it...
End of the World? House of Yahweh says so It's the countdown to the end of the world -- again. Yisrayl Hawkins, head of the House of Yahweh religious sect in Abilene, said in a "20/20" segment that aired Friday, that a nuclear war will begin "soon, really...
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Let's see...16,500 divided by 125 is....
16,500 Condoms Delivered to Antarctica Research Base : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graffiti Last month, researchers in Antarctica received about 16,500 condoms, which are being made available for free to avoid any uncomfortable situations....
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How to save your butt if you plan to visit Wisconsin this summer
Issued by the Wisconsin Tourism Bureau to ALL visitors..... well, at least it's making the email rounds: 1) Don't order filet mignon or pasta primavera at Al's Lodge. It's a diner. They serve breakfast 24 hours a day. Let them cook something they know....