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Up"coming" Event!
FOXNews.com - World Orgasm Day to Promote Peace in War-Torn Countries Oui! Si! Da! Ja! Yes! Any way you scream it, one group hopes you'll be having an orgasm in the name of world peace this Friday at 6:08 GMT. At the exact moment of the winter solstice,...
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Quiet time
Things may/will be a little quiet around here for awhile. Not that any of my three readers is going to miss me, but just in case you peek in and wonder where everyone went. I have some things going on here in the real world that need to be taken care...
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your turn next?
Op-Ed Columnist: Dark Side of Free Trade "We've allowed the multinationals to run wild and never cared enough to step in when the people losing their jobs, or getting their wages and benefits squeezed, were of the lower-paid variety. Now the middle class...
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Well, now I know who....
I guess I did expect this news, to tell the truth. Yahoo! News - Gephardt to Endorse Former Rival Kerry Gephardt to Endorse Former Rival Kerry By RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer "NEW YORK - John Kerry (news - web sites) secured the endorsement of former...
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Sure...Blame it on the Cheeseheads
Dean Says He'll Quit if He Doesn't Win Wisconsin By JODI WILGORENand ADAM NAGOURNEY Published: February 6, 2004 MILWAUKEE, Feb. 5 --Reeling from a string of defeats and rising disillusionment among his supporters, Howard Dean said Thursday that his presidential...
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Happy NY
Here it is..another year begun..... I'm half asleep/half awake from the after-effects of bringing in New Years' Eve at the Salt mines. (Bet you thought I was going to say from the after-effects of too much alcohol, didn't you?) Brought in the New Year...
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off to meet with "important folks"
Just got an interesting phone call from Kevin. I, as a member of my Local's Executive Board, have been summoned to appear ( hopefully in the background!) at a press conference tomorrow with the governor of our great state of Wisconsin. Too weird, hehehehe!!!...
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Hmmmmm
ABCNews "The Note" The New York Times ' Wilgoren and Justice write, "The selection of Mr. Neel, a former telecommunications lobbyist who was an aide to Mr. Gore for nearly 20 years, on Capitol Hill and in the Clinton White House, is a stark shift for...
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for you Pack fans
For all you Packer fans... 1. Did you hear that the Post Office just recalled their Chicago Bear commemorative stamps? People couldn't figure out which side to spit on. 2. A man walked into a bar and sat down for a drink. He noted a dog intently watching...
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primary time in Wis
Interesting article on the history of primaries, specifically Wisconsin primaries..... JS Online: Wisconsin's primary: Back in the running "Primaries, such a fixture of today's political scene, for years have been taken for granted as the early hurdles...
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The Myth of Job recovery
When: Monday, March 14 2005 | Tude | 01/2004 "Pay is down as much as 40% on the few jobs that are coming back, and American quality of life takes another huge hit. And it' may be permanent, so your kids and grand-kids better learn how to clean motel rooms,...
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McManufacturing
In the New Economics: Fast-Food Factories? "Is cooking a hamburger patty and inserting the meat, lettuce and ketchup inside a bun a manufacturing job, like assembling automobiles? That question is posed in the new Economic Report of the President, a thick...
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The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing to Being President With John Edwards's decision to quit the race, expected to be announced officially today, John Kerry's nomination as the Democratic candidate for president is secure. Speculation about his choice for vice president...
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jobs levels
JS Online: State factory jobs hit lowest since '92 Nationally, there are signs of an economic comeback, with initial jobless claims falling, productivity improving and factory orders mostly increasing. Still, Wisconsin's manufacturing positions were down...
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Is spring sprung?
maybe...although I've learned to not trust these late February early March thaws. It's not quite shirtsleeves weather, even for us tough 'ole Wisconsin types. The backyard is a quagmire of melting ice and lose-your-boots mud, although the snowbanks are...
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Kerry and Bush Tied Among Likely Voters in Wisconsin
Wisconsin John Kerry and George W. Bush are virtually tied among likely voters in Wisconsin according to a survey by the American Research Group. A total of 46% of likely voters say they would vote for Kerry if the presidential election were being held...
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Today's email poetry
...which came with the subject line: "Hiya, Mud-Colored" Hmmmmph! And I thought I had a fairly nice tan going this year, too. MUD-colored???? Anyway, it was the usual Russian Viagra/Texas Hold'em Poker spam, except for the little blurb at the bottom....
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what color am I?
Spacefem.com Color Quiz hmmmm...always thought I was a darker blue, actually.... Laurie is light cyan Your dominant hues are green and blue. You're smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you...
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open thread laughs
Daily Kos || Political Analysis and other daily rants on the state of the nation. Open thread by kos Sat Mar 27th, 2004 at 00:26:19 GMT I was at the Unity Dinner in DC Thursday night, and I experienced something that only a blogger would write about:...
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Guiness ice cream?
Guniness Stout Ice Cream 1 cup water 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup Guinness stout In a heavy saucepan whisk together the water and the cornstarch and simmer...
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quote
David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor's, recently commented: "There is no difference from an economic standpoint from outsourcing manufacturing jobs, which we have been doing for 20 years, and outsourcing white-collar service jobs, except college-educated...
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I'm B-a-a-a-a-a-a-ck!!
Yep, back again after managing to kill the blog (again). You would think I'd learn to quit playing with stuff, wouldn't you? I managed to rebuild most of the entries, but I did lose a few along the way. So, while I work on restoring those, here are some...
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Tuesday night date?
Well, I'm off to my PACE leadership convention/ school. Rumor has it that we're going to have a special speaker at the Tuesday night banquet. Since John Kerry is campaigning in Milwaukee on Tuesday and appearing in Madison on Wednesday.......hmmmmmm,...
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Snake Problems
Yahoo! News - Python Is Accidentally Shipped to N.J. Himmerick and 17-year-old son were at home in Jefferson City, Missouri, and couldn't get their get their new DVD player to work. They called the maker, Samsung, and shipped the player to the company's...
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outta here!!
I've given up on ever getting any response from Jace Herring about getting my site registration transferred to me. I have sent numerous emails with ALL of the information he requested--and now I see THIS posted on the Bloghosts (ex)-website: UPDATE #2...