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I am truly losing it....
Went for my morning ride up the Hiawatha this morning on the Trek. I was zipping along, passing leisure riders right and left, head down and trying to keep my pedaling speed up. I had the XM on, and was rocking out to Deep Tracks 40--just having a great...
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Unemployment Quote
madison.com | archives: Unemployment Action Needs Strong Voice " Rather than making unemployed people pay for health insurance or go without it, the government should pick up the tab or provide national health insurance. That goes for people's food, clothing...
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AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES
AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES I've seen most of these movies, but quite a few of them were so long ago that I barely remember the plot. I'll keep updating this list if the memory comes back, lol. The Complete List: 1. CITIZEN KANE (1941) Saw it a loooooooong...
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Vincent Interview
FrontPage magazine.com :: In The Red Zone by Jamie Glazov Interesting interview with Stephen Vincent, the journalist who was murdered in southern Iraq last week. Interview conducted by Frontpage magazine--best quote: Vincent: As I’ve noted here and elsewhere,...
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A True Wisconsin Tradition
Woman Eats 35 Bratwursts in 10 Minutes - Yahoo! News SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Sonya Thomas, at 99 pounds, gobbled her way to another speed-eating title over the weekend by attacking a Wisconsin staple — the bratwurst. The woman known as The Black Widow on the...
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Michael Barone article on multi-culturalism
Michael Barone: Cultures aren't equal In The Age of Melbourne, Australia, Pamela Bone wrote, "Perhaps it is time to say, you are welcome, but this is the way it is here." The Age's Tony Parkinson quoted the French writer Jean Francois Revel's Cold War...
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How does one say "Up yours" in German?
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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Lileks strikes again
Newhouse A1 " The hard left in America needs to realize a bald, cruel fact: Anyone who sees no moral distinction between Israel and the mullahs of Iran, or sees the U.S. attempt to set up a constitutional republic in Iraq as equivalent to the Syrian occupation...
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Blues Day today!
This is going to be a new one for me--I've threatened to go to this festival for the last five years or so, but just haven't made it yet. I either had to work, or had something else going on at the time. THIS year, I made a shift swap to have the evening...
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Now *this* is a true curmudgeon
Telegraph | Opinion | Middle age? It's a state of constant irritation With every week that passes, my list of pet hates grows longer. "Your call is important to us"; silicone implants; "thank you for not smoking"; Charles Clarke; cold callers; Ann Widdecombe;...
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"Why?"
Mojave Phone Booth The TRUE story of a trip into the desert.......and finding yourself on the journey and all that jazz... The Booth. Located deep in the heart of the Mojave Desert, 75 miles southwest of Vegas, 15 miles from the nearest highway, stuck...
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Prophecy from a year ago
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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Is THIS why it took so long?
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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Other reasons this day is special
Oct. 4 ‹ St. Francis Day ‹ Christian ‹ Honoring one of the most beloved saints, who renounced family wealth to follow the Gospel. He soon founded the Franciscans, stressing humility and poverty. He is patron saint of Italy, animals and animal welfare...
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Not a good day.
This really sucks...badly. Woke up this morning to a knee swollen to half again normal size....swollen and stiff. This is *not* good. Went for my normal ride this afternoon, very very very slowly, but I just *had* to feel like I was doing something positive....
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Oy!! What a country!!!
Man Takes Citizenship Oath, Wins Lottery - Yahoo! News DES MOINES, Iowa - A man who immigrated from Kenya to the United States found prosperity beyond his expectations on the day he became a U.S. citizen. Shortly after Moses Bittok, of West Des Moines,...
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birthday meme!!!
Your Birthdate: October 4 You have an extraordinary character - moral, responsible, and disciplined. Your sincerely and honesty shine through in almost every situation. Driven and focused, you rarely let your emotions get the better of you. You're level...
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Rosa Parks Honored
Rosa Parks to Lie in Honor at Capitol - Yahoo! News On Sunday, Parks becomes the first woman to lie in honor in the vast circular room under the Capitol dome. The House agreed by voice vote Friday that the body of Parks will lie in honor in the Rotunda...
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Fun times at the UN
Mugabe compares Bush, Blair to Hitler at UN event ROME (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Monday railed against U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, calling them "international terrorists" bent on world domination...
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Guess I'll have to buy a ticket now
Ticket frenzy on as Powerball pot hits $340 million The jackpot in Wednesday's Powerball lottery will be the game's biggest ever, an estimated $340 million, and sellers are bracing for a rush of ticket buyers hoping to strike it rich. There was no winner...
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'nutter dumb meme
Snickers Nutty and gooey - you always satisfy. What Kind of Candy Are You? UPDATE!!! Or maybe you should go for: Taste: Extreme fair food If you know what's good to eat, you'll head straight for the red-and-white striped tent as soon as you push through...
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almost heard everything now....
United Press International - NewsTrack - Wisconsin may open private spaceport MADISON, Wis., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Wisconsin legislators are promoting a plan to create a spaceport in the country's top cheese-making state. The proposal would set up a nine-member...
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A World Without You In It?
Interesting new-to-me blog.... Sigmund, Carl and Alfred: A World Without You In It? In fact, we suffer a kind of debilitating malaise- “Nothing I do or say really matters.” There is the belief that whether or not we contribute anything to the the world...
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The Democratic Frontrunner
The Democratic Frontrunner ABC'S NEW SHOW, Commander in Chief, starring Geena Davis as the first female president of the United States, along with new books by Democratic political consultants Dick Morris and Susan Estrich, is fueling the notion that...
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Huh?????
Now, I realize that this little blog thing is for *my* entertainment, and that I'm not going to have an enormous readership, even if I were to get an Instalanche. But finding this referral in my visitor logs was only a little weird. This visitor cam to...