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  • Times article on Gays in the Methodist church

    01 November 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Methodist Court Removes Openly Lesbian Minister - New York Times Although United Methodism prohibits openly gay people in the pulpit, it welcomes all to worship. Mr. Johnson did not forbid the gay man to attend his church but said he would not allow him...

  • One can only hope

    20 November 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Jerusalem Post | Breaking News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World The Elaph Arab media website reported on Sunday that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the head of the al-Qaida in Iraq terror group, may have been killed in Iraq on Sunday afternoon...

  • The Gales of November

    12 November 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    JS Online: Shipwreck overshadowed Fitzgerald's legacy His father and grandfather ran a Milwaukee shipyard. His grandfather's five brothers were master mariners on the Great Lakes. Fitzgerald himself spent many of his younger days amid the sweet-smelling...

  • what your car says about you

    09 November 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    CNN.com - Did you know your car was impacting your love life? - Nov 7, 2005 When asked to recall their "most embarrassing car date moment," 22 percent of respondents said it was being told by their date that they were a bad driver. Far more women suffered...

  • Is it any wonder...

    14 November 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    ...that NOBODY can figure out college football championships?? JS Online: UW aims to crack bowl in January What's the most attractive bowl Wisconsin can hope for in the wake of the crushing loss to Iowa? UW's lone Florida option appears to be the Outback...

  • Wanted: Married men to hit on Paris, Nicole

    28 November 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Wanted: Married men to hit on Paris, Nicole - Gossip: The Scoop - MSNBC.com Expect the hubbies in the new season of "The Simple Life" to be a bit randy. That’s what the producers are looking for. The concept for the new show has former best friends Paris...

  • Thoughts for today...

    29 November 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Birds of a feather flock together, ... and crap on your car! When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself. A penny saved is a government oversight. The easiest way to find something...

  • What? They might get WORSE??!!!

    15 November 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    Winter Road Conditions Listing for interstates and major highways for the date of: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 11:00 PM Due to current weather conditions, motorists should remain alert for changing road conditions. I39 Portage to Wausau SNOW COVERED AND...

  • Thanksgiving Horror Stories

    28 November 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Roadfood.com Forums - Thanksgiving Horror Stories I will never think my lumpy gravy is a disaster, ever again..... Well, there was the year Mom tried to stab me, and the horrible second-degree burns I got from our napalm-like Scalloped Corn casserole...but...

  • Nobel Prize-winning Poetry

    09 December 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Harold Pinter delivered his Nobel lecture to the Swedish Academy in Stockholm via tape yesterday--the full text of the speech is available at Art, Truth and Politics. The speech contained such gems about "art" as this: The crimes of the United States...

  • Is there *any* question of what should be done here?

    06 December 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Top News Article | Reuters.com A man facing a possible murder charge for beating his stepdaughter so badly she is in a permanent vegetative state asked Massachussetts' top court on Tuesday to keep her alive in a case that highlights the divisive "right...

  • Sunday news

    04 December 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!! Packers choke in the second half!!" ....sigh...to da Bears........sigh On another note---yep, it's Wisconsin vs. Auburn in the CapOne bowl Wisconsin accepts bid to Capital One Bowl Madison - The Wisconsin Badgers will...

  • the trial...

    06 December 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Top News Article | Reuters.com Those witnesses presented testimony of torture and summary execution, and told of a meat grinder for human flesh and other horrors allegedly inflicted on people from Dujail. Saddam responded by saying he was not afraid of...

  • CoffeeCoke!!!!

    07 December 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Coke to launch coffee-infused Coke Blak The new drink, a combination of Coca-Cola Classic and coffee extracts, will be first launched in France in January before being rolled out in the United States and other markets during 2006. A Coke spokesperson...

  • Book review: "Rebels Without a Clue"

    30 November 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    The Claremont Institute: Rebels Without a Clue Heath and Potter criticize such theorists as Michel Foucault and Theodore Roszak. Under their influence, "Traditional leftist concerns, such as poverty, living standards and access to medical care, came to...

  • Weekly horrorscope

    11 December 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    This week December 12 through December 18 Libra All the obstacles that had been affecting your financial situation have disappeared. You should find that things quickly get back to normal now. The money flows in and flows out just as it is supposed to....

  • The Vikings still suck, lol

    09 December 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    After the Shame, Vikings Pursue Virtue in Victory - New York Times Minnesota's loyalty has been tested many times before. Starting in the mid-1980's, the Vikings began cultivating their renegade image as the Raiders of the N.F.C. In one five-year period,...

  • PC gone awry

    24 December 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    The Religious Policeman ..the Presidency of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Riyadh has been more active in preventing shops catering to these non-Islamic occasions. It has been more and more difficult in finding Christmas decorations and...

  • paycheck survey

    28 December 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Survey says baby boomers lag seniors in direct deposit usage - Dec. 27, 2005 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Unlike today's seniors, the next generation of retirees is old-fashioned about direct deposit of paychecks and other payouts -- according to a survey...

  • Oh well, at least we still have the Badgers......

    26 December 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    Bears Win North, Completing Packers' Fall - New York Times As the crowd filed in before the game, many fans wearing orange hunting overalls on the 28-degree night, it could muster only a few boos for the Bears, the Packers' longtime rivals.For years,...

  • News of the Day

    29 December 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Men want facts, women seek relations on Web SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet users share many common interests, but men are heavier consumers of news, stocks, sports and pornography while more women look for health and religious guidance, a broad survey...

  • Ponder these things

    31 December 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    I went to San Francisco. I found someone's heart. Now what? All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. If the world were a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle. They told me I was gullible ... and I believed them. Teach...

  • Another silly test which proves I'm firmly stuck in the center....

    04 January 2006 ( #meme )

    Androgynous You scored 50 masculinity and 70 femininity! You scored high on both masculinity and femininity. You have a strong personality exhibiting characteristics of both traditional sex roles. My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other...

  • More of the Same

    08 January 2006 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE WISCONSINITE WHEN: 1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. 2. "Vacation" means going up north past Hwy 8 for the weekend. 3. You measure distance in hours. 4. You know several people...

  • I want a new drug....

    07 January 2006 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    What OTHER headline could I possibly have used? Panexa. Ask your doctor for a reason to take it. No matter what you do or where you go, you're always going to be yourself. And Panexa knows this. Your lifestyle is one of the biggest factors in choosing...