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Steyn article on Demographics
This is quite a long article in Opinionjournal that took a full cup of coffee to completely digest--I feel like I've been on a "nine-countries-in-four-days" tour. Steyn takes on everything from political correctness to birthrates to the fall of civilization,...
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Sunday 'sconsin funnies
Anybody who lives here has seen these at least a million times, but hey, never hurts to reinforce the stereotype!! If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 38 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will...
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Did you ever get a little nervous about your next-door neighbors?
Jonathon (The Impaler) Sharkey has chosen Friday – yes, Friday the 13th– to formally announce his candidacy [for Governor of Minnesota]. “Unlike other candidates, I’m not going to hide my evil side,” he said. The 13-point platform on his extensive website...
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Ferris Bueller Hassan interview
COSBY : Was this about publicity? Did you want all the attention, 15 minutes of fame? HASSAN : No. I felt so guilty on when I was returning to the United States and I saw on the news two soldiers had been killed in Iraq, and they were sidelined. And my...
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A short history
The origins of the Great War of 2007 - and how it could have been prevented The devastating nuclear exchange of August 2007 represented not only the failure of diplomacy, it marked the end of the oil age. Some even said it marked the twilight of the West....
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Man who shot pope fails to report to police
Gee, now who would have EVER guessed that this would happen? ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- The Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II failed to report to a police station Friday -- the day after his release from prison -- and authorities said the military...
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Remembering Challenger
CNN.com - Remembering Challenger - Jan 28, 2006 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- Twenty years ago, space shuttle Challenger blew apart in jets of fire and plumes of smoke, a terrifying sight witnessed by the families of the seven astronauts and by those...
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Pandora's Music Box
A project of the Music Genome Project.... you give it an artist, and it creates a playlist of music you might enjoy. Too bad I have such lousy speakers on my laptop--the songs it plays really are interesting, and mostly new to me. I'll have to try a couple...
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To keep in mind before my next speech
Sex calms nerves before public speaking - study - Yahoo! News LONDON (Reuters) - Forget pretending you are talking to one person or concentrating on a single point in the audience -- having sex is good way to calm nerves before giving a speech or presentation....
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Love me, love *my car!
I'm a Chevrolet Corvette! You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you...
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My 'pod wants the French satin corset
iAttire offers romantic attire for iPods Garments for the romantic iPod put you and your iPod in the mood,” says the company. “Feminine garments are a French satin corset cinched with black lacings or a sheer red negligee with black chiffon ruffle. For...
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They're Ba-a-a-ck
Spring is truly springing, I think. I pulled into the yard today to see eagles in the trees across the road. Got out of the car and went to see--two males and a female sitting on the tops of some trees--being tormented by a group of crows. ( A gaggle...
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Chavez joins activist Sheehan to bash Bush
Chavez joins activist Sheehan to bash Bush - Yahoo! News "Enough of imperialist aggression. We must tell the world, down with the U.S. empire," Chavez said hugging Sheehan, whose son died in the Iraq war, and the widow of Puerto Rican independence activist...
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Too early in the morning
There are times I really hate the night shift--not so much because of being awake (or at least trying to look like I'm awake) at all hours as much as I think too much on that shift. There are hours of quiet except for the rumbling of the machinery, and...
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Dems, listen up!!!
Vodkapundit - Late Night Rambling I just don't know what to do with the Democrats. Look at me.* I'm pro-choice. I support gay marriage. I think porn is OK and that drugs (which aren't OK) ought to be legal. My tastes in music and movies and entertainers...
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Found poetry
Some Most of the spam that comes to this account is just plain annoying. It's usually vIaGrA ads, offers to refinance my real estate--and why do all these spammers think I live in Menagha, Minnesota? Did I lie about my zip code on a website once? Anyway,...
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CNN.com - Iran invites cartoons on Holocaust - Feb 8, 2006
CNN.com - Iran invites cartoons on Holocaust - Feb 8, 2006 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A prominent Iranian newspaper says it is going to hold a competition for cartoons on the Holocaust to test whether the West will apply the principle of freedom of expression...
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nudge, nudge, wink, wink
I *know* what my VCR is going to be taping the next few Wednesdays!!! Monty Python's Personal Best and Flying Circus | PBS “Monty Python’s Personal Best,” a series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians with new footage...
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Freedom of thought, however dumb it may be
Looks like that doesn't exitst in Europe these days. Holocaust Denier Gets Three Years in Jail -- Newsday.com VIENNA, Austria -- Right-wing British historian David Irving was sentenced to three years in prison Monday after admitting to an Austrian court...
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This is the best story
CNN.com - 'Retired for about four days now' - Feb 22, 2006 and the quote of the day is???? When asked if he still worked at the meatpacking plant, Eric Zornes, 40, a maintenance mechanic, said, "I've been retired for about four days now." Even if it wasn't...
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Nah, we don't drink much in 'sconsin
When I'm working on night shift, at least one of our two-ways is usually turned to scan the emergency channels. Friday and Saturday nights are one 10-55 after another, sometimes 20 or 30 of them in one evening. Isn't there *any*thing else to do up here?...
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Oh yeah, almost forgot....
Received a little text message on my phone yesterday morning: Hi Laurie we are at cape kennedy watching the space shuttle launch VIP STYLE! To which I replied, only *somewhat* grumpily: go ahead, RUB it in! I am at WORK! :-P Later, at 10:58 am local,...
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Hollywood horror show: Writers to strike
Hollywood horror show: Writers to strike - CNN.com LOS ANGELES, California CNN -- Show-business writers will go on strike early Monday after their negotiating team recommended a walkout over royalties that could immediately pinch late-night TV shows....
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OFFICE WISDOM
I've found, over the years, that most of these apply to paper-making as well as paper-pushing. Go figure. --It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you say you've done and what you're going to do. --After any pay raise, you will have less...
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ODE TO FALSE SPRING
ODE TO FALSE SPRING The birds were all atwitter in the bony, barren trees Oh, could it be that spring was here To rout grim winter's freeze? The dirty snow was melting Melting like our winter hearts I'd swear I heard once long ago That this is how spring...