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Not a club I'd want to join
Ananova - Gym to offer naked sessions A gym in Holland is to offer naked fitness sessions for naturists on Sundays. The Dutch Naturist Federation says the fitness centre in Heteren will be the first in the country to cater for naturists. Gym owner Patrick...
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All Anna Nicole, all the time
Guess everybody's in for that big old half-billion dollar payout, aren't they? Hey. *I* am the father of Anna Nicole's baby!!!! Zsa Zsas husband: I might be babys dad LOS ANGELES - The husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor said Friday that he had a decade-long...
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A moment of silence for the man whose invention I have spent countless hours hiding
Robert Adler, dead at 93 - International Herald Tribune Hit the mute button for a moment of silence: The co-inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died. In his six-decade career with Zenith, Adler was a prolific inventor, earning more than 180 U.S....
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Back very soon
I promise. Life is *really* getting in the way of blogging this week! Doesn't that bite, lol? Happy Valentine's Day to all you kiddies while I'm here. [UPDATE: I have decided that packing is no picnic, should never be attempted by amateurs like us, and...
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He'll probably lose his job for this.....
....but I have to say I admire the guy. If I can ever manage to stay up late enough to actually watch his show, he might have a new viewer. Did I just stick up for Britney Spears????? Craig Ferguson Refuses To Do Spears Jokes, Talk Show Host Who Battled...
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Joke of the Day
And just for the record, it was sent to me by a rabid Democrat. A driver is stuck in a traffic jam on US 95 south, just outside Washington D.C. Nothing is moving north or south. Suddenly a man knocks on his window. The driver rolls down his window and...
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‘Embarrassment before dishonor’
‘Embarrassment before dishonor’ | MetaFilter On recommendation from #1 child, I've been peeking into Metafilter more frequently. I've seen everything from recipes to "how-to's" on anything you could think of. There are also occasionally just plain ole'...
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Hope we dodge this bullet, too
We got next-to-nothing out of last weekend's monster blizzard (sticking my tongue out at the central Wis. relatives); only about 5-6 inches of new snow in those horrendous winds. It makes me a little nervous when the blurb scrolling across the bottom...
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Weekly horrorscope
This week February 26 through March 4 Libra The week begins with good news on the job. Enjoy it while it lasts, because the tension begins to mount as the week progresses. On Wednesday, a friendship or love affair may end. Your friend or lover may have...
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Waiting so long...
..for Harvey at Bad Example to get to Wisconsin on his list of "Fun facts you never knew about" each state. The fact that Harvey himself lives behind the Cheddar Curtain guarantees a great post. It is that, filled with little gems such as this: Green...
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the single life
Today is the almost-ex's birthday, so he asked to take #2 child with him tonight. So here I am, my first weekend off as a (almost) single woman. And ya know what I'm doing on Friday night? Putting paint samples up on my wall. Frowning at them. Took a...
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Medal of Honor Heroes
DefenseLink News Article: Medal of Honor Heroes Set the Standard, England Says WASHINGTON, March 22, 2007 – Medal of Honor recipients are heroes, despite their many humble objections to the label, and are important to the fabric of our society, Deputy...
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sick #($*%#s
It's a good thing I work nights... I don't think I can sleep after reading this one. Children used in Iraqi militant attack WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. general on Tuesday said Iraqi insurgents used children in a suicide attack this weekend,...
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Forecast for Latitude 39.98N and Longitude -82.97W
7-Day Forecast for Latitude 39.98N and Longitude -82.97W Monday Chance Tstms Hi 80°F Monday Night Chance Tstms Lo 56°F Tuesday Chance Tstms Hi 78°F Tuesday Night Chance Tstms Lo 55°F Wednesday Chance Tstms Hi 66°F Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms,...
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Fame headed North
Krikorian on National Review Online I got a tsunami of funny place names, some of which I should have thought of myself, like Sheboyan, Walla Walla, and Azusa. Of course, Mona beat me to Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., which always strikes me as a joke when I see it...
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Cheesehead "spring"
Isn't there some old saying about "April showers"? Or is this just a really belated April Fool's Day joke? I would NOT put it past the National Weather Service to be having one on us, but I will definitely have the trusty camera out to record the lovely...
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and so the snow begins...
Yuck. The prediction is still for white stuff up to 8". Double yuck. I already put my shovel away--knew I shouldn't have done that. And continuing in my "paring down" life mode, I am now officially a complete wireless warrior. Yep, the monopolistic local...
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31 dead.....
At least 32 dead in Virginia shooting rampage - Yahoo! News What news to come home to....this is incredible. Just awful. Please say one for all these families. [Update] And of course, here we go. The shooting was bound to revive debate in the United States...
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Gunman in massacre contacted NBC News - Massacre at Virginia Tech - MSNBC.com
Gunman in massacre contacted NBC News - Massacre at Virginia Tech - MSNBC.com Before going off to commit mass murder, killer Cho Seung-Hui took the time to mail a package of carefully prepared DVD's off to NBC news. Just in case some of us didn't get...
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Rewrites of old Favorites
It's been fun being a baby boomer ... until now. Some of the artists of the past are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers. 1. Herman's Hermits--- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker. 2. The Bee Gees--- How Can You Mend...
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Book on order
I watched a spot on last night's news about the release of the Reagan diaries book, and this morning pre-ordered it. I'm looking forward to this one after reading so much the last few weeks about the end of the Cold War. Funny how much I disliked that...
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Ya had to know this was coming, didn't you?
4/29truth.com The “official story” from “official government sources” is that weekend a lone gas truck driver crashed a single tanker loaded with 8,600 gallons of unleaded gasoline into a guardrail in what they say was an ordinary accident. Unfortunately...
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I can't believe these poll results
Rasmussen Reports™: Poll Results Democrats in America are evenly divided on the question of whether George W. Bush knew about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in advance. 35% of Democrats believe he did know 39% say he did not know 26% are not sure Overall,...
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Slow news day in Cheese-land
Wis. farmer finds new calf has two noses MERRILL, Wis. - Mark Krombholz had to look twice at his new calf, Lucy — one time for each nose. "I didn't notice anything too different about her until I got her in the barn," Krombholz said, "and all of a sudden...
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...and the homework begins
K, spring break is over. Back to the books-- and I loooooove research, so I think this will be a too cool class! :-D On another note.... I am not a gamer. I have never been a gamer. I actually hate computer games, if the truth be known. But I could get...