"....My house Out of the ordinary Thats right Don't want to hurt nobody Some things sure can sweep me off my feet Burning down the house..." Yeah, yeah, I know... What's really bad is that I was *singing* it while scrubbing soot this afternoon. Me. Singing....

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My house caught fire this morning. What a fun vacation this is turning out to be. Sitting on the hood of a pickup truck down the street, watching firetrucks and firemen in SCBA, dragging hoses into my house, all I could think was "I am so blogging this"!!...

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. And for the support of this Declaration,...

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It's always fun when one gets to operate big noisy dusty machines. Oh wait.... I do that for a living don't I? I knew the old maple floors were in rough shape and I've been threatening to sand them for years, but this photo really shows up just how badly...

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This week July 2 through July 8 Libra You love to be part of the social whirl, and if you can't participate as fully as you would like, you become uncharacteristically edgy. Monday you have to cancel some of your favorite activities due to last-minute...

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Funny how last week I was stressin' BIGtime on the Research course, and wondering if maybe I was reaching too far and trying to do way too much all at once. Maybe I should just take some time and rethink this "going to school" stuff. The paper was kicking...

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Blair launches stinging attack on absurd British Islamists | Politics | The Observer "The idea that as a Muslim in this country that you dont have the freedom to express your religion or your views, I mean you've got far more freedom in this country than...

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