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Wondering about the legal process...
Ya gotta wonder just a teensy bit about Judges these days. Judge warns victims' mother not to cry on stand BARTOW, Florida (Court TV) -- Warned by the judge that tears could trigger a mistrial, a mother was stoic in front of a Florida jury Tuesday as...
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Please don't ask me how I found this article
Urination will go to committee A local decision that schoolboys must sit on toilet seats when urinating has provoked political debate. The head of The Democrats Party, a splinter group of former Progress Party hardliners, Vidar Kleppe, is outraged that...
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Seger Countdown
Okay, now I am *not* going to do a daily countdown. And I pormise this is *not* going to turn into the "Seger Fan Page" even though the last couple of posts might look like it. Surfing around Youtube brought back some memories of why I'm a Seger fan....
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Campus Productivity Kit Warning
While surfing, found an interesting-looking "note-taking" software offer; so went through the entire "who are you, what is your address, what are your children's names, give us your credit card numbers" rigamarole. After getting an email, I *finally*...
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post-shopping (tgid*) dinner
(*tgid= "Thank God it's DONE") The best thing---nay, the ONLY good thing about Christmas shopping on the VERY LAST SHOPPING DAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY is the Chinese Buffet at the end. I had my shoes off underneath the table....ahhhhhh, heaven..... Santa's...
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Cards top Tigers 4-2 to win World Series - Yahoo! News
Cards top Tigers 4-2 to win World Series - Yahoo! News ST. LOUIS - Favored by few, the St. Louis Cardinals used an unlikely cast of characters to win their first World Series in nearly a quarter century. And we all remember who they beat in 1982 to take...
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Wooooooo [expletive deleted] Hooooooooo!!!!
She shoots! She SCORES. Something good had to happen this weekend, right? Item #37 on my list is about to be completed. Thirty-odd years since discovering his music and falling in love....I'm finally going to get to see him. I just knew he'd hate retirement,...
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PSA of the day
Just a little Public Service Announcement for all the men in our lives...pass it on to all your beloved males. It really *is* a matter of life and death, gals. Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties and local pubs to be alert and stay...
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Weekly horrorscope
This week September 4 through September 10 Libra You may want to change your job (again), or take a look at your priorities and whether you are really managing to live and work in a way that is in alignment with your soul. This is also the week when illnesses...
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Thunder!!
Could it be that we might get our first rain in nearly two months???????? or do I need to go out and do the naked raindance thing???? from the National Weather Service: Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63....
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Could it be Magic?
CNN.com - Manilow tunes annoy residents - Jul 17, 2006 SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- It could be magic for some, but the use of loud Barry Manilow music to drive away late-night revelers from a suburban Sydney park is getting on the nerves of nearby residents....
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Weekly Horrorscope and my new pal Arthur-itis
This week August 7 through August 13 The Full Moon in your love and romance zone on Wednesday may bring even more feelings to the surface, and this may not help your current situation. Love and friendship could become extremely muddled at this time, and...
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25 SIGNS YOU HAVE GROWN UP
1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them. 2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question. 3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge. 4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed. 5. You hear your favorite song in...
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backwards, forwards...
I just know I am going to screw up the explanation of this, but here goes: There's this Dutch guy who teaches himself to sing LedZep's "Stairway to Heaven" backwards phonetically. This is the link to that video on YouTube. Now, for the confusing part....
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No, I haven't really fallen off the face of the earth
It just feels that way. I think it's the heat--after a few hours of working out in those temps (add a *few* degrees for being inside a large metal building with steam flows of 200,000 pounds per hour), I'm just all drug out by the time I roll in. #1 child...
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Back has been patted :D
Ya know, I'll take whatever little pats on the back I can get. This was the "final" posting in discussion in the Lit class I'm taking. There's lots of boring analysis of two works; one a short story, the other a poem. And this was the professor who scared...
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Fukuyama was right
We truly are at the the end of history. I have just seen a video of Diamond Dave doing....banjos... It still hurts. David Lee Roth Performs Bluegrass Style! - Peter's Reviews David Lee Roth was on the Tonight Show last night promoting the new Bluegrass...
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today's quote
Josiah Strong from "Our Country" in 1885, on the subject of American Expansionism and Imperialism... Then this race of unequaled energy, with all the majesty of numbers and the might of wealth behind it--the representative, let us hope, of the largest...
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Only 33% genuine? Now I'm bummed.
Killian's Red (100% dark & bitter, 66% working class, 33% genuine) I'll start with a quote from a review of Killian's Red that I think will reflect on you, too: "deep flavor, somewhat mild, with a moderate head." It goes on to talk about a "light caramel...
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Thelma and Louise go to Point
Went on a little roadtrip yesterday afternoon with my mother--I just had to escape Toni Morrison for awhile, and Mom is usually ready to go anywhere if she doesn't have to do the driving. We don't get to hang out enough, so sometimes these little trips...
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Hope I get a trial like this when I'm on jury duty next month!
Awkward moments abound in penis pump trial BRISTOW, Okla. - Serving on the jury in an indecent-exposure trial unfolding in this conservative Oklahoma town has been a giggle-inducing experience. ADVERTISEMENT Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran...
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Still kickin'
Buried in schoolwork, but still around... How the heck did I do this when I carried a full load of classes? Oh yeah... I was only working 30-hour weeks back then, not 48 hour weeks. And no business. And no union job. No wonder it was easier then...sigh....
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It's spring! IT'S SPRING, DAMMIT!!!
Yesterday...temps in the 70's and sunshine after a bit of rain in the morning. I wore shorts and a tank top for my bike ride. Got a little (welcome) sun on the legs. :-) Today....the temp is 32 degrees and we are in the midst of an ice-and-sleet storm....
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The Human Clock
This is the neatest clock! Every minute of the day is represented by a photo depicting that time. I hate to say I could sit and watch the clock for hours, but.... The Human Clock™ - A Clock Photo for Every Minute of the Day -Flowerbeds that need raking...
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for this day
In the calling out to one another of the lovers up and down the strand In the sound of the waves and the cries of the seagulls circling the sand In the fragments of the songs carried down the wind from some radio In the murmuring of the city in the distance...