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the "wild life"
No, not that kind of "wild life"--after all, I'm not single again yet!! Give me a couple of months and it'll be karaoke on the bar. (not) I went for my usual daily 3 1/2 mile walk through the same area as in the pictures below. It looks a little different...
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C-Span
Watching all the speechifyin'. CNN and MSNBC are going wild today. Pelosi sounds almost normal, definitely further to the center than I've ever heard before. (And oh, so tastefully dressed) Hopefully her behavior is an acknowledgement that it was the...
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headline of the day
Too bad it's over such a saddening incident. Duct tape no substitute for a babysitter, police say JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) -- A woman accused of duct-taping her two children together and leaving them home alone has been charged with child abuse, the...
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and look who's #1!
10,000 Reasons Civilization is Doomed Welcome to the 10,000 Reasons Civilization is Doomed website. This site was started by six friends who, sitting around the dinner table one Saturday night, came to the conclusion that civilization was doomed. We felt...
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TV (sorta)
Watching President Ford's arrival at the Capitol over the internet tonight--thank god for CSpan, since I don't get to watch much tv.... so strange to see all of those people from the 70's again. Kissinger, and all the rest. All of those people who were...
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Court Confusion
The Blotter Though he is now the former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld is expected to be accused of war crimes in a lawsuit to be filed next week in Germany. The Center for Constitutional Rights will file the suit on behalf of a group of Iraqi...
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Wow
I just found this story online last night, and started reading the chapters already posted. I am *so* glad they are posting it this way, but damn....what a book this would have made. The Jill Carroll Story My chief captor had an idea about how to prod...
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We take our politics....um..."seriously"....here
Candidate touts sex with Packers in campaign - CNN.com MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- Sex! The Green Bay Packers! Sex WITH the Green Bay Packers! I mean...the headline says it all. The only thing that could have improved it might have been the mention of...
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Say it ain't so, Mel!!!
Hair transplants? Speeding and drunk Driving? Mel, what's happening to you??? [UPDATE] Hmmm, looks like my main drool-ee since the 80's has *really* fallen flat on his face. Read this for an interesting view into what turns out to be another fat-headed...
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Weekly Horrorscope
This week September 18 through September 24 Libra Mars continues to move through your sign, giving you plenty of enthusiasm and energy. You will naturally feel motivated to get started on new plans and projects, so get going while you are in the mood....
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Aw, they're upset.....
CNN.com - Pope upset that Muslims offended - Sep 16, 2006 In his speech, the pope quoted 14th-century Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus who said: "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman,...
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Bye, Cindy.....call us when you get there
Read transcripts of previous shows - MSNBC Transcripts - MSNBC.com July 5: Activist Cindy Sheehan, who is leading a hunger strike against the war in Iraq, tells Norah O’Donnell she would rather live under Hugo Chavez than George W. Bush. O‘DONNELL: You...
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Mel Gibson's Statement
ABC News: Mel Gibson's Statement "There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark. I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful...
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absolutely non-politically correct political commentary for the day
An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand pulling a male buffalo with the other. He says to the waiter, "Want coffee." The waiter says, "Sure, Chief, coming right up." He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee. The Indian drinks the coffee...
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Sick
Top News Article | Reuters.com Caldwell said a joint U.S.-Iraqi force found the bodies of Privates Thomas Lowell Tucker, 25, and Kristian Menchaca, 23, on Monday night dumped at an electrical plant. The recovery of the bodies was delayed by having to...
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I'm quitting my job today
Top News Article | Reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - A full-time stay-at-home mother would earn $134,121 a year if paid for all her work, an amount similar to a top U.S. ad executive, a marketing director or a judge, according to a study released Wednesday....
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What will they do with their nukes?
Facing Down Iran by Mark Steyn, City Journal Spring 2006 What’s the difference between a hothead and a moderate? Well, the extremist Ahmadinejad has called for Israel to be “wiped off the map,” while the moderate Rafsanjani has declared that Israel is...
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The 'cluster states' and 2008
I agree with his conclusions on the effect of this years' mid-terms, but I still don't think Hillary could take Minnewisowa. Love that name, by the way! The 'cluster states' and 2008 - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper The 2008...
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Today's email poetry
...which came with the subject line: "Hiya, Mud-Colored" Hmmmmph! And I thought I had a fairly nice tan going this year, too. MUD-colored???? Anyway, it was the usual Russian Viagra/Texas Hold'em Poker spam, except for the little blurb at the bottom....
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Rant of the Day
Terry in Chicago, who I've been reading since he was just a wee weekly email list on Topica.com (wasn't that the name of it? Topica?), has a Particularly Good Rant up on the Flag-burning amendment, which missed by one vote being sent to the states for...
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CNN says we're "Just Average"
Yep. We're "average". And damn proud of it! CNN.com - The most 'representative' state: Wisconsin - Jul 27, 2006 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Looking for a state that is a microcosm of the whole country? You won't find it in Iowa or New Hampshire -- there are 25...
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Smart Washing Machines
Whirlpool Tests 'Smart' Washers Controlled by Cell Phones - Mobiledia Whirlpool today began testing "smart" washing machines and dryers, monitored and controled from computers and cell phones. To be conducted in Atlanta homes between today and early September,...
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something to appeal to all you men out there...
Guys. Let's dispense with delicacy here. You know how there are certain times of the month when the little lady is, shall we say, slightly grumpier and puffier than usual? Do you remember the last time she threw a (full) coffee cup at you when you commented...
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"White House was my 9/11 target"
I think we can safely say that there is an execution in his future. I am sick to my stomach reading this article. CNN.com - Moussaoui: White House was my 9/11 target - Mar 27, 2006 ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (CNN) -- Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui...
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Yeah, it was a "surprise" to a lot of us, too
CNN.com - Moussaoui moves to withdraw guilty plea - May 8, 2006 ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) -- Convicted September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui says he lied on the witness stand about being involved in the terrorist plot and wants to withdraw his guilty...