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  • Did you ever get a little nervous about your next-door neighbors?

    13 January 2006 ( #Current Affairs )

    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...

  • I want a new drug....

    07 January 2006 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    What OTHER headline could I possibly have used? Panexa. Ask your doctor for a reason to take it. No matter what you do or where you go, you're always going to be yourself. And Panexa knows this. Your lifestyle is one of the biggest factors in choosing...

  • Another silly test which proves I'm firmly stuck in the center....

    04 January 2006 ( #meme )

    Androgynous You scored 50 masculinity and 70 femininity! You scored high on both masculinity and femininity. You have a strong personality exhibiting characteristics of both traditional sex roles. My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other...

  • Nobel Prize-winning Poetry

    09 December 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Harold Pinter delivered his Nobel lecture to the Swedish Academy in Stockholm via tape yesterday--the full text of the speech is available at Art, Truth and Politics. The speech contained such gems about "art" as this: The crimes of the United States...

  • Is there *any* question of what should be done here?

    06 December 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Top News Article | Reuters.com A man facing a possible murder charge for beating his stepdaughter so badly she is in a permanent vegetative state asked Massachussetts' top court on Tuesday to keep her alive in a case that highlights the divisive "right...

  • One can only hope

    20 November 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Jerusalem Post | Breaking News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World The Elaph Arab media website reported on Sunday that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the head of the al-Qaida in Iraq terror group, may have been killed in Iraq on Sunday afternoon...

  • Is it any wonder...

    14 November 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    ...that NOBODY can figure out college football championships?? JS Online: UW aims to crack bowl in January What's the most attractive bowl Wisconsin can hope for in the wake of the crushing loss to Iowa? UW's lone Florida option appears to be the Outback...

  • The Gales of November

    12 November 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    JS Online: Shipwreck overshadowed Fitzgerald's legacy His father and grandfather ran a Milwaukee shipyard. His grandfather's five brothers were master mariners on the Great Lakes. Fitzgerald himself spent many of his younger days amid the sweet-smelling...

  • The Democratic Frontrunner

    28 October 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    The Democratic Frontrunner ABC'S NEW SHOW, Commander in Chief, starring Geena Davis as the first female president of the United States, along with new books by Democratic political consultants Dick Morris and Susan Estrich, is fueling the notion that...

  • Rosa Parks Honored

    28 October 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Rosa Parks to Lie in Honor at Capitol - Yahoo! News On Sunday, Parks becomes the first woman to lie in honor in the vast circular room under the Capitol dome. The House agreed by voice vote Friday that the body of Parks will lie in honor in the Rotunda...

  • 'nutter dumb meme

    22 October 2005 ( #meme )

    Snickers Nutty and gooey - you always satisfy. What Kind of Candy Are You? UPDATE!!! Or maybe you should go for: Taste: Extreme fair food If you know what's good to eat, you'll head straight for the red-and-white striped tent as soon as you push through...

  • Guess I'll have to buy a ticket now

    17 October 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Ticket frenzy on as Powerball pot hits $340 million The jackpot in Wednesday's Powerball lottery will be the game's biggest ever, an estimated $340 million, and sellers are bracing for a rush of ticket buyers hoping to strike it rich. There was no winner...

  • birthday meme!!!

    04 October 2005 ( #meme )

    Your Birthdate: October 4 You have an extraordinary character - moral, responsible, and disciplined. Your sincerely and honesty shine through in almost every situation. Driven and focused, you rarely let your emotions get the better of you. You're level...

  • Now *this* is a true curmudgeon

    09 September 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Telegraph | Opinion | Middle age? It's a state of constant irritation With every week that passes, my list of pet hates grows longer. "Your call is important to us"; silicone implants; "thank you for not smoking"; Charles Clarke; cold callers; Ann Widdecombe;...

  • Is THIS why it took so long?

    04 September 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    And in reading through the entire article, it would seem that the blame game is in full swing. Fingerpointing seems to be everywhere these days, doesn't it? Many Evacuated, but Thousands Still Waiting Behind the scenes, a power struggle emerged, as federal...

  • How does one say "Up yours" in German?

    02 September 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    German Callousness: Kicking Hurricane Victims While They're Down - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News Hurricane Katrina has cost the lives of hundreds and devastated the US Gulf Coast. But instead of aid donations and sympathy, the Americans have heard...

  • Lileks strikes again

    17 August 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    Newhouse A1 " The hard left in America needs to realize a bald, cruel fact: Anyone who sees no moral distinction between Israel and the mullahs of Iran, or sees the U.S. attempt to set up a constitutional republic in Iraq as equivalent to the Syrian occupation...

  • A True Wisconsin Tradition

    08 August 2005 ( #'Sconsin stuff )

    Woman Eats 35 Bratwursts in 10 Minutes - Yahoo! News SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Sonya Thomas, at 99 pounds, gobbled her way to another speed-eating title over the weekend by attacking a Wisconsin staple — the bratwurst. The woman known as The Black Widow on the...

  • Unemployment Quote

    30 July 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    madison.com | archives: Unemployment Action Needs Strong Voice " Rather than making unemployed people pay for health insurance or go without it, the government should pick up the tab or provide national health insurance. That goes for people's food, clothing...

  • I am truly losing it....

    28 July 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Went for my morning ride up the Hiawatha this morning on the Trek. I was zipping along, passing leisure riders right and left, head down and trying to keep my pedaling speed up. I had the XM on, and was rocking out to Deep Tracks 40--just having a great...

  • And it isn't already????

    24 July 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    AP: 4 Unions to Boycott AFL-CIO Meeting - Yahoo! News Labor experts predicted a rough road ahead for both factions. "What a divided AFL-CIO would do is signal to opponents of the labor movement that the House of Labor is in disarray and therefore is vulnerable,"...

  • AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES

    18 July 2005 ( #Commonplace )

    AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES I've seen most of these movies, but quite a few of them were so long ago that I barely remember the plot. I'll keep updating this list if the memory comes back, lol. The Complete List: 1. CITIZEN KANE (1941) Saw it a loooooooong...

  • home sweet home in badgerland

    18 July 2005 ( #Current Affairs )

    The State | 07/10/2005 | Illegal aliens getting home loans MILWAUKEE — Javier and Araceli Garcia, illegal immigrants from Mexico, never imagined that the U.S. government would help them buy a home. But last year, the couple secured a $54,600 mortgage...

  • Birthday Calculator

    20 July 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Birthday Calculator You were born on a Tuesday under the astrological sign Libra. As of 7/21/2005 12:07:56 AM CDT You are 1,413,590,876 seconds old. There are 75 days till your next birthday on which your cake will have 45 candles on it. Those 45 candles...

  • Men's Bathrooms are SO much more interesting than ours....

    29 June 2005 ( #Pics and Babbling )

    Clark Sorensen - Nature's Call - an exhibit of his recent flower urinals and related sculptures An Exhibit of Flower Shaped Urinals and other Nature Inspired Sculptures by San Francisco Artist, Clark Sorensen These pieces were on display May 20 - June...