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Interspecies Etiquette
Songbird etiquette says that, when dining at feeders, incoming birds take precedence. This basically allows everyone a turn. ( Read more... ) -
McCain on abortion (old quote)
From NBC's Meet the Press, January 30, 2000 ( Read more... ) -
Palin for VP?
Apparently John McCain is afraid he appears too liberal, so he's reassuring the far right with his choice of running mate: Sarah Palin, anti-choice, anti-science creationist, anti-conservation... just to give the ticket a little balance, y'know?
"Senator McCain's choice for a running mate is beyond ( Read more... ) -
In Memoriam
My baby brother is gone ( Read more... ) -
"Unread Book List"
Copped from rufinia:
"These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing’s users. As in, they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded. Bold the ones you've read, italicize the ones you own but have not read."
Note that I have a lot more unread books than this list indicates--they're just different than the ones listed ( Read more... ) -
Dangerous lunch?
I just had a close call. I nearly had a can of Progresso "Traditional New England Clam Chowder" for lunch. I'd poured it into the pot, and was idly perusing the ingredients as it was heating when I read "lobster powder, shrimp, [...] crab powder". WTF? Nothing like potential anaphylaxis to brighten one's day, eh ( Read more... ) -
Political Meme
85% Mike Gravel
83% Dennis Kucinich
81% John Edwards
76% Chris Dodd
76% Barack Obama
72% Joe Biden
72% Bill Richardson
71% Hillary Clinton
33% Rudy Giuliani
26% John McCain
22% Tom Tancredo
21% Mike Huckabee
21% Ron Paul
20% Mitt Romney
13% Fred Thompson
2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz -
Just Too Funny
Your Score: The Raven
You scored 27% domestic, 36% gregarious, 46% trickster, and 88% intellect!
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Opening the journal
I've avoided starting an LJ until now because I figured that I probably wouldn't post much (going by my track record with other on-line groups) but could easily end up wasting far too much time reading and browsing about. However, I think I ought to make a concerted effort to do a bit of writing on a regular basis, so I'm going to try using LJ as ( Read more... )