I was hoping to go without using the air conditioner for much of this month, but that doesn't seem in the cards for tonight. Damn it's hot.

And now.. one of the cats.. Wooowheee! Smelly! I think I need to find a new food. This one is apparently too rich.

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Honorable Senator Dianne Feinstein:
Honorable Senator Barbara Boxer:

I am writing with deep concern for our democratic process. The push for California Proposition 8 has definitely brought out the worst of our fellow Californian citizens. I applaud you for you position on equality for all.

My concern is that certain religions, which enjoy tax-exempt ( Read more... )

So, the woman at my work with the Yes on 8 sticker has now added "Stop Child Predators, Yes on 4." Proposition 4 is "Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy ( Read more... )

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Okay, disaster might be a bit of hyperbole. I had one of my external LaCie hard drives go bad. Cracked it open to find a standard Maxtor drive inside. Mine is doing exactly the same thing that others have reported:

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Anyway, I was worried I lost some digital memorabilia from my leather title days, but was happy to find that I had made copies. I'm now ( Read more... )

I live in a large apartment complex with 9 buildings and about 1000 total units. As I walked up the driveway of the complex, there was an older gentleman sitting in his open hatchback in one of the parking spots along the main drive.. playing an oboe.

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As always AWESOME!

"Interviews show that Ms. Palin runs an administration that puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy. The governor and her top officials sometimes use personal e-mail accounts for state business; dozens of e-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that her staff members studied whether that could allow them to circumvent subpoenas seeking ( Read more... )

Why do I get the feeling that Palin is the subject of a bet similar to the storylines of My Fair Lady (for bearsbearsbears, Pygmalion) or She's All That? I imagine her held hostage in a room with Karl Rove with him trying to teach her how to look like she knows something about world politics. Although, she seems to have the Republican playbook down pretty well.

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