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really? really.... some people need to be slapped (in addition to fined) and then violently yanked into reality.

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- Authorities say a Florida woman called 911 three times after McDonald's employees told her they were out of McNuggets. A police report said 27-year-old Fort Pierce resident Latreasa L. Goodman told authorities ( Read more... )

I started a bunch of seeds last night, despite not having tested the soil in the yard. I will inevitably have extra seedlings of everything, especially the tomatoes, peppers and berry bushes. Please let me know if you want some. I'll be on the east coast sometime in late April and again in June and July and can bring plants with me if requested ( Read more... )

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The CATS (Canine Algorithmic Transfer System) says that I am a Berger Des Pyrenees (Pyrenean Shepherd):

Origins: France/Spain. The Pyrenean Shepherds may be indigenous to the area or descendants of the Catalonian Shepherd. However it is generally thought that they derive from Eastern Shepherd dogs who were able to adapt to the harsh conditions of ( Read more... )

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I am again reminded how much I love Rasputina. Personally, I prefer the music minus the visuals, but I'm sharing anyway... "Dig Ophelia" is another favorite.

Just in case anyone hasn't read about the GOP supporter who faked an assault on her by a Democrat mugger at a Pittsburgh ATM...

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17789356/detail.html

My disaster response team will be deploying to Texas within the next 16 hours. I hope to be home sometime next week, but there is a chance that I may be redeployed to the Georgia coast for another Hurricaine alert.   I will likely be back by the 11th of September at latest ( Read more... )

As of today, the new bathtub is installed and connected to plumbing. There are still no shower walls up yet (tommarrow, hopefully) and no toilet in that bathroom (there is another one downstairs, thank goodness!). There are lights that work in an insulated almost-ceiling. The cabinets that will be going back into the bathroom have been refinished ( Read more... )

I'm at work... stealing internet from a stripmall coffee shop.

leaving tommarrow for AZ, be back on saturday of next week.  yikes!