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Potpourri
I just had to share this amusing note I read in my weekly volunteer update from the zoo.
The gist of it says that our female mandrill (not to be confused with a Mandrell), has been getting along with all of her roomies in her mixed-species habitat. It then goes on to say that she has been "associating" with our male mandrill as well as the sooty ( Read more... ) -
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Thanks to ravendon, I was reminded I had one of these ( Read more... ) -
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Today marks five years that Jack and I have been together. It doesn't seem that long at all! Then again, we've known each other for 12 years. So yeah, things are going peachy keen with him and I. Tonight, we're going to dinner and hopefully for ice cream afterward. Hell, I'd even settle for a smoothie from Jamba Juice ( Read more... ) -
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I am eating Jell-O and have no desire to nail it to the wall.
Dear McCain-Palin campaign,
Saying you read an article in the New York Times recently about Obama and saying he "pals around with terrorists," is a bunch of hooey. You know how I know that? The article makes the case that there are no notable ties between Obama and AyersBesides, all charges against Ayers were dropped ( Read more... ) -
I listen to too much NPR.
I barely passed Macro Econ but it doesn't take a Keynesian genius to see we're in trouble, folks.
Factors leading to The Great Depression of 1929 vs Today's economy
Then: Spending less and investing more (aka Economic Bubble)
Now: Thanks to speculators investing more in oil, the cost of gasoline has skyrocketed for consumers who now spend less ( Read more... ) -
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I've been feeling pretty "meh" the last few days. Can't really peg why, but I just am.
If you want some political humor (bipartisan, at that!), check this out -- When Barry Met Sarah: The Obama-Palin Letters. Good stuff ( Read more... ) -
I highly encourage everyone read this article
From a blog post, by Time magazine's Joe Klein, in response to the McCain/Palin campaign attacks on the media --
There is a tendency in the media to kick ourselves, cringe and withdraw, when we are criticized. But I hope my colleagues stand strong in this case: it is important for the public to know that Palin raised taxes as governor, supported ( Read more... ) -
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First, go and get chrome. It is ridiculously fast. Srsly.
Have fun with this!
This is what I came up with--
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On that republican trainwreck Sarah Palin:
I think cfkdaddy put it best in his poll, asking readers to describe Sarah Palin -- she is, "a gift from a generous god to the Democrats."
Amen.
