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Gas Prices
I have noticed that gas prices tend to drop just before elections, although they dropped far more precipitously than usual this time. I thought we might see prices below $2.00/gal before the election, but I didn't really expect it. Sure enough, it was only down to $2.05 on Nov 4, but this morning I actually paid $1.999/gal. I never really though ( Read more... ) -
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It's official -- McCain has conceded!!!!!!!!!
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Commentary from Rachel Maddow on the modern poll tax (found at anhata56
The poll tax didn't just disenfranchise Black voters, it also disenfranchised a lot of women. My husband recalls his parents discussing this and when there was not enough money for two voters, his father voted and his mother stayed home. His aunt never voted until the poll tax was ( Read more... ) -
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Horrible dream last night. I dreamed I was at my parent's house, but my father wasn't there, just my mother. We were getting ready to eat, when she suddenly got rigid, dropped the bowl in her hand, then collapsed on the floor. I was trying to get a response, and she finally came out of it, like waking up. She was trying to tell me she was fine, ( Read more... ) -
Showing My Geekitude
So this guy posted 10 Unknown Facts about Wil Wheaton which lead to this Fark thread containing an absolute gem from Wil himself:
But I think the humor was geared toward the ultra-geeky, I mean, how many normal people know how many points go into creating the average GURPS character ( Read more... ) -
This week just keeps getting better and better
So the A/C is fixed, and I don't have strep, and I am getting better, but ( Read more... ) -
The Horrible, Terrible, No-Good 3 Day Weekend.
2 am and the temps have finally dropped to 80. My A/C has not been working all weekend, for the third time in the 2 years I have been in this apartment. The management does not consider this an emergency, but hopefully they will do something tomorrow. I have spent the whole weekend laying on the bed under the ceiling fans with my cats, my books ( Read more... )
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