How are athletic boosters like the mafia? They're both charged with taking part in racketeering conspiracies"Feb. 5, 2005 | MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Usually, when a wealthy college booster gets caught up in a sports scandal, he could lose his stadium skybox or his beloved university might face sanctions from the NCAA. But as Alabama booster Logan ( Read more... )

From fridayfiver1. Have you ever tried meditation ( Read more... )

I had a good day watching my flist today. First, I actually showed up in somebody's quiz--as the sleazy manager of a skanky strip club, no less (I get to boss people around and watch half-naked girls all day--my sort of job)! And then I posted a little meme and some people copied it from me. I feel loved and paid-attention-to-ish.

Chocolate Sushi. Not as weird as you think. Promise!

1.) <*font color="yourusername"><*b>yourusername<*/b><*/font>
2.) Eliminate the asterisks.
3.) Replace "yourusername" with your user name.
4.) See what color you are

thegeekgoddess

I'm light blue. Interesting...

German women have a choice: work in a brothel, or lose unemployment.

Now, I'm all for adults having the freedom to do whatever they want with willing partners, so long as no one gets hurt. But isn't this going just a little far?

Before we get there, though, I just wanted to say how much I love dollar stores. <3

( Quizzes Within )

Could everyone to whom I owe a letter or package let me know, either here or via email? I lost my computer file in which I was keeping track of this. :P My bad.

Yay for icons! :)

Usual rules apply. I want keyword credit, and for all takers to comment here and let me know what you're using.


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Before we get to the interesting stuff: I'm still looking for people to take part in the kitchen towel exchange. Comment here with your email address if you're interested.

Boxer's Rebellion
A story from Salon.com about Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. and her (delightfully) stubborn refusal to roll over and play dead ( Read more... )