meditatio: Witnessing for Peace (tags: Episcopalian Blogs PeaceAndJustice) Romney’s Gay Rights Stance Draws Ire – New York Times (tags: Romney GayRights Anti-Gay Hypocrite)
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Truthiness is the word of the year – CNN.com According to a survey by dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster, "truthiness" is the word of the year. In an email to the AP, Stephen Colbert, coiner of the word, forgave the "wordinistas" he had earlier derided for their reference-book minded, "fact based agenda," simply because they wished to honor him. Word.
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A Bishop for Chicago – Home This looks a lot like a blog, except no comments.
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Bone-weary haulers raise risks on road | Chicago Tribune The story is not that thrilling, but when you click on the link, a multimedia file plays that shows a mixture of video and still pictures, taken by a Trib reporter and photographer who rode along with a long-distance trucker. Interesting story, interesting use of the capabilities of the Trib online edition.
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Bits & Pieces: Fender skirts and steering knobs On a smaller scale, "wall-to-wall" was once a magical term in our homes.In the '50s, everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure. This is what has now been done with Mom's house. The hardwood floors under the living room carpet were in fairly good shape, except for the entry way that Mom sorta ruined by putting down self-stick vinyl flooring. The floors in the dining room weren't the same quality, as it was formerly a garage, so new flooring was…
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Law firm rampage has officials puzzled | Chicago Tribune Police said they were trying to reconstruct how the man got through security and up to the 38th floor of the building at 500 W. Madison St. The security guard who was held at gunpoint left immediately after the shooting, took a train to Indiana and had to be tracked down by authorities, according to a police source. I'm thinking the "security guard" isn't going to be one much longer. I can't blame him for complying for as long as a gun was held to his head. But running off…
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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Condoms too big for Indian men A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men. The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were shorter than international standards for condoms. It has led to a call for condoms of mixed sizes to be made more widely available in India. The two-year study was carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research. Over 1,200 volunteers from the length and breadth…
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AKMA’s Random Thoughts NPR's Scott Simon had Sylvester Stallone on this morning; they discussed a future "Rocky" picture, in which he beats up other grandpas at the Old Folk's Home. Strangely, AKMA doesn't like Scott Simon? What's not to like?