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    I just heard this item on the local NPR station

    The young man sounds like a complete idiot. Reshared post from +Les Jenkins And another fundie is born. If he's so upset about his show, why doesn't he quit? Embedded Link “Two And A Half Men” Actor Calls Show “Filth” And Tells Viewers Not To Watch It Angus Jones is doing the opposite of promoting his show. “Jake from ‘Two and a Half Men’ means nothing,” he says. “He is a non-existent character. If you watch ‘Two and a Half Men,’ please stop watching ‘Two and a Half Men.’ I’m on ‘Two and a Half Men’ and I don’t want…

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    Sunniest November, Warmest Thanksgiving In Chicago? But what about Christmas?

    The climate deniers will continue denying until all commercial images of Santa look like this. Chicago may not be known for the abundance of sunshine it receives, but the region is nonetheless about to set a record for sunshine that’s more than 70 years old. Chicago’s longest stretch of above-normal sunshine chronicled in records dating back to 1893 could fall Nov. 30. via New sunshine record for Chicago could be set this month – chicagotribune.com

  • Dear Mom - Today

    A Pleasant Good Night

    The weird warm weather continues. I’m getting the idea that it might be better to plan for a cool weather biking and walking vacation in late January than count on a cross-country ski vacation. We’re thinking of going someplace in Michigan, but plans are vague yet. After a lazy Sunday afternoon (David did go for a bike ride) we went to his dad’s so David could sign the mat for a photo he’s having framed for Shel. It’s another in a series of landscape photos – kind of high end “my kid’s art on the fridge,” if you will. It’ll…

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    Embedded Link Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport Guide Tips and tricks to make your time in Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport smoother and more enjoyable. Google+: View post on Google+

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Del.icio.us Links: November 17th – November 18th

    WordPress now accepts bitcoins | PCWorld Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Blender Glossary – Wikibooks, open books for an open world Compatible Viewers – OpenSim m.guardian.co.uk Chicago Tribune – Hostess shuttering doors, ending era of iconic brands The union accused Hostess in a statement of making unreasonable demands, including wage and benefit cuts of roughly 30 percent for workers, while top executives of the company received large pay raises. BBC News – Salt Lake City police join rush to adopt headcams BBC News – Verizon to choke pirates’ browsing speeds Mental Disorders And Evolution: What Would Darwin Say About Schizophrenia? :…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Toward A More Perfect Union: I Peacefully Petition For A Trial Separation from Dumbasses.

    You’ve heard about the current national craze for secession coming from unhappy conservatives dismayed at finding themselves on the light end of the great scales of justice and democracy. It’s a fad. A friend of mine somewhere in either Utah or Washington State (he has friends and family in both places) filed a petition asking that all the, ah, offensively stereotyped conservatives be allowed to secede as soon as possible. Texas and Louisiana’s petitions are subscribed enough to qualify for an official response from the Obama administration (Texas will probably hit 100,000 petitioners). Out of curiousity, I checked the site…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Bye Bye, Boys: Bashir Takes a Parting Whack at @RepJoeWalsh And The Rest Of Bunch

    Martin Bashir and Luke (Not Your Father) Russert take a satisfying whack at Rep. Joe Walsh, Todd Aiken, and Allen West. Then Bashir bats around Michele Bachmann, who technically is not a boy, although she resembles the famous “Bat Boy” of “News of the World” fame. As predicted, many of the more obtuse Republicans (okay, Tea Partiers) believe their Election Day losses are due to having a candidate who just wasn’t conservative enough. Some of them blame Karl Rove; others blame Republican leadership. They blame candidates who said stupid things about rape, but not the mentality that made them think…

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    Del.icio.us Links: September 15th – November 11th

    Ashley Judd Floated As Kentucky Senate Candidate, Would Challenge ‘Vulnerable’ Sen. Mitch McConnell – The Huffington Post If the worst obstructionist of them all could be picked off by a native daughter famous actress. Alternatively, watch for McConnell being primaried from the Tea Potty frothy mixture wing of the GOP The Romney "Landslide" That Wasn’t | Blog | Media Matters for America Ros Hommerson Women’s Brooke Super Plus Wide Calf™ Boot (Black) – Riding Boots Introduction & Getting Started – Second Life Clothing « Chimera’s Fire CLOTHING DESIGN RESOURCES Make Your Own Fabric • GIMP Chat Second Life Forums Archive…

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    A friend of mine who works at the Library of Congress has been doing a lot of research…

    A friend of mine who works at the Library of Congress has been doing a lot of research on the works of Rudyard Kipling and had been running down references to Kiplings Oregon adventures, since she's a native Oregonian and naturally interested. Some of her research into a place locally known as 'Kipling's Rock' has proved that it's the spot associated with with the "fishing trip" episode in Kipling's American travelogue and she's been involved with getting the spot officially named by the state. She was contacted for this article and pointed me to it in a phone conversation. I'm…