What in the hell?  First Ft. Hood, now Orlando, Florida is getting all shot up.

So what was Obama given the Nobel Peace Prize for again?  Talking out of his ass?

Gladys Knight is such a classy lady. I watched her interview this morning as she remembered her friend, Michael Jackson. She really summed up my feelings on his loss.


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I'm still getting emails from my unit so I just received word about this.  This is pretty awesome.   I know since I was a tech, my maternity leave was different, but are AD/AGR moms charged leave for their maternity period?

This message announces Army guidance for paternity leave authorized by the recent change to law (Title 10) contained in the ( Read more... )

"They're out there losing millions and it's up to me and you to come running to the rescue.
Well pardon me if I don't shed a tear
they're selling make believe and we don't buy that here
cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down,
while the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town
DC's paying out the bankers as the farmers ( Read more... )

Ok, so in regards to this article:

Fairfax County Registrar Rokey Suleman is disqualifying an overwhelming majority of the military federal write-in absentee ballots received in his county on the basis that no address had been given for those witnessing the voter signatures on the ballots. According to Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity ( Read more... )

I missed this yesterday.  Unfortunately we saw a raise in prices overnight though.

http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/archive/2008/09/11/the-death-of-opec.aspx

Saudi Arabia walked out on OPEC yesterday, saying it would not honor the cartel's production cut. It was tired of rants from Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and the well-dressed oil ( Read more... )

Except for this is absolute gorram BULLSHIT.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/378561_coldlunch11.html

EDMONDS -- Students in the Edmonds School District are learning a tough new lesson this year: If you're hungry for a hot meal, don't forget your lunch money.

Students who arrive at the end of the lunch line with hot food and a carton of milk on ( Read more... )

Don LaFontaine, who voiced trailers, dies

Originated the catchphrase 'In a world where ...'

By Barry Garron
Sept 2, 2008, 02:06 PM ET
Updated: Sept 2, 2008, 06:49 PM ET

Before his death, he had provided voiceovers for an estimated 5,000 movie trailers, including "Batman Returns," "The Terminator," "Cast Away," "The Elephant Man" and "Dr. Strangelove." ( Read more... )

Julia Child, spy?
Records reveal Julia Child was a World War II-era spy
Tribune wire reports 
7:35 AM CDT, August 14, 2008

Before Julia Child became known to the world as a leading chef, she admitted at least one failing when applying for a job as a spy: impulsiveness.

Details about Child's background as a government agent come into the public ( Read more... )