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Skating
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Greetings from the Hotel Euphemism
While in Chicago Spouse and I stayed at the Amalfi Hotel, a perfectly nice small and reasonably-priced downtown hotel ( Read more... ) -
Republican Response
"When I was a boy, my dad said, 'Son, if you want a good job you'll have to get a good education.'Dad was right."
Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell -
Summer flowers
Here are some shots from our vacation last summer with 85percent ,kristenlou and philixir .
They seemed to be just right for January.
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Andrew Sullivan on yesterday's vote
"This the voice of the FNC/RNC. It is screaming that taxes are too high, that we need to torture more prisoners, and retain every single item of entitlement spending, especially Medicare, and defense. They are anti-war but pro-war. They want lower taxes and more entitlement spending and higher wages and cheaper healthcare. And FNC/RNC will keep ( Read more... ) -
A letter from Satan
From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Dear Pat Robertson,
I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I'm all over that action.
But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it is totally humiliating. I may be evil ( Read more... ) -
Fantastic!
Just got back from seeing The Fantastic Mr. Fox with Seconda and her friend.
It was the best dark, existential, stop-motion animated film I've seen in a long time.
One thing I wonder about: I understand why all the human characters were played by British actors, but why were all the animals voiced by North Americans?
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