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Tomorrow we could drive around this town and let the cops chase us around
I ask that you pause and celebrate some of the many fine humans who were born this day. Some of my personal favorites are Jean Shepherd, Hoyt Wilhelm, Mick Jagger, Helen Mirren, Dorothy Hamill, mrissa and, well, me. -
Happy Liberian Independance Day!
On this day...
Americo-Liberian settlers declared independence of the Republic of Liberia.
In the United States of America, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 desegregating the military.
Texas Jack Omohundro, George Bernard Shaw, Jean Shepherd, and mrissa were born ( Read more... ) -
and the number of thy counting shall be three
After the requisite 3 trips to the hardware store, I have successfully replaced our garbage disposal. The old disposal came with the house and was, well, old and loud. The new one is neither of those things ( Read more... ) -
The star up above the 5th Avenue Christmas tree is shining tonight through the cold and the rain
Merry Christmas, if such is your celebratory inclination. If not, I'll leave you this handy blank space so you can assume best wishes for whatever celebrations you might be having
Right, that's sorted, then. Back to the video games. -
tall buildings shake
If I came with a warning label, what would it say? -
We hold these truths
At age 86, this is one WWII vet that's still kicking ass.
"We must have equal rights for everyone; it’s what this country was started for. It takes all kinds of people to make a world. It doesn’t make sense that some people who love each other can marry and others can’t, just because of who they are. This is what we fought for in World War II, ( Read more... ) -
There's new mown hay by the roadside and straw bales piled up
September has come in with a bit of a bump. While the days are still warm and lovely, the nights and early mornings have that hint of crisp fall about them. The trees are starting to loose their leaves and the students have returned to Big Upper Mid-western U. Work got insanely busy right along side the first week of September and looks to stay ( Read more... ) -
If I didn't worry about money, wouldn't worry about nothing at all
Prodded by John and Krissy Scalzi's matching funds offer (details over here on John's blog), I have sent Strange Horizons some cash for their 2009 Fund Drive. Their content is online and free-as-in-beer. They publish people I know. They pay pro rates. They're a non-profit, so the bucks I give them now become a tax deduction in April ( Read more... ) -
just some oak and some pine and a handfull of Norsemen
Today's mail brought me ( Read more... ) -
And when their eloquence escapes me
Life is too busy for random personal content generation. Have a meme instead.
The problem with the internet: We all think we know a person pretty well, but really, there's a lot we don't know about each other. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask ( Read more... )
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