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Pet Journals
Got this from my Father. Excerpt from a Dog’s Diary…….. 8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing! 12:00 PM – Lunch! My favorite thing!…
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Towards Valuation of the Arts
The Arts aren’t important. They’re the cherry on top; the second layer of frosting; a pretty, yet ultimately unnecessary, addition. Really they’re nice, look really well on your living room wall, or playing from your stereo system—they might even make you think pretty things; but really, they’re not necessary. After all, they’re the first thing…
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State of The Union 2010
The other day was the President’s State of the Union address. Some folk have questioned why I’m uneasy after hearing it and I wanted to put up some of my reasoning. Don’t get me wrong, I think President Obama said some good things, and he did a great job of keying in on the heat…
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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Tax Time
Sang to the well known tune after the jump.
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Brands, Halos, and Life
It takes a while, maybe even a few years, but eventually—after the destruction of the second death star, after the death of the Emperor and after Nien Nunb and Lando are cackling—you start wondering about who you were rooting for. These insurgents not only bucked under the authority of Government but they joined hands with…
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‘Twas The Night Before Printing
An original poem inspired by ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore.
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Story: Landfall
A little bit of a story which I’m reserving rights to. Continues from here:
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1500
While randomly musing about life and all of its material costs, I thought I would do a list of things that add up to $1500. Just interesting once you consider the ridiculousness of the equal dollar amounts.
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Top 9 Stand-Up-And-Applaud Movie Scenes
There are times in a movie theater, or on a dvd, that I’ll actually applaud; be it with the characters on screen, with the people next to me, or just for my own one man audience. Scenes that are so good that not only are they eternally etched in my mind—I will (well, except for…
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No Book For You
Well, Governor Rendell approved the new state budget where our property taxes remain the same, more money is put into the public schools and the money for the public library gets cut. Yesterday I was told that in the near future they’d be charging for inter-library loans. An elderly lady on the line started stammering…