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- From the New Yorker, The Great Election Grab: The unholy alliance—between black Democrats and white Republicans—shaped redistricting |
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- We're once again a four dog household. She was previously a guest of the Milo Foundation. |
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- My grandfather standing in the farmyard with his older sister, two dogs, and a calf. My Aunt Ginia's funeral was today at the Church of the 49ers. Apt, everyone agreed, considering |
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- World AIDS Day: Link and Think |
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- Teach nephews to respond to the words ice cream with NOW. Tell everyone near me adorable nephew story with this punch line: And then they put their arms in the air and say 'hold you'. Enjoy the fact that my great- |
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- 'West' goes south But, be honest, this is not the show it was. Not close. There's nothing amazing, no one inspiring, no moments of grandness or majesty. Via |
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- The Model Home: The Arrested Development blog. I love the show. It's something to get excited about. But hey. |
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- I took Greyhound from Seattle back to the Bay Area. Well, to Sacramento because that was goddamned far enough in those cramped seats, filled with the stale smoke leftover from the frequent smoking breaks. Without |
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- I had coming and going, a multi-hour layover at Chicago's Union Station. And the return portion, Joyce and I were able to spend a few hours over cups of cooling coffee catching up on the last 20 years. I hope it i |
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- In the SF Bay Area? Want to keep BART running until 3am? via beast blog. Same-sex |
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- On the train, the view is often worth everything. This was taken while stalled on a bridge in upstate New York. There are, of course, |
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Travel... (Dec 09 2003 23:39 GMT) - ...is a time consuming business for me because, well, I'm afraid to fly. So I've taken the train to Boston and am following it up by a train and bus ride to Seattle. I've slept in |
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- Are you looking for a really cool present for the dog-lover in your family? Locatis-pet.com: Christmas Specials has Checkered leads... |
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- Are you looking for a really cool present for the dog-lover in your family? Locatis-pet.com: Christmas Specials has Checkered leads... |
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- Crafting a marketing strategy that lets your customers evangelize your products and services requires planning and thinking. You also have to let your customers chat with one another. As my posting yesterday illustrated encouraging collaboration amongst your customers will let... |
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- Original creators of funny internet favs like "Dungeons and Dragons!" and "Momma Rap". The animated version of the D&D skit using characters from the PS2 game Summoner is here. |
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- Steve Jobbs discusses the music industry, and how he feels about Apple's foray into the biz. Juicy quote about Michael Eisner. |
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- "A Maybach is a high-end, ultra-luxury sedan. It can hold up to four passengers in regal splendor. Prices range from $300,000 to $400,000. |
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- Canadians should be careful not to appear "boastful" to Americans, who are insecure because of the war in Iraq and admit they are annoyed by northerners showing off the red maple leaf on their luggage when they travel, a recent federal report warns. "Some participants expressed a certain amount of annoyance at what is perceived as a systematic attempt by Canadians to make the statement that they are not Americans by sporting the maple leaf," said the recently released report. "This underscores the American sensitivity at feeling rejected by the rest of the world .... |
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- This is SO much harder than it looks. I feel like I'm 4 again. |
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- I very much appreciated Brad Pilcher's comments last night on Section One of Wrestling With Zion. I am in concurrence with him on most of his points. I only begin to take issue around here...The 1920s was hardly an era when Zionists were willing to barter a two-state deal with the Arabs. They accepted the Partition Plan in 1947 out of political necessity moreso than genuine desire to compromise along two-state lines. |
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- Hade a dentist appt. today, got three teeth prepped for posts/crowns. It sucked. On my way in to TES to... |
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- John Owen, author of Low Carb Holiday Cookbook, was on the Wayne Brady Show this afternoon and gave this tasty instruction set for a low carb substitute for mashed potatos (assuming I transcribed reasonably well, Owen doesn't give any free recipes on the site):1 1/2 cup chicken stock totalStart w/ 3/4 cups of stock in a heated pot6-8 cups of cauliflower, fresh or frozen Over a medium flame, stir and add stock as cauliflower absorbs itTransfer to a mixing bowlAdd a few ounces of Blue cheese, crumbled or chopped Puree with a hand blender or food processorAdd couple of cloves of chopped fresh garlicA tablespoon of rosemaryBlend a bit morePut in casseroleAdd a few pats of butter on top plus some ground pepper and saltBake in oven for 350d for 20 minutes |
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- Chong Update. Last week's editions of L.A. Weekly and City Beat both check in on Tommy Chong, who's doing hard time for selling bongs. (links via LAObserved. |
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- http://allconsuming. net/item. cgi?id=0743200438 |
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Neckwear (Dec 09 2003 23:38 GMT) - I kind of have a soft spot for men who wear bow ties. I'm sad today.Paul Simon, the bow-tie-wearing missionary's son who rose from crusading newspaper owner to two-term U.S. senator and presidential aspirant, died Tuesday, a day after undergoing heart surgery. |
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- Sharon: Israel May Soon Remove Some West Bank SettlementsVoice of America - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says his government may soon unilaterally evacuate some Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Mr. Sharon says such a step could take place if there is no breakthrough in reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians. |
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- Apparently Sugar's men's club here in Austin has been holding a weekly charity poker tournament for several weeks now. It will be continuing, every Tuesday, until December 23rd, with the finals held December 30th. The grand prize is a trip for two to Vegas; proceeds are going to charity. Play starts at 9pm. |
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- Saint Paul has declared a Snow Emergency. Plowing, tagging, and towing begin at 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 9th, and continue through Wednesday afternoon. |
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- Digital Music Proves a Holiday HitPC World - Market research firm Jupiter Research, a division of Jupitermedia, announced that it expects MP3 player shipments to continue to grow almost 50 percent per year for the next three years, with this year's shipments to top out around 3.5 million. |
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- US Airways suspends all ticket sales through the travel site due to a dispute regarding booking fees--but both sides express interest in working toward a new contract. |
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- Als je je systeempje wilt schoonmaken: Kill Those Blasted Index.dat Files (volg ook de laatste link als je nog meer verassingen wilt zien). (23 words) |
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- If you haven’t already discovered the excellent Mozilla Firebird and decided to make it your browser of choice, here’s another reason to switch from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. A new IE vulnerability has been discovered where the web address in your... |
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- Sunday night I went to the lab to work on some programming projects. I brought along my headphones so I could listen to something besides the idiot freshmen and sophomores bitching about how hard their Computer Science 200 level courses are. I hit up WindowsMedia.com to just find some streaming... |
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ATP (Dec 09 2003 23:36 GMT) - Conundrum - Next year, instead of just one All Tomorrows Parties in the UK, they've decided to have two, with... |
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- I dont care if you are offended |
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- Club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian and Great White tour manager Dan Biechele were each charged with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter - two for each death. |
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