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Sex Meme

Sunday, 29 July 2007 11:13 A GMT-05

1.Leather, lace or silk? Leather -- I'd look a little ridiculous in lace or silk. 2. Do you subscribe (or regularly buy) to any "dirty" magazines? Of course, I've done so in the past, but there's no real need when I can see a

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The Word is Absurd

Saturday, 28 July 2007 2:21 A GMT-05

Normally when I write about language, about words and phrases, it's to rant about the ones that I think are polluting the English language. Today will be a bit different. There are a couple of expressions I've heard people using more and mor

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Not Quite So Permanent Anymore

Friday, 27 July 2007 3:26 A GMT-05

I don't have any tattoos. And I don't want any, especially now when everybody and their brother has one. But I must admit that I'd considered getting one a time or two over the years, especially years ago, when they were not as ubiquitous

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New Type of Recurring Dream

Thursday, 26 July 2007 2:27 A GMT-05

I've written many times in the past about having recurring dreams. Sometimes the entire dream recurs, but much more often, it's only certain elements in the dream that recur, not the whole dream. For years, I've dealt with a the same rec

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House Sounds

Tuesday, 24 July 2007 11:52 P GMT-05

I own what I call a middle-aged house. It's not new, but it's not old enough to be considered a bona fide old house, having been built in 1968. Like many homes, my house has its own individual creaky sounds. There are two that happen interm

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Looney Letter to the Editor

Tuesday, 24 July 2007 1:11 P GMT-05

While reading the letters to the editor section of my local paper recently, I came upon a letter that was so ignorant as almost not to be believed. The letter writer was a name familiar to me; a woman who has been going around stirring up shit in my

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Fair and Balanced?

Monday, 23 July 2007 6:17 P GMT-05

While at the DMV today, I noticed a sign on the wall which showed two different license plates, with the words, "Which one do you want? They cost the same!" The sign showed both the standard state plate, plus another plate that proclaimed,

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Reading and Sorting

Sunday, 22 July 2007 11:00 A GMT-05

I've had to work this weekend, so I've not yet finished the Harry Potter book. I'm going to go back and read a bit more now, so I leave you with the results of two different Sorting Hat tests. It would seem as if I'm on the borderline

Category: Memes/Quizzes Books

Busy Reading

Saturday, 21 July 2007 9:56 A GMT-05

I waited over an hour last night in a hot, packed bookstore to get the last Harry Potter book and I was up most of the night reading. Now, I'm going to read more before I have to go to work, so there will be no entry today.

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Thoughts on the Michael Vick Case

Friday, 20 July 2007 12:44 A GMT-05

Today, while out driving, I was listening to a sports talk show discussing the Michael Vick case. Vick, a quarterback for the Falcons was recently indicted, along with three others, for actions involving cruelty to animals and other crimes relating t

Category: In the News Culture/Social Commentary Animals

Bathing Suit or Potato Sack?

Thursday, 19 July 2007 4:39 A GMT-05

It's no surprise that many fundamentalists find currently fashionable women's swimsuits, even the most conservative styles, to be unacceptably immodest. In reaction to this, some have come up with their own styles, which they consider to be p

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What Kind of Smart Are You?

Wednesday, 18 July 2007 8:59 A GMT-05

"Intellectually" Intelligent You're 'Intellectually Intelligent.' That pretty much means that you're good with theoretical ideas and concepts - but this comes to you naturally. More or less, you're a natural brainiac. Good for you. 60%

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Brake Checks and Screen Tests

Tuesday, 17 July 2007 10:16 A GMT-05

Have you ever given a tailgater a "brake check"? Admit it. You know you have. Don't know what a "brake check" is? Let me enlighten you. A brake check happens when you get so tired of some moron riding your ass that you dec

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A Tip For Adult Harry Potter Fans

Monday, 16 July 2007 10:29 P GMT-05

What can an adult Harry Potter fan do if they don't want anyone to catch them reading a "children's book"? The answer is simple -- a fake dustjacket for the book. You can read in peace without anyone being the wiser!:&nb

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Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Sunday, 15 July 2007 5:54 A GMT-05

David Vitter, a Republican senator from Louisiana, was recently outed as being a regular customer of the "DC Madam". Why am I bothering to report something that I would normally classify as a person's private business, you might ask.

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Movies

Saturday, 14 July 2007 9:36 A GMT-05

I went to the movies yesterday to see the latest Harry Potter installation. Wanting to avoid a crowd, I chose the early matinee show, so I could sit wherever I wanted without feeling crowded. I was in luck; there were fewer than 10 people in the thea

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Man Required to Pay Support For Child Who Isn't His

Friday, 13 July 2007 12:29 A GMT-05

A Florida man is being forced by the state to pay child support for a 15 year old girl who isn't his. In 1990, Francisco Rodriguez had a relationship for a few months with a girl when they both were teens. After they broke off their relationship

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What Realtor Lingo REALLY Means

Thursday, 12 July 2007 1:04 A GMT-05

Looking to buy a house? Make sure to read this first so that you can confidently wade through all the BS the realtor gives you. SOPHISTICATED CITY LIVING - Next to a noisy bar. OLD WORLD CHARM - Has some woodwork, needs cleaning. CONTEMPORARY FEELI

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Gender Difference or Personality Difference?

Wednesday, 11 July 2007 12:54 P GMT-05

Quite often, I deliberately tune into talk radio programs that I know I will heartily disagree with nearly everything that is said. The reasons for listening to such shows is twofold: it helps to sharpen my thinking about my own opinions when exposed

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Cracked

Tuesday, 10 July 2007 8:10 P GMT-05

Today was my second day off for the week. I am seriously dragging anchor right now and my mind is nearly mush. I've written decent blog entries in this worn out condition before, but that's when I already had an inspiration to work with. I ha

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A Friend With Benefits

Monday, 9 July 2007 5:26 P GMT-05

I've got a new lover. She is 36, a police officer, who has been divorced for several years and has no children. Exactly my height, she has wavy red hair with green eyes -- with all the passion that comes with the red hair. I'd seen her aroun

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Grandparents

Sunday, 8 July 2007 9:50 A GMT-05

A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world. ~Charles and Ann Morse In most ways, I consider my childhood to have been superior to that of my son. I grew up in a better time and pl

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