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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Yesterday, John McCain stopped in at a funeral home in Michigan on a last minute campaign stop….
The trip to a funeral home was a bit surprising for such a superstitious campaign. McCain later joked about the visit in his first rally today, noting he and his wife Cindy got a chance to visit the funeral […]
December 7, 2007
Friday, December 7th, 2007TSA Makes An Ash of Itself
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Can’t be too careful I guess. Last week hundreds of travelers were evacuated from the Indianapolis International Airport and had to go through security a second time Friday after an urn with cremated remains was improperly screened, authorities said.
Transportation Security Administration said officials could not locate the passenger to rescreen the urn, so the […]
Lucky Charms
Thursday, October 4th, 2007This card probably dates from the early 1900’s. Notice the golden swastika in the greeting? While browsing for postcards, I spotted several with the symbol. Turns out that at one time the swastika symbolized “well being” and good tidings. The symbol has an ancient history in Europe, appearing on artifacts from pre-Christian European […]
Sexy Dubai Chatter
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Busy and strange week. We’re getting through it and hope you are too!
Google anaylitics reveals that we had a visit from Emirates Telecommunications Corporation. Also known as Etisalat.
Etisalat has been the sole telecommunications service provider in the UAE since 1976 until the arrival of Du (telco) in February 2007.
UAE-based Etisalat operates in Afghanistan, Benin, […]
Patriot Day
Monday, September 10th, 2007Arlington Church Pulls Out
Friday, August 10th, 2007Thanks to Granny for the tip.
Mr. Cecil Sinclair, 46, died Monday. He was a native of Fort Worth, a Navy veteran who served in Desert Storm helping rescuers find downed pilots, and a singer in the Turtle Creek Chorale. He did not belong to a church.
Sinclair’s brother was a member of the Arlington mega church […]
U.S. Base Goes to the Dog
Thursday, August 9th, 2007Tip of the hat to Chaplin Don. We love a good dog story!
Canine scout keeps soldiers company in Afghanistan
By Mark St. Clair, Stars and Stripes, Mideast edition, Wednesday, August 8, 2007
His name is Tank, and the U.S. soldiers have no idea where he came from, nor do they care. All they know is that he’s […]
Random Linkage
Thursday, July 12th, 2007It’s been a week in the garden. Busy moving, proving my identity, and dealing with rigid rule enforcers.
We are customer service connoisseurs and when the service is lacking we’re all over it. Had several instances this week, but the prize goes to the Storage Nazi.
Storage Nazi and her spouse are two vile robots […]
Ben Franklin, Radical Genius
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007In 1776 Ben Franklin was 70 years old and suffering from a variety of ailments. Unlike the younger founding fathers, Franklin was 26 years older than Washington, 29 years older than John Adams, and 37 years older than Jefferson. He had half a century on Madison and Hamilton. Talk about a generation gap, he […]
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