Archive for March, 2007
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
5 stars:
I would give the design/packaging actually 5 stars, but it's just not as portable as people claim. While others call it, "a delight," the curve and length of the banana can create packing issues, and the peel can be a hazard when not discarded properly. Other than that the ...
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
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Thelonious Monk and his quartet (Charlie Rouse – Tenor Saxophone, Larry Gales – Bass, Ben Riley – Drums) play his composition ‘Round Midnight.
Monk was, in a word, unique. Idiosyncratic, introspective, a prolific composer of detailed and complex works, Monk was responsible for writing jazz standards such as ‘Round Midnight, ...
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
Why is the least toxic substance illegal while the 2nd most toxic substance is legal?
Why is alcohol, which is more lethal than cocaine, not a controlled substance?
Does this make sense to you? Should substances be controlled based on their toxicity or based instead on the historical (or hysterical in the ...
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
So enough about all my bad ideas. You know what I would do.
What would you do? What would you propose to change in regards to how we generate and burn energy in the United States?
Spell out your ideas and we can discuss the good ones, and the not so good ...
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Wow, I did not think it would be that close.
LGR kit beating Urthel by only 10 votes so far.
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
John McCain has a petition on his campaign website that you can sign and forward to Pelosi and Reid stating that withdrawal from Iraq will endanger America. Let’s take a look at his points:
The supplemental appropriations bill that passed the Senate on March 27, calling for a date certain withdrawal ...
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Toll roads.
Every single passenger vehicle. Every Interstate. Any heavily traveled federal or state highway. Basically, any road that suffers from gridlock during a portion of the weekday I would make a toll road and charge every vehicle with only one person in it.
In addition, I would ban passenger vehicles from ...
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
I saw Sven getting ready for a run as I was riding on the south side of Lake Calhoun last night.
I said “Hey Sven.”
He said “hey.”
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Strib:
Elaine Larabie tells the Ottawa Citizen that for three days she suffered symptoms that included loss of appetite, vomiting, foaming at the mouth and trouble urinating. She went to an emergency room on Tuesday and is now awaiting test results from blood work.
After noticing her dog, Missy, wasn't eating, Larabie ...
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Announcing the 1st annual Smithers Paris-Roubaix pool.
April 15th is the race. Entries due April 14th by 9pm Central Time.
Pick your top four finishers. Points are awarded as follows:
1st – 25 points
2nd – 10 points
3rd – 5 points
4th – 1 points
Banjo Brothers saddle bags for the top 4 in the pool. ...
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