tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14789662608842174682011-11-27T18:18:48.850-06:00The odd thoughts, rants, and things I find interesting.<br>The odds and ends that end up in my head from time to time.James H. a.k.a. Happ/SmorgasBorgninehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06979675892122038312noreply@blogger.comBlogger1501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478966260884217468.post-81540736169535041322009-09-08T09:30:00.000-05:002009-09-08T09:30:37.082-05:00

Salon has a pretty good profile of some of the biggest idiots in the Senate.  My state, of course, has one of the biggest morons featured in the article.  I'm glad I didn't vote for the guy, but he's been in office as long as I can remember, so there are apparently a ton of morons all around me supporting the douche. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Evidence of knuckleheadedness: Don't sell James Inhofe

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Harlequin NASCAR romance novels http://www.autoblog.com/photos/harlequin-nascar-romance-novels/ Yep, I need some brain-bleach now.  I can't unsee this.

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I've been posting on twitter a lot lately. My twitter url is: http://twitter.com/SmorgasBorgnine

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Somehow, I don't think this guy is married...

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Sally Kern is a disgrace not only to the state of Oklahoma, but to the entire human race.  If you voted for her, you should feel ashamed.  Seriously, just stay home next time. Source: http://www.acluok.org/NewsEvents/Rep.Kern.htm

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60% humidity and nearly 100 °F. Gotta love the Oklahoma summers. Even though Tucson was much hotter, I'd take 100 degrees there over 80 degrees here. The humidity makes it nearly unbearable. Looks like I will have to crank up the air conditioning for the next couple months. It's gonna be a hot one. Can't wait to see the electric bill...

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I drive a 98 Ford Windstar minivan.  I've had it for about a year and a half and it's got over 173k miles.  Tuesday, it decided to spill coolant from one of the steel return lines.  It was basically a small pinhole leak, and it looked like when you drop a soda can and it starts to spray out its contents.  Unfortunately, it happened on my lunchbreak.  I started hearing a squeal, and when I pulled

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Apparently, there's a new email phishing scam going around.  You may soon get an email that looks like this: [Name redacted] has added you as a friend Is [Name] your friend? Click Yes if [Name] is your friend, otherwise click No. But you have to click! Please respond or [Name] may think you said no :( Tagged.com claims that you're being contacted by someone you know.  In reality, it means that

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This is from my coworker's blog. Check it out here. He has a Dear Prudence spoof that is a riot. I cannot argue with it in the least. This guy makes this entire state look bad every time he opens his mouth. How does he get so much airtime on C•Span?Subject: Oklahoma has the patent on dumbass.My cheeky Okie monkeys,After watching C-Span’s coverage of President Obama’s speech in Cairo, and

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These crunchberries aren't really fruit???  Yes, Janine Sugawara, attempted to sue on the grounds of deceptive marketing over the nutritional content of Cap'n Crunch cereal and the crunchberries.  Serriously, you thought that was real fruit?  The judge threw the case out, citing a precedent over a similar case regarding Froot Loops. The suit is stupid, but the most jarring thing is that the

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Courtesy of Cake. These are some of the more popular songs that I cannot seem to get out of my head.

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Great news, everybody.  The recession is over!!! When will this horrible recession be over? According to one surprising source, it's over right now. The source is Robert J. Gordon, an acclaimed macroeconomist and professor at Northwestern University. It's surprising to learn he thinks the recession is over, because he is one of seven members of the elite Business Cycle Dating Committee of the

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This site is so funny. Here's a couple from today (I just wonder if they're for the same person):http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/04/apostrophe-is-silent.html

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...researchers are testing inserting a gene into the muscle that can cause it to produce protective antibodies against HIV.The new method worked in mice and now has proved successful in monkeys, too, they reported Sunday in the online edition of the journal Nature Medicine. The team is led by Dr. Philip R. Johnson of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.Wow, this is an amazing result. I hope

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We got a weekend away from the kids and spent a day at the aquarium. I got to pet some sharks and stingrays. The stingrays loved it. They were like puppies begging for attention.

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This article was a great read, especially the final section, as it hits close to home for me. Link: Former fundamentalist 'debunks' Bible I struggle with this a lot. I'm also agnostic and most people misinterpret that as atheist or devil-worshipper. For the record, an agnostic is "a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God

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Happy mother's day to all you moms and grandmoms out there.

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I'm completely lost without my calendar(s). I wanted to share two things I have to have on my desktop or it feels naked. I love my yearly vertical calendar that is taped on the side of my monitor. Link: http://www.mcuniverse.com/Calendar-Horizontal-or-Vertical.1755.0.htmlI also like to have my taskbar hidden, but don't like losing the clock, so I have this installed:http://www.dualitysoft.com

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The past week has just flown by. My little brother came to visit from Tucson last Saturday and left yesterday. I haven't seen him in several years and it was great to be able to spend some time with him.He was hit by a drunk driver a couple years ago and lost his leg. He's lucky to be alive, really, and is handling his disability well. If I've learned nothing else from him, losing a limb is

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.I got this in an email today. It's pretty much all true. Note they are all listed #1, since they are all equally important.1. Men are NOT mind readers.1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.1. Sunday sports, It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides.

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Lyrics are NSFW.

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As I mentioned in my last post, my wife's car died so we were shopping for a new one. We saw a great price on a Nissan Xterra at David Stanley Dodge in Midwest City, OK. I like the Xterra's mainly due to the normal-facing engine and they have plenty of room in the engine compartment and all the Nissan's I've ever owned have been very reliable. My brother in Arizona has one and my dad has

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My wife's car finally died.  It had 180K miles, so it had a nice run.  A '98 Ford Escort lasting this long is a rare feat, from what I've been told.  It still gnaws at me that I was unable to fix it, but my wife is positively giddy with the prospect of a newer car. We stopped by the car dealership after she got off work yesterday.  I hadn't done a lot of research, but you really have to get

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Happy Easter!!!

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Not much to say today, but here's what I've been listening to today. I know they're fairly mainstream and not necessarily hip, but it's what I like.

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I have it bad. I'm a sucker for the NFL and my favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons. Unfortunately, they've been terrible more than they've been good. They've been in existence since the 60s an never had 2 consecutive winning seasons.I think liking a bad team is one of the reasons I developed a rare sickness, an unnamed ailment that forces me to be interested in the NFL Draft. I'll watch it in

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I really don't know what to do about this guy. My next door neighbor seems to have it in his head that I'm some sort of shadetree mechanic and will not stop asking me to look at his car. I can do basic maintenance, such as changing oil, brake pads, spark plugs, and things along those lines. Apparently, he saw me outside changing spark plugs about a year ago and decided that I'm the

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AIG has some ballsy suits running it into the ground. They are actually attempting to recover $306 million dollars in taxes that they failed to keep from the government in offshore tax shelters. Yep, I think it's time to pull the plug on these boneheads. I suppose acts like these are the reason they have to sent out memos to their employees like this:Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/

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I thought I would take a moment to share some info about one of my favorite pastimes. I'm really into playing Battlefield: Bad Company and Frontlines: Fuel of War on my Xbox 360. Both are military first person shooters that allow you to drive vehicles and aircraft and have a large set of diverse soldier types, so everybody can have a fairly unique role in the game. These games have decent

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The Washington Post reports that the House is looking to pass a bill that would heavily tax bonuses paid by firms that received TARP funds. In fact, it would tax 90% of the bonuses paid out to the AIG execs that had $250k or more in household income.Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031901542.html?hpid=topnews

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It had been a rough couple of months with the wife and myself, but just when I thought we were on the downward spiral of doom, something amazing happened. We had been drifting apart slowly but surely. Neither of us were happy and we were both withdrawing from each other. I played on my xbox and computer all night while she watched TV in the bedroom. We had discussed these problems and agreed

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It's a very compelling argument. I really can't argue with it. Global warming has indeed risen as the pirate population has fallen.http://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/The hate mail is really the best part about the FSM site.http://www.venganza.org/category/hate-mail/Thanks to Sean for pointing out this site on his blog.

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You have until 4:00 p.m. to name names or we will subpoena you. Awesome. Here's the letter. March 16, 2009 Edward M. Liddy, Chairman & CEO American International Group, Inc. 70 Pine Street New York, NY, 10270 Re: AIG Compensation Investigation Dear Mr. Liddy: The Office of the New York Attorney General has been investigating compensation arrangements at AIG since last Fall. We were disturbed

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Wow. Just wow. AIG execs are getting $165 million in bonuses after accepting bailout dollars. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/business/15AIG.html?_r=1

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I love watching this clown squirm.  LOL. .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}The Daily Show With

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Last week I noticed my brakes were squeaking a bit so I decided to change the pads over the weekend. We had a long trip scheduled for Saturday, so I wanted to get it done before we left. Alas, my daughters both had soccer games Saturday morning. I went to the games and cheered them on, as shown in a prior post. When I got home, I proceeded to swap out brake pads and had them finished before

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It's been one of those weeks and it's only Tuesday. My daughter was throwing up all yesterday so I went home early. I got behind at work and am trying to play catch-up today. As I am waiting on a program to finish running, I get an email from our corporate HQ. Usually these are fluff and of no great consequence. Oh, how I wish this one was one of them. Because of the great shape of the

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My kiddos had their first soccer games they both had a great time.  It's amazing to see their personalities come out on the field.  My older one is more cautious and analytical, while the younger one is pure aggression.  It was both of their first experience with team sports, and they both can't wait for their next games.  Here's some photos of them in action.

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 Rep. Ted Thomsen of Ada has filed a resolution to try to prevent Richard Dawkins, a British evolutionary bioligist, from speaking at the University of Oklahoma.  Whether you believe in evolution or not, I disagree with any attempts to stifle free speech.  This truly is a backwards state. http://newsok.com/

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I have to hand this to Obama, he's at least attempting to make things more transparent.  I can't really ever jump 100% on board with any politician, but I have to give kudos to his administration for setting up this site.  It's got a complete copy of the stimulus bill and is supposed to be updated with how it is being spent.  If this works as advertised, it will be a completely amazing thing to

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I have to admit, I love Netflix and Gamefly. It's like pizza delivery on steroids for people like me. Netflix has a 'play it now' option that allows you to stream movies on your computer or to your TV, if you have a Roku box or an XBOX 360. The Netflix site is a bit unweildy, so I found this site to be a real time-saver, as it lists all the watch now movies/tv shows and has categories for

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I noticed these posters at my daughter's school and just had to shake my head. They are from a campaign to promote literacy program awareness in Oklahoma, called Read Y'all, which is sponsored by our library system. The first one I saw featured our governor, Brad Henry, and his wife. Apparently, they are using anybody with any hint of being a celebrity in the state, such as James Garner, Toby

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It came slowly.  I had to trade in the truck for a 4-door car.  Then I had to take down the beer signs and neon lights.  Next it was trading in the car for a minivan.  And now I've become a soccer dad.  Both of my girls are playing soccer and I think I have officially become the taxi service.  They are so cute and excited about it, so it's worth it.  Practice starts this week and games will start

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Maybe some of these banks wouldn't need bailout money if they had halfway intelligent people working for them.  Citibank tried to wire the $27 million to various banks in several countries after falling for a Nigerian scam.  Several of the banks refused the transactions, which ultimately led to one of the criminals being caught. Source:  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/nyregion/21scam.html

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I know some of my blog buddies claim to be big readers. The Oklahoma City library is having a big sale today.http://www.wimgo.com/events/72679/friends-of-the-library-book-sale

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My oldest daughter apparently still listens to me. She's only 7, so the exchange we had yesterday was very amusing to me.She noticed a Honda SUV in front of us with a "Noboma" bumper sticker in the back window. She was upset and asked why someone would put that in their window. She just thought it was mean spirited. I replied that they probably voted for McCain. She asked if they were just

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I just caved and set up a Facebook page a few weeks ago. After reading this article, I think I'm about to shut it down. To summarize, the sister of a deceased journalist asked to have her brother's page removed, and provided a copy of his death certificate. They refused, and here is their response:Per our policy for deceased users, we have memorialized this person's account. This removes

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An update to an earlier post:Factcheck.org debunked the claims that were being spread by the Republicans(most loudly by former New York lt. governor Betsy McCaughey(R) and Rep. Tom Price(R) of Georgia) regarding the details of the health care provisions in Obama's stimulus bill. It's pretty much a summary of what I stated with more sources, but a great read. Source: http://www.factcheck.org/

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The U.S.A. has defeated Darwin. The stupid shall inherit the Earth because they're the ones having all the babies and while the intelligent people are waiting for the economy to recover. However, the economy is not getting any favors from said stupid people having babies and using government welfare.Oh yeah, Nadya Suleman, the octuplet mom is not only on food stamps and disability, is about to

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An update on an earlier post:The good news is that he was not found guilty of violating the civil rights of the illegal aliens he caught on his property. This is a good precedence for future cases. In my opinion, if you are on his property illegally, your civil rights do not trump his right to defend his home. That said, I welcome anybody with open arms that is willing to attempt to become a

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I really expect this to be a VH1 reality show in the near future. Basically, a married Chinese businessman thought he needed to cut back on expenses, so he had a contest between his 5 mistresses to determine which one he would keep because paying for 5 different apartments and giving monthly allowances can really get expensive quick. So, the first one he decided to cut loose over her looks

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I can't believe I'm praising cell phone manufacturers, but they have made a great move. They just agreed to use a universal charger that will work between them. LG, Motorola, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung and Sony Ericsson agreed to manufacture future phones with a micro-USB charger. These are expected to start shipping this year. This will help avoid discarding chargers when you replace a phone

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The stimulus bill and its effect on health care was a big topic by some of my family members over the weekend. Unfortunately, some of them rely on emails that quote no sources as factual. I won't rant on it, but it really drives me nuts to have to hold my tongue when this misinformation is being spewed. I guess civility and maintaining a good relationship with the in-laws is preferable. Per

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This is just another example of the lack of common sense with our justice system.  I don't see how this wasn't thrown out immediately.  I'll admit, I may be biased after my little brother lost his leg and incurred $2 million in medical bills because of an illegal alien.  He was crossing the street and was run down by a drunk-driving illegal.  In this case, a guy has been vandalized by illegal

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Kelvin Sampson, the former Sooners and Indiana Hoosiers coach that caused the NCAA to come down hard on both teams for recruiting violations was hired by the Milwaukee Bucs. Unfortunately for them, Kelvin could not keep his mouth shut and complained that his 5 year suspension from the NCAA was unjust and appealed it, according to ESPN in an article published on January 28.That's when the Bucs

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Just a link post, I thought this turned out pretty cool. http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com

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I just don't get what the NFL is doing with putting time restrictions on television stations showing highlights and interviews from games and not allowing the words "Super Bowl" or "Super Sunday" to be used in marketing.  It seems to me they are hurting their own product by limiting exposure in areas that might reach fringe or even non-fans.  I know they want to have control of their products and

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A company is selling a Caylee Anthony doll. That's right, the little girl that went missing and was later found murdered. What a sick world we live in.Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-doll-012609,0,523114.storyUpdate(1/27/09 10:54 am CST):Apparently, they have decided to pull the doll due to consumer uproar. Power to the people. Source: http://consumerist.com/

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 Friends and family are always asking if there is anything that can be done to speed up their computers.  Typically, they have computers bought from the large chain stores that are loaded with all kinds of useless bloatware, but it is difficult to tell them what is need and what isn't.  This site has a pretty good guide, so I thought I would share it: Streamline your Startup Applications &

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Chrysler apparently thought that taking taxpayers dollars and spending them for full page ads in newspapers like USA Today and The Wall Street Journal (prices range from $206,000 - $264,000 and $112,000 and $217,000 respectively) was a good idea. What was the purpose of the ad? To thank the taxpayers for the money. That's a huge slap in the face to all of us and just another reason I

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It was an inspiring inauguration. I look forward to seeing if Obama can fulfill the many promises made during his campaign. It's been a long time that I felt pride in being an American, and I really do hope that our country can return to its former greatness.

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This is an ad for a room to rent from craigslist, note the requirement for an ID bracelet, automatic lights that come on at 5:30 a.m., and mandatory surprise inspections. Wow. I think you'd get better accommodations at San Quentin, and you wouldn't be paying a monthly fee.All the tenants I interview aren't good enough (Broadway and Commercial)Reply to: pers-964514051@craigslist.org [?]Date:

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In a word, yes.  According to 60 Minutes, deregulation efforts by Enron helped push the oil price surges over the past year and the electricity prices in the western United States. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/08/60minutes/main4707770.shtml

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Per an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, which should come as no surprise, there is a big gap in SAT scores for athletes vs. non-athletes at NCAA schools.  In fact, many schools go through great lengths to admit some of these "students."  Some interesting lines from the article: More than half of scholarship athletes at the University of Georgia, Clemson University, UCLA, Rutgers

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First, congratulations to Florida. They played better and deserved to win the title last night. However, FOX botched the broadcast with the awful announcing, but don't just take my word for it. Thom Brennaman gushed over Tim Tebow all night long, including such zingers as:"If you're fortunate to spend 5 or 20 minutes around Tim Tebow, you're better for it."It was so awful, that someone has

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I know some of my readers have never used a RSS reader before. My coworker posted instructions on his blog on how to use them and I thought that it might be a good thing to share with my readers as well.What it is:Basically, you subscribe to news sites and blogs, and the postings are delivered to your reader so that you don't have to surf to several pages or have to view all the ads and other

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By no means could I ever include everything, but here's some off the top of my head.In no particular order:hypocritespeople driving in the passing lanepeople driving slow on the highway/rubbernecking self-righteous and judgemental Christianspeople that don't put their children above themselvesHummers and Expeditionsunwashed dishescasseroleschick flicksspam (the food and email both, but not Monty

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After reading this article and going through my own hell of a custody battle for nearly 3 years, I really cannot find any untruths presented.  I really have problems with an equitable divorce without children.  However, when children are involved, the family courts and social services abuse them mercilessly.  Here are some snippets from the article (I urge you to read it in its entirety):

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Updating a prior post, Monster Cables has agreed to drop its suit against Monster Mini Golf. I'm glad to see this play out well for both parties.Source: http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=52870&catid=2

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If you own a 30GB Microsoft Zune (a MP3 player, and IPOD competitor), you may have noticed that you have an expensive brick that will not work.  Apparently, this would appear to be a software glitch that started affecting people overnight.  Isn't this how the The Terminator starts? Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28449091/

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Really Seattle, after seeing this video, you did deserve to lose the Sonics/Thunder. This video is really so bad it's scary.As bad as that one was, this one is even worse:

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New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself a couple weeks ago when carrying a loaded gun into a club...in his sweatpants. Of course the dope shot himself. This video is just too funny to pass up.

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The price of oil has been plummeting even as the dollar weakens. I've seen gasoline for as little as $1.39 a week ago, yet many analysts expect it to fall even further. It was under $40 a barrel today and still falling. OPEC announced that they will drop production by 2.2 million barrels a day, but according to the article below, such a move would be suicide for many of the member countries.

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If you've had a password stolen recently, it could be just because you are running Internet Explorer.  If you aren't using Firefox, Opera, Chrome, or some other alternative browser, this may be the time to switch.  Source:  Serious security flaw found in IEUsers of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.http://

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Basically, a teacher confiscated linux CDs from a student while claiming that "No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful."  I shudder at the thought of someone like this imparting their "knowledge" to our children, but this is standard operating procedure these days.  If more schools used free, open-source programs, they would have money to pay for quality teachers and have

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This receipt is hilarious.  I'd be pretty ticked off if it were someone I knew, though.  Source

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There's nothing quite as satisfying as taking down a bully.  Please join me in never ever ever making the mistake of purchasing anything from Monster Cables (the super expensive cables you have no doubt seen at Best Buy).  Why?  They seem to think it's okay to sue anybody with "Monster" in their name, even if it is a putt-putt course.  This is apparently par for the course with them if you'll

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I live in Oklahoma City, and we recently inherited the Thunder (formerly the Seattle Supersonics.)  I was pretty disappointed with the name and the logo when they were announced, but it is a big thing to have a professional team here.  My wife knew I was a fan of the Phoenix Suns from when I lived in Arizona, so she bought me tickets to yesterday's Thunder-Suns matchup.  I have to say, I was

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The one thing I can give thanks for this year would be that my wife has decided to avoid Black Friday. I can't say enough how much I hate shopping in crowds! Thank you, honey, you've made my weekend in letting me stay at home. For those of you that are going out, be sure to bring your bingo cards: Source Source

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As many of you know, my little brother was hit by a drunk driver a couple years back and lost his leg. They had video of the guy at the bar passed out, but was sent away by the employees instead of having a cab called. The bar's insurance company finally settled and he now will have enough to pay off his huge medical debt and even have a modest amount left over to help him resume his life. I

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I got the new XBOX Dashboard yesterday and it really was an improvement over the old one.  Basically, it is an upgrade of the system interface for the XBOX 360 that also adds a few new featues.  The big thing in my household is that you can now stream Netflix movies to your television, although the Sony/Paramount ones are currently blocked (presumably, due to Sony being a competitor with the

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I have a XBOX360 and have been playing Battlefield: Bad Company since it first came out. I love this game. It gets so many things right. It rewards you for helping out teammates. If you are a support(medic) class and you throw a health pack to a teammate, you get a points boost. If you assist someone by repairing their vehicle, you also get points. If you assist someone killing an enemy,

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Many businesses overlook the impact that outsourcing/replacing knowledge will have on their customers.  There are many businesses I refuse to deal with due to outsourcing call centers or inept employees.  You may not be able to blame Circuit City's bankruptcy entirely on their decision to fire their experienced workforce and replace them with cheap labor, but there does seem to be a correlation:

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I think this is pretty neat. The designer of some of Obama's campaign materials is giving out postcard-sized stickers for free. http://pol.moveon.org/shepstickers/?id=-10778599-8QG6r3x

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If you would have told me last year that a black man with the middle name of Hussein would be president, I would not have believed it. Wow! This is why our country is the greatest in the world. There are no limits to the opportunities that can offer our children. Congratulations Barack Obama, you've inspired millions of Americans and even people living in other nations. No small task, but

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Nevada has already seen over 50% of it's registered voters cast a ballot (47% not including absentee ballots). This election is going to be enormous.Source

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We had fun today at work, everybody in my group wore a costume and we set up our area to look like an asylum. I have more posted on Flickr. Here's me in my costume:

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Timberlakeby bsap11

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Despite all their claims that the Democrats are socialists, McCain and Palin seem to be on board with the "share the wealth" mantra that they claim to be against.  From the New Yorker, an exchange on Hardball during McCain's 2000 run: YOUNG WOMAN: Are we getting closer and closer to, like, socialism and stuff?. . . MCCAIN: Here’s what I really believe: That when you reach a certain level

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From factcheck.org:Q:What about that Anne Kilkenny e-mail?I stumbled across a letter from a woman by the name of Anne Kilkenny (I think). It's all over the Internet and the woman claims to be from Palin's home town and gives personal information about the VP nominee. Is there any way to look into the legitimacy of this letter? It seems to be legitimate, but I usually only trust the articles you

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There seems to be no end to these Obama smearing chain letters. I guess when you know you can't beat someone with the truth, you resort to outright lies. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these originated with the McCain campaign. Here's the latest one I read: Here is a quick look into 3 former Fannie Mae executives who have brought down Wall Street.Franklin Raines was a Chairman and Chief

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Joe the Plumber, made famous during last night's presidiential debate's name is Joe Wurzelbacher.  However, a MSNC article states he isn’t a plumber, because he isn’t licensed by the city of Toledo.  According to the article, a representative of the Toledo Building Inspection Division said a plumber must be registered with the state and only then can apply for a city plumbing contractor’s license

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I picked up a portable recumbent bike yesterday, so I figured I'd watch the final presidential debate and get in a workout. It seemed the debate turned into a stump speech to a single person, Joe the Plumber. Apparently, this guy is wanting to buy out the business he works for, but makes profits over $250,000 and is concerned that he will have to pay 3% more in taxes under Obama. Well boo-hoo,

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