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A couple of weeks ago I made note of the incidents of Gulf Sturgeon jumping into boats in Florida. Here’s one recently caught in the Suwannee River:
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FRIDAY FIRSTICUS!
That is a big fish!
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FRIDAY FIRSTICUS!
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To those who insist that Travon was not the aggressor and that Zimmerman was not hurt, that his head was not being pounded into the pavement, need to see this photo which was taken 3 minutes or so after the police showed up. ABC is making an attempt to actually act like journalists in this article.
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To those who insist that Travon was not the aggressor and that Zimmerman was not hurt, that his head was not being pounded into the pavement, need to see this photo which was taken 3 minutes or so after the police showed up. ABC is making an attempt to actually act like journalists in this article.
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#2 Bones
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#4 M42: I wonder about that myself; is it like the video that the LA Times has of JugEars toasting a known mooslime terrorist that they refuse to show? Did you read the article in the 2nd link? It was ABC in both cases, the first saying that there was no visible injury and in the 2nd showing the obvious injury. Do you think ABC (along with the rest of the LSM, race baiting poverty pimping JugEars Cheerleaders) wanted to whip this up into a frenzy just to distract away from the failures of the usurper?
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#4 M42: I wonder about that myself; is it like the video that the LA Times has of JugEars toasting a known mooslime terrorist that they refuse to show? Did you read the article in the 2nd link? It was ABC in both cases, the first saying that there was no visible injury and in the 2nd showing the obvious injury. Do you think ABC (along with the rest of the LSM, race baiting poverty pimping JugEars Cheerleaders) wanted to whip this up into a frenzy just to distract away from the failures of the usurper?
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“How bad could it have been if they didn’t take him to the hospital [and] didn’t stitch him up,” he said in a statement to ABC News in response to the image.
That’s kinda how self defense works. You defend yourself BEFORE you’re knocked unconscious.
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“How bad could it have been if they didn’t take him to the hospital [and] didn’t stitch him up,” he said in a statement to ABC News in response to the image.
That’s kinda how self defense works. You defend yourself BEFORE you’re knocked unconscious.
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It looks like The Vatican has had enough.
HEADLINE: Vatican orders crackdown on ‘radical’ nuns in the US
It says the group is undermining Roman Catholic teaching on homosexuality and is promoting “feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith”.The Leadership Conference of Women Religious is the largest organisation of Catholic nuns in the US.
It appears to me that the “BIG SEPARATION” between the sheep and the goats, prophesied in the Bible is continuing. Scripture states things like mother against daughter, 2 out of a house of five, father against son, etc, it appears that a house has more than one definition/meaning.
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It looks like The Vatican has had enough.
HEADLINE: Vatican orders crackdown on ‘radical’ nuns in the US
It says the group is undermining Roman Catholic teaching on homosexuality and is promoting “feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith”.
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious is the largest organisation of Catholic nuns in the US.It appears to me that the “BIG SEPARATION” between the sheep and the goats, prophesied in the Bible is continuing. Scripture states things like mother against daughter, 2 out of a house of five, father against son, etc, it appears that a house has more than one definition/meaning.
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Adee,
I’m afraid the last dehumidifying front of consequence is upon us.
I’m thinking some kind of pagan ritual is in order to try and keep them coming for the next six months. -
Adee,
I’m afraid the last dehumidifying front of consequence is upon us.
I’m thinking some kind of pagan ritual is in order to try and keep them coming for the next six months. -
You mean like a Lutheran pot luck?
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You mean like a Lutheran pot luck?
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Unfairness made fair – from a guy in Hollywood!
Lately, President Obama has been talking a lot about “fairness.”…I’ve been struggling with this concept … the 10th Commandment says, “Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor’s.” Obviously, if everyone had exactly the same stuff, there would be no reason to covet anything, and thus no point in having such a commandment. So even God recognized that life was unfair.
… So I, as a patriotic American, would like to offer some suggestions toward attaining that goal….
… Let’s face it, unequal beauty has been a serious women’s issue since the days of Snow White. So as much as I hate to suggest it, the president can do something about this unfairness: create National Disfigurement Clinics. When a girl turns 17, she’ll be given a beauty rating by a government board. If she’s too beautiful, she’ll be sent to a clinic where she’ll have a limb amputated, or have acid thrown in her face, or receive 3rd degree burns, just to equalize things for the girls who aren’t as beautiful.
What could be more fair?
Tongue in cheek and all, I could see this happening some time in the future. That, or all the ugly kids will be post-birth aborted. Or sent off to some factory job away from the pretty people. Or maybe everyone will wear masks (my daughter actually had that as a story in school one year). That way, no one feels less beautiful than anyone else, and the all-precious self-esteem is protected.
Instead of building and respecting what’s on the inside, our increasingly shallow culture values what’s on the outside.
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Unfairness made fair – from a guy in Hollywood!
Lately, President Obama has been talking a lot about “fairness.”…I’ve been struggling with this concept … the 10th Commandment says, “Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor’s.” Obviously, if everyone had exactly the same stuff, there would be no reason to covet anything, and thus no point in having such a commandment. So even God recognized that life was unfair.
… So I, as a patriotic American, would like to offer some suggestions toward attaining that goal….
… Let’s face it, unequal beauty has been a serious women’s issue since the days of Snow White. So as much as I hate to suggest it, the president can do something about this unfairness: create National Disfigurement Clinics. When a girl turns 17, she’ll be given a beauty rating by a government board. If she’s too beautiful, she’ll be sent to a clinic where she’ll have a limb amputated, or have acid thrown in her face, or receive 3rd degree burns, just to equalize things for the girls who aren’t as beautiful.
What could be more fair?Tongue in cheek and all, I could see this happening some time in the future. That, or all the ugly kids will be post-birth aborted. Or sent off to some factory job away from the pretty people. Or maybe everyone will wear masks (my daughter actually had that as a story in school one year). That way, no one feels less beautiful than anyone else, and the all-precious self-esteem is protected.
Instead of building and respecting what’s on the inside, our increasingly shallow culture values what’s on the outside. -
G’Morning All
Lately, President Obama has been talking a lot about “fairness.”…I’ve been struggling with this concept … the 10th Commandment says, “Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor’s.” Obviously, if everyone had exactly the same stuff, there would be no reason to covet anything, and thus no point in having such a commandment. So even God recognized that life was unfair.
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G’Morning All
Lately, President Obama has been talking a lot about “fairness.”…I’ve been struggling with this concept … the 10th Commandment says, “Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor’s.” Obviously, if everyone had exactly the same stuff, there would be no reason to covet anything, and thus no point in having such a commandment. So even God recognized that life was unfair.
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ABC is making an attempt to actually act like journalists in this article.
I also noticed that they have replaced the baby pic of Trayvon with present day pics.
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ABC is making an attempt to actually act like journalists in this article.
I also noticed that they have replaced the baby pic of Trayvon with present day pics.
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Don’t hate me because I’m pretty.
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Don’t hate me because I’m pretty.
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The U.N. climate chief urged Obama to attend the Earth Summit this June in Rio.
(the wildest town in the world.)Even though he hasn’t accepted the invitation and it’s two months away, the Secret Service flew straight to Rio to start making the arrangements.
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The U.N. climate chief urged Obama to attend the Earth Summit this June in Rio.
(the wildest town in the world.)
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Happy 4/20 Friday and Earth Day Weekend, y’all! I suggest that if you are so inclined, feel free to engage in political expression via civil disobedience, and if your into that sort of thing, commune with nature, plant a tree, or even a bush. With proper lighting control and cultivation you could burn the bush before the predicted end of the world in December.
Now, where the heck did I put my Cheetos?
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Happy 4/20 Friday and Earth Day Weekend, y’all! I suggest that if you are so inclined, feel free to engage in political expression via civil disobedience, and if your into that sort of thing, commune with nature, plant a tree, or even a bush. With proper lighting control and cultivation you could burn the bush before the predicted end of the world in December.
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Or maybe everyone will wear masks (my daughter actually had that as a story in school one year).
There was a Star Trek episode with that exact theme. The culture in question had a passion for beauty and engaged in genetic engineering; it turned out that everyone of the same sex looked exactly the same. From the crew of the Enterprise’s view, the one unmasked face they saw was beautiful, but to those who all shared that face it was horrid.
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Or maybe everyone will wear masks (my daughter actually had that as a story in school one year).
There was a Star Trek episode with that exact theme. The culture in question had a passion for beauty and engaged in genetic engineering; it turned out that everyone of the same sex looked exactly the same. From the crew of the Enterprise’s view, the one unmasked face they saw was beautiful, but to those who all shared that face it was horrid.
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And on a serious note
Support our troops till they all come home–Slideshow by Houston Marine Moms put to song “Heroes” by Branded, Spring, Texas
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And on a serious note
Support our troops till they all come home–Slideshow by Houston Marine Moms put to song “Heroes” by Branded, Spring, Texas
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Today’s presentation at theTheater of the Absurd: Legos enlists in the War on Women!
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Today’s presentation at theTheater of the Absurd: Legos enlists in the War on Women!
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#18 Bones
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#18 Bones
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#17 OTL
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#17 OTL
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I believe Kurt Vonnegut had book – short story out where people had to carry weights if they were too strong, special shoes that gave them a limp and so on. I can’t remember the title of it but it was absurdly funny.
No dogs where eaten in the making of this post.
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I believe Kurt Vonnegut had book – short story out where people had to carry weights if they were too strong, special shoes that gave them a limp and so on. I can’t remember the title of it but it was absurdly funny.
No dogs where eaten in the making of this post.
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No dogs where eaten in the making of this post.
Yes we canine.That’s pretty funny:>)
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No dogs where eaten in the making of this post.
Yes we canine.That’s pretty funny:>)
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Just moved another 20 loads of dirt.
Started to uncover another pipe.
Mirkwood is now less one bush and several big taprooted weeds.
Beginning to uncover what I think might be the last or next to last large root of tree mentioned yesterday.
Wissed off two ant beds.
Yard is minus about 30 of those dadgum weeds that have been spread.
Part of my yard is now about 1.5″ higher.
Loosened dirt for next digging session on north and west sides of pile, and on top.
Got it all done before the next rain due in soon.All in two hours.
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Just moved another 20 loads of dirt.
Started to uncover another pipe.
Mirkwood is now less one bush and several big taprooted weeds.
Beginning to uncover what I think might be the last or next to last large root of tree mentioned yesterday.
Wissed off two ant beds.
Yard is minus about 30 of those dadgum weeds that have been spread.
Part of my yard is now about 1.5″ higher.
Loosened dirt for next digging session on north and west sides of pile, and on top.
Got it all done before the next rain due in soon.
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I believe Kurt Vonnegut had book – short story out where people had to carry weights if they were too strong, special shoes that gave them a limp and so on. I can’t remember the title of it but it was absurdly funny.
…and talented musicians were “equalized” by being forced to hear a loud “gong” in their heads every few seconds. I can’t remember the title either but it’s definitely Vonnegut. It was in a paperback collection of sci-fi shorts from various authors, and was one of the first things I read of his, back in Jr. High (during science class) and made me interested in his longer works. The short story in question was a satirical treatment of the differences between equal outcomes and equal equality; not bad for a guy who sympathized with socialism, heh? Although he was a Unitarian who at various times self ID’d as a skeptic, agnostic, atheist, humanist, etc, I guess it’s certainly possible that a younger version of himself still lives on a planet called, “Tralfamadore.”
He’s definitely among my favorite top ten authors and I recommend his works, highly.
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I believe Kurt Vonnegut had book – short story out where people had to carry weights if they were too strong, special shoes that gave them a limp and so on. I can’t remember the title of it but it was absurdly funny.
…and talented musicians were “equalized” by being forced to hear a loud “gong” in their heads every few seconds. I can’t remember the title either but it’s definitely Vonnegut. It was in a paperback collection of sci-fi shorts from various authors, and was one of the first things I read of his, back in Jr. High (during science class) and made me interested in his longer works. The short story in question was a satirical treatment of the differences between equal outcomes and equal equality; not bad for a guy who sympathized with socialism, heh? Although he was a Unitarian who at various times self ID’d as a skeptic, agnostic, atheist, humanist, etc, I guess it’s certainly possible that a younger version of himself still lives on a planet called, “Tralfamadore.”
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Harrison Bergeron was the Vonnegut short story.
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Harrison Bergeron was the Vonnegut short story.
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#27 Shannon
affectional orientation
Okay, that’s a new disadvantaged minority to me. What the heck is affectional orientation?
Affectional orientation (or romantic orientation) is used both alternatively and side-by-side with sexual orientation.[1] It is based on the perspective that sexual attraction is but a single component of a larger dynamic. To holders of this view, one’s orientation is defined by whom one is predisposed to fall in love with, whether or not one desires that person sexually. Lately, the predominant use of the term “sexual orientation” is considered to reduce a whole category of desires and emotions, as well as power and connection, to sex.
This is an important concept amongst the asexual community where it is often referred to as romantic orientation and the term affectional orientation is rarely used. It does however retain its separation from sexual attraction and as such is seen by many as an orientation within an orientation amongst the asexual community. Taking from the fact that amongst this community this is known as the romantic orientation, the prefixes of homo-, hetero-, bi-, pan-, poly-, demi- and a- have been used to form terms such as heteroromantic, biromantic and so on.[2] It is a common term and part of every day conversation on the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) forums, and many members will refer to themselves as “[romantic orientation] asexuals”.
However, some asexuals who identify as straight, gay, lesbian, or bi before asexual, or simply prefer that terminology, will sometimes refer to themselves as “straight asexual” or “asexual lesbian”. This simply means the same thing as a “heteroromantic asexual” or a “homoromantic asexual.”
One who lacks a romantic orientation, or is incapable of feeling romantic attraction, is known as aromantic. Aromantics can still have a sexual orientation (e.g., “aromantic bisexual” or “aromantic heterosexual”). A person who feels neither romantic nor sexual attraction is known as an aromantic asexual.
Good lord. These people are going to sub-categorize themselves into oblivion. Good riddance.
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#27 Shannon
affectional orientation
Okay, that’s a new disadvantaged minority to me. What the heck is affectional orientation?
Affectional orientation (or romantic orientation) is used both alternatively and side-by-side with sexual orientation.[1] It is based on the perspective that sexual attraction is but a single component of a larger dynamic. To holders of this view, one’s orientation is defined by whom one is predisposed to fall in love with, whether or not one desires that person sexually. Lately, the predominant use of the term “sexual orientation” is considered to reduce a whole category of desires and emotions, as well as power and connection, to sex.
This is an important concept amongst the asexual community where it is often referred to as romantic orientation and the term affectional orientation is rarely used. It does however retain its separation from sexual attraction and as such is seen by many as an orientation within an orientation amongst the asexual community. Taking from the fact that amongst this community this is known as the romantic orientation, the prefixes of homo-, hetero-, bi-, pan-, poly-, demi- and a- have been used to form terms such as heteroromantic, biromantic and so on.[2] It is a common term and part of every day conversation on the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) forums, and many members will refer to themselves as “[romantic orientation] asexuals”.
However, some asexuals who identify as straight, gay, lesbian, or bi before asexual, or simply prefer that terminology, will sometimes refer to themselves as “straight asexual” or “asexual lesbian”. This simply means the same thing as a “heteroromantic asexual” or a “homoromantic asexual.”
One who lacks a romantic orientation, or is incapable of feeling romantic attraction, is known as aromantic. Aromantics can still have a sexual orientation (e.g., “aromantic bisexual” or “aromantic heterosexual”). A person who feels neither romantic nor sexual attraction is known as an aromantic asexual.Good lord. These people are going to sub-categorize themselves into oblivion. Good riddance.
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Don’t hate me because I’m pretty.
You’re too pretty to hate.
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Don’t hate me because I’m pretty.
You’re too pretty to hate.
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#20 hamous
I don’t see any problem there. She’s doing what any wimmin would gladly want to do.Get in the kitchen, rattle some pots & pans, and make her man a sammich.
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#20 hamous
I don’t see any problem there. She’s doing what any wimmin would gladly want to do.
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April 20, 2012 at 9:44 am
Today’s presentation at theTheater of the Absurd: Legos enlists in the War on Women! -
20 Hamous says:
April 20, 2012 at 9:44 am
Today’s presentation at theTheater of the Absurd: Legos enlists in the War on Women! -
Obama begins blaming Bush again.
In pushing for a tax increase this week on millionaires, Mr. Obama said an unfair impact of tax cuts for the wealthy were enacted during the “eight years before I took office.” A White House spokesman argued that Mr. Bush’s tax policies contributed to “global economic chaos.”
Yet nobody sees fit to ask him why he didn’t do anything about that during his first two years in office.
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Obama begins blaming Bush again.
In pushing for a tax increase this week on millionaires, Mr. Obama said an unfair impact of tax cuts for the wealthy were enacted during the “eight years before I took office.” A White House spokesman argued that Mr. Bush’s tax policies contributed to “global economic chaos.”
Yet nobody sees fit to ask him why he didn’t do anything about that during his first two years in office.
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The sky’s getting darker here near Hobby. How’s about you guys?
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The sky’s getting darker here near Hobby. How’s about you guys?
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cloudy at JFK
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cloudy at JFK
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OKay.
Game over.
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OKay.
Game over.
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Pretty grey in Brenham, with some low hanging, dark rain clouds. No rain, yet.
It’s not lookimg good for me to mow before it gets to Bellville. -
Pretty grey in Brenham, with some low hanging, dark rain clouds. No rain, yet.
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Grey in Copperfield, no idea of when the rain is gonna hit.
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Grey in Copperfield, no idea of when the rain is gonna hit.
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Glad I got the dirt moved this morning. I almost waited.
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Glad I got the dirt moved this morning. I almost waited.
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Oh man, those people aren’t in Kansas anymore. -
#36 Pyro
I have rarely laughed so much as at some of these dogmeat jokes that are bubbling up all over the country. -
#36 Pyro
I have rarely laughed so much as at some of these dogmeat jokes that are bubbling up all over the country. -
Severe storm watch issued for Washington, Grimes
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Severe storm watch issued for Washington, Grimes
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#40 ShanMan
That’s what the 10-day forecast is for — to help you plan your activities. I finally finished my big April work project on Wednesday, checked weather.com and mowed my yard on Thursday. Needed to go to the grocery store today, used the Hourly forecast, and shopped this morning. Now I’m in for the day, high and dry.BTW, that link is tuned to my zip code so tune the forecast to wherever you are.
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#40 ShanMan
That’s what the 10-day forecast is for — to help you plan your activities. I finally finished my big April work project on Wednesday, checked weather.com and mowed my yard on Thursday. Needed to go to the grocery store today, used the Hourly forecast, and shopped this morning. Now I’m in for the day, high and dry.
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Ask any sailor, a seven or ten day weather forecast is a joke.
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Ask any sailor, a seven or ten day weather forecast is a joke.
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Obama sez he wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
He was born with a Golden Retriever in his mouth.
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Obama sez he wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
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Cookiegate, Seamusgate, WoW – Looks like our Dogeater-in-Chief and his toadies want to focus attention on everything but the economy and his record:
“I got to say to the women out there, whether you’re a Republican, a Democrat or Independent, if you’re a self-respecting human being, please vote for President Obama,” Boxer added, “And for the men who care about women, do the same thing.”
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Cookiegate, Seamusgate, WoW – Looks like our Dogeater-in-Chief and his toadies want to focus attention on everything but the economy and his record:
“I got to say to the women out there, whether you’re a Republican, a Democrat or Independent, if you’re a self-respecting human being, please vote for President Obama,” Boxer added, “And for the men who care about women, do the same thing.”
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> In response to emails regarding my dog…
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> Please be advised I am sick and tired of receiving questions about my dog
> who mauled Six people wearing Obama tee shirts, Four wearing Pelosi tee shirts,
>Two Democrats, Nine teenagers with pants hanging past their cracks,
>Three flag burners, and a non english speaking taxi driver.
> FOR THE LAST TIME… THE DOG IS NOT FOR SALE !!!
> I’M TRYING TO TALK HIM INTO QUITTING SMOKING,
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> In response to emails regarding my dog…
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> Please be advised I am sick and tired of receiving questions about my dog
> who mauled Six people wearing Obama tee shirts, Four wearing Pelosi tee shirts,
>Two Democrats, Nine teenagers with pants hanging past their cracks,
>Three flag burners, and a non english speaking taxi driver.
> FOR THE LAST TIME… THE DOG IS NOT FOR SALE !!!
> I’M TRYING TO TALK HIM INTO QUITTING SMOKING,
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The poor puppy is just looking for some payback.
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The poor puppy is just looking for some payback.
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#47 ShanMan
Sheesh, I know that. The forecast is barely good for 2 days, and that’s how I use it to decide whether to do an outdoors thing today or can I prolly wait until tomorrow. The longer range gives me some odds on whether something could wait till the weekend. -
#47 ShanMan
Sheesh, I know that. The forecast is barely good for 2 days, and that’s how I use it to decide whether to do an outdoors thing today or can I prolly wait until tomorrow. The longer range gives me some odds on whether something could wait till the weekend. -
But think of the chaos this would create – all the vending machines that would have to be reprogrammed, for instance.
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Interesting idea.
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There was a chance this thing would come in a lttle later and I could slip away early to get the mowing done. I have only recently been mowing on Fridays so I might accomplish more on Saturday & Sunday. Especially when I am on call all weekend.
It wasn’t a plan. It was about hope and change.
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There was a chance this thing would come in a lttle later and I could slip away early to get the mowing done. I have only recently been mowing on Fridays so I might accomplish more on Saturday & Sunday. Especially when I am on call all weekend.
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#54 Shannon
It was about hope and change.
Yep. A lotta people gettin’ screwed by that lately.
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#54 Shannon
It was about hope and change.
Yep. A lotta people gettin’ screwed by that lately.
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#53 That’s actually a very old idea. Ever heard the term pieces of eight?
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#53 That’s actually a very old idea. Ever heard the term pieces of eight?
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And then there’s always the ever-present, minute to minute, life-consuming, unpredictable lumbar variable.
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And then there’s always the ever-present, minute to minute, life-consuming, unpredictable lumbar variable.
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The lumbar variable pretty much negates the bother of planning ahead. Or rather forces you and everyone around you to build flexibilty into every plan.
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The lumbar variable pretty much negates the bother of planning ahead. Or rather forces you and everyone around you to build flexibilty into every plan.
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#56 Hamous
That makes me wonder – who came up with a system using the number 8? Someone with no thumbs?
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#56 Hamous
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One of you stock hounds might be able to confirm that the market no longer deals in eighths (as stated in the article) but recently switched to decimals.
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One of you stock hounds might be able to confirm that the market no longer deals in eighths (as stated in the article) but recently switched to decimals.
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The change over began in August 2000, when the NYSE began trading seven stocks in decimals. The number was expanded to 57 companies in September. By February 2001, the stock in all the 3,025 companies listed on the NYSE – about 280.9 billion shares – will be traded in decimals, or pennies.
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The change over began in August 2000, when the NYSE began trading seven stocks in decimals. The number was expanded to 57 companies in September. By February 2001, the stock in all the 3,025 companies listed on the NYSE – about 280.9 billion shares – will be traded in decimals, or pennies.
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That makes me wonder – who came up with a system using the number 8? Someone with no thumbs?
Simple geometry. Take a round coin and halve it. Halve those pieces, then halve those pieces. Voilà! Pieces of eight.
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That makes me wonder – who came up with a system using the number 8? Someone with no thumbs?
Simple geometry. Take a round coin and halve it. Halve those pieces, then halve those pieces. Voilà! Pieces of eight.
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Pieces of sixty-fourths.
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Pieces of sixty-fourths.
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Just FYI
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Just FYI
It is better to be the guy watching, instead of one of the three guys replacing two twenty-year-old booster pumps. -
TGIF Yall!
I’d like to take a moment and acknowledge yet another BACA Hero – aka Ms ‘Pi’ – she stood TALL and completed her week long HORRIFIC job in court today
12 fine Montgomery County jurors made CERTAIN this oxygen thief pedophile will NEVER AGAIN have the opportunity to terrorize another child
3x LIFE Sentences with NO CHANCE of PAROLE EVER stacked back to Back to BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-RAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TGIF Yall!
I’d like to take a moment and acknowledge yet another BACA Hero – aka Ms ‘Pi’ – she stood TALL and completed her week long HORRIFIC job in court today
12 fine Montgomery County jurors made CERTAIN this oxygen thief pedophile will NEVER AGAIN have the opportunity to terrorize another child
3x LIFE Sentences with NO CHANCE of PAROLE EVER stacked back to Back to BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-RAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
Raining cats and half eaten dogs 249 and the beltway. Lost power in the building for a moment.
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Raining cats and half eaten dogs 249 and the beltway. Lost power in the building for a moment.
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Big storm coming through the barrio right now.
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Big storm coming through the barrio right now.
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Coupla 50-60 mph gusts…
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Coupla 50-60 mph gusts…
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Hail the size of two pieces of eight!
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Hail the size of two pieces of eight!
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just now calmed down in Katy (was blowin to beat the band & ranin horizontal)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmebbe even a wee bit of hail
one more less powerful line of storms is still inbound from the NW
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just now calmed down in Katy (was blowin to beat the band & ranin horizontal)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmebbe even a wee bit of hail
one more less powerful line of storms is still inbound from the NW -
This is an excellent analysis by David P. Goldman, aka Spengler, on Barack Obama.
Selected gems:
What a careful reader will take away from Barack Obama’s memoir Dreams from My Father is not only that the president used to eat dog meat, but more importantly, that he identifies with dog-eaters. He wants us to understand that he is one of them. Obama’s most severe critics on the right think of Obama as a socialist, for example, Dinesh D’Souza, or Stanley Kurtz in his exhaustively-researched book Radical-in-Chief.
It is easy to forget the relatively mild repercussions in America from the creative destruction of our high tech age today can translate into devastating circumstances for individuals living in cultures resembling those of earlier centuries.
One sees things like this every day, a hundred times a day, in most Third World cities. If you grow up watching this sort of pain around you, and you are told by daddy and step-daddy and mommy that it is the United States of America that is to blame for the pain, you form the sort of attitudes that Obama represented frankly and without disguise in his autobiography.
Globalization — which ultimately is a good thing — may be unspeakably destructive for traditional societies in its path. Tens of millions of people are forcibly torn out of their roots. In Thailand, farmers become construction workers in the big cities, and the girls they would have married in their villages become prostitutes. Education and income and health all improve, on average, but the disruption of lives produces immeasurable hurt.
and a quote from one of Goldman’s columns during the 2008 presidential campaign:
Obama profiles Americans the way anthropologists interact with primitive peoples. He holds his own view in reserve and emphatically draws out the feelings of others; that is how friends and colleagues describe his modus operandi since his days at the Harvard Law Review, through his years as a community activist in Chicago, and in national politics. Anthropologists, though, proceed from resentment against the devouring culture of America and sympathy with the endangered cultures of the primitive world. Obama inverts the anthropological model: he applies the tools of cultural manipulation out of resentment against America. The probable next president of the United States is a mother’s revenge against the America she despised.
This is an excellent and brief piece. You should read the whole thing.
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This is an excellent analysis by David P. Goldman, aka Spengler, on Barack Obama.
Selected gems:What a careful reader will take away from Barack Obama’s memoir Dreams from My Father is not only that the president used to eat dog meat, but more importantly, that he identifies with dog-eaters. He wants us to understand that he is one of them. Obama’s most severe critics on the right think of Obama as a socialist, for example, Dinesh D’Souza, or Stanley Kurtz in his exhaustively-researched book Radical-in-Chief.
It is easy to forget the relatively mild repercussions in America from the creative destruction of our high tech age today can translate into devastating circumstances for individuals living in cultures resembling those of earlier centuries.
One sees things like this every day, a hundred times a day, in most Third World cities. If you grow up watching this sort of pain around you, and you are told by daddy and step-daddy and mommy that it is the United States of America that is to blame for the pain, you form the sort of attitudes that Obama represented frankly and without disguise in his autobiography.
Globalization — which ultimately is a good thing — may be unspeakably destructive for traditional societies in its path. Tens of millions of people are forcibly torn out of their roots. In Thailand, farmers become construction workers in the big cities, and the girls they would have married in their villages become prostitutes. Education and income and health all improve, on average, but the disruption of lives produces immeasurable hurt.and a quote from one of Goldman’s columns during the 2008 presidential campaign:
Obama profiles Americans the way anthropologists interact with primitive peoples. He holds his own view in reserve and emphatically draws out the feelings of others; that is how friends and colleagues describe his modus operandi since his days at the Harvard Law Review, through his years as a community activist in Chicago, and in national politics. Anthropologists, though, proceed from resentment against the devouring culture of America and sympathy with the endangered cultures of the primitive world. Obama inverts the anthropological model: he applies the tools of cultural manipulation out of resentment against America. The probable next president of the United States is a mother’s revenge against the America she despised.
This is an excellent and brief piece. You should read the whole thing.
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Just received from PJ Media:
Bank of America doesn’t believe in the Second Amendment
This is appalling.
Bailout recipient Bank of America has severed relations with an American company because of a reported bias against their industry. McMillan Group International released an extraordinary statement on Facebook regarding the incident:
McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, McMillan Firearms Manufacturing, McMillan Group International have been collectively banking with Bank of America for 12 years. Today Mr. Ray Fox, Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Business Banking, Global Commercial Banking came to my office. He scheduled the meeting as an “account analysis” meeting in order to evaluate the two lines of credit we have with them. He spent five minutes talking about how McMillan has changed in the last five years and have become more of a firearms manufacturer than a supplier of accessories.
At this point I interrupted him and asked “Can I possible save you some time so that you don’t waste your breath? What you are going to tell me is that because we are in the firearms manufacturing business you no longer what my business.”
“That is correct” he says.
I replied “That is okay, we will move our accounts as soon as possible. We can find a Second Amendment friendly bank that will be glad to have our business. You won’t mind if I tell the NRA, SCI and everyone one I know that BofA is not firearms industry friendly?”
“You have to do what you must” he said.“So you are telling me this is a politically motivated decision, is that right?”
Mr Fox confirmed that it was. At which point I told him that the meeting was over and there was nothing let for him to say.
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Just received from PJ Media:
Bank of America doesn’t believe in the Second Amendment
This is appalling.Bailout recipient Bank of America has severed relations with an American company because of a reported bias against their industry. McMillan Group International released an extraordinary statement on Facebook regarding the incident:
McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, McMillan Firearms Manufacturing, McMillan Group International have been collectively banking with Bank of America for 12 years. Today Mr. Ray Fox, Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Business Banking, Global Commercial Banking came to my office. He scheduled the meeting as an “account analysis” meeting in order to evaluate the two lines of credit we have with them. He spent five minutes talking about how McMillan has changed in the last five years and have become more of a firearms manufacturer than a supplier of accessories.
At this point I interrupted him and asked “Can I possible save you some time so that you don’t waste your breath? What you are going to tell me is that because we are in the firearms manufacturing business you no longer what my business.”
“That is correct” he says.
I replied “That is okay, we will move our accounts as soon as possible. We can find a Second Amendment friendly bank that will be glad to have our business. You won’t mind if I tell the NRA, SCI and everyone one I know that BofA is not firearms industry friendly?”
“You have to do what you must” he said.
“So you are telling me this is a politically motivated decision, is that right?”
Mr Fox confirmed that it was. At which point I told him that the meeting was over and there was nothing let for him to say. -
Yikes. McMillan needs a spell checker/editor for their press releases.
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Yikes. McMillan needs a spell checker/editor for their press releases.
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#73 –
This is
appallinga banking business KILLING decision!Watch BofA wither and DIE as they SHOULD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#73 –
This is
appallinga banking business KILLING decision!Watch BofA wither and DIE as they SHOULD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Let’s just hope the Democrats keep bringing up silly issues like they did this week:
Mitt Romney will likely struggle nationally, particularly with women, because his father was “born on a polygamy commune in Mexico,” said Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.
Schweitzer, a Democrat, made the comment in an interview with the Daily Beast about Romney’s chances in swing states.
The governor said Romney will also have trouble attracting Latino voters, adding that it was ”kind of ironic given that his family came from a polygamy commune in Mexico, but then he’d have to talk about his family coming from a polygamy commune in Mexico, given the gender discrepancy.”
RMoney’s grandfather wasn’t a polygamist. Can you guess whose father and grandfather were polygamists? Actually his father would best be described as a bigamist. Oh please keep this up, Dems.
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Let’s just hope the Democrats keep bringing up silly issues like they did this week:
Mitt Romney will likely struggle nationally, particularly with women, because his father was “born on a polygamy commune in Mexico,” said Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.
Schweitzer, a Democrat, made the comment in an interview with the Daily Beast about Romney’s chances in swing states.
The governor said Romney will also have trouble attracting Latino voters, adding that it was ”kind of ironic given that his family came from a polygamy commune in Mexico, but then he’d have to talk about his family coming from a polygamy commune in Mexico, given the gender discrepancy.”RMoney’s grandfather wasn’t a polygamist. Can you guess whose father and grandfather were polygamists? Actually his father would best be described as a bigamist. Oh please keep this up, Dems.
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I’m hungry. I think I’ll accompany the light rain with some strawberry & Banana Pancakes. Of course, nothing goes better on them than 100% Pure Steen’s Cane Syrup. I bring some with me when I go to Denny’s. There should be a law against offering only corn-maple-colored imitation syrup. 😉
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I’m hungry. I think I’ll accompany the light rain with some strawberry & Banana Pancakes. Of course, nothing goes better on them than 100% Pure Steen’s Cane Syrup. I bring some with me when I go to Denny’s. There should be a law against offering only corn-maple-colored imitation syrup. 😉
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Hmmm. Did y’all know Dewhurst’s dad flew a bomber on D-Day?
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Hmmm. Did y’all know Dewhurst’s dad flew a bomber on D-Day?
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#72 Texpat
In your link:Obama profiles Americans the way anthropologists interact with primitive peoples.
That thought resonates with me. Remember the viral video of Obammy & Moochelle watching the flag ceremony, with an air of condescension if not downright contempt?
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#72 Texpat
In your link:Obama profiles Americans the way anthropologists interact with primitive peoples.
That thought resonates with me. Remember the viral video of Obammy & Moochelle watching the flag ceremony, with an air of condescension if not downright contempt?
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#74 Hammy
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#74 Hammy
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Good evening Hamsters. Much anticipation here around 2:30 as the storm before the front rolled closer, and the gray overcast present since late morning rather suddenly turned darker gray. Thunder started rumbling to the NW where it was darkest, and after a quick look at the radar we decided it was time to get the mares in and some plants put on the back porch before the show started.
Regrettably the show wasn’t as big as hoped, as the storm line split to either side of our place so we only got 3/10″ from it. Beggars can’t be choosers, of course, and we received 1.2″ earlier in the week. There was enough vigorous wind to blow leaf clusters, small branchlets, and a few dead branches down. No hail to be seen here.
Computer had been cranky and unusable most of the morning and was sent into the corner to contemplate its sins until around 6:30. It had printed out jibberish, the last straw before its exile into itself. It is working now but moves slowly from task to task. The new one is due next week, delayed from this week. Meanwhile I can use spouse’s if necessary. We’re hoping this one does not suffer total mindwipe before the data transfer to the new one can be made.
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Good evening Hamsters. Much anticipation here around 2:30 as the storm before the front rolled closer, and the gray overcast present since late morning rather suddenly turned darker gray. Thunder started rumbling to the NW where it was darkest, and after a quick look at the radar we decided it was time to get the mares in and some plants put on the back porch before the show started.
Regrettably the show wasn’t as big as hoped, as the storm line split to either side of our place so we only got 3/10″ from it. Beggars can’t be choosers, of course, and we received 1.2″ earlier in the week. There was enough vigorous wind to blow leaf clusters, small branchlets, and a few dead branches down. No hail to be seen here.
Computer had been cranky and unusable most of the morning and was sent into the corner to contemplate its sins until around 6:30. It had printed out jibberish, the last straw before its exile into itself. It is working now but moves slowly from task to task. The new one is due next week, delayed from this week. Meanwhile I can use spouse’s if necessary. We’re hoping this one does not suffer total mindwipe before the data transfer to the new one can be made. -
#81
Adee, you really need to make a backup disc or use a flash drive to save whatever you have on that old computer.
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#81
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Adee, hope your computer doesn’t start singing “Daisy, Daisy…” on you.
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Adee, hope your computer doesn’t start singing “Daisy, Daisy…” on you.
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I’m guessing that now that it’s out that Dictator Fido Obumma ate dog meat the PrOpObummgandist Media will drop the dog on top of Mitten’s car stories.
Obumma slogan 2012:
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I’m guessing that now that it’s out that Dictator Fido Obumma ate dog meat the PrOpObummgandist Media will drop the dog on top of Mitten’s car stories.
Obumma slogan 2012:
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Thanks for the thoughts Texpat and mharper42. Will shut the computer down for the night, and spouse will do backup tomorrow morning. G’night all.
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Thanks for the thoughts Texpat and mharper42. Will shut the computer down for the night, and spouse will do backup tomorrow morning. G’night all.
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10 yrs ago they said it would take 10 yrs before drilling ANWR would help.
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/04/18/video-10-years-ago-today-dems-fret-anwr-wont-produce-for-10-years/ -
10 yrs ago they said it would take 10 yrs before drilling ANWR would help.
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/04/18/video-10-years-ago-today-dems-fret-anwr-wont-produce-for-10-years/ -
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PhilNow we know why Obama took up the battered dog cause, they’re yummy!
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#84
Phil
Now we know why Obama took up the battered dog cause, they’re yummy!
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