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What is big, bright, and stupid? (Riddle)

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What is big, bright, and stupid?

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When is a window like a star? (riddle)

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When is a window like a star?

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The New Year’s Eve party had turned into a regular marathon (humor)

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The New Year’s Eve party had turned into a regular marathon with numerous guests coming and going. At one point, a man knocked on the door, was greeted heartily although no on knew who he was, and was led to the bar in the basement.

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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice…

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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice…

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New Year’s Eve 4 a.m. Lecture (humor)

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What are you doing out here at 4 o’clock in the morning?” asked the police officer. “I’m on my way to a lecture,” he answered. “And who on earth, in their right mind, is going to give a lecture at this time on New Year’s Eve?”

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Mirror, mirror on the wall…

Posted in humor/jokes, tagged on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Mirror, mirror on the wall…I look like my mother after all   (from a plaque at ”Big Mama’s House of Soul” in Pittsburgh)

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“Family believes cruise passenger jumped into sea”

Posted in news of the day, tagged , , , on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

don’t believe for one second that it was suicide, based on the evidence: First, her husband was already accused of domestic battery earlier in the year; he didn’t even bother to report she was missing for EIGHT HOURS; and then he engagedly gambles at the casino the next day!!!

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The $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme Swindler is Robbed!

Posted in news of the day, tagged , , on December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

What goes around, comes around–and, in the case of upscale swindler Bernie Madoff, it’s been a quick turnaround at that.

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Candy Canes Fight Germs and Help Irritable Bowel Syndrome!

Posted in news of the day, tagged , , , , on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Hello, gentle blog reader,
As I sit here, munching on a candy cane that I pulled off of my Christmas tree, lo and behold, the Discovery Channel reports that the peppermint oil in the candy helps kill bacteria and helps alleviate the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
It’s great that science has come forth to justify my taste in holiday sweets,  so I’ll [...]

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Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak

Posted in What I'm reading, tagged , , on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
 
(If only we could heat the world with love, we’d solve the world’s energy and relational problems in one fell swoop.)

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