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CNN: Defendant trades murder plea for KFC, pizza

I was looking at CNN’s website this morning and when saw the headline listed above I had to check twice to make sure I read it right.
To sum up the story, located here, 33 year old Tremayne Durham of New York City ordered an $18,000 ice cream truck from an Oregon company and, when […]

Where does the time go

It doesn’t seem possible to me that it’s been a week since my last post went up! I could make some smart remark about how time’s fun when you’re having flies (or something like that), but the truth is that I’ve just been busy doing other things.
A large part of what I’ve been doing is […]

Don’t believe everything they tell Congress

Last night ABC News showed a clip in which a Congressional panel was …erm… discussing … the oil price situation with the CEOs of the five largest oil companies. I can’t quote verbatim what was said and I don’t remember, at this point, who was on the congressional panel, other than that woman whose […]

A.S.Who?

If you live anywhere near this end of the internet then you’ve probably heard so much about Arkansas State University changing its mascot that you’re probably ready to scream. Well, brace yourself, because here I go again.
In case you’ve been living under a rock (or at the other end of the internet), the reason for […]

Nike + iPod = Weight Loss

Nike and Apple teamed up with companies that make treadmills, ellipticals, and stationary bikes to market gym equipment that you can plug an iPod Nano into and record data from your workout.This data can then be either analyzed on your home PC or sent to www.nikeplus.com for the purpose of challenging other users of the […]

Overweight pets have the same options as overweight pet owners

I just ran across an article talking about the fact that a lot of pets are overweight because they learn bad habits from their owners - such as too many treats and not enough exercise. The article talked a lot about things that you can do to encourage your pet to exercise. One example was […]

Dinner conversation?

Why is it that all the television ads for things like anti-aging products, E.D. medications, cholesterol lowering medications, and stool softeners have to be advertised during the national news - which I’m usually watching while I try to eat dinner.
When I’m trying to eat dinner, I don’t want to hear about some poor woman who […]

The cleanup continues

Six days after the tornado blew through town, the Red Cross workers are still set up at the local Church Of Christ helping people who’ve lost their homes, or lost their jobs, or otherwise had their lives disrupted.
They’re even processing paperwork to help me replace a pair of eyeglasses that was blown off of my […]

Aftermath

As I was on the way home last night, a tornado was moving through town. I got just a little bit closer to it than I should have. The van I was driving spun 180 degrees so that it was facing the oncoming traffic and then it jumped up into the air and started spinning. […]

Snoopy for President!

That’s it! I’m sick to death of listening to one politician or another bicker with every other politician. The latest head game is the big debate about whether or not Hillary was “snubbed” when Barack Obama turned his head as she shook hands with Ted Kennedy.
That’s childish!
I’m going to write-in a different candidate on election […]