General NON-Comics Discussions (475)
Too Tall Bunny
Baby Bean got an Easter basket yesterday from her "Aunt" M. The one item missing from it that she wanted was a chocolate bunny. This morning, I got (half-price!) her this one:
I was immediately attracted to the clever marketing gimmick of having th
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WOXY has gone silent, again
Well, it looks like the funding for my favorite online radio stations WOXY.com and the WOXY Vintage channel has run out again.
When this happened before several years ago, it was really sad, but this time it feels worse. WOXY has been played in my
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Anyone else from the Southern California area?
Just curious if I'm the only SoCal'er right these parts.
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Annoying Baron is Annoying
Ooh baby love, my baby love I need you, oh how I need you But all you do is treat me bad Break my heart and leave me sad Tell me, what did I do wrong To make you stay away so long 'Cause baby love, my baby love Been missing ya, miss kissing ya Inste
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I may be coming to Memphis soon ...
My brother, who is just moving there and juggling a very demanding job, is suddenly without a babysitter for his 7-year-old girl, so I got the call.
I might not go depending on other factors, but if I do, I'll be there Sunday evening through Wednesday
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Another name to add to my list of aliases
"Dr. Don", "Big Don", "Dangerous Don", "you stupid #$@@#!"....
...add "Grandpa" to that list. :D
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American Idol Karaoke (2010)
Hello fellow Legionnaires,
Last year, we played along with American Idol by saying what songs we would sing based on the theme of the week. I thought it went over well as a bunch of other Legionnaires participated. So I'm back for another go.
So,
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Former NHLer Mike Danton ...
... close to making his return to hockey at St. Mary's University in Halifax, N.S., only a few months after being released from jail. Here's the skinny on Danton, I have no idea what the university is thinking ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D
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Cheese
Red Leicester… Tilsit… Caerphilly… Bel Paese… Red Windsor… Stilton… Emmental… Gruyère… Norwegian Jarlsberger… Liptauer… Lancashire… White Stilton… Danish Blue… Double Gloucester… Cheshire… Dorset… Blue Vinney…Brie… Roquefort… Pont-l'Évêque… Port Salu
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Help save my job! (Oh yeah, and Illinois libraries, too)
For those of you (which is probably most of you) who aren't particularly aware of Illinois politics, our state is in a fair bit of a mess right now — basically, we have one of the worst budget deficits in the country, with no real promise of it getti
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Mark S's Job Is Safe (For Now)
I've made mention of recent unpleasant events at the library system I work for, so I wanted to put some information here in one place. This is the press release from yesterday:
Library Board votes to keep
libraries open, lay-off fewer staff but cut h
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En français
Reposez juste bien arrière et vous entendrez un conte, un conte d'un voyage fatidique qui a commencé à partir de ce port tropical à bord de ce bateau minuscule. Le compagnon était un homme puissant de navigation, le Capitaine courageux et sure. Cinq
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Bobsledder Quits In Fear
Story
It's funny the way a story can reveal yourself to yourself. Because, I mean, intellectually, I know that I've never been in this guy's position - I don't know him or what's been going on with him, and if he's scared to do it, then maybe it's b
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Mac Mini - any opinions?
We're thinking about maybe buying a Mac Mini with our tax refund. Has anybody used one or read enough about them to have a good opinion? Your thoughts are appreciated.
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For Commander Benson...
...and the rest of the grammar police.
I think you'll get a kick out of this:
http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/rules_grammar_change_0
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Happy Australia Day
Happy Australia Day! This year we're learning about the dog on the tuckerbox, going here to find out what the dog really did to the tuckerbox, visiting Australian Screen Online, and listening to a podcast about Marcus Clarke's novel His Natural Life.
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Have you seen this, Dagwan?
from The Beat (couldn't get the direct link quote to work).
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