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Spam-spiration
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September 27, 2012
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September 27, 2012
Clipped from spam this morning, I found this opening line for a story:
iPad Taking the Long Ride … Again
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September 25, 2012
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September 25, 2012
But after frolicking around the file system at a shell prompt for these past several weeks, freedom – with the baying of the hounds of Cupertino ever present – is not what I dreamt.
Good News, Bad News
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September 24, 2012
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September 24, 2012
Did you get yours?
They’re illegal in the District of Columbia so don’t go driving past the White House – you could be fined $100 or locked up for 30 days.
My Favorite Spam
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September 23, 2012
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September 23, 2012
On yesterday’s Autumnal Equinox post, I got this eloquent and grateful comment.
68 Degrees and Counting
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September 22, 2012
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September 22, 2012
Fall arrived two hours ago - that’s the Autumnal Equinox, when the length of the day has shortened to equal the length of the night.
Constitution Week
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September 21, 2012
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September 21, 2012
The US Constitution replaced the earlier and by then clearly failing Articles of Confederation from a decade earlier.
Dear Republican Party
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September 20, 2012
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September 20, 2012
We’re counting on you to beat the incumbent who seems hell-bent on destroying our way of life, but your candidate appears to need more hand-holding and coaching than he’s receiving.
Alpha DogsPost
September 16, 2012
"There's no such thing as a pack of alpha dogs.