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    Nolite bastardes carborundorum

    "phrase of Roman law, Dig. 19 tit.2 s.13, referring to the legal doctrine whereby illegitimate children could not avail themselves of the right, granted under Theodosius and later emperors, to free medical care for gum disease and tooth loss incurred as a consequence of grit in flour from the...
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    Triage review

    This movie is a couple years old now, but I'd never heard of it until last night when Andrea put in the DvD. I was very impressed and highly recommend it. Colin Farrell plays Mark, a freelance photojournalist in Kurdistan with his best friend and fellow shutterbug David, played by Jamie...
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    Nuke the leak?

    Moved down to the Panhandle back in December. Live on a barrier island, just a short walk to the beach. No oil here yet, but get form letters from law firms in the mail almost every day. "Jump on the Class-action suit Bandwagon!" Guy 1: "Everybody's getting upset over nothing, crude oil is a...
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    My Annual Income Tax Rant

    About to spend most of a Saturday going through the maze. They probably "owe" me approx. $100 or so. I'd be happy if they'd keep it and I went fishing instead. Filing is such a waste of time. They've already got the money, but you must file by law. Got a headache just thinking about it. Let's...
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    Two Million

    Two Million. That's the estimate of the people killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. Let's assume half of them were terrorists who deserve a violent death. That still leaves a milion people dead. Let's assume there is no God or even Karma. Let's take the hard-nosed Atheist approach and...
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    Apollo- Soyuz

    After the Apollo 11 through 17 moon landings (minus #13), and those excellent Skylab missions, NASA had one Apollo shot left. Instead of another Skylab mission, the last Apollo went into Earth orbit to dock with a Soyuz. It was an excercise in Political Science, to the detriment of Space...
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    Enjoy the Recession!

    An inexpensive Seafood Dinner:
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    To Do List for the self-employed

    1: Plant and grow more veggies, fruits and edibles than you ever have before. Share the surplus with or trade out with neighbors. 2: Get to know your neighbors, family and friends better. Bring up the idea of bartering goods and services that you used to pay for. There's no shame in it- worked...
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    The Problem With Gated Communities

    Never lived in a gated community, except for the old farm- had plenty of gates there- but have some kinfolks who do. They go on and on about how sweet it is to have neighbors who are just like you for miles in either direction, how everyone has to maintain certain standards (at least on the...
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    Fearless Ornithopters

    :glasses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWH01DBJxlo
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    Breaking Bad Withdrawals

    Hey, everyone- I'm back like bad money after a long hiatus. Laid off for awhile. Any BB fans here? I'm missing my show. It's going to be a long time until season 3, but at least there will be one to look forward to. Surfing the channels on my basic cable is pretty depressing. I was hoping the...
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    Xmas Music Antidotes

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnG8nOK7nqM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGdrMOttV_s
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    State of the (cinematic) Arts

    What my friend Mark said: "This is too bad-why'd they have to cast Tom Cruise in the role of Stauffenburg? A well respected English actor (perhaps Jude Law?) would have been much more believable, as well as the fact that I like his acting, and I don't like Cruise-every time I see him in...
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    Antidotes to XMart Music

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWp1F3goHxA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnG8nOK7nqM :P
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    Happiness is a freezer full o' Venison!

    Just picked up my 2nd doe from the butcher's. Backstrap(tenderloin), sausage and burger-woof! I think I'm going to give at least half to my Daughter, Megan She is in school and has a baby to feed. Her husband is a good guy and I should probably get a little something for him Any gift ideas...
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    What is up...?

    With this upgrade/ update shit? Seems like every time I turn on this computer, NAY- every time I even change pages to search something, a little box pops up telling me it's time to UPGRADE or UPDATE some shit Listen, I'm happy with this lil laptop just the way it is- EXCEPT FOR THAT UPDATE...
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    Careful With That Axe, Eugene!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3R2PgMiTvw :band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5_0iZQ-TuA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWH01DBJxlo :rofl2:
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    Great old song - fun & easy bass part

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF-ZuON5fJk
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    Zappa Ghost

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAWqwLjN70
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    Huntin with the Gov

    Awhile ago, I got a call from the Govner of Alasker. She said she wanted to go a-huntin with me! I got all excited and told her, "Heck, yeah, you fine Alaskan hottie, come on down! We ain't got no grizzly bar or wolves here in Jawja, but we got plenty of black bar, cayotes, deer, coon, possum...
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