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Avoiding Analysis

When you return to blogging after a long break,  it can be awkward.  You feel obligated to post something intelligent, enlightening,  or worth the wait….
umm yeah.  I got nothin’.
my mind is a blank.
er, well, not entirely.
There’s that mental picture of Toby Keith buck-nekked and

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Comebacks and Christmas Don’t Mix

Last week, I thought to myself: ‘Hmm, I should get back to blogging.’
I decided to wait until the kids and I had finished baking Christmas goodies. One thing led to another. By the time I’d scraped the sugar goo off the kitchen ceiling and opened the windows for ventilation, which was necessary after the mixer [...]

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it’s not you; it’s me

Since some of you have inquired about my absence, which I must admit made me feel all special and loved – I feel as though I owe you an explanation. Here it is:
I haven’t been blogging because I haven’t been keeping up with “the news” … or rather I’ve been keeping up but have avoided [...]

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Justification by Comics…

When I see things like this, it makes me feel normal – like perhaps every other family in American will understand that I didn’t do the dishes because they didn’t do their’s either. In which case, there’s really no rush on getting those done – right? Credit: Bill Keane, King Features

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Myspace. Everyone is doing it.

Tom
Latest Update:
SEP 1, 3:00pm PST

The Department of Homeland Security has asked MySpace to help distribute information about Hurricane Gustav. Try these links:
How to Get Help, Finding Friends & Family, Health & Safety, Donate & Volunteer, En Espanol, What Government is Doing.

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Dear Googler

If you wish to search for two prominent Hawkins County citizens, who are rumored to be having an affair – you should probably spell their names right.
Furthermore, while I think seeking information about the personal lives of others likely indicates something is lacking in your own, I feel bad that you have searched so diligently [...]

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Plastic in the Lean Pockets Prompts Recall

The USDA has announced that Nestlé Prepared Foods Company, a Mt. Sterling, Ky., establishment, is recalling approximately 199,417 pounds of frozen stuffed chicken sandwich products that may contain pieces of plastic.

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Local Woman Mourns Snow

“A man who loved the news and served as President Bush’s Press Secretary died over the weekend from complications from colon cancer. On Tuesday, a Rogersville, Tennessee woman remembered Snow, who she considered a friend.”
The rest of the story is here – pay close attention to that last line.
(UPDATE: TriCities.com apparently spotted their [...]

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The Twisted Tale of The Garden

Joe Powell blogged about this documentary by Scott Hamilton Kennedy: The Garden. When Joe Powell blogs about films, I tend to listen… er, read.
Here’s the movie trailer.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va6VaUIQSxU]
And the blurb:
“The Garden” explores the fault lines in American Society. It is the story of the country’s largest urban farm, backroom politics, land developers, money, poverty and [...]

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Habits of Mature Surfers

Don Fenley fills us in on a study conducted by Center for the Digital Future in conjunction with AARP. It takes a look at online behaviors of those age 50+ compared to the under 50 demographic.

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