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Archive of posts published in the category: Random

Support American Thinker

There is a whole new genre of reporters and columnists that function totally independent of the established news organizations and literally depend on their readers for support. American Thinker is a unique site that I have referred to numerous times.

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The Innefficient Use of New Technology

In fabricatrion and production the most important point to operate efficiently is to avoid interruptions; they can increase the amount of time to complete a task by a factor of ten. Group like tasks together. Close your door and have

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The Capital Grille

I took the domestic goddess to the Capital Grille in Atlanta for her birthday last week. It was a last minute decision and we had no reservation. As is her necessary habit she inquired about gluten free items. The waitress

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Fountain of Juice

Normally it would have to be a slow blog day to write about a lunch, but the pressed lamb sandwich at the Fountain of Juice on Vineville next to the ChiChesters drug store was an Emeril Legasse, Food Network, somewhat

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Gilbert Gottfried as Sam Adams?

Ok, so it may be bad casting, but I am also having a bit of hard time getting used to seeing Paul Giamatti as the second president in the HBO miniseries based on McCullough’s book. Some of the other characters

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Junque Yard Dawgs

Our scrap yard, Macon Iron, Inc. , has sponsored a competition for scrap scultpture for several years. This year the subject was Junque Yard Dawgs. See the entries here. There is some real talent there.

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Could You Be A Chumaphobic Saniped?

I am a student of words and a fan of the Urban Dictionary. I have five words that I have originated including my most recent; chumaphobic. You can probably guess the meaning. You can see my other words on Urban

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Headline of the Month

too good a headline not to share- from FOXNews: Woman Goes for Leg Operation, Gets New Anus Insteadthe story (if you even care)

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What About Equal Pay?

So everyone is amazed not just that Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New York, can spend $80,000 on hookers, but that a woman can charge $5,000 an HOUR and get it!.. Is this figured into all those studies that show

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Whole Foods

The Whole Foods in Buckhead is incredible. I am enjoying the movie in my room, with a bowl of smoked salmon gumbo (wonderful), jerk chicken with roasted corn (doesn’t suck either) with a wedge of Laguiole cheese and a bottle

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You Gotta Love the Irony

Finally watching “I Am Legend” with Will Smith in my room at the Intercontinental in Buckhead. The human race is destroyed by a virus designed to cure cancer. You gotta love the irony in this.

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How Long Should Sex Last?

According to an article (source) sex should last between 3 and 13 minutes. I wonder how long it should last if another person is involved? tips to Blond Sagacity- see recommneded sites.

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Quotes from the Road

A few recent additions to my collection of quotes: “The whole world has divided itself into conservatives and progressives. The business of the progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the conservatives is to prevent the mistakes

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Banning Flatulence

A Camden school has had a severe problem with 7th and 8th grade boys farting intentionally. Perhaps instead of suspension,they could make it a competitive sport. I am not sure what the trophy would look like.

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Mighty Mouse and Perverted Insurance Salesmen

While checking sources on the internet in my hotel room I have the tube on in the back ground. An adult cartoon character on the Comedy Channel says to another cartoon character,” You couldn’t get laid at a convention of

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Rules of Thumb

I discovered the Rules of Thumb Web Site: http://www.rulesofthumb.org/ some interesting Rules of Thumb from the site: THE CURIOUS RULE OF FARTSA farting horse will never tire; a farting man is one to hire.Louis G. Heibel, from Walla Walla, Washington

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Really Putting Out for Charity

From: The Telegraph.co.uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/29/wmaria129.xml A Chilean prostitute has become an instant celebrity in the Roman Catholic country after auctioning 27 hours of sex to raise money for a disabled children’s charity. Maria Carolina has made headlines and appeared on talk

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Killing the Death Penalty

Jeff Jacoby makes a passionate and a rational objection to the elimination of the death penalty in New Jersey. Personally I have reservations about the death penalty; there are times I think it is too merciful. I like the idea

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A Braille Tattoo

Braille TattooBy JOHN GLASSIE In April, while taking a university course on “body technology,” a Czech art student named Klara Jirkova had a vision of a “touchable ‘tattoo’ for blind people.” According to her project paper, one way to do

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