From the monthly archives:

August 2009

When is a three day weekend, not a three day weekend?

August 29, 2009

Thursday I got laid off. This came as a total shock to me, although probably it shouldn’t have. I was told, don’t know if this is true or not, that I was just the first of a small group that was being let go. I was talking a vacation day (comp time) Friday, so I [...]

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Cankles

August 24, 2009

I was reading about the latest “craze” among the liposuction-loving body-sculpting fanatics – shapely ankles.
There are those who don’t have lovely ankles, they have cankles. This is a term I first heard years ago on Seinfeld. I am pretty sure they were talking about when the calf is so heavy it migrates down and melds [...]

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Study Links Dogs to Human Evolutionary Chain

August 20, 2009

APOOP News Wire – In a recent study done by the prestigious Viralus University, scientists have linked behavioral patterns in canines to that of humans.
“Frankly, we were shocked at the behavior, but had expected the long chain DNA evidence that supported the findings,” said Dr. Juan Mentiroso. “The obvious tie-in to Pavlov’s work is mind [...]

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Obamacare. Health care. Whose dime is it anyway?

August 18, 2009

I just saw an interview with Rep John Culberson from Texas where he describes himself as a “Jeffersonian Republican.” As a true Lincolnian Republican, I must say he disgusts me. All this talk about socialism and our federal government trying to take over everything is so ludicrous, especially after the way Bush tried it and [...]

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Sonia Sotomayor and the Supreme Court

August 7, 2009

It really is totally amazing to me to watch the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings and to finally see the vote where she is put into the position of being our 111th Supreme Court justice.
The thing that really gets me is the critics. It is such a political hypocritical fiasco. I can say that totally unbiased [...]

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$4,500 in dental bills? F me, no, F you. Health Care in America

August 5, 2009

In an article on CNN today it was stated that 7 in 10 Americans think the health care system needs major restructuring. No shit. And I mean that as, no shit it needs restructuring.
I am employed, at least for the time being, and have to pay into the system for medical and dental insurance for [...]

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Odd Week

August 5, 2009

This has been a really odd week. I was exhausted after working 10+ hours on Saturday (First time I’ve worked a Saturday in at least five years) and that surprised me. I used to work 7 days a week at the steel mill and never was so tired after a shift. Deb and I then [...]

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Juice causes dental decay. Enamored with Enamel? Forget it.

August 1, 2009

And now for the most ridiculous story that I’ve read for quite a while, juice may erode teeth. So we are left with nothing whatsoever to drink with the exception of water, and if you drink municipal water in the US, I wouldn’t trust that either. Municipal water contains a plethora of chemicals, not the [...]

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