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  • For now, the blog below is satire..... RIAA OPENS DETENTION FACILITY FOR SUSPECTED FILE SHARERS Huge Compound Can Handle 3 Million File Sharing Suspects and Their Supporters Mojave, CA /DenounceNewswire/ -- 25 July …

  • Ever get blog ideas when you go for a walk? Or do something else? I should've written them down last night.... The only one I can remember today is one about the Boy Scouts. I did the Cub Scout thing for a brief whil…

  • Good morning! How's everyone doing today?

  • There may be more here later. But for the moment, what you're reading is today's post..... OK, last-minute jokes.... For all you LEXIOPHILES (lovers of words). 1. A bicycle can't stand alone because it is two-tir…

  • Once in awhile, people will post on Xanga about their parents. For the most part, they seem to have positive things to say. Mine are a mixed bag. My mother died when I was 13. My father when I was 30. And I'd have m…

  • The usual list of quotes for the week. With annotation by me, since Dreamline likes that part..... "The force, the mass of character, mind, heart or soul that a man can put into any work is the most important factor in…

  • So Saddam's boys were killed yesterday. Good! Maybe that'll help the cleanup process in Iraq. Which is costing the USA untold billions of dollars per month. I'd cite an exact figure here, except it seems to go up eve…

  • What to blog about today? If I blog about politics, I'll just get pissed off. If I blog about religion, I'll piss off readers. If I blog about sex, who knows?...... But for a good read on all of the above...I HIGHLY …

  • What is real here on Xanga? And what's NOT real? All we really know about each other is what's written on Xanga pages. If I ever met any of you in person...what would you think? What would I think? Not that I'd l…

  • ANNIVERSARY SONG (Michael Timmins) Have you ever seen a sight as beautiful as that of the rain-soaked purple of the white birch in spring? Have you ever felt more fresh or wonderful than on a warm fall night under a Ma…

  • The ever-lovin' weekly quotes, courtesy of the Troy (MI) Somerset-Gazette.....(with comments by me).... "The important thing is how to begin." -- Henry Moore ...by beginning? "Better bend than break." -- Scottish prov…

  • Do any of you have a favorite children's book? Or series of them? One (s) that you still enjoy reading, even now, as an adult? Books were always valued in my family when I was growing up. We had no TV when I was in e…

  • Bet you didn't know our esteemed current resident of the White House was a poet...now did you? An example follows... MAKE THE PIE HIGHER by George W. Bush I think we all agree, the past is over. This is still a da…

  • A Xanga Appreciation A general thanks to all of you who subscribe (and to those whom I've subscribed to). You're appreciated!.... Which Founding Father Are You? *...I stole the quiz from RuthlessLogic ...SHE w…

  • We're having a team meeting today. I'm actually hoping that I get a long, involved call prior to its start time (11:30 am). When we have one, I lose my lunch hour. They're boring. And most of the stuff covered…

  • My two favorite musical instruments. In ALL their permutations...electric, acoustic, electro-acoustic..... ...minor editorial note. I only BARELY play either of these. I mostly meant that these are my 2 faves to li…

  • Let's do the weekly (or so) annotated quotes... "The beginning is half of every action."...Greek proverb ...how true! And finishing is the rest of it (my downfall)... "Flattery makes friends, truth enemies." ...Spani…

  • What's important? What's irrelevant? What needs changed? And why?

  • The weekend's over....BACK to work! At least it was a relaxing 3 days off. BBQ. Fireworks. People coming over. Occasional thunderstorms. Nothing too exciting, I'm afraid...except.... ...happy 63rd birthday, Ring…

  • THE MOODY BLUES They were wonderful! The show was at Pine Knob, and we sat on the hill (and remembered to bring binoculars). No opening act, either, so they played from about 7:45 pm to 10:00 pm, taking a 20-m…

  • Go read this....http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/03/07/01.html Then tell me what you thought of it. I can't believe the USA's in such a state.... ...but for the PERFECT antidote to all that's expressed in the above…

  • For Sada , since she likes these so much... saltant (SAL-tuhnt) adjective Leaping, jumping, or dancing. [From Latin saltant-, stem of saltans, present participle of saltare (to dance), frequentative of salire (to jump…