Archive for January, 2011
Posted in January 31st, 2011
Jimmy Carter will go down in American history as “the president who lost Iran,” which during his term went from being a major strategic ally of the United States to being the revolutionary Islamic Republic. Barack Obama will be remembered as the president who “lost” Turkey, Lebanon and Egypt, and during whose tenure America’s alliances [...]
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Posted in January 30th, 2011
So, there’s this guy named “Jared” who supposedly lost about a gajillion pounds on the “Subway diet”. I got a 6″ subway tuna sandwich with only a bit of mustard, spinach and tomato Friday night. I didn’t eat anything else and I had a very light lunch (just a half-bowl of soup) and a 90 [...]
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Posted in January 28th, 2011
So, I hadn’t even given a second thought to the financial impact of my new diet. If anything I just assumed that it might save me a few bucks here and there, while probably costing a bit more to buy things we hadn’t bought before (like whole grain rice and bread). But I got to [...]
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Posted in January 27th, 2011
Posted in January 27th, 2011
So, as I lay back on the table looking at the inside of my bladder on the video screen, I remember thinking to myself “Man, the last thing I thought I’d be looking at today when I woke up was the inside of my bladder.” Sigh, if I’ve been more than usually unpleasant today, I [...]
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Posted in January 26th, 2011
So, according to the scale this morning, I am down 19 pounds since starting my new lifestyle. But when I look in the mirror, I still have a paunch. I don’t understand that. It is much smaller, to be sure, but it’s still a paunch. I guess I’m just gonna have to start tummy crunches [...]
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Posted in January 23rd, 2011
Third-stringer Caleb Hanie rallied the Bears in a game they would eventually lose 21-14, but some fans took out their frustration on Cutler by burning his jersey in the parking lots outside Soldier Field. via Jay Cutler under attack for leaving Bears’ loss with knee injury – The Huddle: Football News from the NFL – [...]
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Posted in January 22nd, 2011
There’s a place that will make a 3D statue of your WoW character. Click on this to go to the website. I had tried to show Rhlyssa, my rogue, but unfortunately the image seems to be deleted and regenerated so it kept showing a broken image icon. $129 plus delivery. Is it sad that I [...]
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Posted in January 22nd, 2011
HONOLULU – A privacy law that shields birth certificates has prompted Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie to abandon efforts to dispel claims that President Barack Obama was born outside Hawaii, his office says. State Attorney General David Louie told the governor that privacy laws bar him from disclosing an individual’s birth documentation without the person’s consent, [...]
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Posted in January 18th, 2011
While I disagree with her and I am prepared to oppose her politically, in the spirit of longed-for civility I say, Ms. Palin you are in a certain sense an example of the American dream: You have the courage to stand up and present your vision of America to its people. Your strength and lack [...]
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