January 2012
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Boring
I wanted to enjoy it, I really did. I just couldn’t get over how boring it was.
December 2011
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Guantánamo Forever? | NYTimes →
IN his inaugural address, President Obama called on us to “reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.” We agree. Now, to protect both, he must veto the National Defense Authorization Act that Congress is expected to pass this week.
This budget bill — which can be vetoed without cutting financing for our troops — is both misguided and unnecessary: the president already has...
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Here's a list of 79 of the Sears/K-Mart stores the... →
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This may not be all of them: They were talking about closing as many as 120 stores. Each store employs 40-80 people. So, at minimum, we’re talking 3,160 layoffs. Are any of these stores near you?
Such a shame that the Nicollet Avenue K-Mart is not on this list.
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Thank you whoever broke into my car last night
I’ve been meaning to clean the coins out of my cup-holder. Too bad for you that most of them were cemented in place by pop residue.
There wasn’t much else of interest in my car, luckily enough. And all of the windows are intact (my car has a habit of not locking on occasion). Someone else in my building was less fortunate (lost some cash, and they tossed the car).
Just an FYI for...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died →
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North Korean officials have announced the death of leader Kim Jong Il, according to Associated Press. More soon.
And the world is now a slightly better place because of this.
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365musicproject asked: I dig the place, but what's the rent situation like?
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“Up until now, the loan guarantees have meant that colleges, like the writers of...”
– Who should be on the hook for student loans? | MPR
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ohbygolly:
Tips for surviving Santa photos - CNN.com
Parenting.com has provided this article including things parents can do to make for a pleasant visit with Santa. Based on my Santa-photo expertise I’d say it’s a darn good list. However, they have missed a few of the “What Not To Dos” so I’ve taken the liberty of spelling them out myself.
What not to do when...
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Will fish swim in an aquarium of sky blue waters?... →
St. Paul, Minn. — The historic Hamm’s brewery in St. Paul made beer for more than a century before it shut down 14 years ago. But it may soon find new life — as a fish farm. A St. Paul landscaper said his idea for an organic fish and produce operation is so crazy it might just work.
Driving down Minnehaha Avenue on St. Paul’s East Side, most people might pass the shuttered...
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