Knee-jerk reactions of the morning

From CNN: "Sen. John McCain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a senior McCain campaign official told CNN on Friday. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, here in February, will be Sen. John McCain's running mate, a campaign official says." 1) Well, history's being made one way or the other this election. 2)…

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New fish to fry

Borrowed from Rosefox; I sense she won't mind. This regulation does not limit patient access to health care, but rather protects any individual health care provider or institution from being compelled to participate in, or from being punished for refusal to participate in, a service that, for example, violates their conscience. …When applying the term…

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Little buggers

Last night I went to bed at the (now, in my old age) outrageously late hour of 1:30 am. In summer months I usually sleep on top of my sheets, but there was enough of a draft that I tucked my legs under the comforter. An hour later I woke up with an itch on…

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For the days I’m not feeling special enough

I should always refer back to this: HowManyOfMe.com There is1 person with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name? This should also squash the dozens of people I meet for the first time who insist they also know someone with my exact name, and isn't that neat and interesting?

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Many miles away….

Hair Band Right. So, a little delayed, but: The story that goes with the VIP pass is this — we did not meet the band. There was basically no chance we were meeting the band, and the pass didn't even get us close to within sniffing distance of the band. We got back there as…

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Flashback of the day

Okay folks, time to play a game. Name this chick! (Or at least where you know her from.) Who am I? Hint: Shave off about 23 years when making your determination.Hint 2: Yes, it's music-related.Hint 3: Imagine her in a coffee shop. Answer tomorrow! I'll do more of these if y'all like 'em.

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