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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:08:06 -0800

A&E’s Hoarders
A&E’s Hoarders is an amazing show, it reminds me of so many people I have known. My Mom was a hoarder. My Sister...
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:08:18 -0800

New Moon-Was Twilght This Dull Last Time?
If you’re male and you like Twilight, you’re gay-How Twilight Works Well, I’m not really sure about that, but...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:18:23 -0800

The Condition by Jennifer Haigh
The Condition is a good old fashioned novel about family. It’s the story of a family not quite living up to it’s...
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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:25:00 -0800

Spur, Texas Population 966
On the main road through Spur, Texas is an over sized Spur about twelve feet tall. It looks sort of like a misshaped wishbone...
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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:36 -0800

The Beatles 3000
In a 1000 years Beatlemania has changed a bit, but our love for John Lennon, Paul Mackenzie, George Hutchinson, and Scottie...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:15:06 -0800

Bohemian Rhapsody by The Muppets
From 1976 to 1981 The Muppet Show was often funny, sometimes brilliant, and always surprising. It was a vaudeville show,...
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:39:45 -0800

The Aga Range-a stove by any other name
Being a bit of an Anglophile I am always reading books about British life and watching a lot of Masterpiece Theater. I read a...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:19:27 -0800

Oprah Ending Her Daytime Show
“This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it’s time to say goodbye. Twenty-five years feels...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:54:03 -0800

Learn The Bagpipe-You’ll Always Have a Job at Funerals
There are somethings that will always be a mystery to me, the Bagpipes are one them. I used to take portraits of Shriners, and...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:33:14 -0800

Must Be Santa by Bob Dylan
If you’ve ever wondered what Christmas Eve at Bob Dylan’s house might be like, the video for his rollicking Christmas in...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:31:16 -0800

9 – Post Apocalyptic Puppets
Computer animation does an amazing job of creating metal and glass and most other inorganic bits of business. 9 is no...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:42:29 -0800

Made in The U.S.A. by Billie Letts
Spoilers Within Fans of Billie Letts know they will find at least two things in every one of her novels-Wal-Mart and Oklahoma. ...
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:08:10 -0800

AMC’s The Prisoner
The Prisoner is an AMC six-episode remake of the 1960s cult classic starring the late Patrick McGoohan as Number Six. Patrick...
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:55:36 -0800

TWILF-More Britney Spears than Sarah Palin
Al Gore’s Current TV referred to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as a “Gun-Ho” and a “TWILF.” ...
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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:55:18 -0800

The Language of Bees by Laurie R King
I read The Beekeeper’s Apprentice not long after it came out and I have been following the new adventures of Mary Russell...
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:03:29 -0800

Introduction to Buddhism: An Explanation of the Buddhist Way of Life
I’ve always been a big fan of Zen and Mindfulness, but I have never really been that fond of actual Buddhism. I like...
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:34 -0800

Large Hadron Collider, Time Travel, and The End of The World
“The encounter could create a time paradox, the result of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very...
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:29:04 -0800

Chariots of The Gods-Blasts From The Past
“Chariots of the Gods” by Erich von Daniken was one of those books that helped make Leonard Nimoy’s In Search Of so...
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:25:27 -0800

Dallas Cowboys Beat Eagles 20-17
The Dallas Cowboys have reached that golden moment of the season when they look unstoppable, when they are playing the best...
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:13:58 -0800

Spore in Space
Spore goes from ridiculously easy in the first stage to pretty much impossible in the last stage. I still like spore, but...
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:33:28 -0800

Kill All The Muslims-It’d Be A Good Start
Muslims are the bad guys in most of our real world stories, they like to blow themselves up while taking as many bystanders...
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:49:53 -0800

Up Till Now by William Shatner
Up Till Now is the latest in a long line of autobiographies by William Shatner, but this one is focused on more of Bill...
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:48:25 -0800

Big Bird’s Birthday on Google
I saw Big Bird on some morning show a coupe of years ago when Sesame Street was having some other anniversary. The...
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:39:52 -0800

Premakes Raiders of The Lost Ark (1951)
What if. . .Raiders of the Lost Ark was a 50s film serial? Who would be best suited for the role of Indiana Jones? How would...
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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:01:59 -0800

Twilight Barbies-Can John and Kate Barbies Be Far Behind?
You can buy the Twilight fanatic in your house an Edward Cullen or Bella Swan Barbie doll. The dolls are modeled after Robert...
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