War is not the continuation of politics with different means, it is the greatest mass-crime perpetrated on the community of man.
–Alfred Adler
Tags: Quote of the Day, War
No, like a serious type website matching serious for people who are looking for other people to do friend-type stuff with. I’m not talking about like friendster. I looked around that website a couple of times and that was kind of scary in a potential stalker kind of way. Friendster really seemed to be about people just trying to hook up casually — like bar-hopping on the net.
No, what I mean is that there should be something like eHarmony for matching people up for friendship or at least finding the perfect movie or dining companion. You know, you don’t have
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Tags: friendship
The ASPCA is giving away free window decals that alert rescue crews that pets are inside your home. In the event of an emergency this sticker conveys valuable information to emergency personnel. So go ahead and get one, the price is right.
Hat tip: Owned By Pugs
Tags: ASPCA
I’m very excited that George Lucas is going to release the Tags: Star Wars, George Lucus, CT Scan, Mister Bagel, the puppy
O.K. You know me, I’m always looking for the next deal or at least for the next best thing — awesome coupons! 
And I promised to start sharing the wealth or rather the savings here, so here’s my latest discovery — CouponChief.com. They’re another site that provides online coupons and deals to merchants like Target, Ace Hardware, Amazon.com, Frederick’s of Hollywood, Gotham City Online, Hot Topic, Tiger Direct, and Overstock.com. You can search by store or by category. Plus, and you know I like this, you can subscribe
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Tags: bargain hunting, coupons
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
– Terry Pratchett
Tags: Quote of the Day, Terry Pratchett
It’s always hard for me to accept that the people I think are my friends aren’t always. I always want to believe that my natural paranoia is tainting my view and so my judgement must be wrong. Therefore, I’m always willing to take so much more crap and believe so many more excuses than maybe other people are. I’m certainly willing to keep trying and trying like a puppy dog who doesn’t know any better long after just because the other person doesn’t have the guts to say that for whatever personal reason, they aren’t interested in being my friend anymore.
What I mean is that for some reason people are not direct with me. They’d rather ignore me and avoid me than tell me to go away. And I am too clueless to get the hint.
Tags: dysfunctional friendships
We come up the rise to the corner where a crowd of people has gathered, all looking up, and the towers come into view — the south tower closer to us and to the left. “Ohhh, man,” we both say, and “Jeeeesus Christ,” and “This is not good. This is not good at all. This is fuckin’ bad.” So dumb. So dull. We sound like frat boys when the keg is dry, but there’s nothing else we can say about what we’ve got in front of us. In front of us, high above us, the south tower has a huge hole torn through it, a burning, screaming maw with thick black smoke pouring out. Occasionally, flames lick up one corner of the twisted mouth of the hole and then retreat, only to reappear on the other side. It doesn’t seem real. It doesn’t even seem that serious at first, actually, until I remember just how big the building is, how many stories high — and that the hole must therefore cover twelve stories, at least. “This isn’t the kind of history I want to be present at,” I say, lamely, to Bob. “Me neither,” he says.
Tags: 9/11, World Trade Center, terrorism, New York, American flag, Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, Conspiracy Theories, George W. Bush, Matt Lauer, Rudy Giuliani, ABC, tragedy, patriotism, Ground Zero, We Will Never Forget, al-Qaeda, CIA, Pakistan, Taliban, Joint Special Operations Command, NSA, National Counterterrorism Center, Tora Bora, al-Zawahiri, Paul Krugman, NATO, Bill Clinton, Rush Limbaugh, Pentagon, healthcare, Iraq
I’m trying out this Monday meme to amuse myself. O.K. I just liked the title because it has “bitch” in it.
The End of Summer
1. How did you spend your last summer weekend? Pretty much sick and lazy and resting in bed except when I was posting or playing with my dog.
2. What was your song of the summer? I didn’t have one. I didn’t know I was supposed to. Maybe that theme from Monk if it’s required.
3. Did you have a summer fling? That still requires meeting people, right?
Tags: Monday's a Bitch, meme, bloghopping
About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
– Herbert Hoover
Tags: Quote of the Day, Herbert Hoover
I found this neat meme over at Danielle’s. If you do it on your blog, please leave a link in the comments. I’d love to check yours out.
Highlight the ones you’ve done:*
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
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Tags: meme, bloghopping
The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back.
– Abigail van Buren
Tags: Quote of the Day
Tags: Pug, the puppy, photo blogging, Patriot
5. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
10. Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
11. We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
12. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
13. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.
Tags: Thursday Thirteen, Crayons, terrorism, Logan Airport, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Congress, wiretapping, Osama bin Laden, Mother Jones, liberals, 9/11, religion, aetheists, women, virginity, Journal of Sex Research Western soceity, involuntary virgins, economy, America
“Once in a while you have to take a break and visit yourself.”
– Audrey Giorgi
Tags: Quote of the Day
Well, my latest lab work came back still showing something abnormal with my kidneys. I’m going back over to the hospital this afternoon to get stuck some more; all of these tests have to do with autoimmune illnesses related to the kidneys apparently and most of these results won’t be back for a few weeks.
The Rheumy wants me to see a Kidney specialist and I’ve asked him to consult with my GP as she was also discussing this — I’d like to have one Kidney specialist and not two in the mix. Since he’s not in today, that
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Tags: wellness, autoimmune kidney disease, rheumatologist, CT Scan, lung cancer
If you’ve never been fired or laid off, then you can’t begin to imagine the feeling. Every situation is different.
One of my friends who went through a lay off came into work one morning and everyone who had boxes on their desks were told to pack up and go home.
For me, I was told that after six years I was incapable of doing my job and then treated like a criminal, not allowed back near my desk as the boss who hated me went through my belongings, even my purse, and boxed up my things. I had to wait in
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Tags: fired, job recovery
I haven’t seen it. I can only comment on what I’ve read. There seems to be a lot of posting flurry going on. Plus, it’s been covered by the MSM.
So, I can’t really comment on the actual movie because as I said I haven’t seen it. I wasn’t one of the ones chosen to preview it. I’m apparently not right-leaning enough if what the rumors say is true. I do find it odd that ABC didn’t honor President Clinton’s office’s request for an advanced copy but handed it out to all of those right-wing bloggers. That just smacks of
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Tags: ABC 9/11 Docu-Drama, lie, truth, Bill Clinton, rightwinger
Pugly loves him some plants. His favorite part of every walk is smelling every leaf within his nose’s reach.
Don’t forget to check out this week’s Friday Ark!
Tags: Pug, the puppy, Friday Ark, photo blogging
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election.
–Bill Vaughan
Tags: Quote of the Day, Democracy, vote
The Naked Truth
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of a displaced Southerner in New England -- from just daily annoyances to conspiracy theories to political views.
The Dark Side of Christian History by Helen Ellerbe
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Marley and Me by John Grogan
The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
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