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ramblings and propaganda

Where did Tom Daschle Get Those Groovy Glasses.

by johnford on November 20, 2008

Didn’t anyone ever tell him that there is nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster!

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Your government in action on election day.

by johnford on November 4, 2008



Your government in action on election day.

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Dirty Dining Restaurants Nationwide.

August 12, 2008

Instead of just looking for the “dirtiest” restaurants and the cities with the worst health inspection records, the CSPI decided to look at how inspectors do their jobs in different cities and the major health hazards at eateries across the U.S. … Because different cites may have diverse methods for inspecting and grading restaurants, more lenient inspectors or enough inspection personnel, it’s tough to know which municipalities actually have the cleanest or dirtiest dining.

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Sex Me Up Baby.

August 9, 2008

The majority of us say that we are more or less sexually satisfied. 60 percent of the folks involved in the worldwide Durex Sexual Wellbeing Survey have gone on record that their sexual activity is fun, enjoyable, and a vital part of their life. … According to the Durex Sexual Wellbeing Survey the most important lesson of their research is that we all need to devote more time and energy to our sex lives along with a little romance and fun.

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Apple MobileMe iPhone Flop

August 6, 2008

The MobileMe service was touted as a companion for the updated iPhone 3G with Exchange “push” features that would supply home users with many of the same advantages found on corporate Exchange servers. … Jobs’ goes on to imply that Apple might have bitten off more than it could chew with the simultaneous MobileMe/iPhone 3G launch, that it “was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store.

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Back to School Attack Thwarted

August 6, 2008

Despite the news of threats of violent crimes in the nations public schools, Government statistics released by the National School Safety Center in 2006 show violent crime in schools has actually been on the decline. … Their 4-step program recommends keeping your kids involved in afterschool activities, providing access to child care programs for all children, identifying troubled and disruptive children at an early age and prevention of child abuse at home paired with counseling for deficient and high-risk parents.

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How Not to Lie on Your Resume

August 3, 2008

Have you ever stretched the truth on your resume? Maybe just a little? According to the results of a new survey undertaken by careerbuilder.com, more of us have puffed up our resumes that you might think. Just under half of the hiring and HR managers surveyed said they had caught a job candidate lying on [...]

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Texting may be hazardous to your health.

August 1, 2008

Can you text and chew gum at the same time? The doc at the local emergency room has his doubts.
According to The American College of Emergency Room Physicians, the elite practitioners that have the privilege of doing everything from removing cell phones in places they shouldn’t be to complaints from toddlers with excess bellybutton lint, [...]

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Cellphone video of a crowd of men stoning and beating a Syrian teen girl to death.

June 4, 2008

I really wasn’t sure I should post this, but I almost feel I have no choice. I stumbled across this the other day after reading an article on Memri by Saudi Human and Women’s Rights Activist Wajeha Al-Huwaidar on how a large portion of Middle East population views women. Wajeha said this vid was from [...]

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Bohmerland

June 4, 2008

A few weeks ago, my sweet girlfriend and I stumbled across a web site with a very large collection of drawings of motorcycles from the 20th century. One that caught our eye was the rather odd yet sexy looking Bohmerland. We had no end to our sophomoric laughter over the darling duck of a bike [...]

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Adventures in unemployment

April 18, 2008

OK, So I’ve been looking for work, for just about six months now. I’m not going to go into great detail about the foibles of who I’ve talked to or what’s transpired. But it has been very interesting. It seems these days, since I’ve been at this radio thing for quite a while now, and [...]

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My first news anchor gig!

April 14, 2008

Being unemployed, needless to say, can be a real drag. I mean, how much time in a day can you spend looking for work. After a while, it just becomes relentless. So to find just a little bit of a creative outlet for my splendiferous broadcasting talents, I decided to whip up a little newscast [...]

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