Items by Kat

• Thanksgiving, 2009: Count your blessings, for they are abundant!

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  Last year was a very hard Thanksgiving; my father, who is 91 years old, was doing very poorly and I was not certain how much longer he would be with us. Daddy was too weak and disoriented to make it to the table with us, and my sister and I... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:01pm EST
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• The Verga Pledge

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  For far too long, politicians have spoken words that they did not mean or intend to live by. I believe that public servants should say what they mean and do what they say. So today I sign my name to this Pledge, binding me to my words both now and... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 4:18pm EST
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• What Do I Know of Holy?

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  This song was recommended to me by a darling young lady who is in my daughter's class at school: Addison Road And here are the lyrics: I made You promises a thousand times I tried to hear from Heaven But I talked the whole time I think I made You... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:17am EST
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• BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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  Invisible Rope - CollegeHumor video *snicker* [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:41pm EST
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• Update on VA-5 candidates

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  Well, I'm quite disappointed with Robert Hurt: his website is still only very basic, and has nothing up on the issues of taxation, immigration, health care, the War on Terror, government bureaucracy, jobs, etc. Not good, especially since I'd like to completely support my "hometown guy." Sen. Hurt, you are... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:35am EST
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• Funny, I thought Virginia only had 11 congressional districts...

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  At least, that's what Wikipedia says... Apparently, teh One™ and his administration disagree... Now, my buddies in the Jeffersoniad are vying for those new districts - we want them to be represented by conservatives, after all!- so we're totally on board with these new opportunities. However, I was disappointed that... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:11am EST
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• President Hope'n'change talks the talk...

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  President Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession. via www.reuters.com But he certainly can't walk the walk... Apparently, neither he, nor the... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:46am EST
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• "National Debt Now Tops $12 Trillion:" Hope 'n' Change, baby, hope 'n' change

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  It's another record-high for the U.S. National Debt which today topped the $12-trillion mark. Divided evenly among the U.S. population, it amounts to $38,974.34 for every man, woman and child. Technically, the debt hit the new high yesterday, but it was posted on the Treasury Department website just after 3:00... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:27am EST
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• Stacy McCain offers Sarah Palin some excellent advice

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  Image via WikipediaTo use the word "sexist" against Newsweek Newsweak (ed. - sorry, Stacy, had to correct your spelling there *snicker*] is to accuse enlightened liberal elitists of violating their own egalitarian standards -- which is all fine and good. But "sexist" also sounds like one of those grim, humorless... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:07am EST
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• This week's teleprompter crisis

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  Obama's Home Teleprompter Malfunctions During Family Dinner *snerk!* The Onion does it again! (kittipurrs to Wizbang.) [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:55pm EST
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• Obama: Blaspheming God by his actions

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  White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod suggested Sunday that President Obama will intervene to make sure a controversial amendment restricting federal funding for abortion coverage is stripped from final health care reform legislation. In doing so, the president would be heeding the call of abortion rights supporters like Planned Parenthood... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 5:01pm EST
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• For the THIRD YEAR: On to State Competition!

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  The Woodlawn Academy Mini-CougarBots and Scream Team pull it off the third year in a row: we advance from the Regional Tournament (held today) and go to the State competition in December. James Madison University will be our host (third year for them, too), and both teams are looking forward... [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 6:55pm EST
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• Testing the Driod-to-TypePad pic messaging

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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 6:13pm EST
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• Testing the Verizon Droid and Typepad

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  Well... I am not seeing a way to add a photo from the Droid so it appears here. I used to do it via a picture message, but it's not picking up the TPad email addy I used to use. Hmmmmm.... [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:52pm EST
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• Time to LEGO!!!

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  Up to regionals today - and then, to STATE!!!! [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 6:03am EST
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• I HAZ A WAVE!!!!

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  Oh, yes I do! I haz a Google Wave account now, thanks to my Beloved Husband sending me an invite! I am so psyched that I've gotten in so early on this new application by Google (and right on top of getting my Verizon Motorola Droid, too!)... This should be... [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:54pm EST
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• It's beginning to look a lot like... Straight No Chaser

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  I've been working with my music folder, organizing and cleaning things up, and came across this wonderful AWESOME group. I learned about Straight No Chaser last year (I think), and completely fell in love with their talent and sense of humor. And so - especially since I drove by a... [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:44pm EST
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• "Republicans say Kaine is neglecting his duties"

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  With his state under an emergency declaration because of heavy rain and floods, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine headed to Arkansas for a Democratic fundraiser. via www.google.com Well... Ya think? Tim Kaine: GINO (Governor in Name Only)... From an *ahem*unnamed source*cough* BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (crossposted to Virginia Virtucon) [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:42pm EST
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• Well, D'UH!!!

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  Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan will be charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in last week's Fort Hood mass shootings, a military source told Fox News Thursday. via www.foxnews.com And I really, really, REALLY don't want to hear any more whiny stories about the "poor, tortured, bullied Muslim victim. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:44pm EST
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• Last minute insanity preparing

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  The last few days before FLL LEGO League Robotics competition is always crazy... [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:48pm EST
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• John Allen Muhammad recieves final justice

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  Via e-mail: Virginia Attorney General Bill Mims tonight released the following statement on the execution of John Allen Muhammad: “Tonight, John Allen Muhammad was executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia for his role in a killing spree that shocked our nation. Families of Virginia were held hostage in their homes,... [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:43pm EST
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• (Just playing)

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  ... with my new Droid phone from Verizon Wireless... I am very much enjoying it, and it's going to be interesting to see what new and fun stuff I discover over the next few days (weeks?) of learning the phone. So far, it's been pretty easy - and I'm just... [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:12pm EST
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• Guess what I'm doing????? Wooohooooo!

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  [UPDATE: This is a picture I took of my new Droid with my old LG Voyager, just before my new baby was activated. The Voyager is a good phone, and I really enjoyed having it... But the Droid is OOOOOOOOOOO! WHEEEEEEEE!!! WOW!!! So... Thankyouverymuch, LG... But - BYE! And thank... [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:36pm EST
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• And so the anti-Constitutionality of Kelo ends in futility anyway

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  The Hartford Courant reports: Pfizer Inc. will shut down its massive New London research and development headquarters and transfer most of the 1,400 people working there to Groton, the pharmaceutical giant said Monday.... Pfizer is now deciding what to do with its giant New London offices, and will consider selling... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 2:24pm EST
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• Going Postal - er, "Muslim"

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  We are a civilized society. One of our cardinal rules of coexistence is that we (try always to) judge people only by their actions and not by their identity, whether racial, religious or sexual. This is our great strength as a society, and also, in the present circumstances, our great... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 2:17pm EST
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• WHY, then, did the FBI rule out terrorism so quickly?

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  U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News. via abcnews.go.com I don't know whether our intelligence agencies are being willfully blind, or... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:14am EST
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• Twenty years ago, the wall came tumbling down

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  Twenty-two years ago, President Reagan challenged Gorbachev and the Soviet Union to tear down the wall between east and west Germany: This week, we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of that wall coming down. My husband was based in Spain at the time, and we watched on AFN television as history... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:12am EST
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• "So much for 'peaceful coexistance'"

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  On Thursday, 5 November 2009 Ft Hood became a part of the battlefield in the war against Islamic totalitarianism and state sponsored terrorism. There may be those who feel threatened by my words and would even recommend they not be uttered. To those individuals I say step aside because now... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:15am EST
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• This is how my darling daughter torments her poor ol' Mom

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  This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless! To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit www.verizonwireless.com/picture . Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime® 6.5 or higher is required. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:56pm EST
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• OK how goofy can they be? (VERY!)

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  This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless! To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit www.verizonwireless.com/picture . Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime® 6.5 or higher is required. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:02pm EST
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• The Munchkin and her BFF playing Queen of the Mountain

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:01pm EST
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• Yeah, so... How's that "stimulus" working for you?

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  The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. The Labor Department said Friday that the economy shed a net... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:55am EST
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• For Ft. Hood...

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  Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:42pm EST
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• Prayers going out to Ft. Hood!

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  A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody. All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening,... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:00pm EST
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• "The Warrior Song" - supporting the Armed Forces Relief Trust

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  I highly recommend this song - it rocks, it rolls, it marches, and it's a militant tribute to the Warriors of our Armed Forces! ALL proceeds from sales on iTunes (after iTunes takes their cut) will go to the Armed Forces Relief Trust: The mission of the Armed Forces Relief... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:22pm EST
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• The Real Santa Claus

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  I love our Marines - and I love commercials like this! I truly believe, without a shadow of a doubt, that this is the real image of all our men and women in uniform: tough, dedicated, honorable, courageous - and also tender, protective and giving. Right now, Project Valour-IT, created... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:24am EST
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• Ford makes me proud! $1 Billion profit - wooooohooo!

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  Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011. via www.foxnews.com And, of course, Ford is the only one of the "Big Three" automakers that didn't take... [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:08pm EST
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• Happy Halloween!

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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 10:36pm EDT
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• THIS is how "the Lost Get Found," Christian!

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  Britt Nicole just went out and opened her eyes and looked to see who God had placed in front of her - and then she did her best to shine God's love into their lives. Why don't you - why don't I - why don't we... do the same? [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 2:28pm EDT
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• My, my, look what happens when you ENFORCE THE LAW!!!!

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  Crackdowns on illegal immigrants and other law enforcement efforts are driving gangs out of Northern Virginia and into Maryland and the District, a report released Monday concluded. "Many gang members from Northern Virginia are moving or driving to Prince George's and other Maryland counties, into the District of Columbia or... [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 3:26pm EDT
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• Grammar/Vocabulary Wars, part 2

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  *sigh* past vs. passed know vs. no throws vs. throes accept vs. except And some really odd ones I've come across recently, but the one I remember is "say for" instead of "save for." (At the King's command, everyone left the throne room save for the Duke and is retainers) [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 2:29pm EDT
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• So, where's the Left's outrage?

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  President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years. CBS' Mark Knoller — an unofficial documentarian and statistician of all things White House-related — wrote on his Twitter feed that,... [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:59am EDT
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• Oh, this has GOT to be the LOLcat of the Month!

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  see more Lolcats and funny pictures [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:42am EDT
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• Lady Pickle-Purr, ruler of all laps!

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  Pixel loves to claim her rightful place on a lap for her morning skritchies! [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:33am EDT
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• It's Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night!

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  Image by Rick Leche Photographer via Flickr I did not know this until I read it over on Yak's site... Nine p.m. local time, everyone go out and participate in the first annual Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night! C'mon... Live a little (at the very least, it'll make your... [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:33pm EDT
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• Is H1N1 - "Swine Flu" - really the pandemic the media says?

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  According to two recent stories on FoxNews, H1N1 deaths in the U.S. have passed 1,000, with 95 of them children. Everybody is screaming PANDEMIC!!!!! and descending into panic attacks. However, if you look at the statistics from the World Health Organization (and admittedly, these stats' most recent information is from... [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 8:03pm EDT
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• The latest "medical" breakthrough: Hydrogen Barakside

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  via fearaniarthair.blogspot.com BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! (And if you don't have my buddy, Man of the West, on your reading list, then you're missing out!) [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 9:28pm EDT
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• Icons of Evolution - another one bites the dust!

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  By emphasizing growth rates, the researchers redefined the transition between dinosaurs and birds in a way that makes archaeopteryx just one of several species of feathered dinosaurs preceding modern birds. It may not even be a direct ancestor. Scientists disagree, though, exactly where dinosaurs ought to leave off and birds... [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:43pm EDT
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• Another one bites the dust...

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  It was billed as one of the most important fossil finds in history, a “missing link” that would challenge everything we knew about human evolution. Darwinius masillae, the primitive primate that was unveiled to the world with huge fanfare and a Sir David Attenborough documentary in May, seems now to... [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 11:32pm EDT
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• Oh, now this is just plain stupid!

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  Eric Williamson faces an indecent exposure charge after a passerby saw him in the buff in his own home making coffee. It happened at 5:30 a.m. Monday. Channel 5 reports the woman and 7-year-old boy who saw him naked apparently had cut through Williamson's front yard from a nearby path.... [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 5:27pm EDT
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• "DRAGGED," not "drug"

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  Just some linguistic errors which drive me completely bonkers!!! envelop vs. envelope breath vs breathe thrown vs throne taught vs taut vs (aiiigh!) taunt alot vs allot vs a lot alright vs all right (yes, I AM that picky!) the ubiquitous to, too and two the also ubiquitous their, there,... [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 11:04am EDT
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• The Geography of Jobs - TIP Strategies

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  The Geography of Jobs - TIP Strategies Posted using ShareThis [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 3:16pm EDT
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• A Nation of whiney hypochondriacs...

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  Health care costs too much in our country because we deliver too much health care. We deliver too much because we demand too much. And we demand it for all the wrong reasons. We're turning into a nation of anxious wimps. I still love my job; very few things are... [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 1:38pm EDT
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• WalMart and Amazon go to war

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  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a brash price war against Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday, saying it would sell 10 hotly anticipated new books for just $10 apiece through its online site, Walmart.com. That was just the beginning. via online.wsj.com Amazon is matching (not surprising), and this means that I'll get an... [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 1:35pm EDT
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• "Claiming to be wise, they became fools...."

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  President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. The stunning choice made Obama the third sitting U.S.... [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 7:08am EDT
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• What's a "zeptosecond"?

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  Go check it out and see if you can't give the Instapundit a proper definition - especially since he had his definition wrong! ;-) ' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 6:27pm EDT
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• OK, now, HOW many Republicans are aiming for Perriello so far?

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  Besides Robert Hurt, who I just mentioned... Let me see. There are five others so far (in no particular order) Laurence Verga. Mr. Verga is a second generation (I think) American, and is a self-described "conservative Republican/Constitutionalist." That's good... Looks like he's very pro-national security, pro-life, pro Second Amendment. Excellent!... [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 1:34pm EDT
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• Come 2010, Perriello is in for a world of HURT!!!

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  (big kittipurrs to Jim Riley for the post title and the heads-up... ) Go Dan River (which is apparently the Danville Register Bee's online presence) is reporting that Robert Hurt, Virginia's Senator for the 19th District, has decided to campaign for a seat in the House of Representatives: Confirming what... [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 11:39am EDT
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• Wednesday morning Spurgeon: He goes before us

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  Image via Wikipedia Always First in Fellowship "He goeth before you into Gailee; there shall ye see Him, as He said unto you" (Mark 16:7). Where He appointed to meet His disciples, there He would be in due time. Jesus keeps His trust. If He promises to meet us at... [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 9:12am EDT
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• DO WANT!!!!

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  So, if you want to sashay on over to my Amazon Wishlist... Yep, on Amazon right here. You go now. You buy me stuff! ;-) *snicker* [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 6:39pm EDT
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• Creigh "Dirty" Deeds

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  via www.youtube.com Yup. Deeds has run a lazy campaign which refuses to speak to the issues and prefers to attempt to smear McConnell with half-truths and lies. Classic finger-pointing campaign to attempt to keep the spotlight off himself, excoriating his opponent without offering concrete and sensible solutions of his own.... [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 5:04pm EDT
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• Your Tuesday Spurgeon - with some John Calvin, too!

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  Image via Wikipedia The Leadership of Our Guide "Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all Truth" (John 16:13). Truth is like a vast cavern into which we desire to enter, but we are not able to traverse it alone. At the entrance... [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 12:16pm EDT
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• Happy Birthday to my big brother!

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  I'm going to call him later today, and I hope that the card I sent arrived on time (sometimes US Snail is a little quirky...), but I wanted to mark the occasion of his 49th birthday here at CHC - just in case he happens to swing by today. So,... [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 10:54am EDT
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• The last moonflowers of the season I think

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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 8:21am EDT
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• Cash for Clunkers a flop - Conservatives unsurprised

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  "Most of the idea of any stimulus is to pull spending up from the future, but it doesn't make any sense to design a program that only pulls up spending by one month," said Blinder, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration. "Why in the... [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 12:20pm EDT
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• Saturday robotics practice

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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 11:28am EDT
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• No Olympic torch for Chicago

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  Oh, gee, darn... Obama, I guess they're just not all that into you... (screenshot taken at the Drudge Report) As Mike says, "IOC: Obama's Not 'All that Jazz.'" YankeePhil supposes that Michelle Obama is now disappointed with the world *snerk* And DJ is wondering if Jimmy Carter will condemn the... [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 4:28pm EDT
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• Whoopi Goldberg doesn't have the moral sense of a Frenchman

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  The French director Luc Besson refused to sign the petition calling for Polanski's release. He said: "I have a lot of affection for him, he is a man that I like very much but nobody should be above the law. I don't know the details of this case, but I... [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 12:27pm EDT
  by Kat

• Banned concealed carry in church: is it a First Amendment violation?

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  Obviously not all churches have the same beliefs about the legitimacy of self-defense and defense of others as does the New Life Church. This brings use to the second violation of the First Amendment. The morality of using deadly force when necessary to protect innocent lives is a strongly debated... [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 8:38am EDT
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• John Evander Couey: He has met the perfect Judge now

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  A convicted sex offender awaiting execution for kidnapping, raping and burying 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford alive in 2005, died of natural causes Wednesday in Florida. John Evander Couey, 51, had been ill for some time and died in a Jacksonville hospital where he had been since Aug. 12, said Department of... [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 8:18pm EDT
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• New Scientist: Entire cities recreated from Flickr photos

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  YOU can get a good sense of the grandeur of Rome's Colosseum by looking at photos, but can lots of snaps communicate the true extent of the ancient ruins that are scattered throughout Italy's Eternal City? They can now, thanks to a team from the University of Washington in Seattle... [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 3:41pm EDT
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• Um, yeah, er... About that Calvin's Institutes thing?

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  Can you tell I've fallen waaaaay behind on that? I mean, nothing since May?! *sigh* I guess, sometimes, I really set myself up for failure... But, on the other hand, my daily Bible readings are going quite well, and Tabletalk has been a huge help with that. At any rate,... [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 1:22pm EDT
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• This morning on KLOVE: Newsboys, "Presence"

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  I have loved the Newsboys ever since I heard "Shine," way back in... 1997, was when I heard it first, although it's from their 1994 album, Going Public. I've been buying their albums regularly since then, because I love their upbeat, rocking style - and the lyrics, of course, honor... [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 12:39pm EDT
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• Amazing how archaeology keeps supporting the Bible...

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  A team of Egyptian archeologists have discovered ancient coins belonging to the era of Prophet Joseph bearing his name and image in the country. ... Several coins belong to a period in which Joseph had lived in Egypt and bear his name and portrait. The unprecedented find from the time... [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 9:32am EDT
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• Obama: Community organizer to the world

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  Israel is looking like the new leader of the Free World. The previous leader, the United States, resigned this role last week at the United Nations to take the position of global community organizer. This was made plain by President Obama in his speech, titled "Responsibility for Our Common Future,"... [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 10:24am EDT
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• OK, so this is just freaky

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  via wizbangblog.com I mean, EW! Geeze, is this guy just an empty suit, or what? ... Oh, wait... [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2009, 8:21am EDT
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• Andrew Klavan ROCKS the HOUSE with "Are You A Racist?"

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  via www.youtube.com BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I love it when people make excellent points with biting humor... Andrew Klavan is quickly becoming one of my favorite PJTV hosts (no one could ever surpass Bill Whittle, of course *grinz*) Watch the whole thing... [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 12:34pm EDT
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• Gaddafi (I thought it was "Qaddafi"?): nuttier than a fruitcake

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  via www.timesonline.co.uk His poor translator (handpicked by the Libyan Looney, too!) just couldn't take it: Visiting dignitaries usually rely on the UN's highly professional team of interpreters but the Libyan leader brought his own expert linguists to translate his speech into English and French, saying that the UN's Arabic language... [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 10:44am EDT
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• OMG, did Little Green Footballs ACTUALLY FALL FOR THIS?????

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  via www.youtube.com Little Green Footballs (get your own link) used to be a fairly regular stop of mine (oh, about four or five years ago), but I quit reading him because I got bored. Recently, LGF has come back to my attention because of his libel (my opinion: I'm not... [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 9:36am EDT
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• Happy Blogaversary to CatHouse Chat!!!

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  Today, CHC is five years old... I mean, YOUNG! I've moved from politics and current events to Bible blogging, quilt blogging, food blogging, CAT blogging (of course), family blogging, and all sorts of other things... Poliblogging still shows up, but I now classify myself as a "life-blogger," because I'll blog... [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 10:00pm EDT
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• Just a point of political ettiquette...

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  via michellemalkin.com (and make sure you READ her post!) Presidential praises should not be sung in a school setting unless that President is long dead or has performed such an act of moral and physical valor under personal and real peril which actually saved at least one person's life from... [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 1:40pm EDT
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• I PROMISE to raise your taxes!

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  R.CREIGH DEEDS, the Democrat running for governor in Virginia, has now unequivocally committed himself to support higher taxes to rescue the state's sclerotic road system. His stance is nothing more or less than common sense: Virginia needs tens of billions of dollars in new revenue for roads, and it will... [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 12:31pm EDT
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• Ten Commandments on ABC's Nightline - ABC News

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  via abcnews.go.com I found this out from a post over on Mars Hill Church's FaceBook page, since ABC interviewed Pastor Mark for the second Commandment, "You shall have no other gods before Me." There's a cutsey little quiz - "How big a sinner are you?" sort of thing - which,... [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 10:37am EDT
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• Hot Air: Eleven countries walk out of Ahmadinejad’s Imadinnerjacket's Israel-bashing UN speech

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  The eleven, according to a European source: Argentina, Australia, Britain, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand … and the United States. I assume our guys wouldn’t have bolted without the White House’s approval, so kudos to The One for showing a bit of principle. via hotair.com Well,... [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 9:19am EDT
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• Oh, the hypocrisy!

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  Seen on the road this morning while taking the Darling Munchkin to school: a car with license plates "SS LBRTY".... and a brand, new "Obama" sticker on the bumper... [headdesk] Ma'am, this word "liberty" - I do not think it means what you think it means... ' [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 8:39am EDT
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• Creigh Deeds' transportation plan - REVEALED AT LAST!!!!

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  Right here. (kittipurrs to Brian Kirwin) [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 5:58pm EDT
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• Her favorite perch

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  Yes, Smudge loves to *ahem* climb the mountain and sit on top.... Sorry for the image quality: the only camera I had at hand was my laptop's digicam, and Smudgie is notorious for arranging herself in the most adorable, photographic pose... And then racing off in panic when you bring... [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 1:45pm EDT
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• Obama is not operating on all cylinders

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  In declaring that it is time for Middle East peace "without preconditions," President Obama used his speech to the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday to fire a warning at Israel that "America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements." Obama's stark declaration, which drew applause, was coupled with a... [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 1:35pm EDT
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• I believe that Glenn Beck is a happily married man...

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  via gatewaypundit.blogspot.com ... and also quite definitely heterosexual. I don't believe he'd ever be so desperate to even contemplate reciprocating your *ahem* "interest." But, then again, typical behavior for your average (if you can call sub-standard "average") looney leftie... After all, his brain is made of mush: An articulate and... [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:35pm EDT
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• Ah-HAH! TypePad, you can't fool ME!

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  No you can't! I see those new buttons to insert audio and video files, uh-huh, yes I do! AND I also see the new interface for uploading pictures...! Y'all are rummaging around in the back, working to make TypePad even more perfect, right? Yeah, I thought so! Geeze, you'd think... [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:27pm EDT
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• I love living in the country!

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  Image by tkksummers via Flickr Yep, been a couple of very exciting days here at CatHouse Base... Yesterday, we had a big ol' black widow spider just hanging out on the ceiling at the bottom of the stairs. She freaked me out (I had to get the Big Bad Hero... [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:24pm EDT
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• McDonnell's crew has a great sense of humor!

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  I love it!!! This is in the window of the new Republican Part of Virginia office here in Chatham. They opened, um, two weeks ago. And, like I said, I LOVE their sense of humor! This message has been sent using the picture and Video service from Verizon Wireless! To... [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 4:09pm EDT
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• Sin is very sinful

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  I had to make an apology today. It wasn't over anything earth-shattering, and it wasn't for anything done maliciously - it was "just" for a stupid, insensitive thing I'd done. And you know what? What should have been a simple thing was very hard to do. My disgusting pride kept... [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:42am EDT
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• Just a reminder: I have the most awesome, brilliant, perfect husband EVER

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  My baby Blossom (my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop) has been having structural issues: bless her chippy little heart, but she sheds screws from her outer housing like she's aspiring to be a stripper, and *ahem* I do confess that perhaps I'm not quite as tender and careful of her as... [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 1:56pm EDT
  by Kat

• Learn The Facts About Uranium

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  via vimeo.com (with kittipurrs to my blog-brother, Jim Hoeft at Bearing Drift) Very interesting video, and quite encouraging. Look, folks, it's not that I'm so pro-uranium that I want it to go forward no matter what - that's madness! What *I* want is a good, solid, scientific study - oh,... [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 1:15pm EDT
  by Kat

• Thursday morning Spurgeon

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  Image via Wikipedia "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon" (Psalm 92:12). These trees are not trained and pruned by man: palms and cedars are "trees of the LORD," and it is by His care that they flourish. Even so it... [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 6:44am EDT
  by Kat

• JON STEWART ON ACORN: The Audacity of Hos

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  via pajamasmedia.com Thanks for posting this, O great blogmeister-puppy-blender! I just about died laughing, and it was all the more delightful for that little soupçon of schadenfreude... *snicker* [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 8:08pm EDT
  by Kat

• Jack Black: an idiot of colossal proportions

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  The 40-year-old "comedian" Jack Black went on the "dark side" during the MTV Awards praying to the devil. Black, who was promoting a heavy metal video game called Brütal Legend, asked the "Dear Dark Lord Satan" to bless the rock star nominees with "continued success in the music industry." via... [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 3:29pm EDT
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• But, but, but... I thought we were now "post-racial"?!

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  "By watching the video, it looks like it was racially motivated," Belleville Police Capt. Don Sax said. "It stands out to me." According to a news release, the victim sat on a bus seat next to one of the suspects, and the suspect told the older student not to sit... [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 3:11pm EDT
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• A "jackass"? Yeah, probably

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  President Barack Obama called hip-hop musician Kanye West a "jackass" on Monday in an off-the-record comment during an interview with CNBC, an ABC News anchor reported on Twitter. Obama was apparently weighing in on an interruption that occurred the night before during the MTV Video Music Awards where West grabbed... [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 9:24am EDT
  by Kat