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It is now 12:34:56 on 07/08/09.

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Jim started this, in case blame needs to be assigned.

Who are you?
Who’s askin’?

I am a beachball on the river of life.

I am the “fun” in “malfunction.”

I am the puff of wind in your ear just before some Willie inserts a wet finger.

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A few passing thoughts I had over the past few days (not to be confused with “passing gas,” although of approximately equal value):

• Perverse as it may seem, I’m actually somewhat happy there’s major news on Wall Street. Because that means there’s at least a slim chance that for a fews days, our R

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While January has been marginally less busy than last month was, I’ve still been letting you down here, Dear Reader. So here’s a few locally related things that caught my eye/ear over the weekend.

My state government and my federal government are fighting over “Real ID,” with the end result being that come next May, they say I won’t be able to get on a plane or enter a federal building. On top of that, the feds think I’m (nearly) too old to be dangerous:

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I’m completely overwhelmed with work, booked solid through year end. I came down with a stomach virus for a couple of days, which put me even further behind. My kitties ate my keyboard. The server on which this site resides has been ssssoooo sloooowwwww for sssssooooo lllooonnngg that my traffic has dropped by half in the past few weeks (this is supposed to be fixed after Wednesday).

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Here in America, the Land Of Big Boxes, these boxes often have a colorful band around the top. This band acts like a volume marker, and the bold shouting text within it says things like “20% More For Free!”

How can this not be a Good Thing?

Well, when you’re buying a 21 pound box of cat litter. With a flimsy “handle” on top that is delicately attenuated to bear the strain of, oh, about 21.5 pounds. But when you add in that “Four More Pounds For Free,” you get a shelf full of boxes with broken handles that no one wants to drag out of the store like a cinder block on a four inch rope.

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(1) Second Life. This one takes all the time I’ve got.

(2) American Idol. Please, spare me.

(3) Any TV show containing the letters CSI or NCIS, the word Desperate, or Donald Trump, in any form, even referential.

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Susan came home yesterday after a busy day at work, and asked me what was going on in the world. I told her I was having a hard time deciding which story was more entertaining: the Diapered AstroNut or the Sexually Healed Preacher.

I’m still not sure. But I’m thankful for days that bring such choices.

First, the Diapered AstroNut. I hesitate to call her that, but it seems accurate from what is known at this point. It’s the dichotomy here that is so jarring to me. All other things being equal, the average person has a better chance of being a highly paid professional sports player, or a rock star, than an astronaut. This woman went through an extreme selection process, intense training, and performed ably. One would think such a person could be described as beyond competent.

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I know that there’s always been Left Lane Hogs, as long as theres been four lane highways. But lately I’ve observed an explosion of this related to six lane configurations.

I first came to this conclusion while driving GA 400, a local toll road that is six to eight lanes on the portion I travel most. But this weekend when travelling back and forth to see Mom in Mississippi, I saw the same behavior in six lane stretches. So it’s my new rule.

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It’s another busy week, so I thought I’d dump some links and pictures on you to keep you busy. Content may be a bit lacking this week.

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It’s time for another random batch of links and demi-snarky commentary.

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I’ve been quiet this week, other than a bunch of links and quotes. IT was for the best for all concerned. I vented Monday in an ugly manner, and haven’t really had anything prettier to say since then. But I hear that the world has continued turning, and there may be other things to look at to give our scarred retinas a break from the 24-7 horror and blame. Let’s give it a shot.

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It’s yet another collection of random thoughts and links, pasted together while watching Monday Morning Mediots on TV.

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In terms of writing for this site, I’ve been feeling a bit blocked lately. I’d ramped up an outline for an article about recent developments in Iraq. But then I thought … “why bother?” It won’t change a thing, and won’t even make me feel better. Politics? Still quite content upholding my vow, thank you very much. But when I posted a bunch of links under the title “Mid Week Miscellany” last week, I saw via MyBlogLog.com that you folks went click crazy. By a factor of about 5. Since people seemed to like it, I’m happy to fill this otherwise empty space with another round. So, in no particular order…

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August is a traditionally slow time. Too little news, too much heat. The Shuttle is safely back, the President’s vacationing at the ranch, and when the runaway bride mows the lawn, it’s news. It’s slow. So let’s poke around the blogs in these Digital Dog Days and see what we find.

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