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For those of us in the U.S., today is reserved to commemorate the fallen, those who have put themselves in harms way and paid the ultimate price. Spring is usually a time of celebration, and with things slowly turning back to normal, spirits are high, and I don't wish to take away from that. But take a moment, and remember someone or multiple someones, and remember them well. Celebrate the good things about them. I have multiple extended family members who are or were in the military, but the one I was closest to and miss the most is Greg, a splendid specimen of a motherfucker. To Greg! (I will raise a glass and have a drink to him later, as it is way too fu…

Debbie and I are in the process of looking for a Siamese cat or kitten. I figured I'd throw it out the HC crew to see if anyone has a connection or suggestions. In my previous relationship I owned cats for over twenty years so I am familiar. I've always wanted a Siamese, so now seems the time. Let us know.

Hello I am interested to see if any of you think that there are limits to your resolution. That is, your ability to determine if one thing is better than another when you very well know it should be?

Hey everyone, For those who don't know, Kristen (kids' mom) has worked at Seattle Humane since it opened its new facility about 2 years ago. They've been largely closed to the public and have had most of their animals in foster care during COVID, but their situation is starting to change and they're now able to take in some more surgeries/surrenders and start helping animals and families in this area again. I've gotten to hear some of the amazing work they've been able to accomplish with keeping/placing/helping out, and I'm pretty happy to be a part of it. We've fostered multiple special needs dogs, and even adopted a mostly-deaf and mostly-blind miniature poodle we fe…

My friend just emailed me this quote: :'(

I'd like to buy this t-shirt from the UK Comic Relief charity, but unfortunately for me they don't ship outside the UK. If someone in the UK could help me -- I would really appreciate it and, of course, cover the cost of shipping and the t-shirt.

I ate some garlic chicken with garlic earlier. Duangrat's Thai restaurant. i, presumably, fixed your title. unless you were going for some abstract mad libs thing --admin

I purchased a sound card from a seller early last week and still haven't had any email answers, or recieved a shipping confirmation regarding the deal. I was wondering how long people usually wait to file a claim? Obviously the thing would still be in the mail, but I just fnd it odd the guy won't respond to an email confirming the deal. I saw he had 100% positive feedback, but was only a member since january, and had 41 feedbacks.Also saw he was selling generally cheaper stuff then what I bought. Any thoughts?

The O.E.D. is a historical dictionary, providing citations meant to show the evolution of every word, beginning with the earliest known usage. So a key task, and a popular sport for thousands of volunteer word aficionados, is antedating: finding earlier citations than those already known. This used to be painstakingly slow and chancy. When Paton started in new words, she found herself struggling with headcase. She had current citations, but she says she felt sure it must be older, and books were of little use. She wandered around the office muttering headcase, headcase, headcase... See here. [NYTimes]

'Is My Baby Weird?' - 1 - Family & Parenting - Your Life - MSN Lifestyle

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The world's blackest black.

If you follow the Comic Sans wars, here's the latest salvo.. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole

I would love to go to this but I really have no clue how to get there and back to/from NJ without driving (especially so late at night). Anyone have any idea? They don't seem to have a website or anything, it's really aggravating. I figure the train/subway would be my best bet, but I don't really know Philly.

a dramatised version of Terry Pratchett's Night Watch is being broadcast in episodes on radio4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/nightwatch/pip/psvvz/ the first episode should be up on the web for the next 6 days.

My brother's phone is dying (only works about half the time) and I want to get him a cheap unlocked replacement (AT&T). He has data service right now. Newegg has the Palm Pixi plus for $65. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875101040 Is there anything better around this price?

So folks really want to work there? No kidding!! Just hope my staff doesn't get any bright ideas!! #1 place to work....and for good reason!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHu3hXSl7M4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHu3hXSl7M4

I thought I would post this little story. Enjoy... Caver Ted

So the other day, on Thomas Jefferson's birthday, some policy nerds went down to the jefferson memorial with their ipods to dance and celebrate Jefferson's birthday. Quietly. What follows is an interesting bit of irony: http://freethejefferson1.com

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/banjo_player_sought_in_hootenanny

Happy Birthday Tom! Hope it's a grand one!

An embryo was created which has genetic information from two mothers and one father, successfully making the donor woman's cell produce healthy mitochondria in lieu of the primary mother's diseased mitochondria. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7227861.stm

http://www.glumbert.com/media/ukulele.html LOL its all him!

Hope you've had a great birthday Joachim! Cheers!