Monthly Archives: September 2005

Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle am I?

Take the quiz: “Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle are You?”LeonardoYou’re mature and get the job done. You are a natural born leader, and normally want to be the better of the group. You take your job seriously. You must! It … Continue reading

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OkCupid Politics Test

You are a Social Liberal (65% permissive) and an… Economic Conservative (73% permissive) You are best described as a: Libertarian Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid I used to be more economically permisive. I’m slowly changing my tune, and … Continue reading

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Group Lists 13 ‘Most Corrupt’ in Congress – Los Angeles Times

Group Lists 13 ‘Most Corrupt’ in Congress – Los Angeles Times Ah… Mad Max. I’m glad I’ve been out of her congressional district for 5 years now. But hey, the business of her family members is their business. At least … Continue reading

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Which cute and fuzzy animal am I?

You Are A: Bear Cub! Bears are strong and independent creatures who roam in the forest in search of food. Bears are usually gentle, but anger one and be prepared for their full fury! You’re big, you’re tough, you won’t … Continue reading

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LAX Music Video?

LAX Music Video LAX has a music video? And it’s a country music video? There must be something very wrong here, but I’m not sure exactly what it is. It’s probably better not to think about it too much.

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strange thought

One of the strange thoughts I had yesterday, was that “what if the decrease in hurricane attivity from the 1960s to 1990s was from the increase in oil production in the Gulf of Mexico, and the related oil leaks and … Continue reading

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Which Historical Lunatic am I?

Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey. A minister’s son from Simljan in Austria-Hungary, you were precocious from an early age. At three you could multiply three-digit numbers in your head and calculate how many … Continue reading

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emergency landing

holy! Big props to the Jet Blue pilots today. That was a great landing, I watched it live on Channel 7 news. For a twisted landing gear, it didn’t even collapse. Excellent job to Jet Blue.

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End of summer BBQ!

It’s time again to do another Bill’s BBQ and Sailing activity! I’m looking at Saturday, October 1st, from noon till about 7 or 8pm. I’ll be sending out email invitations in a day or two, but if you don’t get … Continue reading

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Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore – New York Times

Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore – New York Times Two parts of this article really struck me. First, that men curse more than women (we all know that!) , unless the women are in a sorority! Looking at my … Continue reading

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