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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Bag of Randomness
This is be the only post for the week. I’m taking most of the week off from work and want to take a break from daily blogging as well. My blogging batteries need to recharge. The one thing I really … Continue reading
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A Little Bit of History That I Own
A couple of years ago my father-in-law and I were cleaning out a barn in East Texas and came across a garbage bag that included this newspaper. It’s dated November 23, 1963 with the price of $0.05. It’s now stored … Continue reading
Posted in DFW, Interesting, Personal, Political, Pop Culture
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Cast your vote for the National Thanksgiving Turkey
The choices are . . . Popcorn & Cranberry Yam & Jam Dawn & Early Light Roost & Run Pumpkin & Pecan Apple & Cider Whitehouse.gov
Posted in Political, Pop Culture
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Movember
Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a charity event held during November each year. At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, then have the remainder of … Continue reading
Posted in Goofy
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Eugene Allen Movie
Who’s Eugene Allen? He worked as a butler in the White House for 34 years and recently sold the movie rights to his story to Columbia Pictures. There’s a small writeup about it here, but the Washington Post has a … Continue reading
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Bag of Randomness
I can’t tell if I’m getting sick or is it just allergies. You just gotta love North Texas when it comes to allergies. Watched a Robert Ballard special on the National Geographic Channel the other night. It turns out when … Continue reading
Posted in Goofy, Sports
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Maybe he had the fish
That’s a reference to Airplane! just so you know. Co-pilot had breakdown, flight attendant helped land jet DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, … Continue reading
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Filmmaker Turning His Glass Eye Into A Video Camera
If you find yourself in a conversation with Toronto filmmaker Rob Spence a few months from now, remember to smile — you’re probably on camera. Today at the 6Sight Imaging Conference in Monterey, Spence will discuss how he’s turning his … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting, Personal
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How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names
Coming up with a great technology product or service is only half the battle these days. Creating a name for said product that is at once cool but not too cool or exclusionary, marketable to both early adopters and a … Continue reading
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Vote For Most Inspiring Person of the Year 2008
Beliefnet has chosen 10 nominees for the Most Inspiring Person of the Year 2008 Award. We need your help in choosing the final winner. You may vote once each day for your favorite candidate. Voting will end on December 5th. … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Spiritual
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Woman sues after ‘BE GODS’ license plate rejected
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles commissioner today backed off its denial of a woman’s request for a personalized license plate reading “BE GODS.” The decision resulted from a lawsuit filed this week by Liz Ferris, who had … Continue reading
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Dallas’ Ritz-Carlton ranked No. 1 large U.S. hotel in Zagat guide
The Zagat travel guide Wednesday named The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas the No. 1 large hotel in the U.S. and its Fearing’s restaurant No. 1 in hotel dining. In its 2009 Top U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas survey, Zagat rated the hotel, … Continue reading
US teen lives 118 days without heart
MIAMI, Nov 19 (Reuters) – An American teen-ager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant, doctors in Miami said on Wednesday. The … Continue reading
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Snoop Dogg on Martha Stewart
I guess this helps her street cred and hurts his.
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