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I’ve posted the furst run-through of my Tops of 2005 list. It’ll get more populous as the new year approaches, but it’s a start.
Enjoy!
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War isn’t over yet - people just aren’t taking John Lennon to heart.
But it’s Christmas. Mom is visiting us at sprite’s folks’ place in Connecticut, and it’s stressful. I’m pleased as can be that she came out, but it’s not been a visit without some bumps. Such is the reality of family [...]

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Activity: alpine skiing
Location: Bromley, VT
Start time: 1000 hrs.
End time: 1400 hrs.
Weather: overcast and windy, 37 degrees
Max HR (bursts): 165 (beats in 10 seconds x 6)
Type: anaerobic
A nice day of skiing on a warm December day. The place was really empty, owing to the pre-Christmas travel day. A $25 ticket was a big draw, [...]

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Whew!
I’ve been working on a rather involved, if not physically large, project to give as a holiday present.
And, as of 8:54 pm tonight, it’s done!
Now all I need to do is assemble it - but the worst part is over.
Only problem: missed the 9:00 pm bus. So I wait for the 9:20. Dinner [...]

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The American Center for Law and Justice, a theocon group led by so-called-evangelist Pat Robertson, has filed suit is to stop Illinois from requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception, saying that the law doesn’t allow pharmicists to refuse to fill prescriptions on religious or moral grounds.
This suit is wrong on so many levels.
First [...]

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With Dick Cheney saying that the president needs wiretaps to “establish the legitimate authority of the presidency,” it shows that this administration has no fucking clue about the separation of powers that are the hallmark of the stability of the republic that is the United States of America.
We do not vote for king - something [...]

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