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It's Baseball Time in the Nations Capitol! Come see the Jim Bowden Memorial Outfield Collection, featuring Adam Dunn and a cast of thousands! (Reds fans will think that's really funny)

It was covered in the mainstream media, buuuut not much of it. A resolution proposed by the 56-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and presented by Pakistan to the UN Human Rights Council condemns "defamation of religion." The language of the resolution seems innocent enough...

Is the Acceptance Percentage based on 30 days? On 60 days? Fixed or rolling? More often than not, the math doesn't work out regardless of how you run the numbers. You accept a load, or refuse a load, and you watch your percentage do unexpected things. The math doesn't work out. So how is it...

"Panther Expedited Services now has a new program that is called "pay to play!" You have to pay them just to have the honor and privilidge of keeping their decals on your cargo van." That's not a new program. "I have been with Panther for qhite some time now and things have gotten so...

You've got to read it to believe it. After you've read it, you still won't believe it. All over the place on the issues, sometimes contradictory, mostly (unintentionally) funny. This is from the blog of a divorced mother, 41 years old. Originally from Canada, now a US citizen. I'm tempted to...

Gun owners fear tough new laws; One shop criticized for 'Obama sale' When 10-year-old Austin Smith heard Barack Obama had been elected president, he had one question: "Does this mean I won't get a new gun for Christmas?" That brought his mother, the camouflage-clad Rachel Smith, to Bob...

Not really a shocker, except that you'd think they'd wait until he was actually inaugurated. This one took mere hours... MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday that Russia will deploy missiles in territory near NATO member Poland in response to U.S. missile defense plans. He did not...

It starts off small, almost imperceptible. First, a couple of shad in the hurricane fence. Then, you find perch in the rosebushes, a flounder on the driveway. You notice a couple of starfish on the garage ceiling, while a crab scurries along the floor. You walk out the door one morning and, as...

If you haven't seen it, you should check out the opening sequence of the 09-13-08 Saturday Night Live. One of the most spot-on skits in the history of the show. Absolutely hilarious. Saturday Night Live - Palin / Hillary Open - Video - NBC.com

From Toyota to start building Prius hybrid in U.S. - Autos - MSNBC.com DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient...

Click the pic for a larger version of it. July 4th, 2008 at the Flying J in Davenport.

Your vehicle is your personal space, but you're out on the public road. The territoriality of the personal space sometimes conflicts with public decorum. To wit: Bumper stickers reveal link to road rage : Nature News Colorado State University psychologist William Szlemko headed up a study that...

WASHINGTON — American and international investigators say that they have found the electronic blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon on computers that belonged to the nuclear smuggling network run by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the rogue Pakistani nuclear scientist, but that they have not been able to...

Those Citgo Travel Plazas in Kingsland, GA that were closed, twice, by state authorities for shorting people a quart for every 5 gallons pumped, as well as pumping regular gas when premium was purchased, they have now reopened under new ownership and management, Patco Energy Express. Gas is...

Everyone would do well to read this. News - Pump Rage; Who's to Blame for Soaring Gas Prices? Conspiracy Theories and Rancor Abound

The Spring 2008 edition of Panther Paws is out. "Get it while it's hot! Get it while it's buttered!" - Bugs Bunny Owner Web, main page. Driver Web, References, bottom of page.

Food Fight is an abridged history of American-centric war, from World War II to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. Watch as traditional comestibles slug it out for world domination...