Month: November 2007

Taibbi on Huckabee

Funny: Huckabee, who in recent years has lost 100 pounds, has the roundish, half-deflated physique of an ex-fatty. With his button nose and never-waning smile, he looks slightly unreal, like an oversize Muppet. I was so taken...

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Knitting and Other Indoor Sports

Happy Sunday afternoon!  When I posted pictures of my latest knitting project in the cafe, I got enough responses from other knitters that I thought it might be fun to do a knitting diary, so here it is (you can click on...

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What do people without insurance do?

We just got copies of the bill for the 2 and a half days and 2 nites I spent in the hospital for my ulcer. The total was close to $6,000.00! Fortunately, our health insurance paid all but 12 dollars and change (of course, this...

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Another Nail in the Coffin

Another nail in the coffin for democracy and civil rights; your local firehouse is now being enrolled to further encroach on your privacy. WASHINGTON (AP) — Firefighters in major cities are being trained to take on a new...

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