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    YAT – "He's purty!"

    Match.com’s physical attraction test is pretty dang close. Here is a summary of your report.                 Your photo choices suggest a man over 50 is probably getting a little old for your tastes                 You seemed interested in dating a man at least 35 or older                 Mainstream, attractive men                 Sharp, narrow chins                 So-called “Ecto-Mesomorphs,” with narrow chins and nicely angular faces                 So-called “Endo-Mesomorphs,” with full, oval faces You seem to like qualities often found in men some describe as “Bears.” They tend to be bigger guys, with full roundish or oval faces. Most have beards or some kind of facial hair. Typically,…

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    YAT – dyin' here

    OK, I took this silly test fully intending not to post the results… until I saw them. Of course, I had to post it then. :) Of course, Viggo’s into the whole “kid” thing, so that’s a deal breaker right there. <snicker> You are going to marry viggo mortensen.He is veryfriendly and funny and has a lot of respect foryou and your friends. He is also very good withkids and would be an ideal father. Congrats!! Which male celebrity are you going to marry? (now 12 (i just added more, and still more to come!)results that have pics!) brought to…

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    Jen's 2004 Reading

    Polonius:     What do you read, my lord?Hamlet:       Words. Words. Words.Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii Happiness is an unlimited supply of good books.I cannot live without books. – Thomas JeffersonThe man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. – Mark TwainWhenever books are burned, men also are burned. – Robert A. HeinleinUpset the politically correct – read banned books. This entry kept in memories; updated as necessary. 2004   –   2005   –   2006 001. The Return of the King — J.R.R. Tolkien (01/16/2004) 002. Grumbles From The Grave – Robert A. Heinlein (01/20/2004) 003. Kate Remembered –…

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    Good thing he doesn't have opposable thumbs…

    Because he’d open the pantry door, get out the popcorn, and nuke it himself! Damn cat (Max) has figured out what the popping noises coming from the microwave mean. He’s a popcorn freak and now stands leaning on the cabinet yowling at the microwave until it’s done. Gerroff dammit, it’s my popcorn!

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    Article: What You Can't Say

    What You Can’t Say – Heresy: how to think forbidden thoughts, and what to do with them. To see fashion in your own time, though, requires a conscious effort. Without time to give you distance, you have to create distance yourself. Instead of being part of the mob, stand as far away from it as you can and watch what it’s doing. And pay especially close attention whenever an idea is being suppressed. Web filters for children and employees often ban sites containing pornography, violence, and hate speech. What counts as pornography and violence? And what, exactly, is “hate speech?”…

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    Guys don't make passes… (also, YAT)

    I am The Wheel of Fortune The Wheel of Fortune represents unexpected encounters and twists of fate. You can’t predict surprises; you can only be aware when one is circling around. Indeed, Card 10 often suggests wheel-like actions – changes in direction, repeating cycles and rapid movement. When the energy of the Wheel arrives, you will feel life speed up. You are caught in a cyclone that may deposit you anywhere. “Round and round and round she goes, and where she stops, nobody knows.” For a full description of your card and other goodies, please visit LearnTarot.com What tarot card…

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    Stolen shamelessly from Foxtrot

    So if the Times Square ball doesn’t fall at midnight, does that mean the guy who drops the ball dropped the ball? And if he drops it correctly, has he then not dropped the ball? These are the questions that plague mankind. Or not.

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    Tell me it's all a very bad dream…

    FBI urges police to watch for people carrying almanacs WASHINGTON — The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning. In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations, the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs “to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning.” It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other investigations for anyone carrying almanacs, especially if the books are annotated in suspicious ways. “The practice of researching potential targets…