but I would like to un-hear it..."So, were ya'll having any of that trouble down there with, you know, the immigrants?""Oh, I don't know. I mean it's there, but we don't see it.""Uh huh.""It's like in New Orleans. It's not...
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South Park explains it. It would be funnier, if it weren’t so true. If you have 21 minutes watch the full episode, link at end of the 2 minute you tube....
This week ended with me being overwhelmed with new ideas and new techniques and new opportunities for creative growth. Not a bad way to feel!I had some orders to fill today, so I didn't go over to John's studio. Yesterday,...
Except that isn’t, in fact, ironic. It is, however, ironic that I received an Action Alert from the American Family Association today, asking me to be sure to see the important message from Newt Gingrich.
Of course I’ve...
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