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    Sci-fi Genre Deep Dive 10

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    Top Read Sci-Fi Stories Since Deep Dive 9 Top 1 Most Read Science Fiction - AI Consciousness Explores sentient AI and post-human ethics, often questioning identity, consciousness, and morality. The Construct by Topher Lydon Complete Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic concerned with the end of civilization, either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civiliz
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Getting into advice too

Hey, it seems everyone is giving advice, and instead of ruining Tiger's Desiderata thread, I'll make it an entry.       WORDS OF ADVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE     People often ask me if I have any words of advice for young people. Well, here are a few simple admonitions for young and old.   Never interfere in a boy and girl fight.   Beware of whores who say they don't want money. The hell they don't. What they mean is they want more money. Much more.   If you're doing business with a
Bondwriter

Bondwriter

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News from the Front

A conversation I had this morning with my sister stationed in Iraq.   Her: Hey little brother. Me: Oh, hey sis! How's it going? Her: Good. I got your package. (I laugh) Me: Including the birthday card? Her: Yes. I laughed. Good timing too, since it arrived today. Me: Oh, yeah. Happy birthday. You 40 yet? Her: 36. Me: Close enough. Her: Well, Mom tells me you were moving to Texas. Me: Aigh! For crying out loud, I'm not moving to Texas. Her: I'm just repeating what I've been told. She
B1ue

B1ue

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parking lot etiquette...

So Rich wanted to take the kids to see Kung-Fu Panda. We all pile in the car, he whines that I'm driving with his usual, "Whoa, whoa, whoa... I'll drive," and I just giggle cause I'm already getting in the car and he's too late. Mwahahahahaha!   We drive to The Block, and since it's Friday night... there's officially zero parking in this GINORMOUS place which leads to me faithfully driving up and down every aisle looking for an empty space we can occupy and getitng frustrated TWICE by some mo
viv

viv

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NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58

NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58 AP Posted: 2008-06-13 15:54:47 Filed Under: TV News, Nation News WASHINGTON (June 13) - Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and its Washington bureau chief, collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58.   Russert, of Buffalo, N.Y., took the helm of the Sunday news show in December 1991 and turned it into the most widely watched program of its type in the nation. His signature trait there was an unrelenting style
NickolasJames8

NickolasJames8

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Rescheduled

Unfortunately, the woman from the A+ training place called this morning and said that we needed to reschedule. While I was a little disappointed, I know I will be able to go some time next week. In the mean time, I am going to focus as much as possible on writing. I have actually made some good progress already today. I hope to continue with that today, because I really want to wrap this one up so that everyone can see how it ends. Anyway, I just thought I would still update as promised even tho
Tiger

Tiger

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Dunnigan, CA

Back to work . . . well, sort of.   I left home yesterday morning headed to Salinas, CA, with an empty trailer to pick up a load headed for a grocery distribution center somewhere in America. Then yesterday afternoon as I was approaching the end of my run for the day I received a new destination, Riverside, CA. So, I wasn't going to pickup salad, after all. It's not that I don't like hauling salad, but I don't like going to Salinas. You can't like everywhere and Salinas is one of my nowheres.
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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Ambivalence

I was telling a good friend earlier that I really don't know if I should be happy that I'm always right or sad that people never surprise me.   I've severed any and all ties with the boy that was driving me insane. I've deleted his number from my phone, his addy from my msn... hell I've thrown away the Pez dispensers his mom sent as a happy. Everything I can think of that reminds me of him is gone; I've efficiently and thoroughly erased his existence, and the only sign that he ever was is
Razor

Razor

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A+ Cerification

Friday, at 11 AM, I will be talking to a counselor about A+ certification. Some of the classes are to be online which means that I will only have to be on campus for the physical aspects like changing hard drives and putting computers together. All of that is stuff I am already familiar with anyway. This is going to be awesome, because I can take both classes in just eight weeks. After that, I want to pursue Network+ certification as well as Security+ certification. Meanwhile, I can find a good
Tiger

Tiger

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The Clintons' Chilling 'Enemies List'

By Tommy Christopher Jun 11th 2008 11:38AM   Filed Under:eHillary Clinton, Democrats, 2008 President, Media, Bill Clinton   Bill and Hillary Clinton, and their supporters, are compiling and maintaining an "enemies list," according to a report by the NY Times' MARK LEIBOVICH:   Doug Band, chief gatekeeper to former President Bill Clinton...keeps close track of the past allies and beneficiaries of the Clintons who supported Mr. Obama's campaign, three Clinton associates and campaign off
NickolasJames8

NickolasJames8

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Way down yonder

snippets from the odyssey thats was GA's Dallas 2008...   Cleaning ceilings is apparently passe. It shouldn't be, the strangest things end-up, up there. You only need to watch 'Something About Mary' to understand that liquids often do defy the laws of gravity. The first room I checked into did indeed have what appeared to be a trail of blood along the ceiling directly over the bed.   That coupled with the view of the u-haul rental place and the 1/2 star accommodation's flanking... well I wen
shadowgod

shadowgod

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Did I ever tell you about the time...

So I've had a great many very interesting experiences in the last few months that I haven't recounted in my blog due to lack of free-time and/or poor motivation. Tonight I felt like writing up a quick blog, so I've decided to share one particularly harrowing event which occurred about a month ago.     It was a typical enough day. I was sitting in class (as teacher not student, unlike any current 'I was sitting in class' stories) and I decided that since I had so much to do it would be good
AFriendlyFace

AFriendlyFace

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hot bliggety-blog

Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, 'I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed.'   She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches.   Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.   She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button.
viv

viv

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Back from Texas

My parent's live in fear of me running away to Texas. Not so much the Teas part as the running away, though they are a bit leery of Texans too. During a certain era in US history (which at one point I could have named but now the time period escapes me), the phrase "Gone to Texas," oft shortened to "GTT," meant you had pulled stakes and gotten the f**K out of town with no intention to return. Given my past, my parents are probably quite correct to fear that I will one day do exactly that. I'm no
B1ue

B1ue

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If Obama really wants to win in November

There's only one choice for his VP pick. Hopefully, he's smart enough to know what he has to do and who he has to run with.     I can't imagine that Obama could find a better running mate than Senator Jim Webb. There's nothing the republicans can say about Senator Webb's patriotism, his honorable military service or his executive experience. This man is a real American hero, and if there are any doubters out there, check this out.....   Webb received the Navy Cross for actions on July 10,
NickolasJames8

NickolasJames8

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Clinton's couldas, shouldas, wouldas

Clinton's couldas, shouldas, wouldas   Reading the obituary for the most anticipated candidacy in a generation     By Chuck Todd Political Director NBC News updated 4:29 p.m. ET, Fri., June. 6, 2008     WASHINGTON - A close friend of Sen. Hillary Clinton argues that
NickolasJames8

NickolasJames8

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Bottoming Out (and no this is not a sexual reference)

These days I am feeling profoundly depressed. I just don't know how I can take it much longer. Everything in my life seems to be a complete wreck. I feel as though I am next to nothing, as though every thing I touch just turns to sh*t. I think I really need to get to a doctor soon, or I don't know what will happen. This time seems even worse than the time when I was in my teens, but not quite as bad as the episode during my early 20's. Still, it does not seem to subside at all. Right now I don't
Tiger

Tiger

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Weatherby, OR

Weatherby isn't much more than a Rest Area on I-84 and a siding on the UP mainline to Portland/Seattle (a mixed freight is chugging up the hill right now).   So, why am I writing this entry?   I'm supposed to leave in 15 minutes. (It's now 15 minutes ago; been writing for a bit.)   I'm goin to be home tonight. Yipee!   Bonita will pee with excitement.   The wife will get a hug and a peck on the lips. She might complain about my lack of romantic involvement. I love her, but not THAT way
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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Chaotic... A tiger currently without a homeland

I just deleted the entry about a hiatus. It looks like that will not be the case. I am currently out of the Land of Oz, because now the electricity at home is off completely. KCPL did come out and fix what they needed to fix. However, we cannot get into contact with the electrician at present. This means that I will be staying in Missouri for a day or two. In fact, I am there right now. Thus, I am away from my homeland. I really want this nightmare to be over. I want to be able to go home and ha
Tiger

Tiger

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Counting Carbs

It's been awhile since my last blog entry. I had an interesting email today from BD. I get a newsletter from them periodically. I sometimes will post some of the articles at my site The Talon House.   How good are your carb counting skills? Take this quiz and find out... more>   I took this quiz to see how well I'd do since I count carbs as part of my daily treatment.   Breakfast: 1/4 Lunch 4/4 Dinner 2/4   Try you luck and see how well you do and post your results.
TalonRider

TalonRider

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The Donor Got Jacked

My mother told me something extremely interesting and more than just a little hilarious today. As you all well know, I do not like my sperm-donor. Well, karma has bitten him squarely upon the ass, and it made me giggle.   He was robbed recently.   He was at work (offshore) and his wife was not home.   They took EVERYTHING. A few items missing:   -.45 pistol -Big screen TV -Computers -500 dollars in cash -Checks   Every drawer was up-ended. Every cabinet was raked bare. N
Razor

Razor

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