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Back On Earth: Please give me patience – and hurry!
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Friday, May 07, 2010. Please give me patience – and hurry! This came past the spam filter the other day, and it is worth passing along. It is a prayer that all of us should offer up now and then – or a lot:. 8220;Heavenly Father, help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single father who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with his children. 8220;Heavenly Father, remind us each d...
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Back On Earth: May 2010
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Friday, May 14, 2010. Tar balls: good or bad? As the oil spill in the Gulf gets worse, it gets crazier too. The latest twist is reports of 8-inch (! On a Louisiana beach. Nearby, a biologist found about “25 nickel-sized tar balls per square foot.”. Wow; that’s a lot of crude. But when it balls up, at least it’s easier to clean up. Sort of, of course. It’s still incredibly icky and gooey, but at least it’s not floating in the Gulf or evaporating into the air we breathe. Posted by Thomas Taschinger. Ty Cob...
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Back On Earth: Tar balls: good or bad?
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Friday, May 14, 2010. Tar balls: good or bad? As the oil spill in the Gulf gets worse, it gets crazier too. The latest twist is reports of 8-inch (! On a Louisiana beach. Nearby, a biologist found about “25 nickel-sized tar balls per square foot.”. Wow; that’s a lot of crude. But when it balls up, at least it’s easier to clean up. Sort of, of course. It’s still incredibly icky and gooey, but at least it’s not floating in the Gulf or evaporating into the air we breathe. Posted by Thomas Taschinger. This i...
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Back On Earth: Hot tea, cold cash
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010. Hot tea, cold cash. It is difficult to feel sorry for Starbucks or any food conglomerate, but these days anything is possible. For example, the coffee giant has been sued by some idiot who says he got second-degree burns from tea that was too hot. Good grief; it’s a hot beverage. If you chug it like a sody pop or spill it on your wee-wee, pain will result. Again, what part of “hot” do you not understand? This, I believe, is too much. Is is a cup of coffee or a bowl of fruit? I hope...
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Back On Earth: Coddling Cushing
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010. If fans were hoping that Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing. Would lose a coveted award because he was exposed as a drug cheat, they got blindsided. Incredibly, he won a second vote for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Granted, it was by a smaller margin – 18-13 over Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd. But as they say in sports, a win’s a win. Last year, Cushing beat Byrd 39-6. So the fact that he was caught using a drug commonly used by steroid abusers means … nothing. Thomas Tasc...
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Back On Earth: Solving the road-kill riddle
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Monday, May 10, 2010. Solving the road-kill riddle. Finally, one innovative jail has figured out a way to save taxpayers a few bucks and kill two birds with one stone. (Actually three.). Have inmates pick up road-kill. This is the best ideas in corrections to come along since orange jumpsuits. Think of the many benefits:. 1) Instead of using highly paid highway workers to fritter away their time on carcass patrol, jail inmates do it for the proverbial “three hots and a cot.”. Let’s give it a try. I cant ...
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Back On Earth: A doggone shame
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Once again, the depravity of the criminal mind astounds us ordinary folk. Up in Edina, Minn., some twisted souls are even … stealing the dog poop bags. Thoughtfully provided by the city. Sad but true. And as a result of this brazen thievery, the city will no longer be able to supply the bags for free to hard-working residents. It did seem too good to last. I guess now Edina-ites will have to use an old Wal-Mart bag or yesterday’s newspaper. Oh, the humanity. Lets give Soviet Social...
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Back On Earth: Should fans running onto field be tased? Hell yes!
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010. Should fans running onto field be tased? It’s a familiar argument about leniency vs. lowering the boom:. How should police handle fans who disrupt ball games by running onto the field. Some punk did this Monday night in Philadelphia in a game against the Cardinals. One of Philly’s finest tased the twerp, which upset some people. They thought it was much too harsh. The lad’s dad said it was “definitely uncalled for.”. If he does, he needs to hope I’m not on the jury. Him just befo...
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Back On Earth: December 2009
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Thursday, December 24, 2009. Be back Jan. 4. It's time for one last "stay-cation" for '09. I hope you had a blessed Christmas and will have a great new year. See you on Jan. 4. Until then, eat at least five servings of fruits or vegetables per day, perform at least 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise each day and floss rigorously every night. And drink plenty of water. Unless you don't want to. Posted by Thomas Taschinger. Wednesday, December 23, 2009. And my larger point is that it’s hopeless...