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From the "who cares?" section of my inbasket

Trick Falls — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:28:48 -0500

I checked my e-mail today, hoping for another chance to help the widow of the late strong man "Bob" (not his real name) extract her inheritance of $1000000000000000000 from the clutches of the country's new strong man "Bill" (not his real name).

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THE OBAMA/MCCAIN BLUES

Nick Oliva — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:45:30 -0400

THE OBAMA/MCCAIN BLUES
© Nick Oliva October 14, 2008 read more »

Abandon Isn't My Favorite Word, Either

Chronic Complainer — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:37:38 -0400

Like fellow blogger, Family Fun & Faith, I have never cared for the word, abandon. In my mind, it always conjured up only negative visions. read more »

Some Brain Buzz...

huttriver14 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:48:03 -0400

Children whose mothers ate more than two weekly servings of low-mercury fish during pregnancy have better verbal, visual and motor development.

Merely anticipating a funny joke reduces levels of stress hormones in the blood by up to 70%.

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The Yes Men take on the WTO with parody...

huttriver14 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:05:58 -0400

The "Yes Men" take on the WTO with parody. I watched a recent documentary on how they combat the WTO and certainly take the wind out of the sails of that organisation.
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Virtual pirate book tour

capnbilly — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:43:14 -0400

Ahoy matey!

I'm going on a virtual book tour, which is kind of like sailing without ever leaving the dock. The good news is there'll be no rationing of rum, so hide yer valuables.

You can find information about the tour here:
http://pumpupyourbookpromotion.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/new-client-on-vi... read more »

In My Memorial Day

Nick Oliva — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:34:58 -0400

I was standing at the pharmacy section of a well-known supermarket here in Las Vegas today, the beginning of the Memorial Day Weekend waiting for a prescription when I noticed a wall of items that made up the dividing line between the front and the back working area for the employees. There were just three items of many different brands that engulfed a huge space across the divide. read more »

Australian Advice From The Source

Nick Oliva — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:50:36 -0400

The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors.
They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humor. If you have seen these apologies mate, but they're worth a rerun. read more »

Show up naked

chrisreddingauthor — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:00:57 -0400

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May 1-31, 2008

Registration ends 30 April, 2008

CLASS DESCRIPTION: Show Up Naked: Writing from the Man's POV. read more »