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Jefferson wearing his sweater over his head!(photo taken a few weeks ago)

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JEFFERSONborn November 21, 2006 (my own birthday!)(pictured above at age 2 months being held by his grandmother)No, I haven't posted here for several months, but I've been busy with this whole motherhood thing!!

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Well, I haven't posted to my blog for a while...I'm feeling neglectful. I had an appointment with the midwife yesterday, and it seems that everything is going fine. It still doesn't seem yet that this is really and truly happening to me, but I did hear the baby's heartbeat at my appointment. I started laughing because it was just so weird. And when the midwife felt around my belly, she said, "Yes

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...but I took two different home pregnancy tests on Sunday, and both turned out positive. I'm feeling tired...very tired. I'm almost having trouble believing that I'm actually pregnant after just one month of trying. I assumed we'd be trying for months!

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These are just a few of the photos taken by my husband during and after the Seattle show. (Click on photos for larger images) More photos can be found here, including some some still photos taken from the movie footage we shot in Seattle and Vancouver. These photos are a bit grainer.

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(Find the first half of my Supergrassy Weekend story (Seattle) HERE.)By the time I got to the Vancouver show, I was slightly soaked and windblown from the weather, and we got there very early to be assured a spot right in front. The crowd in Vancouver was great! No one was pushy, and everyone was having a good time. We listened to the opening band Pilotdrift for the second time, and that night

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In Seattle, my Supergrass weekend started off with an almost run-in with Gaz Coombes at Pike Place Market. My husband and I had been wondering around the shops, and there was one that I had been trying to find all afternoon—a shop that I remembered from awhile back that sold scented oils, candles, etc. As I was searching for the shop with that single-minded goal, apparently I walked right past

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Ever since the vice president shot a 78-year-old republican donor in the face while hunting for wingless, farm-raised quail, I've had that stupid Aerosmith song stuck in my head. I can't get it out! Somebody help me...please!!!(GW Bush was heard to say: "That's one lousy hunter!")

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...that my husband and I have decided to stop using birth control. That is the extent of our "trying to conceive" plan. We were going to wait until next year, but then I decided that maybe we should just see what happens this year.The change in plans happened for a funny reason. My last period was quite a bit late, and that has only happened to me once before that I can remember. There were a few

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As a Danish-American, I feel I should have an opinion about the recent uproar caused by some apparently Muslim-bashing cartoons published in Denmark. I have to admit that right now I'm paranoid about the fact that I have Danish flag stickers on both of my cars. I've had these stickers on my car for years, and now I suddenly thinking I should pull them off just to be on the safe side. I don't

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I haven't complained too much in the blogosphere yet about my unfortunate father-in-law situation, so I'd like to take the opportunity now. Lucky me, I get to deal with a father-in-law who's a male chauvinist pig, and a stepfather-in-law who has similar issues. I guess some people get used to it, but it's tough for me to be around men like this due to the fact that my own father is a caring,

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I don't get into the Oscars very much usually, but this year I will definitely watch because Jon Stewart will be hosting. I find that the best way to enjoy the Oscars is to set your DVR to record it, then start watching about 1 hour into the program. That way, you can skip through all of the crappy musical numbers, as well as the awards for categories such as "Achievement in Makeup" (not to

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Fake braces all the rage for Thai teens When I was teenager, I recall my parents had to pay extra so that I could get the supposedly "invisible" kind of braces.

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In honor of my husband's upcoming birthday, this special edition of Brush With Greatness features my hubby's favorite, personal BWG recollection. (Other great editions of BWG can be found here: #1 (Ron Howard), #2 (Noel Gallagher), #3(Gerard Depardieu), #4 (Mark Wahlberg) )The time was somewhere in the early 90s. My husband was a student at University of Georgia in Athens (yes, he's a Southern

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My husband will be turning the big "35" later this month. It's funny how these things creep up on you! He says he doesn't feel 35, so how is it possible that he was born in 1971? He is also fond of pointing out the fact that he graduated from high school in 1989, and that kids who were born in 1989 are now in high school themselves. I like to point out to him that when I was in junior high and

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Yes, it is that time again...time for my seasonal Cool List!(See also, my Fall and Summer 2005 Cool Lists)(This is a post in progress...so check back soon!)MUSIC: I've been watching/listening almost non-stop to the classic BBC concert (singer/songwriter) series featuring the likes of Neil Young, Graham Nash & David Crosby, Cat Stevens and Joni Mitchell. These live performances were recorded in

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I've heard all my life that men supposedly hit their sexual peak somewhere in their late-teens, and that women hit theirs sometime in their early-to-mid 30s. I'm not sure whether it's been scientifically proven to be the case, or just been over-promoted in the media who enjoy the irony of the age-gap thing (and who like making Hollywood movies such as Class). Anyway, here's the deal...based on

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Would somebody please tell this man to stop being so awesome? I can't take much more of it. How is it humanly possible for one man to be so cool? (Gaz, are you available to give my husband a few coolness lessons?)

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One of my co-workers (who's around my age) just announced that she's expecting a baby, and so that set off all sorts of speculation from everyone at the office about when I am going to have a baby, etc., etc. (as if I don't already get this sort of questioning from my family on a regular basis...give me a break, people!) Probably the most annoying part was when one of my co-workers (the one who's

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I hate New Year's Resolutions because I'm never able to stick to them. For example, I somehow gained about 3 pounds over the holidays, so I made a resolution to stop eating sweets for a while. Then I came back to work on Tuesday, found a truffle in my desk drawer leftover from a couple of weeks ago, and didn't even hesitate to eat it. My husband says he gained 5 pounds himself over the holidays,

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Happy New Year! Here is one of my nieces (and myself) enjoying the lights over the holidays. She's 8 years old and sweet as can be. She's always been somewhat of a hippie child (we refer to her as "Robert Plant's child"), and I have to brag because she's also a fabulous dancer, musician and soccer player.

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Okay, I just have to complain for a moment because it's been really, really cold in Portland for about 2 weeks now. Normally, late Fall in Portland means 50 degrees with drizzle, and a low of about 40 degrees overnight. Lately it's been dropping below freezing overnight, and the high gets up to about 40 during the day...but it's been clear and sunny...until yesterday, when it SNOWED!Unlike other

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I've received a few requests to see the photo of my vintage 1960s Aluminum X-mas Tree (which my Great Aunt gave to me about 10 years ago). I haven't taken a photo of it yet since putting it up this year, but here's a pic from last year. I still haven't found a new color wheel for it, as the original one stopped working...(I'm not going to do the eBay thing).

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It is now official that I will be going to see Supergrass shows in both Seattle and Vancouver in February...they're not coming to Portland this time, and there's no excuse for that in my opinion...but the official Supergrass Pacific Northwest Weekend takes place February 25 and 26. I love the 'Grass!Although my husband likes Supergrass also, he was not easily talked into the idea of buying

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This is a post in progress...there is more to come (check back)(Also see My Summer 2005 Cool List) New Music I'm listening to:Galaxie 500-Peel Sessions--a cool album with ugly cover artIsle of Wight 2005 Festival Highlights --I realize the festival happened over the summer, but they just recently aired the festival highlights (which I saved to my DVR) on the INHD channel; the highlights feature

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I celebrated my birthday last weekend, and the weather was absolutely perfect for mid-November (60 degrees and sunny at the coast). Duchess Penelope (aka Neli P or "the Nelz"), my English Cocker Spaniel, also celebrated a birthday (she turned 4 months old!) We all had the loveliest time imaginable at the coast...here are some pics (click on the photos to view larger images)...enjoy!(Older photos

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My niece (pictured above with one of her puppies) and I happen to share the same birthday. She'll be turning 5 years-old on Monday (November 21), and I'll be turning...well...I don't want to think about that...But, we're alike in many ways. She loves animals as much as I always have, and she's cute as can be!

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Duchess Penelope (aka Neli P) at about 9 weeks oldHere's how much Penelope has grown in six weeks..... Duchess Penelope (aka Neli P) at almost 15 weeks old(Even the little white stripe on her nose keeps growing! And I think maybe it's almost time for a haircut.)See earlier photos here and here.

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Duchess Penelope (aka Neli P), our English Cocker Spaniel, is about 14 weeks old (in these photos). She weighs about 12 pounds and her hobbies include going for walks, chewing up junk mail and important mail, eating, and running around the house like a maniac. She also enjoys running really fast up to the top of a long flight of stairs, then whining for someone to rescue her because she's afraid

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It's just a matter of time, Karl...you evil, weasel-eyed bastard(Read My Personal Degrees of Separation from Karl Rove, if you dare)

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Our new puppy Penelope (full name: Duchess Penelope, nickname: Neli P). She is an English Cocker Spaniel, pictured here at 10 weeks old. I have always wanted an English Cocker Spaniel, but they are somewhat rare in the US, so last weekend I thought I'd do some looking around to see when a black cocker puppy would be available in the Northwest area. It just so happened that Penelope was the only

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Sweetie (in my parents' backyard)

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My husband and I took Sweetie to the veterinarian to be put to sleep on Monday, September 19. It was probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life, but I know for certain it was the right thing. Sweetie was 16 1/2 years old, and she'd been my dog since I was in high school. Over the past month she'd lost most of her appetite, and shed several pounds. By Sunday evening, she had refused

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Rest in PeaceSweetie 1989-2005

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I couldn't help but notice this story about blogs and people who've been fired from jobs or promoted over them. Then I read the bit about the Boston University (my alma mater) professor getting fired because of writing about a "distractingly attractive student" on a blog. That's just not fair...Well, I wouldn't ever write anything nasty about my co-workers or my workplace on my blog (the only

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Sean Penn for President(If not President of the United States, then at least President of FEMA) The reason the right-wingers hate Sean Penn so much is because he keeps showing the president up...it's great! Maybe this guy really should run for public office. So what if he once played a stoner in the movies?....The current occupant plays a stoner in the White House.UPDATE: Sean Penn denies rumors

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The GW Bush National Disaster Legacy (in pictures) August 30, 2005 During what is probably the worst natural disaster in U.S. History, Bush plays a guitar with Country singer Mark Wills after giving a speech in San Diego in which he compares the Iraq War to World War IISeptember 11, 2001 (Both images taken at 9:03 a.m) Bush reads The Pet Goat to a group of school children, and poses in a

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Fall (aka autumn) has been my favorite season for as long as I can remember. Once the air begins to grow brisker, and the leaves begin change color and fall on the ground, I know I can wear sweaters, boots and corduroy again. Yes, I must admit, the Fall wardrobe is part of what I love about the season (as silly as that sounds) but I also enjoy really going to the farmers' markets around harvest

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I was at Nordstrom today to take a peek at what they're trying to promote as the "Look for Fall" (I try to avoid the crowd at the "Anniversary Sale"). Rarely have I been so unenthused about the selection in the Savvy/TBD department. I could only find a couple of things I really liked, and then I ended up not buying anything. They seem to be promoting a Wealthy Bohemian look....why are they still

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(originally posted July 1...August 9 updates in red)What I'm Listening To—Until I get a hold of the new Supergrass album (Update: I got a hold of it a few weeks ago, and I'm still giving it a chance to grow on me...quite a departure for them), I’m currently digging the Nuggets Box Sets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 and Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and

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One of my little nieces will be turning 8 years old next week, and that has got me thinking about my own childhood, and about the memories that stand out most in my mind from that time.Especially during the summer months, I feel nostalgic for the camping trips my family would take at least once a year. I'll bet my family has been to just about every National Park in the Western United States...at

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It’s weird sometimes how when you think back about things that happened to you 10 or so years ago, you wonder how you would react if the same sort of thing happened to you in the present day.I don't think I actually ever wanted to become a writer, but it was a hobby I enjoyed when I was in college, and I happened to attend Boston University, which has a serious Creative Writing department. They

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Remember, before the last election, when the stupid right-wingers kept repeating to the masses that John Kerry was "French-Looking," and they meant it as some sort of insult? Well, it occurred to me recently just how many times I've been told by various people that I "look French," and I was never offended. So why does this happen to me? Maybe it's because I like to wear a lot of black, or maybe

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I am pleased to report that my new yogurt/granola bar diet appears to be working. Yes...because my husband is such a wonderful chef, I have gradually put on some extra poundage (I'm small-boned, and used to being super-skinny, but it happened very gradually so that I didn't even notice it for a while). Anyway, I decided I had to do something about it, so my scheme is to eat nothing but a Vanilla

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I don’t believe that I’ve ever been as lazy as I was this past lovely 4th of July weekend. Now I didn’t plan this to start out with…I actually had stuff I was supposed to get done last weekend…but that didn’t happen. As my husband and I are expecting house guests for the next two weeks (people he invited), and then more later on this summer, I had meant to spend the weekend getting the house and

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I was having fun with Google about a week ago, and I found a website that has immortalized the digest for an old music email list I belonged to in the mid-90s. I couldn’t resist looking back at what I had written! In 1996, I identified the following albums as my “desert island” must haves (in no particular order).(Incidentally, I also remember having my own website—a sort of blog precursor—back

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I remember hearing about the backward Led Zeppelin lyrics when I was really, really young. I clearly recall watching some sort of TV program that featured parents talking about how concerned they were about their children being influenced by "Satanic Rock Music." To demonstrate, they played Stairway to Heaven backwards on a turntable. At the time, it sounded very scary to me. (Keep in mind that I

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Sweetie (an old photo from Halloween)I posted this photo on Friday, then on the very next day, I was the worst pet owner ever. You see, my dog is 16 years old and blind as a bat, and she's pretty much deaf also. Well, somehow on Saturday afternoon, my husband and I got home from a bike ride, and then out was outside on the front porch doing something, then I went in the house and left the front

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There are many important causes worthy of demonstration and protest, however, getting the term "coach potato" removed from the dictionary is not one of them. And what's so wrong with (to quote the Oxford English Dictionary) spending "leisure time passively or idly sitting around, especially watching television or video tapes?" Actually, I just thing they need to update the definition to include

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("Brush With Greatness": the story behind the idea behind the concept ) Brush With Greatness #1, #2, #3 This happened sometime back in the olden days, when I was in college. Some friends and I were at the Paradise in Boston, a club where a lot of great bands play, which just happens to be near the BU Campus (or maybe it's actually located on the BU Campus, which seems to reach the entire length

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My mostly uneventful weekend ended with a bang on Sunday evening, or to be more accurate a loud “boom!” and huge electrical sparks. I had just returned home from a nice neighborhood walk, during which there was some band playing in someone’s backyard up the street, they were pretty good, but I couldn’t see anything through the hedges…anyway, when I got home I turned on the TV because “Alternative

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(Click Here to see the first in the Brush With Greatness series, and the story behind the idea)This happened several years ago…one day I went to Office Max (or was it Office Depot? I can’t remember now, but it was an office supply place). I was in there probably shopping for office supplies…anyway, as I was walking down looking for the right aisle, I could hear a man’s voice speaking very loudly

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My good friend at the office will be turning 40 this week...she only looks about 35 though, so she has nothing to worry about. She and I have a lot in common because we both have air-headed, bass-playing husbands (well, she’s not technically married to her husband). About that…last year she was quite angry with me because I went off and eloped with my boyfriend, and she knew nothing about until

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I know I promised I would post photos of the guy I went to college with who now works closely with the evil Karl Rove (chief of staff for the Moron in Chief). Actually, the guy isn't just a colleague, but actually a Karl Rove disciple from way back before Karl was a household name...Well, I've decided that I'd better not post any photos of this guy because if he ever found out, I'd probably end

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My husband had a ton of Star Wars toys when he was a kid. Anyway, the other day he took out some of those toys from a big storage box (his Mom made him clear it out of her garage when she moved a couple of years ago), and decided he was going to “display” them in our basement. I guess he was just bored and trying to be funny....I don't think there's anything to be concerned about...he's never

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Pentagon Creates New Sex Symbol I always wanted to know...boxers or briefs?

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I went to Nordstrom today--Savvy/TBD (or the aging, hip Gen Xer department, as we call it around the office)--and was thrown by the overwhelming number of Lacoste (or Izod as we called it in the day) articles of clothing for sale. Maybe I'm just too old, but I feel like I've already lived through the overpaying-for-a-polo-shirt phase of my life...but I must admit that if they'd had one of those

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There seems to be a new phenomenon among scenester couples and how they raise their children…that is, the stay-at-home hip-daddy. These are the new breed of “artistic” fathers (men who never really had a substantial, regular job to begin with), who are now “making time” to bring up baby. My brother-in-law fits into this category, and apparently he knows many other men who are dedicating their

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Last week I began my own version of Brush with Greatness (as described here)...now for the latest installment:Time: the early mid-90s. Place: an Oasis concert. At this time, Oasis were huge stars of Britpop, but still relatively unknown in the U.S. When they first toured the U.S., they were often playing in very tiny venues. This is where this week’s Brush With Greatness took place. The first (

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It turns out that two of my co-workers drove up to Seattle over the weekend to watch the Red Sox - Mariners games. I was only able to attend Sunday's game, in which the Red Sox lost by one point (the score was 5-6), but apparently Saturday's game was a come from behind victory for the Sox. I was surprised by the sheer number of Red Sox fans in attendance.Anyway, even though I didn't get to

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The Portland weekend forecast calls for rain, so if you're going to be in town, I have an activity suggestion for you... (I will be in Seattle cheering for the Red Sox with my fellow BU Alumni this weekend, so this doesn't apply to me)....Portland Art Museum's Pre-Raphaelite exhibition is going on through the end of the month....I went to see this on Easter, so I can tell you that it's a pretty

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So I was supposed to be shopping for an Anniversary gift at lunchtime today, but the new west elm store just opened up across from Whole Foods in the Pearl District. (Warning...do not visit the store any time soon unless you really like crowds). I was already familiar with west elm from their catalog, and they're basically just a more upscale version of IKEA. I was glad to see that they're big

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That's the actual headline for this story. I'm not making this up."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A life-like prosthetic penis called the Whizzinator and other products promising to help illegal drug users pass urine tests provoked U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to take legal action with subpoenas of manufacturers. Lawmakers objected to attempts to circumvent drug tests with products such as The Whizzinator

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Drink Samuel L. Jackson Beer Update: This thing just gets weirder and weirder all the time....Dave Chappelle is undergoing treatment in a psychiatric facility in South AfricaPrevious story....My Chappelle questions answered... "This much we knew already: Dave Chappelle has been AWOL from the set of his hit Chappelle's Show, forcing Comedy Central to shut down production indefinitely on the sketch

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Remember when Dave Letterman used to have Brush With Greatness segments on his old show a long, long time ago? That was where Dave used go out into the audience and talk to the audience members about their inane and largely insignificant encounters with celebrities. First an audience member would tell his/her true story about bumping into a particular celebrity, then share an embellishment of the

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Wyoming Men Cited for Making Snow Phallus(05-01) 20:04 PDT Laramie, Wyo. (AP) --Two men have pleaded not guilty to promoting obscenity for allegedly building a snow phallus in their front yard.Brandon Arp, 20, and Aric Davenport, 19, were arraigned Friday in circuit court.Police say Arp and Davenport built the sculpture April 21. Neighbors found the sculpture offensive and, although someone

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"Holland is a free country," Bush said in an interview with a Dutch TV journalist last week. "If that's what the people of Holland want, that's what the government should reflect."Oh, really?...Well the people of Oregon voted more than once to allow Physician Assisted Suicide for patients with terminal illnesses, yet the federal government has been trying to stop the practice ever since Bush got

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LONDON (AFP) - Drivers born under the signs of Libra, Cancer, Pisces, Taurus, Capricorn are least likely to keep their cars clean, according to a survey that explores the astrological roots of motoring cleanliness.Those born under Aquarius, Aries, Scorpio, Leo wash their cars weekly, Sagittarius and Gemini every two weeks, and Virgo every month.The others simply head to the car wash, or bring out

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The latest rumors I have heard are the following: Dave Chappelle is in rehab; the FCC is coming down hard on the show for its racy skits.

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recent purchase My husband asked me the other day why anyone (meaning me) would bother buying shoes that they can't walk in. I replied, "I can walk in all of my shoes...I just can't walk very far or very quickly in some of them." Update: actually, I think the sandals I just bought have slightly less of a platform than those shown in the photo, but otherwise they're the same. I'm already 5'8" so

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lovebirds Surprise, Surprise...GOP operatives are concerned that George's "masculine image" has suffered in recent weeks. Hmm...I have no idea why that would happen. I mean, George's minions consist mainly of homophobic, arab-haters. (My question is, it may be the custom in Saudi Arabia for men to hold hands, but since Abdullah was visiting Texas rather than the other way around,why was it so

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Darling So, I was just out for my lunch break, when suddenly I came across the gallery selling original American and European movie posters. It's temporary, and on the corner of 9th and Taylor, right next to the Guild Theater in downtown Portland (open the rest of this week only). Apparently these posters were in somebody's garage for 15 years!I was totally blown away...they have original posters

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Well, it's official. I will be seeing the Red Sox play the Mariners in Seattle next weekend. As part of BU (Boston University) Alumni Day, there will be much partying before the game. I used to live about 3 blocks away from Fenway Park in Boston, but I haven't yet been to Safeco field in Seattle.

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Best news I've heard all week...I've been saying for eons that this guy should get his own show, but I didn't believe the network that brought us Crank Yankers and Battle Bots would be capable of making such an excellent programming decision!Stephen Colbert

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Very soon I will be posting photos of a guy who is one of Karl Rove's (senior advisor and chief political strategist to the Moron in Chief) close underlings, who I used to know pretty well in school. The photos will show him at the height of his scruffy, slacker college days. If you can identify him, you'll win a prize. Stay tuned....

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So, I'm looking at Ken Stringfellow's blog the other day (he's the guy from the Posies who now tours with REM), and it just so happens that there's a photo of him from January '05 in which he is wearing glasses with frames very similar to my husband's glasses. (I don't think I've even seen Ken wearing glasses before). Well... it just so happens that my husband and I were at the backstage party

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I wish the moss growing in my backyard looked this good.

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