Quote o' the Day:

"You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does big things badly, does small things badly, too."

John Kenneth Galbraith (???)

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"Earth Day" Promo

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On this date 1979, Jimmy Carter was "attacked" by a "killer bunny" which swam toward his boat, snarling and hissing, and had to be fended off with an oar.

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Quote o' the Day:

"In democracy it's your vote that counts;
In feudalism it's your count that votes."

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Caught the All New Doctor Who (#11)
Last night ... outstanding!

The "new Who" is a hoot. (Whoot?)

"Companion" Amy is a stunner!

BBC America, Saturday nights.

Check it out, check-it-outers.

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Quote o' the Day:

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

Groucho Marx











R.I.P. This date, 1790:

Benjamin Franklin

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"Soar like an eagle?"

Double-eagle dive into snow proves fatal for one

Published: April 9th, 2010 01:08 PM
Last Modified: April 9th, 2010 01:08 PM

Two eagles were discovered embedded head-first in a Valdez snowbank last weekend in what a biologist suspects may have been a mating ritual gone wrong. The Valdez Star and KTVA report that one of the eagles died from the impact, but the other seemed only stunned.

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93 Days to SAINT SWITHAIN'S DAY (WOOT!)

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Speaking of the "Global Conference", the quote o' the day:







"A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done."

Fred Allen

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Where oh where have they gone?

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Happy Birthday Tom Lehrer

"Mr. MACABRACIOUS!"

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May this Kalends of April be both foutuitous & fatuitous for you all!

Reminder: Only 105 shopping days until ST. SWITHAIN'S DAY!

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