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THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR ME AND MINE

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.   "The fact of the matter is, he encouraged me to give him my view on a whole range of issues. I did," Cheney said in an interview broadcast on "Fox News Sunday." In the end,...
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THUS SPAKE GERRY THUSTRA II

Zaraθuštra Spitāma O man, take care! What does the deep midnight declare? "I was asleep-- From a deep dream I woke and swear:-- The world is deep, Deeper than day had been aware. Deep is its woe-- Joy--deeper yet than...
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A Contest For Favorite Words & Phrases

I was speaking with some friends the other day and they thought a little words and phrases game might be fun. And, as everyone here knows, I am a lotta fun until I hit my seventh beer.   My...
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THUS SPAKE GERRY THUSTRA!!!

Donatello The Thustras were your normal inner burb people. That mysterious group of post war America whose biggest aim in life was to own their own home far away from the city (well six or seven miles was pretty far)...
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A CONTRAST AMONG DOOLITTLES

                       Alfie DoolittleJohn Doolittle Once upon a time there was there was a Mormon attorney who wished to make a difference, strive for change and make America a better place for rich white people to live and thrive. In...
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WATER ON THE MOON

I do not know exactly why, but this little bit of info from BBC News and The Daily Beast really got to me: A fine film of water coats the particles that make up dirt on the Moon, and...
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A PERFECT 60

Babe Ruth George Herman (The Babe) Ruth, what a guy. The Sultan of Swat; in my mind the greatest baseball player who ever lived. Why?Well, first the only performance enhancing drugs he ever used were beer, whiskey, cigars and...
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STEPHEN KING: The Two Spinsters

                                                                                                                                       King Stephen                                                                                                                                                                                         Susan Collins...
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TEN CONSIDERATIONS FOR YOUR RETIREMENT

I came across a real gem in the web-o-sphere concerning retirement. The Ten Biggest Retirement Mistakes.I found it at a site called Wallet Pop.  It has made a permanent impression on me and I have completely changed my ideas...

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