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We learned to walk in Army bootees.
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Holy CARP
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I *so* did not expect anything so startling out of McCain. This is very ironic, although 30 years later than the GOP should have had an excellent female candidate on the ballot. I used to think that someone would put Nancy Kassenbaum up in the Veep slot ...
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Hawaiian Spamball
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Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 8 minutes Yield: 10 servings Jack Comerford, 9, developed this winning recipe—with help from parents Jean Moser and Mike Comerford—after looking for inspiration in "The Southern Living Cookbook." 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 2 cans (8 ounces each) crushed pineapple, drained, juices reserved... more »
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Great Dismal Swamp - Let it burn.
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Gene posted in about how the Great Dismal Swamp had been burning for weeks and it prompted me to check out the history of the burn. I gotta think this is more let-it-burn federal fire policy. Here are similarities between Gene's fire and ours: 1 - remote location, where no one can really see what the fire crews... more »
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Our Real Medal Winners Are Not At The Olympics...
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Our Real Medal Winners Are Not At The Olympics... While our nation applauds our American kids in China who were fortunate to be born into families that could afford to nurture their athletic development, let's not forget our other American kids in Iraq and Afganistan, many of whom joined the military because they could not afford the college exposure they'll... more »
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Damned sunspots
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Did you know that our sunspots are hiding out? I had no idea. Stumbled across it today on the web and apparently we're going through very low sunspot activity right now. And apparently that usually coincides with much colder weather. Apparently they even had a mini-ice age occur in the middle ages... more »
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DODEA adding new annual test for students
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DODEA adding new annual test for students [link] {EXCERPT} Fall exams will look ahead for knowledge gaps, By Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes European edition, Sunday, August 17, 2008 Why more testing? DODEA officials say the TerraNova tests are a good way to judge the academic... more »
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DoDDS names three principals for school year
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DoDDS names three principals for school year [link] {EXCERPT} Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 DoDDS officials in South Korea announced the selection of three new principals, according to a news release Friday. Melissa Klopfer will serve as principal of Seoul American Elementary school;... more »
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Where From?
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Read a column yesterday in which the writer said that McCain is not from a place but rather, from an experience. He was referring to McCain as being from The Military Experience, and noted that part of that Experience was his being a brat. Note that there's a subtle thing here - he's not talking about McCain's... more »
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