Odd's & Ends, Bits & Pieces, This & That

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With a title like that you can hardly wait I bet.

My Sony Ericsson (yea - it's spelled right . . looks weird) phones people on it's own. Super!! It's a slider phone and when it is . . un-slid it is locked. Problem is that the unlock button is right on top and if there is enough pressure to press the unlock button it there is also enough pressure in that same area to make a phone call.

Twice yesterday it called people who answered the phone and got no response. That's the other irritating thing - if it's going to call people randomly it should at least SAY something. It's also call our bank a few times.
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No more free live sex on TV Showtime.

With April getting the boot on Big Brother Internet viewers lose it's free sex shows with April and Ollie. HELLO!!! Do they not understand the concept of the show?? Camera's on them 24/7. They joke about being sneaky but there are now cameras that can see in darkness. SURPRISE!!!!!

The Mole - I keep forgetting to mention The Mole. What a good outcome to this wonderful show. The right person won and the right person was The Mole and the loser was the woman no one wanted to win.

Coming in a month is the VERY best unscripted show - The Amazing Race and at the same time Survivor starts AND The Office.

My boss has just discovered The Office and I am jealous. He as so many shows to catch up on.

My mom hates the comedy but I feel it's like a roller coaster.

On a roller coaster you are suppose to be scared. It's all right. With The Office, you are suppose to feel . . . squeamish and awkward and uneasy. It's hilarious.
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Olympics Relay - I like watching some of the racing in the Olympics. I was on the track team for a while in high school . . .until I had to run laps. I was a sprinter and was one of the reasons in high school my nickname was Flash. NO NO - get your mind out of the gutter, the other reason was I was a photographer.

I ran the 50 yard dash in 6.9 seconds(world record is 5.15 seconds). I was commenting last night and wondering when the last time I had actually RUN, you know - just take off and sprint. It's an awesome feeling when only the tips of your toes are touching the ground.

Sure - you can sprint across the road or grab a purse and run every so often but it's not the same thing.
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Politics

OK - on one hand we have McCain who can not remember how many houses he owns (we all have that problem I think) and on the other hand we have Obama who has too many fireplaces in one his houses! How do you decide who will make the best President ??????

THEN - the world finds out that in Ohio you can no longer take the voting machines home for a sleepover. It seems many of the machines would go home with workers because of the fear that the virus protection in the machines was inadequate. Yea - OK - allow people to take the machines home seemed like a good idea to stop tampering. What could possibly go wrong.

AND - in one list bit of political news. Bush as declared Florida a disaster area. I think 50% of American declared Florida a disaster area 8 years ago!
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On August 22 1776 The Redcoats landed on Long Island to capture New York. The army of 24,000 man. Five days from now 232 years ago, the Redcoats marched against the Patriot position at Brooklyn Heights, overcoming the Americans at Gowanus Pass and then outflanking the entire Continental Army.

It was at this point when General Washington ordered a retreat to Manhattan by boat and got a bunch of artists to paint photos of him doing this.

As luck would have it the Redcoats discovered Long Island Ice Tea (equal parts vodka, gin, tequila, rum and triple sec with 1 1/2 parts sour mix and a splash of cola) so it took much longer to capture New York then anticipated. In fact it took until September 11 for New York to be captured and it remained in English control until the end of the war.
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On this date in 1933 the Barker clan robs a Federal Reserve mail truck in Chicago, Illinois, and kills Officer Miles Cunningham. Netting only a bunch of worthless checks.

Perhaps some of you know of this incident.
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Got an email from Pam in Oshkosh who has tried the NEW Schlitz - she loved it saying "It's awesome! " hmmmmmmm I am now concerned about Pam's well being.

She says: Rumor has it, there is going to be a major push/campaign for it, featuring the original recipe coinciding with the release of PE. You must have noticed all the billboards had Schiltz plastered all over them.

What can first the rumor or the billboards! I'm not sure Universal has it THAT together to time it.

In other PE news - Stop light dude has gotten lawyers in involved to get his stop light back from Universal. It seems all his contacts are drying up and no one seems to know where the stop light is!!
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And movies - I am going to be waiting in line for the opening of The House Bunny!

sex related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language - a bunny is tossed out of the Playboy Mansion and becomes a house mother to a loser sorority. WHAT COULD BE FUNNIER.

How original! and look - there is a height challenged girl!! TOO TOO FUNNY!

OK - The House Bunny is going against The Rocker! Both will make about $8 million. Rainn Wilson of The office will have to prove he can be a leading man and and Anna Faris will have to prove she has ANY following.
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Rod