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March 1 2004. |
CIALIS.
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| "It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward."
-- A spam Cialis email.
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THE ENOLA GAY.
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Beth and I browsed through a bit of history Saturday at the new wing of
the National Air and Space Museum. Standing nose-to-nose with the Enola
Gay was a little disturbing (for those of you who don't know, the Enola
Gay is the plane that
dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima). Just to stand there and imagine
what that plane did 60 years ago...
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TAX BREAKS.
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LARGE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES.
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| While
we're on the topic of museums and attractions, how come the Udvar-Hazy
Center (where the Enola Gay is) charges $12 for parking, but the museum
itself is free? Some kind of tax break or something? Or do they actually
believe they are fooling people when they say "free
admission"?
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This weekend, my washer crapped out in the middle of the first rinse cycle. I
went downstairs into the laundry room and just stared at the thing.
Convenience had turned into sour aggravation. And into $300 that I
didn't feel like spending.
I know I shouldn't blindly trust appliances, but who thinks about things like that? Does anyone
put a dish full of peas into the microwave and say to themselves,
"God, please let this microwave work because I really want these
peas."?
Well, yeah, maybe we should say that. Or at least maybe I should
have.
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GETTO BOYS.
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PORNOLIZING.
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Second Song For Sheena's Wedding: "Damn It Feels Good To Be A
Gangsta" by Getto Boys.
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I've
just spent the last ten minutes crying because I was laughing so hard.
Once again, another shout out to MonkeyFilter
for the amazing Pornolize.
Just type in a web address, like this
one. Clever isn't funny--porn is funny
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RISKS.
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Cialis,
Getto Boys, Large Household Appliances, Appreciation, Baby Paramedics,
The Enola Gay, Pornolizing, Risks, and Tax Breaks. |
| But
do you know what was more disturbing than then the Enola Gay? The space
shuttle Enterprise. It sat impressively--if oddly out of place--in its
own hanger, surrounded by assorted crates, coils of cable, and
whatnot. Everyone just stared up at it, quietly. I could tell what
they were thinking: "It's huge. It must have been awful when the
Challenger went down."
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BABY PARAMEDICS.
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APPRECIATION.
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Gift Of The
Day
(for that future EMT in your family)
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I'd
like to officially decree March as Former Washington Capital
Appreciation Month, dedicated to such future-past favorites as Sergei
Gonchar, Olaf Kolzig, and Brendan Witt.
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2000-2004 by gja.
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