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Coincidence?

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In a speech on Oct 20th1 Colin Powell said “You cannot eat plutonium“. Less than 2 months later (Dec 15), he has surgery to remove his prostate gland which has “localized cancer”2. Coincidence? -b

My Favorite thing about the party

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My favorite thing about the party is all the various people who don’t know each other, meeting and having discussions. 99.9% of the people I know, and that others know and invite, are smart interesting (mostly beautiful – not talking about appearance) people. When they cross pollinate, meeting people they should have already known (and … Read more

nimble fingers

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Thought for the day: Rethreading the tie string back into the sweatpants. That takes more manual dexterity than tying a cherry stem takes lingual dexterity. -b

Mac’s & Joe

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So, I’m over in the ‘hood that is the Third Ward today. At Mac’s, which is apparently for sale, if anyone wants to get into the beer business in the middle of the ‘hood. I was there to order some kegs, they have good prices and deliver and pick up for super cheap. I park … Read more

cleaning to music

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Cleaning for the party – “spring cleaning” if you wish, it is December in Houston, If you haven’t ever checked out All Songs Considered on NPR’s web site, you really should. I always find myself saying (to at least one portion of it), “wow, that’s great! and I’ve never heard of them.” –party.shirl.com