Brand new Congressman Bill Owens (D-NY23) voted tonight for the passing Healthcare bill.
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I just received an email from the powers that be telling me that I am no longer allowed to comment in a particular user's seeds/articles, which has made me laugh, given that this particular person is constantly getting away with COH violations with nary a peep from moderators.
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You get one guess. Yup, just one.
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Ah, August. The dog days of summer, when one's mind starts turning to fall and all it brings--pumpkins, shorter days and season premiers for TV shows.
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I've been involved in two of the discussions regarding the remarks by John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods.
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So there I was, enjoying my days on Alcatraz, but summer was drawing to a close.
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Hello, Viners! I am one of the group moderators for two fairly large groups on the site and have been remiss in my duties, largely because I don't use the groups much.
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Dentists are amongst the unsung heroes of the medical word. Often--usually the brunt of jokes, the focus of our fears, the person we least want to see in a day. But I have to say, when a dentist is needed, there is no one you want to see more.
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In my first years in San Francisco, I was fortunate enough to have been employed by the Golden Gate Parks Conservancy on Alcatraz Island. Yes, the Alcatraz Island, with the cellhouse and tourists.
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Last week, I wrote an article about your favorite things to eat when home alone for dinner, based on the book I recently picked up, Alone In the Kitchen with an Eggplant, a compilation of stories about what people eat when they are on their own, edited by Jenni Ferrari-Adler.
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I was just reading a seed and came across a poster whose only comment is that he was clipping the seed to this group: The group is of course, a closed group. The group description: Depository of demonstrably dumb democrat doo-doo.
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I am one of the odd folks who enjoy the weekly or so trip to the market to food shop. I attribute this to a love of cooking and food as well as having what has to be the most fun market in the world as my "corner store"--Trader Joe's.
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I recently picked up Alone In the Kitchen with an Eggplant, a compilation of stories about what people eat when they are on their own, edited by Jenni Ferrari-Adler. It was a fascinating read.
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What a delight the past 2 months have been on Wednesday nights, with the addition of Top Chef Masters to the Bravo lineup.
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This week I had my first brush with flying since 9/11. I hate to fly. I don't like having to arrive nearly 2 hours early, the inevitable delays and being stuck in a metal tube at 40,000 feet for even 65 minutes.
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9 days from now, I will be boarding a plane and doing what I didn't think I would ever do again--fly.
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Yesterday was a day of museums and getting smarter here in my own life. After lunch, my boss approached and asked if I wanted to go on a field trip to the Federal Reserve here in SF. A coworker's friend had organized a tour and bodies were needed.
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McCain had won in November? How would things be different? Aside from poor Bristol and Levi being forced into a shotgun Rose Garden wedding, McCain suspending the government every few days and changing his views every hour, and Rush being the Press Secretary?
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I am being held hostage in my own apartment by someone maybe 1/1000th the size of myself. Someone with eight eyes, eight legs and a creepy demeanor.
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Admittedly, I was a bit leery when I heard years ago that the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park was to be rebuilt--would we be losing the gators that greeted one at the entry? Or the round-about aquarium, truly a marvel to my childhood eyes.
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Ask almost any die-hard Republican and they'll tell you the same thing, The problem with Democrats, they'll say, is that they think they know better how to spend your money than you do. Sometimes, that can be a fair criticism. Sometimes, Democrats do think that.
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In no particular order, these are the top ten things that bugged me while watching the newly released clip of Sarah Palin's contribution to the upcoming right-wing documentary, "How Obama Got Elected." The clip is available at youtube.com.
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There is a heinous, terrible medical procedure being done on innocents. The procedure is brutal, involving outright murder of the innocent. This procedure? Root canals.
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It truly is a good thing that I can laugh at myself, given the predicaments I find myself in from time to time. Just a few moments ago, I popped my head into my boss's office to update her on a project. She had her head down, focusing on something else.
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Yes, you read my headline correctly. No, I haven't taken leave of my senses or joined the fundies overnight. But after thinking about Proposition 8, which amends the California Constitution to deny gay couples the right to marry, I am not sad to see it pass. Why?
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Hello I want to make sure you to know that I did like your response to my my article about McCain. I don't know how my response to I am America attached to your response to my blog.
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You have a great sense of humor and style. Please keep up the great work.
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Do to fire wall and anti-virus I can't post to the vine during the day. I would like to respond to your comment "By that token, we shouldn't have trusted Bush because of his admin's labeling of dissenters as unpatriotic and the like."
BINGO!
Nor should you trust the next president who's supporters label dissenters as unpatriotic etc...
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Is this really a good thing for newsvine? jsbach?? Mental case stating she is hated by all?
Then kp is actually gone?? this site comes to no good. Nuts
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Thank you for being so nice to this newbie! + glad to see you made it through the flight--what a great bird picture!
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Hi:
Your Polyamory article (which I very much enjoyed reading) doesn't seem to be available for comments ... Not sure if thi is deliberate or not.
Also, a quick typo alert:
Those thoughts are silly as well because the last think I wanted then,
i.e "the last thing."
Interesting article.
— upswing
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funny girl you are, you make me laff at the same time causing others great distress... my fave fantasy... are you are blond?, if not, well, you should be for the sake argument, which i never think would happen between us.
jeesh, i dunno what else to say.
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I just found your comment, thank you. I rather enjoyed it. Haven't explored much yet but I will get around to it. I had a little fear at first about the comments about prison treatment and really thought I would get ripped. Thank you for your comments there as well. Felt re-inforced somehow. See you around.
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Hey Gretchen,
I have noticed lately that you and I are kindred spirits on the threads. I am there to back you up and you are there for me too. Then today when you spoke of hating the heat, I knew we were meant to be friends.
I wish we lived nearer each other, I'd have you over for a latte.
Glad you are here!!
— nearing
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I enjoyed reading your bacon/chocolate article. It is very well written! I look forward to reading more of your articles in the future.
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Hey old friend,
wopo is proving to be too ridiculous to handle.
I think I'll join you over here.
— Allegory
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Smart, sharp, incisive...and she has nice cats.
You gotta love it.
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I really enjoy your writing, we actually have similar viewpoints. I find writing about what is going on in my life, whether it be mundane, or life changing really does help me sort through the real issues. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more of your work.
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I worked with TheJonesGirl on this article against various close-minded people, and I have to say, she is very intelligent and kind, except around J Byron :)
— xfs292
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The Babel was here.
Keep up the good comments.
I need help (joke)
Best Wishes
Bob
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Velveeta?;
Did you ever put a piece of Velveeta in the Fridge and leave it there?. It doesn`t rot, mold, peel, chip, stain, warp, it just disappears! Why would that be a good thing?.
Dougshaker
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Reading your posts with great interest. You go Girl!
— luckydog
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Did you read 'Running with Scissors'? I bet you'd love it. I don't know about the eating paste part but I used to love that white paste in kindergarten and would sneak a glob here and there. It was kind of minty. Enjoy you on the Vine.
— Redruby
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Bring it on Girl- keep exposing the Kool Aid drinkers to reality and maybe they will renounce their ignorant evil ways!
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Why thank you!
I'm still learning the ropes...
— Allegory
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Just read your well articulated responses to a seed. Love where your heads at...keep it goin'!
— Dan Hex