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"All good things must come to an end some time"

2008-08-20T09:10:32Z

It was a sad day for Dave Matthews fans as the news came in that band member and saxophonist LeRoi Moore passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 19, at the all too young age of 46. He will be deeply missed. This is my tribute to him. The followin...

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Abortion: the cards are still stacked

2008-08-19T01:48:13Z

I watched the Obama-McCain interviews that took place at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church on Saturday. All in all, both candidates faired well. McCain tended to appeal to the heart of the American public while Obama addressed the head. Both approa...

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the most important thing you're ever likely to read

2008-08-17T21:36:54Z

I just opened up my piggy bank, and i think i should tell you the following - In my piggy bank, i had: * FIVE 2p coins from the year 1971 * ONE 2p coin from the year 1978 * ONE 2p coin from the year 1979 * ONE 2p coin from the year 1980 * ONE 2...

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give me the beat, boys, and free my soul

2008-02-04T00:43:17Z

i took a dream interpretation test on one of those test/quiz sites. they're fun sometimes. anyways, here are my results: the recurrent theme of your dream life is Self-Reliance you're dreaming about situations in which you don't feel ready...

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only love can bring the rain

2008-02-12T01:43:03Z

i just had a really intense snuggle session with stanford. i have two cats: punky, who is half my soul in another body (is that why he pukes all the time??), and stanford, who is a free soul. i tell stanford all the time that punky is my favori...

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give me some believable doubt

2008-02-17T23:37:22Z

i have friends who have four children. three were adopted, and one is biological. they all have birthdays, and three have "gotcha days", which are the anniversaries of the days their adoptions were finalized. to be fair, the biological chil...

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don't forget to breathe tonight

2008-02-19T23:21:55Z

i just did a little dream analysis on my mom. that makes me giggle. i'm like my mom in a lot of ways, but i know she's always considered some of my interests and views on things to be a bit whacky and unconventional. (that's her german heritag...

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the storm clouds gathering beside me

2008-02-27T02:58:00Z

we got nine inches of snow last night. i was late getting to work because i had to dig my car out of the snow - the piles on the street side where the snow plows pushed it, and the piles on the top of my car where the snow just fell from the sky...

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you're breaking the girl

2008-05-24T00:15:06Z

i've spent the last couple of weeks wishing it could be easy. i get really tired of fighting for every belief, every conviction, every moral and value. not like 'sick and tired', but weary. i look at people like my sister, the people i grew up...

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i want to go far away, far away

2008-05-27T20:01:13Z

i was a complete bum on monday, memorial day. didn't get out of bed 'til probably 11am, stayed in my pajamas for a few hours, delayed taking a shower so i could spend a half hour or so playing on the floor with punky. i took several little video...

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