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• Stacked

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  In the words of Maynard G. Krebs: Boom, Boom, Ka-Boom. The four 350-foot-tall candy cane-striped smokestacks that have towered over Port Everglades and spewed pollution over Fort Lauderdale for a half century will come down on July 16. Florida Power … Continue reading → [...]
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• A Mickey Mouse Solution

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  We could call this Fucking Goofy, Part 2. The Disney Institute, a consulting and teaching firm housed within one of the world’s most successful companies, has turned its attention to Broward. The school district hired Disney late last year, and … Continue reading → [...]
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• A World Grown One Soul Poorer

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  Working in non-profit as I do, I meet a lot of truly amazing people.  (I meet a lot of assholes, too, but it’s a better than average ratio.)  Some of these amazing people are members of the clergy.  (So are … Continue reading → [...]
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• Greek Style

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  It seems like the only people left on the planet who reject the conclusion that the “austerity program” imposed on Greece to fix its economy utterly failed — are the ones in charge of administering that same policy. So this … Continue reading → [...]
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• Why We Need Capital Punishment

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  First thing that crossed my mind when I read that spray-painting graffiti on century-old endangered cactus in national parks has become popular. The same sort of symbols one might see on a subway train were scattered along the spiny forest … Continue reading → [...]
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• Good Vibrations Give Her Excitations

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  Here’s your feel-good story of the day.  Maybe even the week. A special device women use to rock the little man in their boat may also be used to clear up that frog in your throat, according to a Canadian … Continue reading → [...]
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• Bad PR for PR Day

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  Some people are so sensitive, y’know? The special cans of Coors Light beer started popping up in New York City in recent weeks ahead of the coming parade….the cans were imprinted with a circular logo that depicted the Puerto Rican … Continue reading → [...]
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• Fucking Goofy

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  A plane with the banner “Warning: Gay Day at Disney 6/1″ is flying around Central Florida…. The “warning” is in response to “Gay Days” at Walt Disney World, a tradition where thousands of gays gather at the theme park. The … Continue reading → [...]
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• Say What?

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  A very busy week — it’s what happens when June 1 is the deadline for 3 separate proposals — but I just must make time for this incredible headline from the Kansas City Star: NYC cops say they didn’t slap … Continue reading → [...]
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• Star Spangled BBQ

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  Happy Memorial Day.  Put down the beer for a moment. Today is the moment to note how troubling it is that this nation treats its veterans pretty badly. Approximately every 80 minutes, a US military veteran commits suicide in the … Continue reading → [...]
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