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2/25/11

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Happy Birthday to my beautiful great-niece JmG. Enjoy your special day today

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Need to get our stock price up, so pass around the HSBC Song to your friends and family, and open up a new account. Download the HSBC song ... http://www.jackleone.com/hsbc%20song.mp3 - a catchy tune for your Ipod -- lol

2/24/11

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Congrats to PO JaL, and his lovely fiancée, KM as they move one step closer to owning their first home. Went to contract, and had the SOLD sign hung outside. Way to go ...

  

2/23/11

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Happy Anniversary to my folks. Married 54 years today. Congratulations !!! How do you do it ?

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Happy Birthday to my UD. Enjoy your day...

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When you sign a release form that your photos can be used in the future as stock photos out in marketing land, don't be surprised when your daughter shows up on a billboard in Manhattan !!! Read that fine print, or better yet, UNDERSTAND what you read.

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Uh oh, looks like I pissed off the A&E channel, when I made my Pawn Stars PEZ video. I got slapped with a copyright infringement notice, and had to take the video down. Don't they know that making it to the Musings is good for business ??? Those Chooches !!!

 

2/21/11

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Finally got a chance to use my new Toro snowblower. Did a pretty good job. Not a lot of snow, but I didn't shovel it this time....

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I was poking around the Bryant Park The Pond website, and spotted my honey skating behind Nancy Kerrigan when she visited the Pond when it first opened. Cool.

2/20/11

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Took my honey ice skating the other day, at Flushing Meadows Park. Ro's gotten so much more confidence as she skates and has made great progress.

        

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The income tax refund checks are starting to roll in ...

2/19/11

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2/18/11

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From JjLJr, what goes on behind those gals walking down the street ... the Rearview Girls

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NM passes on these painful reminders that perhaps, just perhaps, our winter was not so bad, or as bad as it could be. Here's a compilation of scenes of Winter in Russia.

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Typical Dimmicrats, acting like teenagers. Wisconsin Senators were to debate and vote on certain cost-reduction measures, but since they can't get their way, they LEAVE the state ? what the fuck is that all about ? Where do these people think the money comes from to pay for all these services and benefits ? What's happening there will be happening globally soon enough. Nobody works anymore and pays taxes, they just feed off the myriad of 'programs' that liberals and 'progressives' (read Commies) develop. The next decade is going to be tough on everyone, so buck up, grow up and do your jobs...

2/17/11

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Are you worried yet ? If not, you better catch up. Turn off American Idol and research.... your future demands it. Read David Kupelian - The Muslim Brotherhood's sneak attack on America

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ScoobyFitz and the team completed laser aligning the new glycol pumps on the roof.

        

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This comes to us by way of Tampa, Fl - from WfP, The Big Guy - 9 Phrases Women Use

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And because I am fair & balanced, here is the opposing view - 11 Phrases Men Use

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It's been about 5 years now, and my Liebert UPS supporting my home office is still performing nicely. I hope I get 20-25 years out of it... I will do a pull the plug test and test the batteries. Thanks BH for the tip...

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The New York Public Library cleaning is finally completed, and the building looks fantastic. WHat a job they did cleaing the all the stone work. Hurry and come see it, before that NY grime gets back on it.

  

2/16/11

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Congratulations to our son, JaL, and his fiance KpM. They made an offer on a beautiful home in Whitestone. It's a very pretty home, and we wish them all the luck...

        

  

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PO JaL doing what it is he does, in his new Brooklyn neighborhood.

  

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Scooby's son Shaggy took these pics of the new Freedom Tower as it continues to rise from Ground Zero. God Bless America.

     

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Checkout this compilation of red light accidents. Holy crap !!!

2/14/11

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Happy Valentines Day to all you mothers, and lovers out there. I Love You Rosanne !!!

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Happy Birthday to my sis-in-law DA. Enjoy your day today.

2/13/11

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Thanks PO JaL !!!

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Newly engaged JaL and KM moved one step closer to buying a new home. Good luck guys, and congratulations !!!

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Got some new PEZ this week. Toby, from the Thomas the Train series, and a set of characters from a European TV show called Mr. Men.

  

2/11/11

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Depressed, overworked, money worries ? The world is going crazy all around us. I think it's time for a Fukitol ...

2/10/11

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Who knew that 'branding' would be such a long, excruciating process. Each week we get closer to finishing this job. Here are the latest shots of the 3 floors.

     

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Here's a blast from the past. CnS, and RL from the early Republic days.

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Look how long some of these icicles are ...

  

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Ken Olsen, the founder of Digital Equipment Corp passed away the other day. I grew up operating the PDP-11 series, as well as the brand new for the time VAX 11/780 computers. I wrote a lot of DCL code on these machines. Here's the panel to what used to be System-3. Believe it or not, but I still know how to load the address and boot this thing. 17765000, Load Address, 71, Start

        

2/8/11

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Our intrepid explorers, ScoobyFitz and the Lady are in Alaska, watching the Northern Lights, and sledding with the huskies. Here's a great pic taken of one of their team.

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A birthday shout out to BP. Enjoy your birthday today, and we hope you are feeling a bit better. Here's a special collage made by EP Creations.

2/7/11

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Our friend Boom Boom, fell down and went boom boom. Banged his head, and got some headaches. He's getting checked out by a doctor, and we hope he is feeling better soon.

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Here's a cartoon from the NY Post on Sunday. Very appropriate message for our young president.

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Our 'cable guys' do a great job.

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FjL came across this patriotic quarter while working at Raindew.

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The work continues on our new entrance reconstruction and the never-ending 'branding'.

  

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This old Dodge passed us by the other day. Another sign of Spring coming.

2/5/11

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I should have known better. That was Mayor Bloomberg who hoisted that Steelers Terrible Towel on the NY Public Library. He lost a bet, and we all have to look at that towel for a day. Oh well, Good luck to the Steelers this Sunday in the Super Bowl. I prefer Green Bay or whatever scores allow for my numbers to win each quarter in the pool .... and those numbers are Pitt. 8 or 1 and the Packers 2 or 9. JjLJr has his own numbers, but I don't care about them, unless I'm getting a percentage.

2/3/11

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Happy Chinese New Year to my friends at Evergreen. Thanks for the gift

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I don't know how they did it, but some Steeler fans hung a terrible towel on the 5th Avenue NY Public Library.

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They began to paint our floors for the new 're-branding'. Here's a peak at the early stages.

     

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Between the groundhog saying we can expect an early spring, and the delivery of my new snowblower, it's probably safe to expect there won't be any more major snowstorms this year ... but if there is .... I'm ready !!!

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From the archives, a class photo of my honey, and my cousin ML from 1975. All I can say is Sweet !!!

2/2/11

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Happy Birthday to GdP this Groundhog Day. And a good one it was, with an early spring coming...

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We got ice, and our Chicagoland friends got tons of snow, with 7 - 10 foot drifts. Old Man Winter is trying to one up Mother Nature, and we all suffer.

  

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Here's the photo I created to celebrate Boom Boom turning 50.

2/1/11

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This is the year of turning 50. LvV marks this milestone today. Happy Birthday, enjoy your day !!!

1/31/11

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The Moose, BE fished this vintage pic of EB from the FHS days. All's I can say is look at the size of that 'fro... and on a white guy !!!

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Boom Boom turned 50 the other day and was surprised when his family & friends all gathered for a surprise dinner party to celebrate. Ro and I had a great time, and felt right at home with the family. I hope you enjoy that case of Manhattan Special. Angelo 50th Birthday - January 2011

1/30/11

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Unlike ChumLee, BAs brother RA did appear on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and won a ton of money. Congratulations, and we hope you enjoy your trip to Ireland using the winnings.

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JjLJr came across these movie cars on 5th avenue this morning. Some sort of scene reshoots were taking place.

     

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Happy 23rd Anniversary to our good friends, B&VM.

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A birthday shout out to KK, Happy Birthday - enjoy your day today...

1/29/11

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So, Bloomberg states that $1 Billion in cuts equals 15,000 teachers. Try dividing 1,000,000,000 by 15,000 and see the result. Interesting, and scary all at the same time. Be sure and focus on the worst 15,000 teachers, they are there... trust me. You can always tell the value of the teacher, by the quality in the product being delivered.

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A couple of birthday shout outs for today. My friend Boom Boom turns the page another year, and I wish him a Happy 50th Birthday. No one deserves to be 50 more than you. You have great memories, wonderful stories and the zest for life that defines who you are. You're a great person Ang, and I wish you the best of everything. Salute !!!

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Happy Birthday to my nephew EP, from EP Creations. Enjoy your birthday today young man.

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Asshole alert !!! - if you come across this bastard in your travels, do me a favor and key his focking car. He nearly ran me off the road the other day. I know who you are, so don't blink.

1/28/11

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My latest Pez. These are great gifts for your honey this Valentines Day.

1/27/11

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Rosanne created this giant snowman today. It came out great.

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Wow, we got socked with a lot of snow this morning. We had about 17 inches. Amazing. Real pretty, but way too much snow to enjoy.

       

      

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One of the baby cats is even fed up with all this snow. He's real fun to watch as he tries to climb around the snow.

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Here are a few funny posters I came across. It wasn't until recently that I learned 2 things about Star Trek. Uhura was a whore, and Sulu was a flamer. It seems that in the 26th century, don't ask, don't tell was still in place ... lol

     

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Work continues on our new main entrance on 40th street.

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ScoobyFitz checks in with these images of the Freedom Tower progress.

  

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The old pumps are removed, and in the mongo heap...

       

             

 

1/23/11

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We celebrated our dear friend VM turning 50 last evening. Dinner was wonderful, as was the gathering afterwards. All the girls enjoyed themselves, and showed despite being AARP card carrying future members, they can still boogie and shake things up ... Vivian 50th Birthday - January 2011

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It worked last week, so here goes again - Go Jets. !!!

           

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Finally moved ahead with removing those old report lockers. Now we get our new branding stripes in a few days. Bye Bye Lockers - January 2011

1/22/11

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This ought to creep everyone out. Again, form the Big Guy, WfP -

This year we will have 1-1-11, 1-11-11, 11-1-11 & 11-11-11....

now add the last two digits of the year you were born to the age you are turning this year and see what you get!

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From the Big Guy, WfP, down Tampa way, an excellent letter to an editor out of Michigan - What has America become ?

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Be sure and visit EP Creations for the latest on Family, friends, or for Sports all day

1/20/11

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Just added this to my Christmas list. So if you're asking, here's the goal. Feel free to chip in with your friends... :-) They want $995 for this Pez gun. Madness ...

  

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Where is that pesky birth certificate ??? constantly shifting story.... if this was Bush ... Hawaii governor can't find Obama birth certificate

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Where is that pesky birth certificate ? Seems it isn't so easy to locate after all...

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So, we're here in College Point, or Malba West as we lovingly call it, and has anyone seen a garbage truck since last week ? We haven't even smelled one. Monday was the holiday, they were supposed to pickup on Tuesday. No show. So, its all still out for the Thursday pickup, but sadly, no show again. With our 'big' storm coming tomorrow, what are the odds that they even show up on Monday ? I'm ready to dump it all in the middle of the street, and let the plows take it away. Where the fock are they ? Have they all been abducted by aliens ?

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Knowledge is power, so don't be afraid to ask why, how come, or prove it, and get more than one view. A wise human recently said -

Being completely uninformed is precisely how most liberals stay liberal

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I've been under the weather the past few days, so that's why you ain't seen much activity. But it doesn't mean I don't have things to get off my chest..... tick, tick, tick

1/18/11

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Carlos Santana is the fockin% man !!! Hey Scooby, check this out - Corazon Espinado

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Here's another 'truthsayer'. Thomas Sowell - Let 'em go bankrupt - If we can only get the MSM and the entertainment industry to speak such truth, things can get better.

"... But the amount of money it would take to keep the poor from starving in
the streets is chump change compared to how much it would take to keep
on feeding unions, subsidized businesses and other special ...interests
who are robbing the taxpayers blind..."

1/17/11

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A Happy Birthday shout out to my beautiful sis-in-law, DL. Enjoy your day today ...

1/16/11

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Good win by the Jets. They deserved the win, and out played the Pats.... On to Pittsburgh

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Go Jets. !!!

           

1/15/11

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Pumps are all done. You guys did a great job here.

     

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Don't f@#$ with me !!! JjLJr has had problems with his computer for months. Not able to connect to the internet through the wifi connection. Finally sorted it out. Turns out DHCP was not starting up. Now need to figure out why, but at least we're online again. Worst case is to start manually. He needs to get ready for virtual bridge use.

1/14/11

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We had our annual gathering of Republic National Bank colleagues. It is nice to get together each year with these good people. It is a nice tradition that gives us time to catch up and enjoy a nice lunch together. Thanks to RT for keeping us all connected, and for making it to LaGuardia in time to get to the restaurant. Thanks to BT for handling the financials. Enjoy the pics - RNB Friends Gathering 2011

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If you've been following the news about the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabby Giffords, you may notice the attempts by our leaders, and media to paint the attacker as an 'extremist'. Despite zero evidence to support the claim, after all, liberals don't get too caught up in things like facts and evidence. They stick with their emotions, like spoiled teenagers. It seems that Sarah, the Tea Party and FOX News is the catalyst for crazy boys shooting spree. How worried about Sarah and the Tea Party they must be... The analogies and metaphors used by the right pale in comparison to the ones used by the left, but again, those truths don't matter. Someone other than crazy boy is supposed to be blamed, heaven forbid we hold him accountable alone. But, thanks to the internet, if you so choose, you can do your own research, become informed and see that they also ran ads using hunting metaphors, they also use language like our dear leader Barry - "punish our enemies" or "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." Didn't they call for Bush to be shot ? In fact one add, they ran themselves, named Gabby as a target for defeat because of her views on immigration and the fact she voted against hag Nancy as speaker. Their solution is censorship, how ironic is that ? There's a common statement, that being completely uninformed is precisely how most liberals stay liberal. Kinda like, ignorance is bliss. Sorry, most Americans are on to your shenanigans, the jig is up !!!

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Liberals now seek ban on metaphors http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=250321#ixzz1Aw1wEImM

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more hypocrisy from the left - http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=249673

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Look who else put 'bull's-eye' on Giffords - http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=249273

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The left's political dirt ball - http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=249685

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Bill Ayers, communist provided Arizona shooter's curriculum ? - http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=249429#ixzz1AeNvxC78

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More raging lunacy we can blame on Sarah - http://hillbuzz.org/2011/01/08/my-congresswoman-voted-against-nancy-pelosi-and-is-now-dead-to-me-eerie-daily-kos-hit-piece-on-gabrielle-giffords-just-two-days-before-assassination-attempt-on-her/

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Daily Kos had their own target maps - http://maroonedinmarin.blogspot.com/2011/01/attention-liberal-palin-bashers.html

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Daily Kos actually used a bulls-eye ad and named Gabby, along with many others - http://hillbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/screen-shot-2011-01-08-at-3-05-33-pm.png

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Ask yourself why no one is reporting this information as they try to pin it all on Sarah and the right. Shameful

1/13/11

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Happy Birthday to our friend VM. We look forward to hanging out this weekend to celebrate.

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From our man about town, CT, a video of why you should not fall asleep on the NYC subway.

 

1/9/11

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Checkout the Coverdale Page album from 1993, excellent ...

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Jimmy Page turns 67 today, but I will remember him like this forever....

     

1/8/11

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Kim, and her family, as we all pray for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona. Ms Giffords is married to Kim's astronaut cousin, Capt. Mark Kelly and was shot today in Tucson.

     

1/7/11

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Here's a blast from the past. SaY dug out his old ID card from the RNB days. Check that afro out !!!

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The lobby work they are doing has moved to the exterior now. They are preparing for the new lobby entrance now. Here's the way it's going to look when completed. It looks real nice.

     

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It looks like the recession has hit Puff Daddy, or P Diddy, whichever you prefer. The Sean John store on Fifth Avenue, in the old Farmers building is gone.

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Not sure if I already posted this back in August, but it is the kind of story that is best repeated often, and using different examples and settings. The touchy topic of illegal immigration is put forth in a very plain manner. God Bless America and all she is meant to stand for. Governor Brewer vs Phoenix Suns - August 2010

"... What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into games without paying? What if they had a good idea who the gate-crashers are, but the ushers and security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn’t be ejected. Furthermore, what if Suns’ ownership was expected to provide those who sneaked in with complimentary eats and drink? And what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured, the Suns had to provide free medical care and shelter? " -Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer

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I am not going too get too excited just yet, BUT, I may have just won  $1,000,000 a year for life. I am in the final run for the big prize, and although Ed McMahon is still dead and broke, Publishers Clearing House has selected me as a possible winner....

1/5/11

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FjL got an A on his race relations exam, and is tracking to a 3.65 GPA. Excellent work young man. We love you and are very proud of you...

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Good riddance to that crazy hag, Nancy Pelosi. The country is saved from her madness. I'll bet my mortgage that Boehner wanted to whack her over the head with that gavel. That would have been priceless.

  

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What the f@#k are these hand gestures all about ??? Scary !!!

  

1/4/11

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 The pump is in and working like a charm. Good work boys, now get ready for 2 more... :-)

  

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Back to work after a New Years rockin' eve. Have a Pezzy New Year - PS - to my heirs -- DO NOT SELL MY PEZ !!!

1/1/11

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Happy New Year to my friends, family and fans of the Musings. Can anything top the year that 2010 was ? 2011 has started out to be a different kind of year, one in which old traditions died, and hopefully new ones were established.

12/30/10

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I really give Scooby and the crew a lot of credit for the work they do. Watching them lift this 1,500 pound motor today shows the commitment and work ethic involved in this line of business. Great work guys, thank you so much....

        

 

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I was sure glad to see this sign at my chinese restaurant today... I eat there every week, and usually try to avoid thinking about these things when in city restaurants.

 

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