Please advertisers, in the name of sanity, STOP rewriting Christmas carols with new words! IT'S TOTALLY STUPID AND ANNOYING!

This week, I'm sending 500 self-promo postcards to ad agencies, design shops, and in-house art departments. If there's work - I'll find it!

Chicago Bears...28 to 13 and they're threatening to score again!!

Chicago Police Officer Shot and Killed on South Side, Homeowner Also Slain

Actually, it proves the exact opposite. Both of these men were highly trained police officers. Both possessed firearms. Tragically, both died anyway. Their handguns could not save them.
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Head Injuries: Why Motorcycle and Bicycle Helmets Should Be Mandatory

I have been a motorcycle rider for over 35 years. I have been a bicyclist for just as long. I also rollerblade and snowboard. I wear a helmet during all of these activities but I do NOT believe that it should be mandatory. Rather, those who choose NOT to wear helmets should be made to purchase special insurance that will cover any cost that might otherwise fall onto the public if they should be injured.
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Chicago Police Officer Shot and Killed on South Side, Homeowner Also Slain

It's very sad that another Chicago police officer, and citizen, have been gunned down by easy-to-obtain handguns. Unfortunately, it will keep happening until enough people get sick of the violence and push lawmakers to enact real common-sense handgun laws and stop allowing the NRA and it's apologists to bully everyone else. And for all of those who claim that more guns are the answer: both of these men were current or former police officers, trained in the use of deadly force, were both armed, and unfortunately it did not save either of their lives.
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Before: sunny dog walk, latte, bagel.
Now: leftover turkey & potatoes.
Later: movie from NetFlix.

I can think of a million things I'd rather do than get up at 3:00 am, battle crowds and go shopping! That's my idea of HELL!

It's 3:45 am. I've been awake for over an hour. Meanwhile my dog, who slept all day, is pleasantly sawing logs like there's no tomorrow. :-)

My dog Roxy is going to be 8 years old soon and she just caught her second squirrel yesterday. She's becoming a better hunter as she ages.

Annoying: Ads that take classic Christmas carols and rewrite the words as commercial jingles. Not clever at all.

Anyone who objects to pat-downs or body scans at the airport can step aside and wait. I would like to fly safely & quickly.

Yes! The Bears are finally starting to look like the team we all thought they could be at the beginning of the season. Go Bears!

Yes! The Bears are finally starting to look like the team we all thought they would be at the beginning of the season. Go Bears!

I'm sure the newly elected Tea Party candidates will turn down their government-funded healthcare now, right?

Bush Breaks Ground On Presidential Center In Texas

I think Dick Cheney is a shovel-ready project! He's a callous ghoul who deserves to be imprisoned for treason.
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Chicago Cubs Owners Rail Against Gov't Spending While Asking Taxpayers For $300 Million To Renovate Wrigley Field

OOPS! I guess it's okay to spend, spend, spend when it's for something that THEY believe in. But for everyone else, it's governmental "waste". And they wonder why we doubt their sincerity. F*cking hypocrites!
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Chris Wallace Says He Knows How To 'Satisfy A Woman,' Tells Radio Host To Hire An Escort (AUDIO)

I'm pretty sure Fox "News" host Chris Wallace satisfies most women, just by not subjecting them to his clumsy advances. Ha! ;-)
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Does anyone doubt Devin Hester's claim as the greatest return man in the NFL?

I just watched "An American Werewolf in London" with David Naughton and Griffin Dunne. What a great movie. It still holds up well.

Divorce! It's Good for the Children!

Ms. Smiley alludes to a step-father, though she never says whether or not her mom divorced or was a widow. I tend to think it's the latter, because having had parents who divorced when I was 14 I can tell you it was NOT good for me. Starting with the counseling session where I was blind-sided and told of my parents plans, and asked who did I "choose" to live with now? Ad to that the constant moving into new apartments, and not having a male role model to emulate or look to for reassurance. Then there was having to accept my parents new mates because it was what was expected of you. Divorce ripped me from a safe world, and through me into an uncertain environment where I was forced to grow up much sooner than was natural or beneficial. I don't know many kids who went through divorce who would claim that it was "good" for them. After all, the kids are the only ones who have no choice in the matter!
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Bush's Waterboarding Admission Prompts Calls For Criminal Probe

I'm pretty sure that if someone other than George Bush admitted to a crime on national television, it would take hours or days at the most before they were arrested and prosecuted. Let's say a professional athlete admitted on television that he had hit-and-run someone. I think that they would arrest and prosecute that athlete quickly. So in this case, you have a public figure who has openly admitted to a war crime. Why should he NOT be prosecuted?!
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Though I do not support either current war; I do support those who serve their country.

Tucker Carlson Sent Emails Posing As Keith Olbermann

A "hoax"? Try fraud or slander. This so-called "hoax" by former journalist­-turned-cr­iminal Tucker Carlson should be prosecuted as a crime. His intent was clear: to pour gasoline on a fire with the end result being Olbermann's termination from MSNBC.
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Rep. John Boehner: It's been 6 days since the elections. Where are the jobs?!

If the Bears don't win today...I'm done for the season. That being said, Go Bears.

Keith Olbermann was suspended from MSNBC. Email Phil Griffin who suspended Keith at: phil.griffin@nbcuni.com and tell him to reinstate Keith

Just days after Halloween and TV is flooded with ads for Christmas. Really? Can't we celebrate Thanksgiving first?!

Spanish Women 'The Most Flirtatious Online,' Survey Says

I think I just found another reason why I'd like to move to Spain!
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Please get out and VOTE today.

Keith Olbermann: Jon Stewart Jumped The Shark At Rally

As a die-hard fan of Olberman, and a fan of both Stewart and Colbert, AND someone who was AT the rally, I agree. This was not a fight Keith should have chosen. It seems that he my have tried to walk it back a bit later. Personally, I think there's room for all of them, and Rachel Maddow too. We need as many smart voices as possible -- some loud, soft funny.
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