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A constable and two soldiers in Northern Ireland have been killed since the weekend.

This is the kind of headline I read in school, now a splinter group calling themselves the "Real IRA" threatens to bring back the bad old days in Northern Ireland.

The constable was shot and killed through the windows of his car when police responded to a woman's call for help....
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If anyone knows what happened to Mia Sinclair please drop me a line. I keep seeing memorials to her, but noone says how she passed away. Maybe that says something in itself.

While I never met her, she possessed a type of beauty I wish the world had more of.

After several, several days, no fever. I feel I may be on the road to recovery.

I just want to say, "Hell Yeah" to Wall-e getting best animated picture. I thought it was a masterpiece.

Did not enjoy the Oliver Twist production on Masterpiece Theatre. Super derivative, nothing new there.

I'm eating up Lady Gaga right now! If you haven't heard "Poker Face" it is...
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Anybody else having trouble sleeping the past 2-3 days?

Sunshine! At last! I'm afraid it won't last long in February.

Been exploring late 40's early 50's Do-wop and R&B. Man alive. Everyone should at least hear the original "Jim Dandy" and "Stagger Lee." Talk about insurgent, these guys were the punks of their time, lead by an effeminately gay Black piano man named Little Richard. If you care to listen to the good stuff,...
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Doc sez I may have Mono. No wonder I've felt like a throwrug for 10 days. Somewhere someone is counting my blood cells as I write this. How the hell creepy is that?

Here's hoping everyone out there has a Valentine this year. Everyone.

Snows fell again just in time to ruin my weekend. I have driven through more whiteout this year than any other time in my now not-so-short life. I'm trying to look on the brightside and think about all the money and days off I'm saving for the summer. I have big plans for the summer for the first time ever.
I'm a little crestfallen today,...
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Taxes are done, now it's time to struggle with being responsible or fun. Fun sounds like fun, but I usually cave and do something very responsible. I hate being mature.

I just went out and tried to shovel snow and ice.

Screw that. I'm safer driving on the snow. Luvamoose was overjoyed, she dug in the snow, peed in the snow, used her face as a plow through the snow. She's recovering on the couch, snoring.

It is beautiful, and 8'' thick, which is a lot for around here, ice and snow in alternating layers....
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Ice ice everyfricken where, baby. The farm looks like a Krispy Kreme exploded overhead. Luvamoose slipped all over trying to go out and pee. The ice is so thick niether her one or two could melt it, so in the middle of my pristine lightning bolt white glazed front yard there is one dark spot and one yellow spot. Oh, and some displaced snow where...
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I''m caught in the big midwest blizzard that hit Indiana. 8 inches of snow with ice under and an inch of ice on top. I am marooned on the farm.

So...the other portion of my work is really killing me. It is very physically taxing. But I've dropped a pants' size in three weeks. Here's to keeping that ball rolling. Also, I can climb up...
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I am redeemed as a dog parent. My feet finally healed up enough for Luvamoose and I to take a proper walk. She was sooo happy. Her hip meds are taking effect and she's moving perfectly, even dog jogging. That is a load off of my heart. I've only had her back maybe a month, but I am a Lifetime movie basketcase about anything that...
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