Basil’s Blog

Today’s picnic basket of items from my blogroll.

Right Hand of God has alternative fuel haiku
April Shah gets a haircut
Right Nation looks at Chernobyl
The Florida Masochist looks at who’s considered for citizenship
ALa (Blonde Sagacity) says killing Bin Laden will … and won’t … help
Sportslady (Postcards From …) finds Mount Pleasant was made unpleasant
Redoubt (Sin City) says [...]

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Having a TiVo is a good thing … and a bad thing.
The good news: I can watch almost any show that we get on cable, regardless of when it airs.
The bad news: Some shows are only meant to be watched at the time they air.
For example, Aqua Teen Hunger Force. I like that show. It’s [...]

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From ABC News:
Spears Reportedly ‘100 Percent Pregnant’ With Baby No. 2
Had hoped to be only a little bit pregnant
From ABC News:
English Language Hits 1 Billion Words
Total excluding profanity: 23,000
From ABC News:
School Sends Kids to Closed Amusement Park
Wally World still closed after Clark Griswold incident
From ABC News:
Man Will Pay for Virgin Bride
Every day for the rest [...]

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The Columbus Catfish lost again to the Rome Braves this afternoon, falling short in a late-inning comeback by an 8-6 score.
The early innings were again the problem for the Catfish, falling behind 4-0, then 8-2 after three innings. A Russ Mitchell 2-run homer closed the gap in the fifth inning, while a single by Russ [...]

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Today’s picnic basket of items from my blogroll.

Strving for Average covered Teddy’s visit to see Jon Stewart
Musing Minds is taking one smoke-free day at a time
Lone Pony gets naked
Darleen (Darleen’s Place) looks at the self-appointed fourth branch of government
The American Princess says Iran is at least being honest about it
RightGirl (The Cotillion) remembered
Right Truth says [...]

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The Columbus Catfish dropped another game to the Rome Braves Tuesday night, 6-5.
The loss, coupled with the 5th-inning suspension of the Augusta-Asheville game, leaves the Catfish in second place in the division, 4 ½ games behind the Braves and ½ game ahead of Asheville.
The Catfish fell behind 4-0 by the end of the 4th inning, [...]

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From CNN:
McKinney draws re-election foe, loses attorney
Bush blamed
From ABC News:
Human Rights Watch: ‘Humane’ Lethal Injection May Cause Agony
Concern Timothy McVeigh may have felt pain
From ABC News:
Study: Mormon Crickets Invade to Survive
Muslim crickets threaten jihad
From ABC News:
Hannah Named ‘Most Beautiful Bulldog’
Relatives say she’s a real bitch
From ABC News:
Police Arrest Nude Man Stuck in Chimney
Santa charged with [...]

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Today’s picnic basket of items from my blogroll.

TexasSparkle launches [via RightWingSparkle]
InsoluBlog takes on Dubya and the GOP
Elisson (Blog d’Elisson) finds a toy for the pussy
MerryMadMonk looks at the CIA leak
DevilDog6771 (Hello Iraq) looks in-depth at the anti-war movement
Palmetto Pundit says nukes are a bigger threat than melting ice
Strving For Average likes Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, [...]

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Yeah, I know. It’s called “Administrative Professionals Day” or some silly such thing. Or that’s what they tell us. But, to me, tomorrow (Wednesday) is Secretary’s Day.
It bothers me a little when people say things like “I’m an adminstrative professional” or “I’m an administrative assistant” or whatever. What’s wrong with being a secretary?
You ever watch [...]

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The Columbus Catfish dropped a 6-2 decision to the division-leading Rome Braves tonight on the road. Starter Mario Alvarez pitched five innings, striking out seven, but allowing four unearned runs to be charged with the loss.
Three errors, two in the second and one in the fifth, allowed the four unearned runs to score, and were [...]

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