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Russ January 3, 2009 What A Way To Begin 2009

For Russ and Sonya, 2009 started out a little stressfully. We spent New Year's Eve at our friends Philip, Araya, and Cindy's house where we bid 2008 goodbye over a few glasses of Champagne and watched a movie. The next day we relaxed for a while and then headed home. Just as we were getting on the f......Continued...>>>

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Russ January 5, 2009 Bye Bye Bush Family

I started my morning with a delightful article which just about sums up what I've been saying for the last 8 years... www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/04/2009-01-04_enough_of_the_bushes_already.htmlI think I'll be telling the friends and family of mine "I told you so" for a long time. From ......Continued...>>>

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Russ January 5, 2009 Another Side To The Pirate Story

The following is taken from the following url/article: allisonkilkenny.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/you-are-being-lied-to-about-pirates/Who imagined that in 2009, the world’s governments would be declaring a new War on Pirates? As you read this, the British Royal Navy - backed by the ships of more than ......Continued...>>>

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Russ January 6, 2009 The Bearded Challenge

So yesterday my buddy and co-worker Hans came over to my desk, sat down, and offered up a dare to me... He said: "I dare you to grow a beard." I laughed at him for a minute but realized he was serious. To be honest, I've never really attempted to grow one all the way before...So, after discussing it......Continued...>>>

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Russ January 22, 2009 Obama Begins His Work At Overturning All The Bad Policies Bush Worked So Hard To Put In Place

I got this from this article: www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSHI4TSbydFa8AAD9VW8_TJit-dgD95S2K380Obama limits discretion of ex-presidents' recordsBy MARK SHERMANWASHINGTON (AP) — Former presidents would face limits in their ability to block the release of sensitive records of their time......Continued...>>>

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Russ January 22, 2009 First MacArthur "genius Grant," Now Calls From Obama Team

By Karen Herzog on JSOnlineJan. 16, 2009 Will Allen, Milwaukee’s urban farming pioneer, has attracted the attention of president-elect Barack Obama’s transition team.Allen is the founder and CEO of Growing Power, a nonprofit farm in the middle of Milwaukee that raises fresh produce for underserved ......Continued...>>>

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Russ January 25, 2009 Rumsfeld’s Plan To "Fight The Internet"

I got the following article by a blogger I enjoy reading up on from time to time:http://allisonkilkenny.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/rumsfelds-plan-to-fight-the-internet/A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military's plans for "information operations" - from p......Continued...>>>

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Russ January 27, 2009 Are We Facing Another Great Depression?

So when I check the news this morning and see that yesterday was one of the largest announced job loss days in my lifetime, I begin to worry... Are we going into an actual depression? www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/business/economy/27layoffs.html?ref=uSSeeing companies like Sprint (a major customer of m......Continued...>>>

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