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Russ June 2, 2009 Sonya's Parents Are Here =)

Sonya's parents arrived at our house yesterday. We took them, friends Ed and Julie, and my mother to dinner. We'll be busy entertaining them for the next week.It's nice to see my extended family from far away in Tennessee!Of course, there will be pictures coming soon!......Continued...>>>

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Sonya June 3, 2009 List of State Parks for Closure

So today the Legislature Budget Conference Committee will make many decisions which will include the closure of over 200 state parks... Right at the time when more and more people are finally making use of our landmarks for vacations to try and save money. I'm not sure what to think right now.......Continued...>>>

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Russ June 5, 2009 Obama's Speech to the Muslim World Yesterday

Yesterday, my morning began with listening to President Obama's speech in Cairo. Since that time, I have heard so much fear mongering in response to the things he said that I feel like I have to speak my mind.Before I even begin to approach the subject however, I want to address the statement I keep......Continued...>>>

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Ian foxfire June 7, 2009 Everything in the Future is Chrome

Wow, so Googles chrome may not have plugins, which is why I use firefox for the firebug plugin. Welllll.... little did I know, chrome has the same features built in.... right click on any element, and choose "inspect element".. AWSOME!!! now you can view or edit html and css!!......Continued...>>>

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Russ June 8, 2009 Is Which Partisan View a Person Takes Based on Who's President During Their Coming of Age?

I came across an interesting blog topic today which covers a Gallup Poll showing voters ages vs. their party affiliation: www.gallup.com/poll/118285/Democrats-Best-Among-Generation-Baby-Boomers.aspx?CSTS=alertThe blog I am referring to is here: www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/05/bush-may-haunt-republic......Continued...>>>

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Russ June 12, 2009 Obama the Celeb... Here's a Funny Article By Bill Maher

Sonya and I sometimes catch the Bill Maher show from HBO and have mixed feelings about it. I like the fact that he's one of the only angry liberals because honestly most liberals are weaklings and the liberal community needs a couple tough angry representatives such as Bill Maher or Al Franken. But ......Continued...>>>

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Russ June 15, 2009 Another Catastrophe At Our House

So yesterday, we joined our friends Jason and Christine for a few hours at Denios in Roseville. We walked, rummaged through (mostly) junk and odd nick-knacks and got some fresh fruit and vegetables. After that we all headed back to our place.We got home, approached the front door (keys in hand) and ......Continued...>>>

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Russ June 17, 2009 They Never Saw the Housing Bubble? We're Not Buying That Story...

The end of Bush's presidency was overshadowed by the fallout of the housing market and collapse of the financial system and yet politicians, market analysts, and the media acted as if they never saw it coming... This video is a great piece that leaves you feeling violated and feeling a bit lied to. ......Continued...>>>

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Russ June 18, 2009 The Newest Movie From Sacha Baron Cohen: Bruno

Get ready for the newest film by a guy that I think will go down in history for the stunts he's pulling... Bruno! news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8106729.stmI can't wait to watch this film. I heard an interview with Sasha Baron Cohen on NPR a while back where when asked about his characters, he ha......Continued...>>>

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Russ June 29, 2009 12 Baffling Medical Conditions

The following link describes 12 VERY STRANGE medical conditions... abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=7627639&page=1Here's a list of all 12:Klippel-Trenaunay SyndromeNo Cure for HiccupsWhen You Can't Open Your Eyes for Three DaysPersistent Sexual Arousal SyndromeThe Man Who Never Gets ColdPeople Who Are......Continued...>>>

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Russ June 30, 2009 Sheriff's Department Facing Massive Layoffs in Our Area

www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1987997.htmlThe above article details how Sacramento County is about to loose 209 Sheriff's Deputies. Our neighborhood is about to get much less safe...The number gets more frightening when you read that this means: "Patrol staffing will be knocked down by 74 percent......Continued...>>>

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