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There's a poem at the link, too.

This is funny but also scary. How did such a busybody get elected mayor of New York City, of all places? Maybe he thought he was really running for the Harper Valley PTA.

Free Republic was mentioned by name as a counter-protest group at the rally on the local CBS news in Indianapolis Saturday night :->

I'm just tuning in. What is Gore quitting? His hopes for 2004?

Read it again. There's a little sarcasm goin' on.

Hi everybody! I haven't been on this thread much lately - other stuff going on. Just dropping in to say hidy.

Thanks for the info. I'm not in a union, but who knows, I might be someday.

I'm George Washington.

What if you're not religious, but you still don't like your dues going for causes you don't believe in?

Give me tortilla chips or give me death! :->

I realize after I posted that how it sounded. I am concerned about illegal immigration, too. But someone running a legit business like a grocery store, I don't have a problem with. I assume they're paying property taxes, etc.

I am eating some delicious tortilla chips I just bought at a Mexican grocery store on East New York Street in Indianapolis. I like most of the Mexican grocery stores I've been in. The one at Sherman and Washington is just as cheap as the Marsh next door and has a good selection. I'm not the only non-Mexican who shops there. The last time I shopped there, the checkout clerk was a black girl. I would rather see a thriving business than another closed-up store on Indy's east side.

I suggest something more subtle than a political lecture in the form of a book. Get him something nice that he likes - something for a sport, hobby or entertainment. He'll be flattered that you took the time to pay attention to his likes and he'll see conservatives as generous, observant people.

Here's a link to the Truckin' Bozo radio show for truck drivers:
http://www.thebozo.com/
This is the show that the guy who spotted the snipers was listening to.

I'm a woman and I won't flame you. I'm saddened but not surprised to hear that. Generally speaking, women are more swayed by appeals to emotion than men.

Mama Lo's Broccoli Casserole

5 slices of day-old bread, torn into bite-sized pieces
1 bunch broccoli (or half of a 16-oz frozen bag, thawed)
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
4 Tbsp butter, melted
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Butter an 8-inch square Pyrex baking dish. Cover bottem of dish generously with torn bread. Cut broccoli head and tops of stems into bite-size pieces and lay broccoli on top of bread.
Mix together all remaining ingredients. Pour over broccoli and bread. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake 35 minutes. Serves 6.

I got this recipe from a book by Jane and Michael Stern. They travel around the country and write about the good food they find along the way.

I was honest and voted for John Waters because he would probably be the most fun and entertaining. I would be a little intimidated sitting next to the president.

Hmphf. I wish I were an 18-year-old again.

Ya got freepmail.

Oh, I'm listening online in Indiana. :-> Never been to New Hampshire.

I don't know that Eminem is "the next Elvis," but he acted well in this moive (admittedly playing himself). It isn't self-hating, though. It's about working hard to make it out of a crappy trailer park. I would say more, but I don't want to post any spoilers.

What about identical twins' irises?

I've got it now on WNTK out of New Hampshire.
Go 313! ("8 Mile" reference)

I saw it and loved it. "Lose Yourself" is pure rock 'n' roll, even if it is rap.

Wow, cool job! :->

I don't hear Rush's show on the Internet, but I do listen to another radio station online. I hate the "watered-down milk" PSA about how some people are so poor they have to feed their kids watered-down powdered milk.

But the good news is that Michael Moore's subtle and superlative documentary "Bowling for Columbine," all about America's uniquely bizarre obsession with guns and violence, is packing the theaters and setting records for a film of its type.

Yeah.

I'm one of those weird Americans who's never especially cared that much for hamburgers, so I haven't eaten at McDonald's much. Wendy's chicken nuggets are better, because they're all white meat.

Awhile back I was on the road with a friend and we both wanted something to drink. I suggested we go through the nearest drive-thru, which happened to be a McDonald's. He said that if all we wanted were drinks, we should go somewhere else because McDonald's drinks would have a greasy tinge because of all the frying in the kitchen. Anyone else ever notice this?

Is Drudge Annoying?

It's a rainy, yucky day here in Indianapolis - I'll take some warm spiced cider or hot chocolate, please.

These are all "after." She wasn't all that demure before, tho.

And Hillary was at a rock concert, not a memorial service- different standard of behavior expected.

Her grandson also was accused and, I think, convicted of entering some Mexican men's apartment and beating them up just because he didn't like them.

It is untreatable.
I just saw the Letterman appearance. Moving. Wry to the end.

Bump. I've seen him a couple of times in concert at The Vogue in Indianapolis and both were good times.

Some restaurants have been sued over alleged discrimination. The manager probably wanted to avoid a we said-they said similar situation that could lead to a suit. But the couple is nuts.

Living in Indiana, I have seen a lot of Amish people. I enjoyed the way Mrs. Coblentz let us peek into her world through her column.

The media may have overdone it in Florida, but I don't blame that woman if she really thought it was a threat. Doesn't sound like a funny joke they made.

OK, I wasn't as stupid as I thought :->

That Catsup song sounded a little bit like "Rapper's Delight."

"The Catsup song"

Thanks. I really thought it was a toy company. I must have been thinking of the Ty company, or Lego, or something. Duh.

Re Tyco: Hey, maybe I'll go hit up my boss for a loan and then not pay it back. Isn't Tyco a toy company?

Oh that would be entertaining! Watch your back, Tipper! Girl fight!

Yeah, why would they want Gore?

RACK ITTT :->

I hope Drudge reports on the Miami election snafu, since he lives there.

"The Automobile Industry"? Anyone who drives a car is responsible for 9/11? Jeez, what a bunch of holier-than-thou jerks.

If you have a sliding patio door, put a dowel rod in the track so the door can't be slid open.

Anniversaries get lots of coverage because they are an easy way to fill space. Reporters can get the stories done ahead of time.

If I remember right, the cafeteria at the Israeli university that was bombed this summer was named after Sinatra.

"Strangers in the Night"

It looks like the article was originally published in Glamour, a women's fashion magazine, so the title is probably just to draw readers' attention. I'm glad that Glamour is publishing serious stuff like this. It had gotten really dumbed-down.

I like The Band and Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, especially in the fall. They are good autumn mood music.