Road Conditions

How cold is it in Chicago?

Cold enough that I might just have to try this and see if it works:



Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Drive-Bys

This just beggars belief:



As does this:


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For those of you torn between the new Kindle Fire, which started shttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhipping earlier this week, and the new Nook Tablet, due out Friday, here's another curveball:

"Although Amazon goes out of its way to hide all traces of vanilla Android from its new Kindle Fire tablet, it turns out tech-savvy users can still install select third-party Android applications outside the auspices of the Amazon Appstore. These apps include Amazon competitors, like Barnes & Noble’s Nook app for Android."

Which ever one you choose, I'm envious.
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Shakira was right: Hips don't lie.

"If one would like to 'fake' a certain (positive) personality in order to attract women, this is probably doomed to fail," Fink said. "An individual's body movement pattern is characteristic and any attempt to fake it would result in less positive judgments of that person."

I knew that.
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I've heard of blaming the dog, but blaming the door???

It appears the mind regards a doorway as something experts call an ‘event boundary’, signalling the end of one memory episode and the beginning of another.

And here I thought event boundaries had to do with party manners and social mores...
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When it comes to Obamacare, keep in mind what Obama's new nominee has in mind for us:

“The decision is not whether or not we will ration care — the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open” — and, in progressive-speak, “The social budget is limited.” (Emphasis mine)

Oh, really? And how are all those folks on the public dole going to handle it when they get turned away from the emergency room for their cold and flu symptoms and free pregnancy tests?
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It sucks being a fiscal conservative these days, because I really am not crazy about any of the Republican candidates at the moment. That being said, William A. Jacobson penned a thoughtful post on why Newt Gingrich may end up being the best choice right now.
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These Fuelish Things...

Under the heading of "don't try this at home"?

A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday he was only doing it as a hobby....

The 31-year-old Handl said he had tried for months to set up a nuclear reactor at home and kept a blog about his experiments, describing how he created a small meltdown on his stove.

I don't know which is crazier -- his hobby or his blogging about it! (And where do you store nuclear fuel in your home?)
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Ear Worm of the Day:

Saturday Ramblings

"Heaven" Salted Buttered Caramel Bacon Gelato. Have you ever heard such a beautiful combination of words in your entire life???

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Because I have pals for whom the phrase "don't try this at home" was invented:

I'll see most of 'em in Tennessee soon. (Yikes!)

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Giggle of the Day, gleefully swiped from phlegmfatale:

(Thanks for the pointer, AD!)

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Ear Worm of the Day:

It's going to take a week to rid myself of this one...

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Quick Stop

Giggle of the Day:

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Headline of the Day:

Scientists to analyse Ozzy Osbourne's genome to find out why he is still alive

Haaaaaaaaaahahahaha!!!
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From the Department of Damned If You Do and Damned If You Don't:

Scientists found that free-range eggs contain at least five times higher levels of certain pollutants than normal eggs.

Around 17 per cent of the free range eggs had levels that European regulators would have deemed unsafe for consumption....

Free-range chickens are those that have continuous access to fresh air, sunshine, and exercise, in contrast to chickens that are confined to cages.

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Saturday Ramblings

I'm thinking El Capitan needs this book so he can learn how best to defend himself against the dread anti-pirate potato canon.

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Quote of the Day:

It's my belief that if one person falls down in this world, there should be two people right there to take her by the hands and pick her up. One falls down, two pick her up. Let it begin right here.

Amen.

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Ooooh, look! We might be able to actually dance on the ceiling yet!

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Hmmmmmm. It sounds like Hair Boy finally got himself a governor who has a big set of stindeens. He must be beside himself with glee.

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After any one of these messages, I'd be taken aback. Get all of them at once? I'd be at home with the covers pulled over my head!

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No one was harmed here, and the hospital has gone out of it's way to make sure a mix-up like this never happens again. They've gotten every apology in the world. It's time to withdraw the frivolous lawsuit.

Don't these idiots get that it's stupid lawsuits like this that drive up health care costs???

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I guess this explains why so many schools in this state absolutely suck. Why should kids have to pass with reasonable grades when their teachers can't???