Ed Cottrell
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Umm, hello?
The powers that be at my apartment complex have informed me that they do a yearly preventive full-building extermination around this time. Unfortunately, they chose very late at night on the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week to inform me that my apartment is scheduled for Monday and that I need to take certain steps to prepare.…
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Politicians Make So Much Sense!
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand is refusing to talk until next year, claiming the planetary alignment is bad for him. Quote: “Right now Mercury… is in a corner perfectly aligned with my star. Mercury is no good, so if it’s not good, I am going to request not to speak. I’ll just wait until…
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What, You Mean That Line?
I just read one of my favorite comic strips… If you ever find yourself analyzing sufficiency of service under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4(c), while reading a comic strip, “the line” is a long way behind you…
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Poem of the Day: Ars Poetica (Archibald MacLeish)
Ars Poetica.
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Hotel Bombings in Jordan
Terrorists today detonated bombs at three Western hotels in Amman, Jordan. Details here. This is disturbing; it seems the horror and stupidity of suicide bombing, once unleashed on the world, can never be rebottled. It’s also personally disturbing; I’ve been to two of the three hotels.