news: Today; 6/1/12 - 06/01/12 08:06 AM
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"Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces
you to grow beyond what you were." - Cherie Carter-Scott
Al says - Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and -
draw with the other at the same time. ...
New Mexico - A massive plume of smoke is rising from the Gila -
National Forest as the wildfire has burned nearly -
300 hundred square miles, the largest fire in N.M. history. ...
SpaceX Dragon - Parachuted into the Pacific Ocean Thursday -
to conclude the first private … (1 comments)
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news: Today; 5/31/12 - 05/31/12 09:26 AM
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"I think we have one foot in heaven and the other
on the banana peel of self-interest." - Lawrence W. Bash
Al says - I thought I wanted a career. -
Turns out I just wanted paychecks. ...
Looking through the Milkglass - To freshen the air in your car, -
place a sheet of "Bounce' under -
the front seat. ...
Sugar Blocker #1 - Have a fatty snack 10 to 30 minutes -
before your meal. You'll remain fuller longer. -
A handful of … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/30/12 - 05/30/12 08:14 AM
High 88 Low 68 Chance of Storms
"Think of all the beauty around you
and be happy." - Anne Frank
Al says - Share your knowledge. -
It's a way to achieve immortality...
Syria - Western nations expelled Syrian diplomats -
Tuesday in a coordinated move against -
President Assad's regime over the massacre -
of more than 100 people. ...
Home Prices - in 20 cities slumped in March compared to a year earlier -
but the slide was the slowest since December 2010. ...
Looking through the Milkglass - … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/29/12 - 05/29/12 05:56 AM
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"Nothing is impossible to
a willing heart." - John Heywood
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
You do not need a parachute to skydive. -
You only need a parachute to skydive twice. ...
Syria - Russia is taking an unusually hard line against -
President Assad's government after the massacre -
of over 100 people. ...
Mt. Pleasant - Simmons Pointe condo community saved $411K -
on flood insurance after the HOA built a Trip wall. ...
Looking through the Milkglass - Prevent musty suitcases. -
… (2 comments)
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news: Today; 5/28/12 - 05/28/12 07:38 AM
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"When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains,
but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life,
those very pains are transformed from expressions of despair into
signs of hope." - Henri Nouwen
Tropical Storm Beryl - Came on land about midnight -
near Jacksonville, FL. ...
Al says - Staff: Golf course, may I help you?
Caller: Yes, do you have a driving range there?
Staff: Yes.
Caller: How much for a bucket of large balls?
Staff: Sorry, … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/25/12 - 05/25/12 06:58 AM
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"The present is the ever moving shadow that divides
yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope." - Frank Lloyd Wright
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
A clear conscience is the
sign of a fuzzy memory. ...
Pakistan - The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA hunt for -
Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to -
33 years in prison for treason. ...
Boeing SC - in case you missed it, completed a successful -
first 'SC Made' 787 Dreamliner test flight...
Looking through the Milkglass … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/22/12 - 05/22/12 06:55 AM
High 86 Low 65 Chance of Storms
"Empowerment is all about letting go
so that others can get going." - Kenneth Blanchard
Al says - Lexophile:
Did you hear about the fellow -
whose left side was cut off? -
He's all right now. ...
Coast Guard Cutter 'Dallas' - Will be officially transferred to the -
Philippine military today in a ceremony -
in North Charleston at 1:00 p.m. -
on the Cooper River waterfront. ...
PSA Testing - Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screening. -
advised … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/21/12 - 05/21/12 08:52 AM
High 82 Low 65 Chance of Storms
"I walked a mile with Sorrow
And never a word said she;
But, oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me." - Robert Browning Hamilton
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
Women will never be equal to men until they can -
walk down the street with a bald head and beer gut, -
and still think they are sexy. ...
Gary Semler - MMCM(SS), Friend and Coworker, -
departed on Eternal Patrol May 19th...
Northern Italy - Struck by a 6.0M … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/17/12 - 05/17/12 01:04 PM
High 83 Low 65 Chance of Storms
"True charity is the desire to be useful to others
without the thought of recompense." - Emanuel Swedenborg
Army Spc Leslie H. Sabo Jr. - was awarded the Medal of Honor in ceremonies -
yesterday for gallantry in May 1970, when his unit -
was ambushed by North Vietnamese. ...
Al says - A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will -
make it instantly go mad and sting itself -
to death. ...
U.N. - A recent report concluded that Syria continues to be … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/16/12 - 05/16/12 06:59 AM
High 84 Low 65 Chance of Storms
"Be ashamed to die until you have
won some victory for humanity." - Horace Mann
Al says - Staff: Golf course, may I help you? -
Caller: Do you have any open tee times around 10 o'clock? -
Staff: Yes, we have one at 10:15. -
Caller: What's the next time after that? -
Staff: We have one at 10:22. -
Caller: We'll take that one. It will be a bit warmer. ...
Arizona - Wildfire north of Phoenix that prompted evacuations -
in the … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/15/12 - 05/15/12 05:53 AM
High 84 Low 67 Chance of T-Storms
"The only way of catching a train I ever discovered
is to miss the train before." - G.K. Chesterton
Gac Filipaj - 52, a refugee from Yugoslavia and a -
a janitor at Columbia University received -
a Bachelor's Degree in Classics on -
Sunday in Manhattan. ...
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, -
wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. ...
Chile - Was struck by a 6.2M earthquake that damaged -
buildings in … (1 comments)
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news: Today; 5/11/12 - 05/11/12 07:59 AM
High 82 Low 58 Mostly Sunny
"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much
in being able to remake the world...as in
being able to remake ourselves." - Mohandas K. Gandhi
Al says - Senior Text Code:
GGLKI - Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking In. ...
Fugitive Killed Himself; 2 kidnapped girls are safe - Adam Mayes, 35, -
shot himself after authorities found him and -
Alexandra Bain, 12, and Kyliyah Bain, 8, near -
New Albany, Mississippi. ...
Russia - Claims it has foiled a plot to attack the host city … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/9/12 - 05/09/12 07:58 AM
High 82 Low 63 Thunderstorms
"Adversity is the diamond dust that
heaven polishes its jewels with." - Robert Leighton
Al says - Lexophile:
When a clock is hungry -
it goes back four seconds...
Iran - A U.N. nuclear inspector from South Korea was killed -
and a colleague was injured in a car crash Tuesday. ...
HIV - The FDA said Tuesday that Gilead Sciences' Truvada -
appears to be safe and effective for HIV prevention. ...
Looking through the Milkglass - Actual Newspaper headline:
" Army vehicle
disappears" … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/8/12 - 05/08/12 06:35 AM
High 82 Low 65 Chance of Storms
"Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary
greatly in their abilities. They vary in their
desires to reach their potential." - John Maxwell
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
They begin the evening news with 'Good Evening', -
then proceed to tell you why it isn't. ...
al-Qaida Airliner Plot - Involving an upgraded underwear bomb from Yemen -
was thwarted by the CIA. ...
Syrians - Voted in Parliamentary elections Monday. -
Voting was boycotted by the opposition...
Looking through the Milkglass - "You do not … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/7/12 - 05/07/12 06:59 AM
High 82 Low 63 Partly Sunny
"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent
if no birds sang except those that sang best." - Henry van Dyke
Al says - "...and at the end of the show
we all sing away in a manager." - a child's comment on the Arts...
France - has a new leader, Francois Hollande. ...
'The Avengers' - was No.1 at the box office -
'Think Like a Man' - was No.2 ...
Looking through the Milkglass - Actual Newspaper Headline:
"County to pay $250,000
… (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/4/12 - 05/04/12 07:38 AM
High 87 Low 65 Partly Sunny
"Winning isn't everything,
but wanting to win is." - Vince Lombardi
Al says - Senior's Texting Code:
WAITT - Who Am I Talking To?...
Super Moon - See it tomorrow night about 11:30...
Beehive Cure for Cancer - Scientists have identified a part of the -
hive called 'Cape' that helps to slow -
prostate cancer. ...
Looking through the Milkglass - Actual Newspaper Headline:
From the Associated Press -
"Puerto Rican teen named
mistress of the universe"...
Moscow - Russia's top military … (1 comments)
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news: Today; 5/3/12 - 05/03/12 05:39 AM
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"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men.
No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." - Elbert Hubbard
Al says - Lexophile:
A bicycle can't stand alone;...it is two tired. ...
Sudan - the U.N. has told Sudan and South Sudan to -
halt the violence and return to negotiations. ...
John Wright - 10 years of age, a student at Windsor Hill -
Arts Infused Elementary School won the -
annual Doodle 4 Google contest. ...
Looking through the Milkglass … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/2/12 - 05/02/12 07:37 AM
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"The leader...is rarely the brightest person in the group. Rather,
they have extraordinary taste, which makes them more curators
than creators. They are appreciators of talent and nurturers of
talent and they have the ability to recognize valuable ideas." - Warren G. Bennis
Al says - Golfer: "That can't be my ball, it's too old." -
Caddy: "It's been a long time since we teed off, sir." ...
Afghanistan - President Obama delivered an address last night -
to troops and met with President Karzai ...
New York Subway … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 5/1/12 - 05/01/12 06:29 AM
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"There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any
road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built
on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment
to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity." - Buck Rodgers
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. -
To steal from many is research. ...
Gas Prices - in the Carolinas lower than last year...
Johns Island - a man stopped by the Kangaroo Express #848 -
on Main Rd. to pick up a newspaper, … (0 comments)
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news: Today; 4/30/12 - 04/30/12 07:35 AM
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"No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can
be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be
perfectly happy till all are happy." - Herbert Spencer
Al says - A Kid's Comment on History:
"Sir Walter Raleigh circumcised
the world with a big clipper." ...
China - U.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to -
secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal -
activist who fled house arrest. ...
St. Louis - Officials are expected to … (0 comments)
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