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Excedrin rulez.

February 8, 2010
By jason

Say anything bad that you want about Excedrin – I don’t care.  I’ve heard over and over again that it’s bad for me because it has a lot of caffeine.  I’ve heard that it’ll rot my stomach from the inside out.  Whatever.  All I know is that if I wake up in the night...
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Proof that cats are evil.

February 3, 2010
By jason

Apparently there is a cat named Oscar in a Rhode Island nursing home that’s being given credit for predicting which patient is going to die next.  The theory is that the cat is attracted to ketones, which the article...
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Corruption in Illinois politics

February 2, 2010
By jason

Here’s a revealing article by Warner Todd Huston at RightWingNews.com.  This, folks, is classic Illinois politics.  Only in Illinois would we pass a law allowing video gambling to generate revenue, allow communities to opt out for moral reasons, and...
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Long Time, no Post

January 31, 2010
By jason

Well, it’s been about a week since my last post, and even the posts before that I was making weren’t much to behold. My excuses, in no particular order: depressing winter weather, the economy, our ridiculous government leaders,...
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Dinner at St. Rose

January 23, 2010
By jason
Dinner at St. Rose

I figure since Aaron put in a plug for the most recent St. Rose activity, I should too.  It’s a great bunch of people and a good cause.  Where else can you get home-cooked food for $6 per person? The...
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We’d better not screw it up

January 22, 2010
By jason

As a Conservative, I’m obviously thrilled with the recent election results out of Massachusetts. I’ve got to say, it gives me new hope to know that we’ve got a chance to kill this nightmare healthcare bill that Obama...
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Lab Work is IN!

January 22, 2010
By jason

For anyone who might care to know, my lab work is in. CHOL: 139 TRIG: 66 HDL: 32 LDL: 93.8 HDL/C: 4.3 %HA1C: 5.4 As I understand it, the only one that’s iffy is the HDL, which is a little low. Bookmark To
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China’s Stimulus Plan – every bit as nuts as our own

January 19, 2010
By jason

Check out this video about New Ordos, an entire city in China built by stimulus money to prop up their GDP and economy.  The place is practically a ghost-town, as noone has bothered to move in.  Seems like the...
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Good news!

January 15, 2010
By jason

I recently wrenched the you-know-what out of my right ankle.  I’ve never had a broken bone – at least not identified by an x-ray as such – but this was starting to have me worried.  I wore a brace...
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