Year: 2001
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Words of Inspiration:
The closest I ever got to a 4.0 in high school was my blood alcohol content.Isn't having a smoking section in a restaurant like having a peeing section in a swimming pool?I live in my own little world, but it's OK, they know me here.I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'GUESS' on it.…
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BUZZWORDS for 2001…
BLAMESTORMING:Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.CUBE FARM:An office filled with cubicles.PRAIRIE DOGGING:When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on.MOUSE POTATO:The on-line, wired generation's answer to the…
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Statue of Liberty
As she stood there, strong and tall.She couldn't turn away,She was forced to watch it all. Did she long to offer comfortAs Her country bled?With her arm forever frozenHigh above her head. She could not shield her eyesShe could not hide her faceShe just stared across the waterKeeping Freedom's Place. The smell of smoke and…
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Dr. Seuss on Terrorism
If Dr. Seuss could say something about all this..Every U down in Uville liked U.S. a lot,But the Binch, who lived Far East of Uville, did not.The Binch hated U.S! The whole U.S. way!Now don’t ask me why, for nobody can say,It could be his turban was screwed on too tight.Or the sun from the…
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Breast Cancer Awareness
A handsome, middle-aged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down. Before he ordered, he couldn't help but notice a group of younger men at the table next to him. It was obvious they were making fun of something about him, and it wasn't until he remembered he was wearing a small pink ribbon…
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Airline Security
I heard on ABC News this morning that an ABC news reporter was travelling from Cleveland to NYC and described the intense security he faced departing from Cleveland:He was not allowed in the terminal without a ticket, 2 body xrays, several "Wand" scans to detect metal (they made him discard a roll of mints because…
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We'll Go Forward From this Moment
It's my job to have something to say. They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles the American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words that seem to fit, must be…