Month: November 2007
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Progress
The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.George Eliot
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Good questions
Can you cry under water?How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?Once you’re in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?Why does a round pizza come in a square box?What disease did cured ham actually have?How is it that…
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Opportunity
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.James F. Byrnes
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The Goatalo/Buffagoat of Alamance County, North Carolina
Buffalo? Goat?As we were driving country roads west of Chapel Hill, NC, we made our way to Saxapahaw (pronounced Saxapaw).It was late and. Although we were on the Bethlehem Chapel — Saxapahaw Highway, it was little more a country road. We passed a corn field, a dairy farm and; just before the place that sells…
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Malfunctions
The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there’s no law against wacking them around a little.Joe Martin
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Proof of entitlement mentality
It’s time again for the annual “Stella Awards!” For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald’s in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees…