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heard on the radio on my way to work: NPR CEO Vivian Schiller "resigns". -- (link) - loosilu Mar 9, 06:53
median price of US house for 2010: $222,600, meaning ~45k for average down payment these days. at median income + current 5.8% savings rate.... - x Mar 9, 06:52
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- Sure, it's no bad enough that you want to tax the job creators, but now you want to arrest them!? -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 06:58
- hey, that's craziness. i thought you were just supposed to bail the bank out and then let them collect huge bonuses a couple years later.....nm - x Mar 9, 06:56 3
  - you wouldn't want to scare away the talent, hyde. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 06:58
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    - the best part is both of our corporate captured political parties have signed up for this model.... - x Mar 9, 07:01
General building stock, East Missouri, combo of 7.7 and 6.0! -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:49
Fidel Castro passes 100,000 Twitter followers......(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Mar 9, 06:47 3
- I think our friend Charles Sheen on FB could pick up more friends than that pretty soon at this rate. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:49 1
  - winning! -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 06:50
- starting to read that i was sure it was going to end with "Fidel Castro passes ... away." -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 06:48
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- Saw him interviewed the other night on local tv. He doesn't sound very optimistic. - decline Mar 9, 06:47
Related to Mandy's school budget cuts: "How Corbett fracked Pa.'s middle class" -- (link) - decline Mar 9, 06:20 9
- that's awful. -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 06:52
- Ugh -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 06:34
- this to me is mind boggling. how are we not taxing this *at all*?? -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 06:30 6
  - C'mon, mandy. We can't tax the rich or they'll stop creating jobs for the people we do tax, then we won't have any tax revenue at all. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 06:45 5
    - delicate butterflies, all of them. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 06:45 4
      - I just love that the people waging class warfare have been able to selves themselves as the victims of that warfare. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 06:48 3
        
        you knwo what places don't get revenues from their natural resources? Colonies. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 06:52 1
        
        or former colonies. -- nm - Congo Mar 9, 06:54
        
        -selves, +sell -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 06:49
fascinating. PIMCO's Total Bond Fund (aka the world's largest bond fund) has essentially dumped ALL of their US treasuries.... - x Mar 9, 06:18 4
- interesting. I was just reading this about global bonds (and a potential sell-off) -- (link) - decline Mar 9, 06:28 1
  - dang. could be a bloodbath....nm - x Mar 9, 06:33
- like pumpkin futures after Halloween -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 06:21 1
  - pimco's unconstrained fund also sold 44% of its treasuries in february. crazy action from the biggest bond trader on the globe.... - x Mar 9, 06:28
More than half of California children Latino, census shows... -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 9, 06:14
ST 40 Days Poll: What are you giving up? -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 06:14 26
- not exercising. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 07:01
- Winning - znufrii Mar 9, 07:01
- Sugar - all granulated, refined - but I am still eating fruit -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 07:00
- Lent. I do it every year and it's very liberating. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 06:57 2
  - yup -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 07:00
  - *high five* -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:58
- French fries and buffalo wings -- nm - Flavorize Mar 9, 06:53 2
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    - I know! Love fries and my weekly wings! Gotta knock off some of my pudge though -- nm - Flavorize Mar 9, 07:00
- nothing, I don't do that. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:45 3
  - *sighs and wonders loudly how she's raised such a bad catholic* -- nm - loosi's mom Mar 9, 06:52 2
    - heh. When I was growing up, my mom would pick something for us to give up. - loosilu Mar 9, 06:55 1
      - (so you can probably see why I am not interested in doing it now) -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:55
- I'm going to give up my day off from masturbating -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 06:29
- i need to think of something,. asap. i like the personal challenge aspect of it. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 06:25 4
  - okay, you heard it here first. i will not buy *any* clothing for 40 days. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 06:26 3
    - I could do this as well. my only issue is that this weekend is timed so poorly. - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 06:32 1
      - i believe the 'fundraiser for mother's' exemption applies in your case. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 06:33
    - 's/buy/wear/g' -- nm - decline Mar 9, 06:26
- I really want to give up driving but it's not possible. -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 06:20
- Nothing. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 06:16
- abstinence -- nm - decline Mar 9, 06:16
- Kelly's snooze button idea is so good. i wish i had any confidence i could do that. -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 06:16 3
  - That's my idea! -- nm - Amy Mar 9, 06:55 1
    - (whoops! i love your idea!) -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 07:01
  - most days (like today) I honestly can't remember hearing the alarm go off. I guess it must have. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:46
early morning - tell us something about your morning, thus far. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 06:03 31
- Day 1 no snooze button. My hair looks awesome, I wasn't late for work. I exercised. And I'm wearing basically pajama jeans. Duh, winning! -- nm - Amy Mar 9, 06:58
- I just got home from a waifs concert and it's bed time. concert: not particularly good, but not too bad either. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 06:54
- Our guy in Missouri wants building damage results, like, yesterday. Demolition will be happening all morning at least. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:48
- our salt water fish Jax ( hi Jax Sean) may be on the way out -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 06:40 4
  - get the wheelchair ready. -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 06:49 2
    - heh - he is gorgeous ( hi Jax sean!) hate to lose him -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 07:04 1
      - :( -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 07:24
  - Aww. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 06:47
- Thought I was texting the gf about my business flyer, but then got a text from my current boss saying i texted him instead - J Mar 9, 06:32 4
  - at least it wasn't sexting. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:47 1
    - true, but that would be easier to explain -- nm - J Mar 9, 06:51
  - whoopies -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 06:44
  - yikes. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 06:42
- It's raining. Again. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 9, 06:17 3
  - did you watch that game yesterday?....nm - x Mar 9, 06:20 2
    - I didn't watch it, but I sure did watch the fans melt down on Twitter. - Kim Pine Mar 9, 06:24 1
      - they didn't really play too good...(champs league spoilers) - x Mar 9, 06:30
- Also - did a little work on wedding. - Diva Mar 9, 06:16
- i havent showered yet today -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 9, 06:11
- It's been normal. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 06:10
- Really excited about all new Fresh Beat Band episodes this week. *sigh* -- nm - CQ Mar 9, 06:08 1
  - the redhead is still ok looking, i assume? -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 06:10
- cataloged some antonin raymond buildings in tokyo....nm - dmuck Mar 9, 06:08
- Drinking coffee, busy on a couple projects, still very stressed about job security. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 06:08
- I was informed I'll be working a 14/15-hour day on Monday. Woohoo! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 06:07
- I'm on campus again this morning. no buses means it took me 40 minutes to get here. thank the gods there are only two days left in this week. -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 06:07
- Please see below. -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 06:07
- I'm still in my pajamas -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 06:06
- I had a dentist appt at 7am. which i almost forgot. i woke up (pre-alarm) at 6:30 and was just lying there when *bam* i realized i was supposed to - Andie Mar 9, 06:04
- 2 hours till vacation! -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 06:04 1
  - nice. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 06:06
The film version of the book "I Don't Know How She Does It" is filming across the street. I just saw Christina Hendricks on my way in to the office. - Diva Mar 9, 06:03 4
- tell more!! -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:48
- Wait...what? Across what street? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 06:48
- hee -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 06:43
- pics! -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 06:04
Phase 1) Write a book. Phase 2) Sell it for 0.99 on Amazon. Phase 3) Profit. Interesting interview with #1 selling Kindle book author -- (link) - oblique Mar 9, 06:02
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- yeehaw! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 06:02 2
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    - I tried this morning but it must've not been working yet. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 06:38
Bery: This may be the answer to your home phone problem. -- (link) - oblique Mar 9, 05:55
TFox - you mentioned restoring your Android phone's factory settings. How did you do that? - JaxSean Mar 9, 05:50 6
- i googled "samsung moment hard reset", but for a basic overview... - TFox Mar 9, 05:58 5
  - Thanks. I googled something like that and found the instructions. I'm backing up my pics/videos now. - JaxSean Mar 9, 06:02 3
    - no i didn't and it was fine. - TFox Mar 9, 06:05 2
      - I guess I'm lucky I don't have that issue. Mine has just gotten *really* laggy lately. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 06:09 1
        
        yep, same here. i now love my phone again. i hope it works the same for you. -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 06:11
  - or wait. it was that or vol down, call, end call. - TFox Mar 9, 06:02
"I will get on it ASAP....Happy Easter to you as well !! Go Bucks !! jt" -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 9, 05:50
The Chris Nowinski podcast with the Sports Guy should be a must listen for all NFL/NHL/WWE/Boxing officials. -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 05:49 1
- huh, soccer has almost the same rate for concussions as football (the headers) -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 05:54
gallup polled and has ranked the states in order of happiness. guess the ten happiest states? - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 05:34 16
- Oregon and Colorado would've been my guesses. Alaska one of the saddest. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 06:05 6
  - Alaska being the 4th happiest makes no sense to me. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 06:07 5
    - Fox News. 'nuf said. :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 06:46
    - they have like *no* taxes! they get paid for living there! -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 06:33 3
      - They also have a pretty high suicide rate and a REALLY long dark winter. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 06:39 2
        
        REALLY long dark winter = lots of sex = lots of happiness :) -- nm - decline Mar 9, 06:52
        
        so the unhappy ones cull themselves out? -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 06:50
- New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 05:43 2
  - neither. here's the list. -- (link) - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 05:46 1
    - MA being up there really surprises me -- nm - prayformojo Mar 9, 05:50
- Hawaii, Utah, Delaware, Maine, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Rhode Island, New Hampsire, Delaware. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 05:37 1
  - 1 8 no 5th saddest (??) 5 6 no no no no uhhhh... -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 05:40
- California, Florida -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 05:36 1
  - nopers. -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 05:39
- Colorado -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 05:35 1
  - 5th happiest! -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 05:36
Torchlight drops on the Xbox360 -- (link) - oblique Mar 9, 05:32
Why are Germans boycotting E10, the ethanol fuel? -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 9, 05:13
*wonders if the Heat are weeping this mornign* -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 04:37
Ryan Mallett ran a zippy 5.37 sec. 40 yds at the Arkansas pro day workouts -- (link) - moles Mar 9, 00:54 1
- He was gonna run the 40 at the combine, but then he got high. -- nm - Dano Mar 9, 06:13
This is pretty funny. - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 9, 00:52 [Image]
the mazda spiders are in honda accords too (hi RC!) -- (link) - moles Mar 9, 00:02 2
- Hmm...I hope this isn't karma for me wishing spiders on the really really bad driver of a Mazda6 the other day. - Kim Pine Mar 9, 06:19
- Its the new Honda Hellstrom -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 9, 00:15
the swing shift must have taken the day off -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 23:17
hey znu, if you ever wanted to see a real rainbow unicorn, check it out -- (link) - moles Mar 8, 21:50 [flickr]
Raising Hope spoils - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 8, 21:36
Dear local newspaper, don't use dummy heds when it auto tweets them -- (link) - Tim Mar 8, 21:29 1
- Could be worse. Waaaaaay worse. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 8, 21:42
thanks Mafic! -- nm - Gwaahjo Mar 8, 21:19 2
- what am i, chopped liver? -- nm - moles Mar 8, 23:55
- I'll ask my friend, see if she can recommend some other stuff. -- nm - mafic Mar 8, 23:53
ep. 1 of Game of Thrones script review -- (link) - moles Mar 8, 21:11 3
- I'm going to choose to believe that comparing Tyrion to Charlie Sheen is just the reviewer's way of being cute. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 8, 21:24 2
  - i should preface these by saying i think the reviewer really doesn't know his shit - moles Mar 8, 21:28 1
    - That was clear from Y the Last Man yesterday. - David Mar 8, 22:05
The Lovely Bones just kept goin', huh? -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 21:04 2
- Hi, I'm Peter Jackson... -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 21:13 1
  - ... You might remember me from such FOX specials as Quest For the Longest Walk, and The Longshank Redemption ... -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 8, 21:16
I think I need to mail somebody my old 360's hard drive to get a few things off of it. - Tim Mar 8, 21:01
[an error occurred while processing this bare breasted for beads directive] -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 20:58
Jenbroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooll -- nm - Bacon Mar 8, 20:56

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