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January 21, 2005

Norwegians Confused by Bush Salute

I guess "Hook'em Horns" has a different meaning in Norway.

Speaking of the inauguration, Jimmy Carter's cost $3 million. The DC security bill for this one alone ran $17 mill with the total cost, most of it privately financed, at about $50 mill. It's tacky to be celebrating so publicly and in such a gaudy style while American soldiers are dying in the streets of Baghdad.

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January 19, 2005

Typo Led To Indy Boil-Water Advisory

Oops.
Indianapolis officials said a typo led the city to advise more than 1 million city residents to boil their tap water Jan. 6.

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The latest fad in Japan

To quote businesstravelogue.com: "Japan is a very strange place."

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Ukrainian hasn't slept in 20 years

20 years? What the hell?

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January 18, 2005

I-80 crash claims UNL student's life

Tragic story of 21 year old Derek Keiper who "would do anything for anybody. He was really funny, extremely intelligent." Derek wrote the following for the Daily Nebraskan last September:
"It is my choice what type of safety precautions I take. There seems to be a die-hard group of non-wearers out there who simply do not wish to buckle up no matter what the government does. I belong to this group."
Derek died after being tossed out of the back seat of a Ford Explorer in an early morning accident on icy Interstate 80.

via blogdex.

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January 17, 2005

The road behind our house is no longer a road

Note the change since January the 11th.

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January 16, 2005

Too many trailers? Conn. lawmaker wants movie start times published

My Darling Wife and I see a fair amount of movies per year. I like movie previews, and hate the product ads as much as anyone but I totally disagree with this. Our country has enough laws; we don't need one about movie starting times. Stop whining and just show up a few minutes later.

Our favorite film last year, btw, was Sideways.

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