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Affordable, quality health care for me vs. my pooch; updated

You may have seen my comments in the last few weeks wherein I shamelessly begged for mojo and positive thoughts after I lost my job.  Shortly thereafter my pooch was diagnosed with a rare form of...

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Mojo Friday - Time Shifters' Edition - It's just a jump to the left

I'm left-handed.  When I was in the first grade (back when the earth's crust was still cooling), the nun who taught us printing tried to make me switch to my right hand. My mother tells me that I had...

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Mojo Friday - West Coast Addition - Meteor Blades is the Dark Overlord

Mojo Friday - West Coast addition.  Meteor Blades is the Dark Overlord.This is not a diary.  It is not even a comment at best. This should be in open comments.  So what?!  Bwa ha ha ha ha!  You could...

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Mojo Friday-West Coast Edition - What's that smell?

On a September morning in 1960, a group of first-graders were at recess.  A school bus pulled up, belching the unrestricted diesel fumes of that era.  The Big Kids were lining up for a field trip....

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Mojo Friday West Coast Edition - CBI and the Troops

The China/Burma/India Theater (CBI) was a little-known part of the US Army (operating with conjuction with Allied air and land forces in those countries) during WWII.  One of the US units in this...

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Mojo Friday West Coast Edition - Hot Talk!

This diary will be short because it's too hot to think of anything creative. I live near Seattle, and we are experiencing record high temperatures.  On Wednesday it was 105 where I live. Some areas...

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Mojo Friday West Coast Edition - Guilty Pleasures

Mr. Piren has discovered a guilty pleasure in the TV show "Burn Notice".  It's based on a character, Michael Westen, who was a CIA operative until he was "burned" by the agency; his identity wiped...

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Mojo Friday West Coast Edition - Groaners!

Two antennas met on a rooftop.  They became friends, fell in love, and eventually got married.  The wedding wasn't anything to write home about, but the reception was amazing!Groan!  Made you laugh....

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Mojo Friday West Coast Edition - Ding Dang I'm Old

In last week's Mojo Friday West Coast Edition (groaners), MFers marched out some classic jokes and one-liners that made me feel, kinda, well, old.  In addition, there are anniversary stories all over...

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Mojo Friday WC Edition - The Lion Sleeps Tonight

On Wednesday morning I took care of my usual a.m. routine and then logged on to Daily Kos. The first thing I clicked on was Vice President Biden's touching tribute to Senator Kennedy before the senate....

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Mojo Friday WC and Sleepyhead Edition - Random Stuff

I've been sick this week.  Stuck in bed in an antibiotic haze.  This gave me lots of time to peruse the internets and back issues of "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" for ideas about what to write.  BTW,...

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Mojo Friday, WC & Sleepyhead Edition - Hannibal

No, not that Hannibal.  This Hannibal was President Lincoln's VP. Not much is taught about him, but he had an interesting but uncelebrated history.  Hannibal Hamlin, a democrat, was chosen as Lincoln's...

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Call it a worst diary entry if you must, but im not making this up.

I am not paranoid.  Just because you think everyones is out to get you, dosnt mean their not.  I will tell you about my bad day yesterday, just one example of my bad days.  This is true because I am a...

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Mojo Friday West Coast and Sleepyhead Edition - Party On!

The Constitutional Convention convened in 1787 in the state house in Philadelphia.  The Declaration of Independence was signed there 11 years earlier.  For months, 55 delegates from the states met to...

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Mojo Friday WC and Sleepyhead Edition - The Baddest of the Bad

Last week in the WC Mojo diary we had a "How tough is Chuck Norris?" race for the margin.  Chuck Norris is pretty tough.  Here are a few of my favorite comments:Chuck Norris is so tough... ...he...

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Mojo Friday WC and Sleepyhead Edition - Get Thee to a Vet

This is an edited reprint of my first DKos diary. I wrote it in February of this year.My pooch was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.  If there is a silver lining, it's a cancer with a low level of...

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Mojo Friday WC and Sleepyhead Edition - Passing the Torch

This will be my last Mojo Friday WC and Sleepyhead Edition for a while because I GOT A JOB!!! I GOT A JOB!!!! I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!  JOB JOB JOB JOB JOB!!!!Did I mention that...

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It's Mojo West Coast Monday!

I'm back in Seattle after going south to LA for a family holiday.  It's chilly here in the northwest, but to me it was warm in SoCal.  You couldn't convince my family down there that it was warm.  I...

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NFTT Chuck Norris Edition

I love Chuck Norris one-liners.  They totally crack me up.  I would like to share a few of my favorites...There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control.Chuck...

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NFTT - Mr. D on the airport shuttle

I spent the holidays with family in a warmer climate.  I took a shared van to the airport.  I look forward to the van ride this time of year, because my fellow passengers are in good moods, and I will...

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