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Today I paid some respects to a former co-worker.  While I was unable to attend his funeral, I was able to give him a little something for the next life.  Dan Worthy was an old salt when I had started my job.  Gnarled hands from arthritis didn't stop him from being …

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Wisconsin teacher refuses to accept MLK award from '1% lackey' Paul Ryan | Death and Taxes

Conservatives have a new public enemy: Al Levie, a Wisconsin teacher the right-wingers at The Gateway Pundit are calling a “hateful leftist” after Levie said last week he couldn’t “in good conscience” accept an award from “1% lackey” Wis …

Craig James: The Most Hated Man In West Texas | ThePostGame

Handsome, rich, Christian and Republican, Craig James should have it made as a senate candidate in Texas. He's famous for playing football for Southern Methodist University and later for the New England Patriots.

Dunk of the year candidate: Oklahoma State's Markel Brown | The Dagger: College Basketball Blog - Yahoo! Sports

If ever there were a dunk worthy of an ejection for trash talking, Markel Brown's alley-oop Wednesday night against Missouri may have been it.

Rivals High - Immigration issue costs recruit spot at Georgia

Chester Brown's love of the University of Georgia football program has been apparent since last July, when he verbally committed to the school. Shortly thereafter, the massive offensive lineman from Hinesville (Ga.) Bradwell Institute, had the date of his commitment - July 15,  …

Terrell Owens In GQ: I'm In Hell | ThePostGame

  Terrell Owens has always been an island of sorts.

Marines Rallying Support for Ryan Jerome Arrested for Gun at Empire State Building | TheBlaze.com

Ryan Jerome risked his life for his country and was honorably discharged for his service, but now New York City wants to throw him in jail for what seems to be an honest mistake.

Rush Limbaugh: Time to 'focus on' personal lives of journalists [VIDEO] - Yahoo! News

The hoopla surrounding the ABC News interview with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s second ex-wife, Marianne Gingrich, has raised a question for conservative radio show host Rush Limbaugh: How come journalists aren’t held to the same standard they hold those they  …

Tender Photos Unearthed from a Turbulent Time | Love + Sex - Yahoo! Shine

When Mildred and Richard Loving married in Washington, D.C. in 1958, they didn't think they were breaking the law. Both were from the small town of Central Point, Virginia. Mildred was of African-American and Native American decent and Richard was white.

Fake iPad 2s made of clay sold at Canadian stores | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

As many as 10 fake iPad 2s, all made of slabs of modeling clay, were recently sold at electronic stores in Vancouver, British Columbia. Best Buy and Future Shop have launched investigations into how the scam was pulled off.

Alan Moore inspired by Occupy activists he helped inspire (video) | Death and Taxes

Most people have never even heard the name Alan Moore, but more than a few are familiar with some of his most well-known works, like the big screen adaptation of the legendary comics creator’s “Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta” titles. It is the lat …

US general fights alcoholism after public collapse - Yahoo! News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Retired Brigadier General Stanley Cherrie flew into machine gun fire, lost a leg to a landmine and directed tanks against Iraqi forces in his long Army career.

This aircraft carrier is the world's most expensive parking lot - Yahoo! Autos

What you're looking at is the deck of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan covered in the vehicles of Navy Sailors heading to Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. At a cost of about $4.5 billion this is probably the world's most expensive parking lot.

Miss. Gov. Barbour pardons convicted murderer - Yahoo! News

Barbour's office did not respond Sunday and Monday to messages about the pardon. He has said in the past that releasing the trusties who live and work at the mansion is a tradition in Mississippi that goes back decades.

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Typo involving 80 cents nearly cost man his home | TBO.com

Imagine having the chance to save your home from foreclosure and then lose it all because you hit the wrong button on a telephone. It nearly happened to a Largo man.

The Morning after

As I am writing this, it is the first day in 15 years that I am officially unemployed.  So far, I'm still kind of waiting for it to sink in...as if it were a bad plot twist in a movie or book.  The past month alone was hellish...I endured yet another burglary, the idiot …

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Disgusting Santorum Unleashes on Absurd Ron Paul - Yahoo! News

COMMENTARY | According to the Huffington Post, Rick Santorum finds GOP presidential rival Ron Paul "disgusting." Santorum blames Paul for a series of robo-calls in Iowa calls insinuating Santorum is pro-choice and against the Second Amendment.

Check out this insane email we got from John Boehner's office | Death and Taxes

Steve Jobs used to surprise journalists and consumers alike by randomly replying to their emails sent to his well-known email address.

Sooner medic receives Purple Heart | Tulsa World

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spc.

American Children Kidnapped and Taken to Tunisia By Father | Care2 Causes

It is a mother’s worst nightmare. Edeanna Johnson-Chebbi separated from her husband Faical Chebbi via a protective order in February 2010 after he threatened to kill her.

Sheep, by Roger Waters

This Pink Floyd song came out in 1977.   Powerfull and relevant then...to me it still is.  And election day is less than a year away. Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland away;Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air.You'd better watch out!There may …

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