Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
My younger brother who lives in Pennsylvania usually appears pretty sane - I mean if you don't know him well. However, if they ever start a new campaign to "Just Say No To Beer", he will be the poster boy.
I think most people know that when you consume alcohol ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
What would we be eating today if Ben Franklin would have won the battle to make a turkey the national bird? Eagle maybe? Just a thought.
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Although the people who know me may argue about this point, I like to think of myself as a normal, hard working American. As such, I think I am pretty much in touch with the opinions of most other hard working folks when it comes to the issue of ...
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Keep Your Financial House In Order
The current down turn in our economy has caused many people to refocus on their personal financial situations. The newspapers and evening news programs are full of tragic stories of foreclosures and repossessions. Trusted financial institutions are collapsing under the weight of bad ...
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Ever thought about growing a moustache?
That's exactly what the folks at Movember are trying to get men to do. Movember is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health. It started in Australia ("mo" is Aussie slang for moustache) and ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Some of the regular readers of The Sisyphus Comments are aware that my brother was the victim of a tragic accident back in May of this year.
Most of his doctors gave him little chance of survival, let alone recovery. However, they may have underestimated the power of prayer and ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
CopCAST Correspondent Sgt TC sent me this article that got the old blood boiling. Over the years, I have run into many government bureaucrats who have forgotten that their jobs exist for one reason - to serve the public. The public and the people they serve should not be ...
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
No weights, no gym - no problem. This is an awesome display of how you can use your environment to get fit. Thanks to @ZaqM on twitter.com for calling this to my attention. Check him out at the KB Cavern blog
If you experience any difficulty viewing this ...
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
CopCAST correspondent Sara Roberts, who is a resident of Hawaii, sent me a note to let me know that a new dwarf planet has been discovered in our solar system. What she really wanted to mention was that the folks at the International Astronomical Union in Paris named it ...
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
This is not how one should attempt to convince a cop that he is not drunk.
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that?” after reading about an innovative new method of making money? Well there is a new Australian website that is sure to have some people asking that questions.
The website is www.doctorsnotestore.com and, as you can probably guess, they sell ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.
Give a man a mortgage free home and he will take out a second mortgage and be facing foreclosure four years later - or at least that’s ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Unless you are a pharmacist or work in a narcotics unit, it is almost impossible to keep up with the prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs that you may come across on the street.
That's where the Pill Identification Wizard will help. All you have to do is enter the shape, ...
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
With the price of gas, this might be a good alternative for the company picnic at an amusement park. In fact, it may even be a good way for some companies to make a couple of extra dollars during their off-production time. I'm thinking of the Volvo Truck ...
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