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Author: TriSec    Date: 12/27/2014 14:14:41

http://www.cubaflags.com/images/cuban-flag-old.jpg


It's not that hard to find this flag flying around the Southeast United States. I've been to a place called Miami, and have even been to Little Havana. Maria's uncle came to Miami in 1961 and lived in the United States for about 50 years - he never bothered to learn a lick of English; he didn't have to.
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 12/28/2014 14:43:40 by velveeta jones)

Fluffy Friday
Author: wickedpam    Date: 12/26/2014 14:04:07

Happy Boxing Day

Have some leftover cookies and hang out. Going to be a quiet day, I'm sure

http://www.chowstatic.com/assets/2010/11/holiday_cookies_carousel_620.jpg


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12 comments (Latest Comment: 12/26/2014 23:30:18 by Scoopster)

Merry Christmas!
Author: Raine    Date: 12/25/2014 13:45:52

Peace, Love, and Hope to you all
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 12/25/2014 14:39:31 by Will in Chicago)

Merry F-ing Christmas!
Author: BobR    Date: 2014-12-24 11:55:06

Since it's Christmas eve, I'd like to pause on the politics and just enjoy some fun and irreverent Christmas-related videos...


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62 comments (Latest Comment: 12/24/2014 21:34:19 by Scoopster)

Ask a Vet - Christmas 2014
Author: TriSec    Date: 12/23/2014 11:21:27

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,825th day in Afghanistan, and our 187th day back in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing wars, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,356
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,127
There have been 3 casualties in Iraq.

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:
$ 1, 590, 279, 750, 000 .00

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36 comments (Latest Comment: 12/24/2014 04:55:41 by Will in Chicago)

My goodness — I really overslept!
Author: Raine    Date: 12/22/2014 14:02:42

scramble scramble…
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46 comments (Latest Comment: 12/23/2014 03:20:06 by Raine)

Dick Cheney's Night Before Christmas
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 12/21/2014 14:03:21

Twas the night before Christmas when all through the chamber
not a captive was moaning, it couldn’t have been lamer.
The black hoods were hung o’er each prisoners eyes
with hopes there’d be no talk of violent demise
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 12/21/2014 19:31:43 by Raine)

'Tis the season for Musing
Author: TriSec    Date: 12/20/2014 13:31:47

Good Morning....or Happy **insert specifics here**

It's been an interesting season so far. Going back to Halloween, we started with an overly quiet and somewhat surreal trick-or-treating around my neighborhood. With 600 doors to knock on, we're usually swarmed, but this year I even had candy left over. Fast-forward to Thanksgiving, and I ended up with a house full of people.
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5 comments (Latest Comment: 12/21/2014 14:11:00 by velveeta jones)

Fluffy Friday
Author: wickedpam    Date: 12/19/2014 13:54:30

The Final Word



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27 comments (Latest Comment: 12/19/2014 21:25:02 by Mondobubba)

Normal
Author: Raine    Date: 12/18/2014 14:22:00

I know that Cuba has long been a contentious subject in the the United States. People older than I remember learning about the Bay of Pigs, the overthrow of Batiste in Cuba, heralding in the Castro dictatorship. I was taught about the Cuban Missile crisis. I only know the little I was taught in High School, and later from documentaries, movies and reading.
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37 comments (Latest Comment: 12/18/2014 21:50:51 by Raine)

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