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So Long Mayans, Thanks for all the Guns
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 12/30/2012 13:28:34

Well, this is it. The last Velveeta Jones blog of 2012 since I didn't get raptured last week as I was sure I would, I suppose I'll have to figure out something to write.

Velveeta presents: The Best Moments of 2012 (Remember when...)

It's been an exciting year filled with Mars landings, Occupiers, Syrian rebels, grumpy cats, Queens celebrating major anniversaries, cute Gymnasts and probably the craziest group of Republicans running for President ever. Sadly, the world did not end on the 21st as we all expected. So, let's see what happened this year.
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All I Got For Christmas Was This Damn Head Cold by Jacob Dean
Author: jacob_dean    Date: 12/29/2012 21:20:10

All I Got For Christmas Was This Damn Head Cold by Jacob Dean

Tis the season for colds, coughs, sore throats, and noses trying to runaway. I try to carefully observe my surroundings more so during cold and flu seasons because I really don't like getting sick. I'm sure you love it too, right? I have slightly flat Eustachian tubes in my ears. Your ears, nose and throat are all connected, and function together, for example, when you get a head cold. You know the song, "the ear bone's connected to the nose bone, and the nose bone's connected to the throat bone..." or something like that. Your Eustachian tubes help drain all that nasty stuff through your ears, into the nose and throat and then into the garbage, sink, napkin, or toilet. I'm clearly not a doctor but my point is whenever I get a "normal" head cold, or what would be a normal head cold for someone else, it tends to hit me a little more so, and hang around longer in my head than most people. This is why I'd consider myself a bit more concerned and cautious about colds, especially being around people who are sick. Which leads us to the real point of this blog: why part-time service sector employees can't afford to take a sick day off from work. Imagine that. Once again, it's really all about the money.
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Sandy: Just Another Political Opportunity
Author: Raine    Date: 12/29/2012 21:10:50

We have all seen the aftermath of Super-storm Sandy. There are billions of dollars in damage. Neighborhoods, cities, counties will have to be rebuilt. This will require labor. It will require hiring. As horrible as all of this is, a fact remains: there will be an uptick in blue collar employment in the Tri-state area.

Having said that, the junior Senator from Kentucky has decided to take our national tragedy and use it as away to depress wages. He spoke against Davis-Bacon wages for Sandy recovery. Listen:

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2012 running out of gas
Author: TriSec    Date: 12/29/2012 13:56:38

Morning, folks.

As 2012 drags its sorry ass to the finish line, here's hoping we all have a better 2013.

We've had a series of open blogs this last week, so how's about one more? I have all these ideas floating around my head this morning, but don't really feel like fleshing any of them out.

So.
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Holiday Quickie
Author: BobR    Date: 12/28/2012 13:33:16

Day 8 on the road. I am completely out of touch with what's going on, so here's my lame-O open thread.
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PA-rum-pum-pum-pum
Author: TriSec    Date: 12/27/2012 14:17:57

That's the sound a late blog makes hitting the table with leftover Christmas cookies and pie!

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http://img4-1.myrecipes.timeinc.net/i/recipes/ck/03/03/custard-pie-ck-434581-l.jpg

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64 comments (Latest Comment: 12/28/2012 00:57:47 by livingonli)

STUB
Author: wickedpam    Date: 12/27/2012 14:14:42

Morning all & in the usual place
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Post Christmas Potpurri
Author: BobR    Date: 12/26/2012 13:17:01

It's the day after Christmas, I have very little time before our host needs the internet cable for work, so here are a few interesting news items:
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Ask a Vet - Christmas 2012
Author: TriSec    Date: 12/25/2012 12:44:07

Good Morning. It is Christmas Day.

It is also our 4,097th day in Afghanistan.

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

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,171
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,072

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$ 1, 406, 484, 400,000 .00

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Christmas Eve Stub
Author: wickedpam    Date: 12/24/2012 14:25:27

:coffee:

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