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Most folks have heard " Sweet Baby James " by James Taylor . Here's a very pretty version by The Seldom Scene . Thanks to fkaz...

Regina, Saskatchewan, Leader-Post : A "Black Widow" suicide bomber planned a terrorist attack in central Moscow on New Year's ...

So there we were, cruisin' on home after our big day out , freshly groomed English Springers asleep in the back seat, freshly chowed-dow...

One of Emmylou's signature songs and one of my favorites. This goes out to my Dad who would have been 117 today. Making Believe is a co...

Thanks to Mrs. G's friend Pat, formerly of West (East?) Islip, Noo Yalk. Her husband is an old Coastie named Rob. Pat and Rob. Sounds li...

Nothing to say until the dust settles. Mubarak will either stay or go; it's just about the amount of human life squandered before it...

It's over the mountains and through the woods for us today. Spa Day for the pups, $1.50 Polish dogs (w/drinks) for us. I'll leave ya...

Da Chooch loving the new snow Ziva exercising her sense of humor. The Mrs. is coming home from her Wes' Coas' swing today. Gotta ch...

The most influential country singer that most people have never heard of, Charlie Louvin passed away yesterday. Even if you've never he...

The President called for 'innovation' in his SOTU. Not quite Sputnik but here's some. Heh. EssEffChron National Guard troops ope...

Snowthrower next winter (if I survive this one), bet the house on it. My backyard is beautiful but I got a ton of shoveling to do. Woke up...

Raw Story Border guard fired, ‘interrogated’ for saying pot should be legalized ACLU slams 'ideological purity' test for government ...

AZ Central The seizure of more than 700 guns and the indictments of 34 people announced on Tuesday are further confirmation that Arizona has...

If it's Wednesday, it must be Morford . 1) The end is near-ish! Government overspending will be the death of us all! Massive, crushing d...

From the SOTU is that is was the rhetoric of a dying empire. It seemed more like a speech given at a pep rally than what was really needed ...

TPMMuckraker The complaint further argues that a body scan amounts to a "warrantless, non-suspicion-based, electronically-recorded stri...

Rahm Emanuel: Illinois Supreme Court issues order keeping him on ballot for now This comes as no surprise. At least he's Chicago's p...

Actually, the weather's beautiful and I wish you were here. Our normal January thaw is lasting longer than usual and everybody's wai...

New Marijuana Soda to Launch in Feb. According to the Sentinel, Butler's soda pot line will include the "flagship cola drink Canna ...

William Rivers Pitt on Olbermann: People are understandably outraged and disturbed over his abrupt and ill-defined departure from MSNBC…so ...