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Thursday, January 27th, 2005

You Will Not Leave Me

Tony’s grandfather died this morning. This was quite a bit sooner than expected, but at least we managed to tell my daughter it was coming before it happened. And, for what it’s worth, it’s easier, I think, when it’s clear the person is ready and that continued existance in that condition isn’t “living” to them [...]

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Monday, January 24th, 2005

Life and death

In a perfect symbol of the dichotomy of existence, I have two bits of news.
Tonight we sat Alex down and explained to her that her great-grandfather wasn’t getting any better in the hospital , and so we were going to move him to a hospice. She took it well. We’ll see how she does over [...]

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Wednesday, January 19th, 2005

My Pen Pal, Donald Rumsfeld

Someone forwarded me this oh so hilarious letter to “liberals” from “Donald Rumsfeld:
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. Dear Concerned Citizen: Thank you for your recent letter criticizing our treatment of the Taliban and Al Qaeda detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The administration takes these matters seriously, and your opinion was [...]

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Friday, January 14th, 2005

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Tony sent me this ebay auction: SCA boots of pain!
Warning: not drink safe!

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Sunday, January 2nd, 2005

Constitutional Toilet Paper

New story from Reuters (via Yahoo):
The Pentagon (news - web sites) and the CIA (news - web sites) have asked the White House to decide on a more permanent approach for those it was unwilling to set free or turn over to U.S. or foreign courts, the Washington Post said in a report that [...]

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