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Monday, July 30, 2007

Advisor

Grab-A-Java, 6th Street, Springfield, Illinois..... [click for full entry]

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Five things I'm noting

Earlier this evening I got a comment on my hornet situation via telephone (thanks, Bob!).... [click for full entry]

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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Photo not taken: Hornet

There is a super gigantic hornet buzzing around the house. Or, it might possibly be.... [click for full entry]

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Statehouse contrails

State Capitol Building, Springfield, Illinois. From yesterday's SJ-R (Legislature sets record for longest overtime.... [click for full entry]

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Painter

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Sunday, July 15, 2007

Asunder

Once there were three Proud to wear the uniform Bright and hopeful future And then.... [click for full entry]

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Springfield's homeless

Dave Bakke has an article in today's paper with some statistics about the homeless people.... [click for full entry]

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Pink towtruck goes to North Dakota

I'm looking at some very cool screen captures of Google Earth (PCWorld in Pictures: The.... [click for full entry]

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Saturday, July 14, 2007

The military pays at the pump, too

And, man, do they. Just not at the same pump we do. Not that I.... [click for full entry]

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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Gatehouse is in your house

And, in your office, car, bathroom, bird cage and face: Geez. Via Peoria Pundit and.... [click for full entry]

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Pink geraniums

Grab-A-Java, 6th & Spruce, Springfield, Illinois. Sometime last weekend..... [click for full entry]

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Justice in China

Carrying out its own brand of swift justice (and extreme, if I may add), China.... [click for full entry]

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Monday, July 09, 2007

Faded

Recently revealed outdoor advertising for one Springfield institution on another Springfield institution - both,.... [click for full entry]

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Sunday, July 08, 2007

Lincoln's hometown as strip mall? [Updated]

Hardly. Or, maybe it is and I'm just too humorless to see it. I just.... [click for full entry]

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Saturday, July 07, 2007

Garlic dreams

That's my mind. I woke up a short bit ago to a really loud.... [click for full entry]

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Thursday, July 05, 2007

SJ-R changes online presence [updated]

Our local newspaper, the State Journal-Register has made some much needed and asked for changes.... [click for full entry]

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Stormy

Yesterday evening over Springfield of the Whole. (snort).... [click for full entry]

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Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Independence from...

How is it possible that when Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he could.... [click for full entry]

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Monday, July 02, 2007

Decider

Taking note that on this date the president commuted a convicted felon's soon to have.... [click for full entry]

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A case study

Take a lesson from The Four Yorkshiremen. Four minute video (I'm only linking to videos.... [click for full entry]

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Sunday, July 01, 2007

iPhone scalpers [updated]

If you missed out getting your iPhone on Friday, and absolutely, positively can't wait.... [click for full entry]

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