The remote northwest Australian fishing town of Onslow was lashed by torrential rain and winds gusting at 160 km/h (100 mph) as severe tropical cyclone Glenda crossed the coast late Thursday from the Indian Ocean, government weather authorities said.
There were no immediate reports of substantial damage or injuries.
About 500 people were evacuated from the town […]

Posted on March 31st, 2006 by Daniel
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It never fails, really. No matter where you are or what you do, there are always people in both the real world as well as the cyber world (internet) who are just waiting to poo-poo you. You can be having a lovely discussion with interesting people about (what you all think are) interesting things. BANG! […]

Posted on March 30th, 2006 by Daniel
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Posted on March 29th, 2006 by Daniel
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“No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use violence as a tool to do that.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2006
“If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate.” —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., March 21, 2006
“After the bombing, most Iraqis […]

Posted on March 29th, 2006 by Daniel
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I knew there was a reason I kept my head in the sand most of the time. I was just watching the news (finished a bit earlier than usual with work tonight) and much of what they call news is really garbage but one thing really stood out for me.There are workers here in the […]

Posted on March 29th, 2006 by Daniel
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Just have time to mention that I’m starting to get the hang of this site. Have figured out how to put pictures on the “Our Images” tab. I picked some nice ones…and a couple of “Oh Jeeze! What the hell is that??” images as well. The one that says “Don’t Ask!!”…? […]

Posted on March 28th, 2006 by Daniel
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Singer Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of
country music with hits like “Act Naturally” and brought the genre to
TV on the long-running “Hee Haw,” has died at age 76.
Owens died Saturday at his home in Bakersfield, California, said family
spokesman Jim Shaw, who played keyboards in Owens’ band, the Buckaroos.
The cause of […]

Posted on March 28th, 2006 by Daniel
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Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi…

I’m afraid of the ocean.
Terrified, actually.
When I say I live in Kansas City…I don’t mean Kansas.
I really hate it when people get that confused.
I love to fly.
I’m terrified of heights.
Yet I love the movie “Vertigo”.
My favorite pet in the world is buried in our yard.
I think of her every day.
I fall victim to depression and […]

Posted on March 26th, 2006 by Daniel
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For those that don’t know…I don’t drive to the office as I am afforded the opportunity to work from home. This means that I put about 6000 miles per year on a car and don’t have to endure the displeasure of dealing with other dirvers very often.
However, today alone I put 200 miles on my […]

Posted on March 26th, 2006 by Daniel
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The unfortunate side-effect of every gay man’s life is that there always is (and always will be) at least one “Mark”. I think it’s written somewhere in the “Handbook For The Gay & Fabulous” the following:

Chapter 69; Paragraph OICU812 =
Now that you’ve mastered the art of getting sloppy drunk on Cape Cods and Cosmos, (and […]

Posted on March 26th, 2006 by Daniel
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