Gee,  no sooner do I mention rotating titles then RocketJones puts up a howto.  Before I activate mine, I'll have to come up with some more cleverness.

And most of the category icons are done.  I used transparent-background PNGs so that if I ever get around to changing the background color they won't be sitting in little white boxes.  The only one left is for "In Passing."  I just spent a couple of hours browsing through my dingbat collection, and nothing seemed suitable.  Right now I'm out of ideas.  Maybe I'll do a temporary one that says "Imagine Icon Here."

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So Walter Shapiro wants to repeal the second amendment?

That's o.k.  Commenter "rosignol" wants to repeal the first.
(From a discussion at Alphecca, where they're making a little list...)

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Marking the death of an editor, and a changing institution:

Newspaper companies, not just those in Detroit, seem to have made a decision to publish newspapers for people who do not like to read. They are putting out papers for those who would rather watch television.

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(If I ever get a rotating title.)

Irritated reader responds to some commenters who can't avoid bringing-politcs-into-everything:

You two should have radio shows, so you could be fired.

Posted by: tyree | Apr 13, 2007 8:37:56 PM

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Tom Maguire (in the discussion of his post about the Imus mess):

I was at Home Depot this morning buying some gardening supplies. I had no trouble finding the seed and fertilizer but I nearly caused an incident when I asked where I could find a hose.

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Appears that not everyone is seeing the previous page-next page links on the mee.nu sites list.  (More after the jump.)
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What immediately comes to mind on hearing about a company named Stash Tea?
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Remember that Insert Image window with the hidden "Insert" button?

Do I hear a "woo-hoo"?

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OVER MY SHOULDER- the Jessie Matthews Centenary Issue
Jessie Matthews, vocals, various orchestras and conductors
ASV Living Era CD AJA 5663
February, 2007
24 tracks, 77 minutes

www.sanctuaryclassics.com

Younger Britons, if they remember Jessie Matthews at all, remember her as someone who occasionally appeared on television variety shows

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Snow flurries, winds, and near-freezing temperatures today.  Spring is back in hibernation, I see.  Bleah!

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