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Keeping Up With The Barbies

I should probably check this story on Smoking Gun. Reuters is reporting that Mattel is going to come out with new Barbies fashioned after the Kardashian sisters. I remember buying one of my daughters “Paleontologist Barbie” and the brand is famous for some of the career choices available for Barbie, including President of the United States. Why on earth would Mattel risk the wholesome Barbie brand by featuring Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe?

Top Ten Reasons Why Mattel Will Offer a Kardashian Barbie

They figured they could make a lot of money on clothing by using less fabric and charging the same amount

Last Minute Shopping – Going Green

Twas two days before Christmas and all through the scene,

Not a toy had been purchased unless it was green,

No gifts for the kiddies how could you be so mean?

“It’s not my fault” you say…the choices are so lean,

Well here are a few that you may have not seen!

Feeling Naked

I had left the house this morning ahead of schedule. I didn’t have to pack a lunch since I had plans to be out in the field today and we’d go out to lunch between inspections. I was feeling pretty good getting an early jump and started my car to let it warm up while I walked out to get the paper. This should have been the first warning of pending catastrophe as the paper was not there yet. In the four years that I have been getting home delivery this is only third time I can remember it not being there. This upset my routine as I usually get to work early enough to read the paper before starting.

Occupy This

I have been forwarded secret documents from Massachusetts Senatorial candidate and former Obama advisor Elizabeth Warren’s plan for the “occupy” movement. You may recall she took credit for the movement,

“I created much of the intellectual foundation for what they do. I support what they do.”

The documents that came into my possession show the process or “intellectual foundation” for how the Occupy Wall Street movement decided what to occupy.

Occupy Sesame Street

That didn’t work since Big Bird and Company are billionaires…

Occupy The Waltons

America’s Gone Soft?

I perhaps the greatest example of the pot calling the kettle black…

“I mean, there are a lot of things we can do. The way I think about it is, you know, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft…”

B. Hussein Obama [September 29, 2011 interview]

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Valentin

With the political climate so heated and UNINSPIRING I thought this story was well timed.

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It’s A Burgh Thing

If you are not a Pittsburgher you’ll still find this funny, but not as much. You may recognize a little Dennis Miller to the comedy. It is best enjoyed by someone that grew up in the city and even more if you have a few decades under your belt. Pittsburgh’s Jim Krenn…

There are more videos at JimKrennRaw.

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Department of Innovation

Try to imagine a dozen Obama-acolytes sitting around a table for hours discussing the new agency, The Department of Innovation. It’s now been three long weeks that they have been toiling away when one jumps up and exclaims, “I’ve got it!” He rushes to the smart board and hurriedly scribbles his idea for the others to see. They are paying close attention to the Harvard law graduate as his vision starts to take shape. As he steps back all eyes are looking at his vision. A Phd in economics from Yale pipes up and suggests that some stars be used somewhere that would make it look patriotic to fly-over country. A woman with a doctorate in gender studies from Princeton suggests yellow might be a powerful color to add. After a few back and forths they are quite pleased with themselves and hand the product over for final editing. There were no jobs created. They spent thousands of dollars. The only innovation was the logo…

Landscaping Through Life

St. John's Wort on the left - Crown Vetch on the right

A few years ago my in-laws built a new cabin on Deep Creek Lake. This would be the third cabin dating back to when the lake was first formed to generate hydro-power. There is a small slope between their lower driveway and the lawn that leads to the lakefront. It never really had any remarkable landscaping and was mostly weeds. After construction I took the initiative to research, buy, and plant this area. They have somewhat sandy soil that doesn’t get much sun.

Weiner-Gate

The story that seems to be on Viagra. Yes the Anthony Weiner story seems to keep popping up in the strangest places. I hope you have already read my poem of a few days ago when the story first broke. E.D. now seems to stand for Embattled Democrat. According to the Weiner Spokeswoman (there’s job worth having – though probably pretty busy these days), Risa Heller, the Schlongmeister now is seeking a leave of absence (probably should have taken a leave for abstinence) to,

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