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Almost as bad as the gas station owner raising gas prices to protest Shell's abusive tenancy practices, a used bookstore owner in Kansas City, Missouri, has decided that since he can't even give away the 20,000 books he has warehoused, he might as well burn them.

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If you've never crossed the majestic Golden Gate Bridge at least once in your life, you're missing out. 

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/27/MNGA0Q2EQ91.DTL

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I published something like this earlier today on Old Lady Syndrome, but it's important enough to note here, too.  Read More »

It's been all over the news lately that Frieda Birnbaum, a 60-year-old psychologist, has become the oldest woman in the USA to give birth to twins. Why? According to this article, Birnbaum says it is "really basically about women and empowerment."  Read More »

I remember reading a while ago that in the earlier stages of our current wars, the President and Tony Blair had discussed the possibility of bombing Al-Jazeera, the Arab TV network, out of existence. I have mixed feelings about this.  Read More »