A friend of mine sent me a few more funnies to my e-mail box and I thought it'd be fun to let all ya'll share in them as well. Don't know who the authors are so I can't cite them but I wanted to make sure all ya'll knew that someone out there did write them.
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I've been hanging on to this book for a while and after finishing up a little Stephen King I figured I needed a change of pace again and decided to give it a try. First off I'd like to say I'm not a big fan of Shatner.
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I got these in an e-mail and wanted to share because they are just too funny. I have no idea who wrote them so I can't give credit other than letting ya'll know that someone else did them. Hope ya'll enjoy them as much as I did!
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The next morning we got up rather early so we could get started on a rather long day ahead. I was the first one up so I headed out to see the place in the daylight again and to see if the housing office had cleaned up the house while we were gone.
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I hadn't read a King book in a while because the last one I'd read was just a bit weird for me but I'd still been picking them up as they came out so that when the mood hit I'd have a couple around to start on again.
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This is a collection of stories about the different ships named "Enterprise" from real heavy weight authors such as Greg Cox, A.C.Crispin, Peter David, John Vornholt, and Diane Duane just to name a few. We start off with the Sloop-of –War Enterprise commanded by Capt.
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Another good collection of stories set in the alternate universe first introduced to us in the original series episode "Mirror Mirror".
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This is a great collection of stories that explore a bit of the back story of each of the New Frontier characters. The really cool thing is that you can pick this book up without having read any of the New Frontier series and not be lost in the slightest.
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This is a great book about the man that built Chick Fil-A into a Billion dollar a year business while standing firm in his commitment of loyalty to his customers, his employees, his operators and his faith.
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Yeah I love the Terminator series of movies so this book was a must have for me. While browsing it I noticed that a lot of the story takes place in Alaska so now I really had to have it since I've not that long moved from Alaska back down to the lower 48.
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Well after reading a couple of his other books I knew I had to read this one and see if he had any insight on the problems of getting kids to do their homework and not pawning it off on us parents.
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Ok I'm a bit old school in the way I raise my kids. I think they should be rewarded when they do good but punished when they do wrong. I'm not a big fan of what I see now in the realm of parenting as I think it goes a bit too far in coddling kids.
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I have kids so we tend to watch a lot of animated movies. Some are really good such as the Ice Age series; you know the type that you just watch over and over again.
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This is another Sci-Fi movie that came out to DVD before I'd even heard about it. I decided to take a chance on it and picked it up the other day and I'm glad I did. The story is set in the close future and the world has figured out an answer to the energy crisis.
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If you've been watching the TV lately you might have seen that Pepsi is doing a throwback look on their cans. Mountain Dew is as well but I haven't seen it advertised.
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I'm a huge fan of the Deathnote anime series so when I ran across a novel based on the same universe I knew I had to pick it up and try it out. What I found was a little surprising but in a good way.
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I have some small children and a couple of them are in school.
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Before this movie came out on DVD I hadn't heard anything about it so I had no idea what to expect when I popped it into the player.
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I love Sci-Fi and Star Trek in particular so I tend to read these books with a more critical eye than when I read most any other. This one is no different.
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I took it a bit slow getting on the interstate so we wouldn't get separated right off the bat. After we both pulled into traffic I keyed the mic to make sure she was reading me and after she replied that she was we got down to the business of driving.
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The ride from the base to the house was uneventful and the closer we got the more excited my wife and oldest became. I was just happy it was finally over and we were going to be settling into our new home together.
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While living in Alaska I started hearing about this movie that was coming out titled "Into the Wild" and it was based on something that had happened in Alaska several years back. I looked at the poster and it really didn't seem all that interesting to me so I skipped it.
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Ok I wanted to keep the lists sort of short and easy to follow so here is the next set of links to some of my older articles. 26.
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I was thinking about doing this for a while now and finally got the time to do it. When I first started writing here on the vine I didn't have many friends on my list.
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Eight random things 1. Post these rules before you give the facts. 2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules. 4.
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frosty, you hear anything about Luke AFB in AZ? And people living near it?
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Patriot Act changes:
Provisions and Changes in the USA PATRIOT Act
* New Sections * Changes to Existing Provisions * Renewed Provisions * New Sunsets
New Sections:
The following new sections were tacked on as amendments. The first section listed below was never debated in the House or the Senate. Most of the new sections have no connection to combatting terrorism.
* It establish a new uniformed police force for "special events of national significance," and expands the authority of the Secret Service by allowing them to arrest demonstrators at such events if they believe there has been a breach of a security perimeter. Demonstrators can be charged with a felony, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison. * It creates several new death penalty offenses. * It takes aim at the methamphetamine trade by imposing new restrictions on the sale of over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines, which contain a key ingredient for the drug. Read a news summary of this measure at Join Together.
Changes to Existing Provisions:
* The package makes clear that recipients of National Security Letters have the right to challenge them in court. However, it places the bar for succeeding in a challenge too high. In order to win the challenge, the third-party holder of records sought must prove that the government acted in bad faith, without the advantage of knowing whether the government is using secret evidence. * It gives recipients of court-approved subpoenas for information in terrorist investigations the right to challenge a requirement that they refrain from telling anyone. * Two new procedural hurdles have been imposed on FBI agents who want to apply for a Section 215 order to search bookstore or library records: they must first obtain the permission of one of three top officials--the director or deputy director of the FBI or the Executive Assistant Director of National Security; they must also present a statement of facts justifying the relevance of their request to a judge in the secret court established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). * Third parties who receive a Section 215 order will have the right to consult an attorney and the right to challenge the order in the FISA court. * Automatic, permanent gag orders imposed on everyone who receives a National Security Letter or a Section 215 order may appeal the gag order one year after the order is received. * The public has gained the right to learn whether Section 215 is being abused: the Inspector General of the Justice Department will conduct a review of the use of Section 215 since 2001 and report publicly whether any abuses have occurred; in addition, the Justice Department must annually report the number of bookstore and library searches that have occurred under Section 215. * The package clarifies that most libraries are not subject to demands in those letters for information about suspected terrorists. If the library is not an Internet Service Provider, the government will seek the Internet records directly from the ISP rather than seizing the library computer.
Renewed Provisions:
* Section 201 — Gives federal officials the authority to intercept wire, spoken and electronic communications relating to terrorism. * Section 202 — Gives federal officials the authority to intercept wire, spoken and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and abuse offenses. * Subsection 203(b) — Permits the sharing of grand jury information that involves foreign intelligence or counterintelligence with federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective, immigration, national defense or national security officials * Subsection 203(d) — Gives foreign intelligence or counterintelligence officers the ability to share foreign intelligence information obtained as part of a criminal investigation with law enforcement. * Section 204 — Makes clear that nothing in the law regarding pen registers — an electronic device that records all numbers dialed from a particular phone line — stops the government's ability to obtain foreign intelligence information. * Section 206 — Allows federal officials to issue roving "John Doe" wiretaps, which let investigators listen in on any telephone and tap any computer they think a suspected spy or terrorist might use. * Section 207 — Increases the amount of time federal officials may watch people they suspect are spies or terrorists. * Section 209 — Permits the seizure of voicemail messages under a warrant. * Section 212 — Permits Internet service providers and other electronic communication and remote computing service providers to hand over records and e-mails to federal officials in emergency situations. * Section 214 — Allows use of a pen register or trap and trace devices that record originating phone numbers of all incoming calls in international terrorism or spy investigations. * Section 215 — Authorizes federal officials to obtain "tangible items" like business records, including those from libraries and bookstores, for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. * Section 217 — Makes it lawful to intercept the wire or electronic communication of a computer hacker or intruder in certain circumstances. * Section 218 — Allows federal officials to wiretap or watch suspects if foreign intelligence gathering is a "significant purpose" for seeking a Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act order. The pre-Patriot Act standard said officials could ask for the surveillance only if it was the sole or main purpose. * Section 220 — Provides for nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence. * Section 223 — Amends the federal criminal code to provide for administrative discipline of federal officers or employees who violate prohibitions against unauthorized disclosures of information gathered under this act. * Section 225 — Amends FISA to prohibit lawsuits against people or companies that provide information to federal officials for a terrorism investigation.
New Sunsets:
New, four-year sunsets apply to the following renewed provisions:
* Section 206 — roving "John Doe" wiretaps * Section 215 — "tangible items" such as business records * Section 6001 — "Lone Wolf" provision included in Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
Sources: The Associated Press, American Booksellers for Free Expression, and the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
— chking
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I heard the story on books on tape while I was traveling, I laughed so hard I almost drove off the road. Write an article on it people pay attention to you, you are nicer than me.
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amazedtexan, hey I heard it was snowing all the way over in Houston so I guess it's a good thing you kept that scarf. :-)
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hey frosty, i may be needing that wool scarf after all. it's snowing here! ugh.
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Thanks Steve I really liked the article
Ladybug, I wish..It would be colder but with out the wind..lol
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Did you order this cold weather? Have a good one..:)
— Lady Bug
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frosty travelingcompanion has an article on the military you might want to see Steve
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Felony snowball throwing charges have been leveled against two Virginia college students for allegedly pelting a city plow and an undercover police car during Saturday's blizzard.
Our friend PNV (PastNikeVet-906575) has to go into the hospital today for surgery. He told us about this the other day when he said,
A campaign has been launched in Montgomery County, Md., to classify the speech of advocates for people who choose to leave the homosexual lifestyle as "hate speech," which then could be banned under a new law signed last year by President Obama.
James Delingpole is a writer, journalist and broadcaster who is right about everything.
Yesterday I woke up and started my morning ritual of checking my Email. This is usually a futile effort because to be honest I receive very little and most mail I receive is just junk. As I looked I noticed a mail labeled "Newsvine - love".
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