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Guy walks into a bar looking pretty haggard, and takes a seat. Bartender offers him a shot tequila. Guy refuses, saying "That's what I was drinking last night." "I went home and it was sick. I blew chunks everywhere." "Blew chunks in the bathroom, in the living room, and in the bedroom." Bartender says, "That's nothing to be ashamed of, everyone gets sick." Guy responds, "Chunks is my dog." .

CMU professor gives his last lesson on life Here’s a link to the the complete media stream from the event (about 1hr, plus). Here's the link to the accompanying article.

CMU professor gives his last lesson on life Here’s a link to the the complete media stream from the event (about 1hr, plus). Here's the link to the accompanying article.

The People vs. the Profiteers " Americans working in Iraq for Halliburton spin-off KBR have been outraged by the massive fraud they saw there. Dozens are suing the giant military contractor, on the taxpayers' behalf. Whose side is the Justice Department on? " "Over the past 16 years, Grayson has litigated dozens of cases of contractor fraud. In many of these, he has found the Justice Department to be an ally in exposing wrongdoing. But in cases that involve the Iraq war, the D.O.J. has taken extraordinary steps to stand in his way. Behind its machinations, he believes, is a scandal of epic proportions—one that may come to haunt the legacy of the Bush administration long after it is gone." Read the rest...

Professor with pancreatic cancer gives his last lesson on life Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Randy Pausch set the tone early on yesterday at his farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. "If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you," said Dr. Pausch, a 46-year-old computer science professor who has incurable pancreatic cancer. It's not that he's in denial about the fact that he only has months to live, he told the 400 listeners packed into McConomy Auditorium on the campus, and the hundreds more listening to a live Web cast. It's more that "I am in phenomenally good health right now; it's the greatest cognitive dissonance you will ever see -- the fact is, I'm in better shape than most of you," he said. And then, to the appreciative laughs and applause of his audience, Dr. Pausch dropped to the stage floor and did a set of pushups. "So anyone who wants to cry or pity me can come down here and...

Ok, I know not everyone agrees with me on this... but I implore pet owners: Don't Dress Up Your Pets! Oy. Ok, at least if you work a Service Dog, keep your dog's dignity intact and dress them ONLY in their working gear. Oy again. Some pix that I think prove my point!

Recently, I was talking to someone who wanted to get another dog. She was into adopting, and I suggested looking into a rescue greyhound. She was hesitant. She thought they would be a nervous dog that needed lots of running room. Au contraire! These dogs are big couch potatoes with awesome, gentle personalities. Here's a National Geographic video that drives my point home. ----- Greyhound Rescue Austin (Texas)

Today marks three years since Christopher Reeve died, nine years after he suffered a paralyzing injury when he was thrown from a horse. Here's a link to an article I wrote about him in 2005.

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This morning I went to push my dog Frankie off the couch and I accidentally stuck my finger in his bung-hole. Good morning! ew.

Thank You Dan Rather by Leslie Griffith on The Huffington Post October 4, 2007 "You were told to conform to a Republican agenda or shut up. When you refused to march in step, you got Bush-whacked." "Anchors and reporters stopped asking why. The corporate media demanded nationalism without skepticism, believing ratings would fall further if reporters did their jobs." Read the whole article here .

ATLANTA (AP) -- Americans with disabilities smoke more than everyone else, according to the first national study to compare smoking rates between the two groups. About one in four disabled people are smokers, compared to about one in five among the non-disabled, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. More people with disabilities also said they'd seen a doctor or nurse recently, and had been advised to quit cigarettes, the CDC study found. Having such national data is helpful, but the results aren't surprising, said Kenneth Warner, a leading tobacco researcher who is dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The disabled population included people with mental illness and drug and alcohol addictions - groups known to have higher smoking rates. "It is very believable," Warner said, of the CDC study's findings. More than 10 million Americans with disabilities smoke, according to the study authors. They said many disa...