Am I dumber than I write?

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Using the feature that tracks my site's readership, I found the following post on another blog. This in no way qualifies me as a celebrity, but my pleasures are simple, and this excited me greatly.One of my recent finds with the Magic Next Blog button is The Dirt Field. I've been enjoying her adventures in young adulthood, her humor, and her cute-as-a-button puppy pictures.Yeah, I'm a sucker for cute, easily entertained fuzzy critters. That's why I have The Husband.The latest post [regarding office dares] tickles me in particular on several levels. First, you have to enjoy anyone with no dignity or self-control who's willing to write about it. Then, the dares themselves are fun to imagine (I'm rarely around enough people to notice me to get any fun out of them). Still, they amuse me.But most of all, despite her request to contact her, she has absolutely no contact information ...continue reading.

You stole PANCAKES? Well, it’s definitely the death penalty for you.

Posted on by lindsay
The following excerpts are from an article in today's Washington Post:The fatal shooting of a college student outside a pancake house last weekend by an off-duty Alexandria police officer was a "horrible, horrible tragedy," but an investigation will prove that the officer acted within the department's policies, the officer's attorney said yesterday.[Officer Carl] Stowe was working as a security guard, wearing his police uniform, at the International House of Pancakes when he pursued a group of teenagers who had not paid their check and then shot at their fleeing Jeep Cherokee, killing Aaron Brown, 18. Brown was one of six teenagers in the vehicle.Afterward, Stowe told police that he feared for his safety when the vehicle headed toward him. One of the passengers disputed the initial police account Tuesday, saying the officer was not directly in front of the SUV when he opened fire.Police Chief Charles E. Samarra has declined ...continue reading.