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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Christmas List

I can't remember when anyone has asked me for a Christmas list---it's been a long time, and truthfully, spending time with my family is the best gift I can ever get, and every year I have that blessing. This year, I'm invited to my daughter's in Spokane, which is a real treat. So if any of my family is reading this, I just want you to know what a joy you all are and how much spending time with you means to me. That gushing stuff said. Here is a brief list.

1. Books: 2666 By Roberto Bolano---to the best of my knowledge it is not out on Kindle and I'd really like to read it.
2. Books: Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden---again as far as I can tell not out on Kindle. This book is the 2007 Canadian Giller Prize Winner.
3. Socks. I totally love socks. Wild socks, goofy socks, toe socks, bland socks, soft socks, socks---can't have too many of them--and for me it is way to have fun, without drawing a lot of attention to myself. Yep, love those socks.
4. Sweatshirts: Love 'em, they are warm and comfortable, and the nicer ones can pass as sweaters---a person can't have enough nice sweat shirts.
5. DS Mystery Series Games: Yes I know DS is for kids, but I love the mystery games, I've played sample games online--but don't actually own one, so you can't go wrong and buy me one that I already have, cuz I don't have any. They say there is a series--the only one I can find advertised is the MillionHeir---but I love mysteries, so I think any in the series would be fine.

So that's it---that's all I've got. Hope this is helpful.
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This ruling by the appellate court gives a state department employee another chance at overseas employment. What I don't get and hopefully someone will explain this to me, is how being sexually incapacitated is related to State Department employment, or more particularity overseas State Department employment.

FLACK: Oh really, Proctor and Gamble won its case in the U.K.--Pringles are NOT potato chips. So says Proctor and Gamble and the UK courts agree. They have only 42% potato products in them and are not fried but rather baked from a dough. This makes it a food and not a snack--which means no 17.5% sales take for the U.K.

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