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From posters to pouters

Society nellie - December 13, 2009 17

Friday night on Vox Populi, I mentioned that I had been posting the HP Bush Years Posters to answer Obama bashers across the net....

Tonight’s Recipe

Society KevenSeven - November 28, 2009 28

Seeing as winter is coming on (even in Los Angeles, it's all relative) I have a hankering for my favorite soups. Cipollata is high on...

A Thanksgiving Tradition

Society AdLib - November 26, 2009 26

It is a tradition with our family that at Thanksgiving Dinner, we go around the table and each of us says what we're thankful...

Thanksgiving

Society javaz - November 25, 2009 181

Thanksgiving can be a day of joyful family reunion or, a dreaded day of obligation that must be attended out of guilt. Does Thanksgiving for...

I’ve been craptured.

Society peacekitten - November 24, 2009 202

this will be a short one. just to let everyone here know peacekitten has been banned from huffington post without so much as a warning...

Had the Native American’s Been Republicans…

Society Corgi Lover - November 20, 2009 13

Cartoon by Jeff Parker - Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com - http://www.cagle.com/news/Thanksgiving09/main.asp I saw this cartoon and I had to share it with everyone. It says so...

Why Progess Is Not Instantaneous

Society Corgi Lover - November 13, 2009 50

Everyone wants to know why more hasn’t been done in the last 10 months than actually has occurred. There are a lot of reasons. 1) ...

Any foodies out there?

Society KevenSeven - November 12, 2009 169

Just wondering if I am the only foodie here? Just love to cook. Perhaps Sundays could be recipe exchange day?

Honoring our Veterans

Society javaz - November 11, 2009 27

With war raging in Europe and knowing it was only a matter of time before America became involved, Jacqueline...

Seminar: A weekly discussion. First topic: What number of parties leads to the most progressive and effective society?

Society KevenSeven - November 9, 2009 43

Tonight I introduce a new feature: A recurring seminar on various topics. The concept is deliberately academic. I (and others assuming y'all embrace the...

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I’ve been craptured.

Had the Native American’s Been Republicans…

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