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Judge Tosses Native Hawaiian Challenge to Maui Halloween Party.

This is from the thread on This COLA has no Fizz It's not a false premise, because it is not a premise.

I just saw this. Some ad executives are in conference about how to get Stride "Whitemint" gum customers to spit out their gum (since it's so delicious), so they can be sold more gum. The solution? A yeti. STRIDE® Whitemint Gum Commercial - YouTube

I just heard on CNN a very interesting and dramatic proposal from Fareed Zakaria on solving the European debt crisis. I looked for a link on CNN.com but didn't see one. In a nutshell: (1) the crisis is very bad, (2) Greece is inconsequential because its economy is quite small -- it's Italy...

My wife's birthday is coming up in late September, and I saw that Amazon had one of their special sales today on a sort of combination dryer-brush-styler thingumbob, so on an impulse I ordered one. It's this: Amazon.com: Infinitipro Spin Air Rotating Styler, Black: Beauty. The thing is, if...

I have 30k in cash that I'd like to put into either a real estate mutual fund or a general stock mutual fund, over the next few months, say at about $1000/week into one of the two funds. What's a reasonable way to estimate which part of the market is lower: real estate or stocks in general? My...

You probably know about these, but I just ran across them. Pizza crispers are pans with a bunch of holes in the bottom, especially for pizzas in toaster ovens, but also for regular ovens (I haven't tried this) and other foods that need bottom crusts. They compete with pizza stones. The holes...

Most Authoritative Report On Colorectal Cancer And Diet Ever Conducted: Links With Meat, Fiber Confirmed

As I type this, at the top of my screen I see an ad from Plow & Hearth for a eucalyptus 3 piece bistro set, and it's the very one I bought less than two weeks ago and for the exact price I paid. I'm sure it's not a coincidence. I searched the web for a while, looking someone willing to ship...

I'm getting some eucalyptus lawn furniture and trying to figure out what sort of protective oil to get to keep it from weathering to gray. I see "hardwood oil", "teak oil", "tung oil" recommended, as well as polyurethane and spar varnish. I think I want an oil, though I understand it has to be...

The convention for referring to family members as D+acronym is not fully implemented, since there is no recognition that one is in one's own family. I suggest that if forum participants were encouraged to use "DM", the interpretation would be immediately clear to all familiar with the general...

As usual, I'm late starting to figure my federal tax bill for 2010, and I ran up against something unexpected. There is some sort of limitation on IRA contributions if you have also a retirement plan at work. I've had a retirement plan at work for 39 years, and I've been putting money into...

I just noticed that the Windward Orchid Society show (and sale) is this weekend, and it actually started earlier today. I was there twice previously, several years ago, and thought it was a nice show. I think I'll try to make it out there tomorrow, Saturday, or Sunday. I notice that, being...

I doubt I really belong here, since I didn't retire early. I just retired August 1, 2010, at age 68. That's not "early", right? I never gave much thought, when I was working, to what life would be like after work, but by accident, I think I made a good choice in going to work for a state...