Beck’s team got a permit for 300,000, about 87,000 showed up. Via @KeithOlbermann Glenn Beck Rally Attracts Estimated 87,000 – Political Hotsheet – CBS News An estimated 87,000 people attended a rally organized by talk-radio host and Fox News commentator Glenn Beck Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News.

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ginny on August 19th, 2010

…because the Lord gave him a strong impression… or something. Church of Firstborn president and first counselor charged in girl’s rape | The Salt Lake Tribune.

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ginny on June 17th, 2010

45 minutes on reclining bike today + 40 mins swimming Tuesday = decent reboot of workout routine. Next week aim higher. #fb

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ginny on June 9th, 2010

… because it’s important to know what the cat is doing all day. #FB Sony Makes Cats Tweet With Wearable Lifelogging Device — Tech-On!

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ginny on May 30th, 2010

I volunteered to help out with a project, and now it appears the parameters have changed completely from what I thought I signed on for. Of course, just when I thought it was almost done…

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ginny on May 22nd, 2010

Getting some traction on taking the church blog and turning it into the main website for St Nick’s. It’s quite difficult to migrate a domain from Yahoo.com to GoDaddy.com as it is, but the former web admin (who’s moving on to be ordained as a deacon soon) struggled with the Yahoo side. Finally, finally he [...]

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ginny on May 17th, 2010

Lewis and Clark landmark opens in Illinois – USATODAY.com.

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Yay! Whole Foods is going to be pretty conveniently located for us, missed them since we moved from Palatine. Schaumburg Whole Foods: New Whole Foods brings foodie culture to suburban shopping mecca – chicagotribune.com.

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ginny on May 3rd, 2010

And the loony bin crowd goes wild, they win the right to drill the “foreign terrorist” meme into the ground. Even A Blind Squirrel Finds An Occasional Nut! Looks Like Times Square Bomber Was Most Likely Part Of An International Plot. | Crooks and Liars.

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ginny on April 7th, 2010

I don’t use it, and you shouldn’t either. #FB The R-word: Evanston High School students fight the R-word – chicagotribune.com Evanston Township High School senior Megan McCareins wants to stamp out the R-word as she and others try to change how fellow students talk and think about people with intellectual difficulties. McCareins and a handful [...]

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