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Man Jailed Over 50-Cent Toll.. My Hero

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Thomas Jensen, 68, of Braintree, said the state broke a contract with him and everyone else who bought tokens by refusing to accept them after January of last year. He was convicted of theft of services for continuing to use tokens after they were phased out. ‘‘I gave the state of New Hampshire money for [...]

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Kudos CNN

Friday, August 24th, 2007

I recently reported that CNN had posted a heart wrenching story about a young boy (Youssif) who had been set on fire by masked men. I scolded them for not providing information to their readers on how they could help (the story was all but a direct request for support). This morning, CNN has made [...]

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New Bumper Sticker

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

My Safe Following distance is NOT your crazy driving, tail gating, weave in and out of traffic and cut me off space. A$$holes

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HOV Riders stranded

Friday, August 10th, 2007

My rear suspension blew outtoday. The lucky two riders with me in the HOV lanes had an amazing 50 minute wait on the side of the road for their emergency ride. We kept the talk lively. My car is at the dealer, they should get to it monday… oh joy. Hopefully it will be under [...]

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WAKA kickball take two

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

We won!!! 5 to 1. Stay tuned.

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it always comes back to one

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

I’ve been through it so many times, Each time you think its run its course. Things are looking up and you’ve left that solitude to rot by itself. Suddenly an event occurs and you realize, even while looking it striaght through the eyes, you had been fooled. It trick however relies on a common human [...]

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Solar power brought to small village

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, stills has villages that are without power, without water and without direct government involvement. A single man, chosen by the village elders, attended a specially designed college for those living in such villages. There he learned of ways to improve life for his family and [...]

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overdraft fees are a joke!

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Ok, so I have moved around alot and I have several bank accounts. Wachovia, B of A and USAA. I dont have overdraft protection on all 3 accounts and because of my direct deposits I use my accounts accordingly. Here is where I get angry. I recently used my Wachovia account for a “delayed” purchase [...]

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1,370,000

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Its not as good as my all time ranking of 800k something but its another bump for my rankings. I have an authority ranking of 4 now, haha WOW. I need to stop checking out technorati so often. Its becoming unhealthly. Thanks go out to Jerome & Tart for the most recent incoming links. P.S [...]

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Screen on the green

Monday, July 30th, 2007

I am on the mall (writing this on my crackberry) where I and a friend are waiting for the “Screen on the Green” to start. We have been here since 7:05 and they just announced that the film will play till 10:55!! Who picks such a long movie for an event like this? Also one [...]

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