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An online fundraiser for the family of two young boys killed in a car accident Jan. 9 has raised nearly $10,000 in less than a week.
The money will go to the McCullough family of Harmony, whose two sons died when the family car crashed on an icy road.
A friend of the McCullough family spearheaded the effort by creating the fundraiser on a website called www.gofundme.com.
According to the website, there have been 305 donations in six days totaling $9,865 through today.
Shawnelle Dodds, the organizer of the site, said the initial goal was to raise $7,500 for the family.
"This money is greatly appreciated and will be put to great use, including a headstone for the boys," Dodds wrote in a message on the website. "Thank you so much!"
The fundraiser will remain open for another week, Dodds said, because of the continued support.
Both 3-year-old Liam Bintrim and 1-year-old Declan McCullough were killed when the car driven by their mother Elisabeth, 32, hit ice and ran off Lower Harmony Road in Connoquenessing Township.

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A heron - a familiar site on the River Slitrig in Hawick
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Sepia Saturday: Snowy Tales
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I've never heard of a Liberty vest, but your description of how you dressed for the weather reminds me of how I dressed too, minus the vest.ReplyDelete
I like the picture of you walking the dog because I get a real sense of just how much snow fell. We haven't had a really deep snow here in ages. Not that I'm complaining!
You mention that the first picture is taken in front of the Red Lion pub. If I look at the picture carefully I read it is a hotel and it is "job and postmaster licensed". Indeed there is lion over the sign.ReplyDelete
The gloves on a string look very familiar.
I always wonder how herons survive in those circumstances with frozen rivers and all that. And I think it was very nice that your husband bought a car with a license plate already indicating that ScotSue would be his wife to be :)
The snow really is beautiful. However, that is coming from someone who doesn't have to brave going out in such weather! If I had to live in it, my perspective may change - I don't know! Great memories for you.ReplyDelete
I also have few old photos of the snow.. I guess everyone was too cold to get the camera out!ReplyDelete
That is a great postcard, but how did it get there? You can see the iron runners, they disappear under the contraption, but they leave no marks.. Could be that it has sat there while the snow covered up the tracks but then Driver, the horses and sleigh show no signs of snow and there are no footprints.ReplyDelete
Was it touched up?
Herons and knees; what more could one wish for?
"Job and Postmaster" - I wonder what that means? It seems an unusually high sleigh, presumably to keep the occupants above the enormous snowdrifts, should the sleigh become embedded, and while waiting for rescue they would be high and dry?ReplyDelete
It is interesting to note that we came to the same conclusions about the lack of snowy pictures from our youth. You have a great collection of later photographs, and some very interesting earlier ones (I do always like a picture with a pub in it!)ReplyDelete
Love the photo variety of different snow-times, especially the engagement photos and 70s trends.ReplyDelete
Lack of snowy pictures in our case is easy to explain - on-one had a camera. I thought the chap ouside the pub looked rather like an undertaker. Great dog = they don't seem to mind the snow.ReplyDelete
A lovely collection of snow pictures.ReplyDelete
Thank you to everyone for their comments. It is interesting that so many of us (of a certain age?) don't have winter photos of our childhood. Just shows how memories are important!ReplyDelete
I remember Peter Pan collars, but I have no idea what a Liberty bodice is.ReplyDelete
The Selkirk photo is lovely -- and I must say, the eagle eye of my fellow SSers is making me a much more discerning observer. This day and age seems foster a quick look and off to another thing, where as here I am beginning to enjoy just losing myself for a few minutes in the picture. That's a good thing to do -- and your pictures certainly gave me much to enjoy.ReplyDelete
Ah Liberty Bodices, what memories. Oh and we had gloves on elastic too, so I don't think it was just Scotland. The Borders are beautiful and we have holidayed there in the past, although in sunnier weather. I think you're right about the certain age thing of having no snowy pics of ourselves.ReplyDelete
I remember gloves on a string, but mine were mittens. Even though we didn't get snow, it did get cold at times. Lovely pictures and memories. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
I had to google the Liberty Bodice. Did you attach stockings to it. We had garter belts for that purpose (to hold up our saggy woolen or lisle stockings) and wore thick undershirts in the winter. I love the photo of you perched on your husband's car!!ReplyDelete
Really fun photos. Those mittens on a string were so nostalgic.ReplyDelete
Your daughter's rosy cheeks are evident even in black and white. I had mittens on a string, too, growing up in Iowa, but my favorite was a furry muff for times other than play or school.ReplyDelete
What a great grouping of pictures ... the season is winter but you have shown us the seasons of your life. Your daughter is so cute.ReplyDelete
We had our "big snow" in Oregon in 1970. We were allowed to wear pants under our dresses to school, and then after that it wasn't long before cut-off shorts and halter tops were allowed!
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We had mittens on a string, too -- I can remember how awful it felt when somebody pulled on the string! My father called them "stupid mittens," as in "don't lose your mittens, stupid." He said it in fun, though...ah! those memories!ReplyDelete
I have lots of photographs of me and my sister from the first 4 years of my life. After that there were none until I was ready to leave home.ReplyDelete
My mother never let me have mittens on a string! Even though all my friends did! Your first photo is very elegant and I'd love a ride- and your last photo is very cool too- so good that it should have been a magazine ad!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10 February 2013 at 21:09
I love that last picture, with you in 1970's fashion. I wore a miniskirt too, and lookalike shoes. Enjoyed your post!ReplyDelete
I wore many a mini skirt, but not in snow, I don't think. How on earth did we keep our legs warm outside? Love your collection of pictures, thanks so much for introducing yourself. I'll have to google Scottish Borders since I'm across the pond.ReplyDelete
Snow should have colors. A distinctive color for every region. Blue for Canada, Magenta for the Alps, Green for Greenland of course, and Plaid for Scotland!ReplyDelete
A great start with that pic of the sleigh and the pub and interesting recollection on your part. Loved the finale, you sitting on the hood, but was that blanket to keep you from the cold metal, or to keep you from scratching it?!?...ReplyDelete


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Pelini Breaks Down Class of 2013
Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini met with the media on Wednesday afternoon to discuss Nebraska's 2013 Signing Class.
Pelini touched on a number of topics during his press conference which spanned more than a half-hour. Among the topics Pelini discussed were adding depth on both lines in the 2013 recruiting class, his thoughts on new NCAA recruiting legislation, and the many positives about the University of Nebraska that Pelini and his staff can sell to prospective recruits.
Read the transcript of Pelini's press conference below.
Opening Statement
"I am excited about this recruiting class, I appreciate everybody's effort. There were a lot of people that worked really hard to make this class what it was. We signed a total of 26 guys that includes 13 different states plus Canada, so obviously that requires a lot of work. We have 15 walk-ons that are coming, 13 that are good to go, and two others that are a work in progress as far as school admissions that type of thing. I'm excited about this class, I think it adds a lot to our football team, not only with talented football players but tremendous young men, a lot of character type of kids that I want to coach, and kids we want to represent our university, the state and our fans.
"At this time I would like to also announce that Braylon Heard and Chase Rome are not going to be a part of our football program anymore. With this group we have going forward, our goal this coming year is to win it all, I think this is a good step forward."
On how much the coaches addressed the lines this recruiting class
"Well if you look at what we have done with our defensive line, six guys this year and four guys last year that gives us 10 in the last two classes. I think these guys will make a big difference for our football team and how we play defensively so I am excited about this group."
On how many of the defensive line recruits Coach Pelini wants to play right away next year
"Six, if they can. I don't know, time will tell. It will be different for every guy. It depends on how they pick up things, how they work from now until the season starts. I think all six guys have ability and potential to contribute, that's what through all these rankings and other stuff you have decide, across the country you are looking at potential. I saw a thing the other day, they were talking about the top-100 quote-un-quote ranked guys from either two or three years ago there were 46 guys that didn't play, so you are talking about potential this time of the year. Now we have to make an impact on these guys and get them developed to play championship football. There are a lot of things that go into that moving forward."
On the running backs in this class and when Coach Pelini wants them to play
"Once again if they are capable they will play. I think they are both very capable. They are outstanding young men that come from great families. They are strong character kids who obviously have played winning football. You look at those two guys and they are talented young men who have the potential to come here and make an impact, that's why we recruited them. In my opinion we got two of the best in the country, no question in my mind."
On if the number of prospects recruited from different states will change (13 different states this year)
"You know every year is different, I don't know. I know one thing—we will turn over every stone and evaluate hard. We are particular on who we go after and why we go after them. There is a lot more than ability, it's obviously how they play on film, and the type of character they have, it is the intangibles and leadership, guys we believe will fit into our program. Like I said, that is important to me and it is important to our staff, I think we found 26 guys that we wanted in our football team. There were some kids that we recruited early on that we decided we didn't want in our football program. At the end of the day I feel good about the group that we have. Once again I appreciate the coaches, not only the traveling and the work they put in but our recruiting staff, the secretaries that fly people places. It's a team effort to put a class together like this. I think this is a tremendous class that has a lot of potential in it, and today is really a culmination of a lot of hard work."
On how the last month has been for Coach Pelini and his staff
"Yeah recruiting in general is a whirlwind, and let's face it all depends on the young man. Let's face it, to some kids commitments don't mean a lot, but to some they do. With some kids a commitment you know as a coach if it means a lot or it does not. Until you get that fax, you know that commitment isn't official. At the end of the day you have to keep recruiting them until the very end, our coaches were on the phone with each and every recruit. Once again there are some kids that say 'yes' and they are committed, there are others that you don't pay much attention to the commitment and you know you have to keep recruiting and have backup plans if things change. Things change daily with recruiting, and we have a pretty good understanding of that."
On if he has seen anything that has happened this recruiting season before (de-commitments & recommitments, etc.)
"I don't know if it is about an early singing day or what, I think at the end of the day the coaches, the administrators and the NCAA should go sit in a room together and until that happens and we have good one-on-one interaction so we all know what is going on, and me personally I think the high school coaches should be a part of that. Until that happens, it's not going to get fixed; you know this isn't any different than any other year. It just maybe it happened here locally because we took more guys so there was a lot more situations that brought it to light on how crazy this is (recruiting). In my opinion this system needs tweaks and be fixed, where it is heading right now with some of the rules I think it is going down a gravel road. I say that because when I walk into a high school there is a head coach there and I see how concerned they are with the rules that are affecting their young men it tells me that it is probably not going down a good road."
On what bothers Coach Pelini with the new recruiting rules
"I think first and foremost it is going to affect the kids in high school. They are going to be concentrating on things they shouldn't be concentrating on. That is academics, being the best football player they can be, that's developing as a young man and enjoying his high school career. The more time a kid is sitting on his phone texting and on the telephone and all the other things that are taking away from that are doing the kids, the high schools and high school coaches a disservice. That's just my opinion, as far as early signing and if a kid commits that is it, those are things that need to be talked about and resolved. I am sure there are coaches out there across the country that disagree with what I am saying. I should say this though, it could affect the players on your campus already, because the more time you have to spend with the bells and whistles and all the things you have to try and figure out how to get kids on the campus and stay, is the less time you have to spend with the kids that are already in your program. You have a tremendous responsibility to help coach and help guide the young men. You are already limited to 20 hours a week."
On how recruiting affects a coach
"Well you only have so many hours in a day, I could go into this into a really deep level, but to me it isn't going to affect me much. You are going to have to change some things in your staff and how you go about things to make the most and give yourself the best opportunity to obviously keep up with the Joneses. At the same time I know this—my first responsibility is with my wife and my kids, second of all, obviously it's my job to coach the kids on campus first. Obviously part of that is to recruit, and believe me we are going to do what is necessary to put together the best class possible."
On what happens that makes the kids want to choose Nebraska
"I think the perception outside our state and outside of people familiar with our university; obviously the tradition people understand that, but what Lincoln has to offer, the University and what the state has to offer. We have said this more than one time when we get a kid on campus and they are able to see the facilities and more importantly meet the people, interact with the people in the city in downtown and see the passion that surrounds this program really helps sell us.
"Also the aspect of kids coming in to see what Dennis Leblanc and his staff can do, and Keith Zimmer his staff. Not just what we can do for them in football, but what this whole university does to develop these young men. Which is more than just developing them into a football player; everything we try and do is as a group, that means the athletic department gives to our student-athletes when they walk out the door that is the most important thing, they will be ready for the challenges ahead in life once they graduate from college, and at this university, in my opinion, it is the best out there in developing kids and making sure they are going to have the opportunities to reach every goal they have and beyond from football. When kids come in here, and just as importantly when the parents come in and see that it sells itself. I think they see there is no place like Nebraska when they have the opportunity to see it up close."
On the last 24 hours with Tre'vell Dixon (de-commitment to recommitment)
"Obviously I coached down in Louisiana for a number of years, the mother – Paula-- wasn't on the visit. He was probably to a certain extent being pulled in a number of directions and wasn't quite sure. I think he knew all along that this was the best place for him, but a kid that grew up in a small town that is a big step. I give him a lot of credit for being able to sign his name and go out there, outside of the box and know he is going to get on a plane and go a long way away from home to play football and to get his education. It wasn't an easy thing to do but at the end it is now our responsibility to make sure we make that the right choice for him in what we do for him."
On Josh Banderas being an ambassador for this class
"You know sometimes it's a shame when guys commit early like Josh and Johnny Stanton, you go down the list with young men who committed early and stayed committed the whole time through sometimes that gets lost in the shuffle. The focus goes on the end of the class and who committed late, who is committing and who is de-committing. When there is a big core group of guys that committed early and stayed committed helped us finish off this class on Facebook and stuff like that. It shows there is a group of kids that took a leadership role in this thing and I think it will pay off for us because I think they will be leaders for a long time to come."
On what Coach Pelini saw in QB Johnny Stanton
"He is a tremendous football player like the rest of these guys; he has great potential and a lot of character. He is a tough kid that can do multiple things from the quarterback position, he can throw, he is tough, he can run inside and outside, you add him to the stable of quarterbacks we have on campus I feel real good about it."
On how the three players that enrolled early have progressed so far
"They have done well. Coach Dobson is saying nothing but great things. If you look at a guy like Courtney Love he is already very developed in kind of what he looks like and what he is capable of doing right now, but he is still being trained in a big-time program for the first time. David Knevel is a guy that was behind, he is being exposed to a lot of things for the first time, but he has come a long way in a short amount of time, and D.J. Singleton is the same. Those guys that start early, that's not an easy thing to do to start mid-year. You kind of go in and it is those three guys trying to interact with a football team that all knows each other. In our program we have a lot of good young men that take these guys under their wing and show them the way. They fit right in and haven't missed a beat."
On Drake Martinez, and his recruiting process
"They were really excited, but I tried to be a little hands off in that recruiting to a certain extent, and have a respect for the fact that I think Drake knew I wanted him here. He is young man that can play a lot of positions. We are starting him off on defense at the safety position. We knew he was talented but at the same time it is different for a young man when his brother is here. I didn't want to make him feel pressured by us, or anybody because his brother plays here and it is expected he comes here and plays. In fact I was probably too hands off at times by giving him some space and when the times right he would tell me. It started to get a little too close so I got on the phone and we talked about it and tried and figure everything out. It became really clear that he knew this was the place for him and this was a tremendous opportunity for him. I'm thrilled because I think he has potential to be a heck of a football player."
On if the family structure will became a bigger selling point in Nebraska recruiting
"Yeah I think so, I think that is important. Like I said we get the kids that we want, I think a certain type of young man gravitates to our program. We don't go in there with a lot of bells and whistles, it is pretty black and white. It is pretty special here, I think if you hear the right things it is a place that sells itself to a certain extent. We want to make sure that we are making a relationship with the family. I sat down in every single one of these kids' homes. They get to know me and I get to know them, we are on the same page as far as what the expectations are, there are no promises whatsoever other than we will give them an opportunity and we demand a high standard from them when the walk in, until they leave. Other than that you are going to earn what you get around here. I talk a lot more about things other than football when I sit down with these kids and their families on recruiting trips. In my mind that is the most important thing, because football will work itself out with each kid. The reality is, is that most of these kids won't play in the NFL. You watch this thing on ESPN about recruiting all day and most of those kids you saw on TV the reality is most of them won't play in the NFL. There is a lot more to this, than just on the field with these kids."
On the number of the recruits signing late, and if he likes it that way
"Not necessarily. Every class and every situation in the recruiting process is different. Your needs sometimes become a lot clearer after the season than before the season. A lot of things play into this, is it nice to have some scholarships? At times yes… but there is times I wish we can fill them up before a bowl game. The reality is today is the signing day and whether you are all committed out at that point is going to change and will change until signing day."
Continued… comparing to other schools that sign the majority of their recruits early
"That will never happen here, I don't want that to happen here because I think you learn a lot about a player their senior year. I think some of the best players didn't play their best football until their senior year. To me that's why I would rather see the recruiting process slow it down some. I think there would be less mistakes and it would give you a lot better chance to look at kids during their senior year when you should be evaluating them."
On the walk on class and if the past & recent success helped out
"I think our walk-on program speaks for itself, and sells itself. Jeff Jamrog and the coaches and the group that is involved with recruiting the walk-ons do a heck of a job evaluating and seeing who will fit with us more. It's going to end up being 15, but we have taken more than that and we have taken less than that. We take the kids that we feel are right for us. It makes sense both ways, but we feel really good about this group. The reality is that most of the kids will play for us and help contribute to the team and it has been huge for us since I have been here."
On if the team is open to open competition
"I am very consistent, and we as a staff are very consistent from day one until the day he graduates there is no kid that has been promised anything besides an opportunity. We tell them 'if you guys are going to play, you got to show it on film' if you can't put it on film, you won't be out there playing. We tell this to kids on day one and that isn't going to change any time. Are we going to lose some kids because of it? Maybe, but you know what at the end of the day is I am going to concern myself with the kids we start with on Aug. 31. There is not a kid on this team that we went in and promised him that he would play right away, that doesn't happen here. One thing that we have in our program that is black and white is consistent. That is why we don't have many problems. Is a kid going to leave every once and a while? That is just the way it is these days. If you look across the country with kids leaving the program we are below the norm. We have had four kids in the last year or so and that is probably the average, we have been below the norm. If they leave in my mind they are better off somewhere else, and our program is better with someone else."
On the talent in Kansas City, past, present and future
"It is pretty local to us within that 500-mile radius. There is good football down there. We have recruited hard down there. I know this coming year is a strong year in Kansas City, I know I have done some junior recruiting already. You talk about Kansas City, but we want to get deeper into St. Louis because we haven't had a lot of success there but we want to continue to recruit hard. The closer we stay close to home base the easier off we will be."
On the in-state talent next year
"Generally pretty good, there will be some evaluation that needs to go on but I am not going to through a number out there but there will be more than this year."
On playing younger guys this coming season
"I can't look into a crystal but we are going to fire our guns next year. I told every kid that we recruited to get their butts ready to play because that is going to be our mindset. We are trying to use every ounce of depth we have, our mindset like I said is to go out and win them all. I haven't addressed it much in the past, but I think we are at a point in our program where I look back and the one mistake I did make was not playing some of these younger kids more. I made that decision maybe a little too quick and I have kicked myself for it. You live and learn. Sometimes you have to learn from your mistakes.


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The University of Colorado might ban smoking anywhere on the campus.
CU's student government gave initial support to a resolution Thursday night calling for the Boulder campus to become a completely tobacco-free zone, and top university officials plan to ask the Chancellor's Executive Committee next week to ban smoking on the campus.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Deb Coffin told the student government legislative council Thursday, before the vote on the resolution, that she and Assistant Vice Chancellor Donald Misch plan to ask the chancellor to create a task force in the spring to move the campus toward being smoke-free.
They said they envision a "soft transition" over a two- to three-year period that would include lots of help with smoking cessation for university employees and students.
They might allow designated smoking areas for a semester or a year as part of that transition, but the goal is to have no smoking on campus, Coffin said.
The $48,000 cost of the program would be partly covered by a grant from Boulder County Public Health.
The student resolution, authored by representative-at-large Zeke Johnson and CU Student Government Director of Health and Safety Christopher Schaefbauer, calls for the campus to be tobacco-free, meaning chewing tobacco and other forms of smokeless tobacco would also be banned. The resolution calls for a two-year implementation period for the ban.
Schaefbauer said the resolution was a way for students to make their position known as the university administration develops its policies and a way for students to communicate to smokers that their behavior affects others.
"When you're walking behind a group of smokers, there's not really anything you can do," he said. "There's no strong statement you can make. We want to empower students to advocate for their own health."
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I have an answer and it's hopefully not going to come off as an excuse. It is quite simple, I believe that after EMTALA was crammed down our throats in 1986 we all saw the writing on the wall and have simply been trying to muddle through to the inevitable.
This betrays a few weaknesses inherent in most physicians which are as follows. We are not lawyers. The legislature as it stands is populated by a huge proportion of lawyers who are schooled in the ways of legislation and politics, and we are not. We are schooled in what works and what does not. We are incredibly impatient as a rule, especially those of us in the ER. Get it done now or go away. When the monstrosity of EMTALA was enshrined the battle against universal health care was lost. How is the argument even made that we do not have universal care now? And how can one argue that there is a problem with access? I have not been able, ever, to turn a patient away from the ER.
You can be a murderer, an illegal alien, or a John Doe, pick up the phone, call 911, and get all your care (up to and including all manner of surgery) right away at the ER and never pay a dime. Why in God's name would we physicians, as a group, have any other belief than that the battle is lost and was lost some time ago.
Also, even though we have swallowed the bitter pill of universal care (without any legislative disincentive to abuse the system having survived scrutiny) our feeble attempts to bring even a small amount of sensibility to our tort system have been crushed in their infancy by the legal community, most often the American Trial Lawyers Association (and their willing accomplices in the congress). This puts us in the position of being forced to give extraordinary care to everyone who comes through the door regardless of their ability to pay AND bear the full legal consequence of any mistake made in their care up to and including 'pain and suffering' damages from 'malpractice'.
Also, we are not allowed to deduct the cost of this free care we give away, conservative estimates place it at $150k per year per Emergency Physician, and we are taxed in the highest bracket. The thanks are few and fleeting and the idea of mounting a legal challenge to universal care will have to repeal or revoke EMTALA which, I believe, to be impossible. It is impossible because the parade of sob stories before congress will succeed in painting us in the most monstrous light... money-grubbers who care not a whit for their patient's suffering, and the common sense response will be laughed out of Washington, namely that health care is not a right, and that everyone needs to be responsible for their own well-being at least to some degree. Obama has declared it a right for goodness sake.
Hell, Obama got elected by a convincing majority by PROMISING to redistribute wealth and who better to take from than the 'rich doctors'. The myth of the 'rich doctor' is easy to refute to those who appreciate logical argument, but there aren't many remaining who have not sold their souls for the sake of reelection. I know those with warrior spirits would not let this list dissuade them from at least trying to work the system to our benefit but here's the other part of how we arrived at this pons asinorum. Academic medicine.
As a general rule, the hard sciences produce more conservative thinkers than the liberal arts. I have no proof of this other than my own experience with attending law school for over a year and then switching to medicine. Out of my L1 class of 220 there were a small minority of conservatives. But in medical school I think we outnumbered the enemy by about 10%. I had found home.
As one progresses through medical training and residency the choice of whether to remain in the academy or go into private practice tends to split down political lines. There are a lot of advantages to remaining in academia. One generally makes a little less than in private practice BUT one has these convenient indentured servants called 'interns' and residents' who do all the 'scut work'. One is allowed, by this arrangement, to concentrate on writing papers and doing research. The life is attractive and I almost went, recently, back to the dark side simply for my own sanity.
However, it became evident in the interviews that, even at the august institution to which I was applying, the medical side of the academy had sold out to socialism. The attitude in the Emergency Medicine department is that our patients are SO incapable and stupid that we MUST do it all for them. The doctrine of personal responsibility is hard to maintain when you are treating the same person for the same thing for the 30th time that calendar year, each time the patient having called 911 to come in for their nonspecific overwhelmosis, and each time having the patient fail to comply with follow up instructions and fail to quit smoking, drinking, whoring, shooting up, or eating eighteen bags of cheetos a day. All of our national associations are run by the academics.
I understand this, but they are wrong. The end result of universal health care is not hard to discern, it is merely a lower quality care for all, and RATIONING of care. How could it be otherwise? The strong emotional desire to provide the best for all is merely a reappearance of the old Utopian dream, doomed to fail, because there is no one to pull the cart.
And this, Hugh, is where most doctors are. Most of us in private practice have given up trying to reason and argue with those who argue for a living. We are simply going to cut back on our hours, downsize our lives, and try to find other outlets for our talents. I admit that this is passive-aggressive in the extreme but it may be the only arrow in our quiver that will have any effect.
Unfortunately for patients, they will learn of their folly too late and there will be many people dying in 2012 who would not have died in 1990. Doctors, already a vanishing breed, will be on the endangered species list soon. Why would one choose to go to medical school now? Dear Mr. President, before you commit us to Universal Care you should ask if we are going to participate. I am not.
Thank you, Mr. Hewitt, for putting the docs front and center this week, and please check out the other conservative doctor's blogs listed on the links page here. We are simply looking for a leader and a command and a bit of hope and we will fight. Perhaps you can champion our cause? In doing so you will be championing the cause of every citizen of this country.


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I take issue with the March 7 editorial, "Butler board should heed lessons from '09 contract."
The editorial stated that the last eight contracts have been early birds. The last actual early bird contract was in 2001. The last three contracts have not been early birds. The 2009 contract referred to in the editorial was an extension onto the existing contract. It did not take effect until the previous one was completed.
The intent was to establish a fixed spending plan so that the district would know its expenses. It provided controlled labor and fringe-benefit costs.
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The past three contracts had average raises of less than 3 percent when retirements are factored in — more savings to the district.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
[Comic title: Jet Fuel; alt text: The 'controlled demolition' theory was concocted by the government to distract us. '9/11 was an inside job' was an inside job!]
Normally I'm all about making fun of conspiracy theorists, because they are almost as dumb and predictable as internet atheists or jokes about how Randy has just thought of the best use for Megan's milk ever (OREOS!!!!!!). But Randy is incapable of making fun of someone he disagrees with without throwing in a strawman character who inevitably says "that is very clever of you to notice, Randy, you are as intelligent as milk is delicious and sensual."
Part of this is just the urge for post-punchline dialog, of course. I think he's afraid of telling a joke without showing someone responding to it, for fear that people might not realize how they are supposed to respond. But when he does his strawman comics, it always feels more like he's trying to cue to his audience: "See? I've thought up a clever way to fuck with conspiracy theorists that TOTALLY WORKS."
I admit I'm not given to hanging out with conspiracy theorists--I only like factually supported theories, like the fact that our president was smuggled into the US from Kenya by Bill Ayers as part of a communist plot to destroy democracy and capitalism after we thought the Cold War was over. But I get the distinct impression this would not hold water with actual 9/11 truthers, or chemtrail theorists. Which would be fine, if Randy weren't trying to give the impression that your typical conspiracy theorist would say "whoa, good point" when presented with this argument. That's just annoying. You can do better, Randy.
Well, no, you can't, obviously, or you would have done by now. But that's a thing that you say, you know?
63 comments:
- your typical conspiracy theoristOctober 20, 2011 at 10:15 PM
good point!
- AnonymousOctober 20, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Is it just me, or does this conspiracy theorist have weird hair?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Well, he has hair, which is inherently pretty weirdReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 20, 2011 at 10:56 PM
AS AN INTERNET ATHEIST I AM OFFENDED BY YOUR CLAIMS OF OUR PREDICTABILITYReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 20, 2011 at 11:35 PM
Why does everyone think that the level of quality of XKCD strips is the most accurate indication of Randall's intelligence?ReplyDelete
On the Internet, making a shitty comic makes you some sort of retard except to your fanboys, and everyone likes to go round correcting every mistake they see, because they'll be seen a geniuses.
You think people who make shitty comics are idiots? If you actually had any non-idiot friends, you'd know that a lot of intelligent, educated people make shitty comics.
From my experience, those who correct said comics are mostly pseudointellectual drop outs, autistic fatasses, etc.
On the other hand, shitty tv shows are totally cool: "I'm so terrible at plot I can't even make a show about shipwrecked retards that makes sense," when tv show creating ability directly with intelligence, and ignoring it serves no intelligible purpose.
I really do like how he basically stole the alt-text joke from South Park.ReplyDelete
Whoah it took me to the end of Anon 11:35's post to realize that he was reciting that meme from the last thread... well played, Anon 11:35.ReplyDelete
As to the latest comic... why did randall put so much more effort into drawing this one? Is the joke really that funny?
spoiler: no, it's not
I like the alt text though.
- SamefagOctober 21, 2011 at 12:51 AM
Let's discuss something more interesting than this xkcd.ReplyDelete
When listing things in text form, do you prefer putting a comma after the second-to-last item or do you think the "and" replaces the comma? eg:
x, y, and z
x, y and z
By train, plane and sedan chair, Peter Ustinov retraces a journey made by Mark Twain a century ago. The highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 1:05 AM
i prefer retaining the comma because it can eliminate ambiguity when an item on your list has "and" in it already ("xkcd, cyanide and happiness, and ctrl alt delete are all crappy webcomics")ReplyDelete
oh, and this comic sucked. it might have been better if the alt text was the actual comic, but the "whoa. good point" would still be stupid for the reasons rob pointed out.
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 1:07 AM
oh crap, i mixed up cyanide and happiness with the crappy xkcd clone that's posted here from time to time. c&h can be funny at times.ReplyDelete
Today's xkcd (the particle/wave one): nice art, but hasn't Randall done something like this before? Or is it just such a generic joke that it seems familiar?ReplyDelete
He definitely seems to be running out of ideas. Maybe he should try studying one of the "lesser" sciences (like biology, chemistry[,] or even psychology) - by which I mean actually taking a class or reading some books instead of looking at Wikipedia articles - so that he can come up with some fresh material.
CAPTCHA: gangs. What are you trying to tell me, CAPTCHA?
- Robert'); DROP TABLE Posts;--October 21, 2011 at 1:47 AM
Mwahahahaha! With the power of my name, I shall destroy Randall's vicious horde of detractors!ReplyDelete
- Robert'); DROP TABLE Posts;--October 21, 2011 at 1:47 AM
Dammit! Foiled again! I'll get you next time, xkcd suckers!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 3:28 AM
Guys. The latest comic doesn't have nice art, it has like the baseline level of quality for mediocre novice digital illustration in 1998. Seriously it's like Randy went through his closet and found his Photoshop 4 book.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 4:08 AM
Of course, if they had seen it coming, Japan would have had tidal particles to deal with.ReplyDelete
I'm pretty sure Randall just copypasta'd a picture he googled up and shoved his stick figures in there. In fact, I don't think he even draws the stick figures anymore.ReplyDelete
Randall goes out if his way to draw this beautiful scene, and he can't even fucking connect the guys head to his body.ReplyDelete
Rob is exactly wrong: Get rid of the first two dialog blocks, KEEP "whoa, good point!" and get rid of the alt-text*, and you have a very fine meta-comic.ReplyDelete
*If you do want alt-text, I think "GOOMH Randall" is not bad.
This also applies to the next 2 xkcds.
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 9:16 AM
Question from a newb: what's up with all the Megan's milk refs?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 9:40 AM
Marion I really have no idea what you're suggesting the comic should look like I demand a hastily done MSPaint edit.ReplyDelete
Megan is a really perfect woman and her chief trait is being always right and her chief trait is zomg lactating, anon 9:16, and if you watch her sleeping through her window she even sleeps perfectly.ReplyDelete
Sometimes if you're looking at her sleeping through her window you have to put up your shields so Randy can't rifle through your mind.
Anonymous 9:40, I apologize: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6266661005_11913c7bff.jpgReplyDelete
[alt text: GOOMH RANDALL!!!!!!!!!]
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 11:40 AM
"Sometimes if you're looking at her sleeping through her window you have to put up your shields so Randy can't rifle through your mind."ReplyDelete
Don't you mean, "sometimes if you're looking at her sleeping through her window you have to stop making such a shitty comic, Randall"?
Alt-text to this post: "(oh, and not stalking women would be good too.)"
What's that about "Randy" thinking of uses for Megan's milk? Where does it come from?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 2:06 PM
People wondering about the milk: Randall has a lactation fetish. See #858 and 821.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Oh and now that I'm looking at 821 (multiple 5-minute comics) again, he recycled one of them for 965. They both mash up childrens entertainment with the periodic table.ReplyDelete
Also, I object to the title of 967. The field of grain probably USED TO BE a prairie, but stopped being one once they planted grain.
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 4:37 PM
So, Randall does two lactation comics and he suddenly has a fetish?ReplyDelete
no, he's always had the fetishReplyDelete
- Thomas EdisonOctober 21, 2011 at 5:22 PM
an electronic box with words, this is preposterous!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 6:42 PM
4:37, why would someone make two lactation comics if they didn't have a fetish? I'll grant they were brief mentions, but god damn did they speak VOLUMES.ReplyDelete
also, he posted a Google Plus post about how neat he thinks breast milk isReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 7:15 PM
The truth is more likely that Randall was doing lots of research about breast cancer, and he learnt a new word. "Lactation." He thought it was a moderately big and obscure one so he needed to find a way to show it off.ReplyDelete
But we like to make fun about sexual fetishes instead because it makes it easier to masturbate while reading xkcdsucks.
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 1:25 AM
I don't think anyone thinks lactation is an obscure word. Not even Randall.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 4:40 AM
Man, you ruin XKCD for me. Almost every time I read a new XKCD I think "haha, this is a good one!" But then I read the XKCD sucks article about it, and I think "Oh, yeah. I guess it does kinda suck". And as you haven't made fun of the ALT text for this one, I still find it funny!ReplyDelete
disconnected heads are his style so you cant make fun of him for itReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Randy probably saw a GEICO commercial and got comic 967.ReplyDelete
on youtube rightReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 1:55 PM
DEAR GOD I LOVE PRINCESS LUNAReplyDelete
she a orc princess?ReplyDelete
@ Anon 4:40ReplyDelete
He stole it from South Park, tho.
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 12:03 AM
South Park did it South Park did itReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 3:31 AM
I see we have the same taste in shitty webcomics.
ugh why did i check filibuster cartoons againReplyDelete
it's still shite
Ann, you just wish you were Canadian so hard you cannot help yourselfReplyDelete
Captcha: angersil. Like a windowsil, only instead of framing a window, it's the only thing keeping your anger in place. Some are better designed than others.
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 2:49 PM
SPUDRO SPARDE BUDRO BARDE 14/88 E/B/IN DOGOLA HUEHEUHUEHUEHEUEUEHUEHEUHEU 8======DDDReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 3:48 PM
Still better than ALTFReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Finnish chan memes > everythingReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 5:09 PM
The Western World Wanes. The days of the White race pass. We live in the last era of time, the third age. What will come next, no man knows.ReplyDelete
-Fourteen Eighty-Eight
Internet poet and resistance fighter
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM
>implying the holocaust happenedReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 10:29 PM
Terrible trolling 6:12, step up your game.ReplyDelete
Randall as of this writing you are TARDY.
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 11:14 PM
more like REtardy amiriteReplyDelete
I know, it's terrible that Randall simply doesn't update at 4:00 UTC without fail. But sometimes we have to wait up to THREE HOURS LONGER. How are we supposed to go without xkcd hate for THREE EXTRA HOURS?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 12:38 AM
I always thought he had a buffer of sorts that the website used to update automatically, and on time. Of course that would require that he actually devote more than 10 minutes a week on his webcomic.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 1:05 AM
Not bad, I thought.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 2:48 AM
Whoah - (968) - Randy just read Shakespeare's sonnet 130. I guess there is only so many ideas you can steal from webcomics.ReplyDelete
- CasabiertaOctober 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM
...are you seriously critizicing xkcd for using a "strawman character" when you constantly use "Randy" himself as a strawman character so you can critizice him?ReplyDelete
That was lame.
"... I only like factually supported theories, like the fact that our president was smuggled into the US from Kenya by Bill Ayers as part of a communist plot to destroy democracy and capitalism after we thought the Cold War was over..."ReplyDelete
Given that one statement alone that came from your keyboard I don't really think you are capable of judging what is funny and what is not, let alone what is scientifically accurate and what is utter hogwash.
Just wondering, do you have a life or is bashing someone else with a popular comic your life?
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 1:29 PM
ExpatZ, give this guy a break... I mean, if what he says is true, Randall Munroe raped his daughter... don't you think he has the right to at least attack his webcomic after that?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 5, 2011 at 11:00 PM
Anon 1:29, please refrain from implying that Randall Munroe raped his daughter. He didn't Own her: She is an independent human being capable of making her own bad decisions and, although young, she Was ripe for the taking.ReplyDelete
(Also: I use them AFTER the and, and also before or between!)
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 11:02 AM
I am not implying anything, I am simply referencing something that Rob himself said, repeatedly, in this blog. If you don't believe me, read here:ReplyDelete
sgirl, why don't you ever do this on active comment threads? you might get your message out better that wayReplyDelete


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Two years ago, Townsend guitarist Jason Brown's life was changed.
Two years ago, Townsend guitarist Jason Brown's life was changed.
Brown was seized by funk-playing extraterrestrials appropriately named Universal Funk Order (U.F.O.), bent on ruling the planet by transmitting infectious grooves across the globe, beginning with the Small Wonder.
Brown, now accustomed to life aboard a flying saucer, will beam down with his Newark-based U.F.O. brethren to Deer Park Tavern in Newark Thursday night.
"There's always a great atmosphere at Deer Park Tavern – with all the college kids there," beamed Brown, 24. "It's my favorite place to play on Main Street."
U.F.O., which also features Middletown grad Reid Kelley (frontman), is a horn band known to combine funk, R&B, hip-hop and rock elements into vibrant tunes that provoke feet to pounce the dance floor. The crew plays a nice mix of originals and old-school covers.
The invasion
U.F.O.'s master plan for taking over Deer Park Tavern will likely include irresistible covers of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition," Kool & the Gang's "Jungle Boogie," Sly & the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" and a nifty mash-up of Tequila's "The Champs" with The Doors' "Break on Through," Brown said.
As for originals, the band has a few in its catalog, including the riff-driven "Tax Farm," a social commentary on the American people's unavoidable fate of paying taxes.
Then there's U.F.O.'s anthem, "Funky Family," featuring big horn stabs, and these gleeful lines from its catchy chorus: "You and me, we are the funky family," Brown said.
The show will feature guests Cailin Michael (backup singer), of Middletown, and Corey Hawkins (emcee), of Newark. The event will also mark bassist/beatboxer David Swanson's farewell concert. Throughout sets, Swanson, also known as the "Imperial Stormlooper," will beatbox with a looping machine, while Hawkins rhymes over his beats.
"This is cooler, I think, than us having to take a break [throughout the show]," Brown said of the Imperial Stormlooper's beatboxing. "We'll give him a little time in between our sets to let him do his thing, and give him a night to remember."
Funky new demo
In the coming months, U.F.O. has plans to drop a new three-song demo. The project will feature "Someone New," "Valley" and "Tax Farm," Brown said.
Brown described "Someone New" as having a groove reminiscent of a Doobie Brothers tune, and the lyrics discuss "moving on from a woman you thought you needed, but you come to realize you don't."
He added "Valley" is a smooth and funky tune in the vein of Steely Dan, with lyrics focusing on the way "things are evolving."
WHAT U.F.O. in concert
WHEN 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7
WHERE Deer Park Tavern, 108 W. Main St., Newark
COST Free
INFO deerparktavern.com or 894-1200


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Lia Martinez comes from a background of filmmaking, both as a film colorist and editor in the Philippines. In 2005, she co-founded a photography studio for children called Blow-Up. Lia explores narratives in different spaces: from films, to interactive installations, to toys and games in pen, pencil, or interactive surface. Her work encourages exploration, play, and make-believe. Lia has a BA from Ateneo de Manila University. She is currently an ITP Research Resident and developing an iPad app that teaches children how to sing in whale.
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Sunday, 16 December 2012
"I'm out of here but have a good one if you can!"
77 comments:
- Anonymous16 December 2012 at 00:28
Merry Christmas to you and yours Fran and all the best for 2013!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 December 2012 at 00:36
Merry Christmas Fran. Thanks for the fun pictures. Got a few chuckles out of them.ReplyDelete
Great pics here, especially Mrs. Brown. There's only one way out of your mums black books and you know what it is.ReplyDelete
Wishing you and the SWMBO a Happy Christmas Uncle Fran!Replies
I know but I won't be doing it!Delete
Merry Christmas Fran, have a great Holiday. I always like to watch Bad Santa to gt in a proper holiday spirit. Give Ray a kick in the old Yule log from me.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas,Lurker, have a good 'un all round! ;)ReplyDelete
haha awesome pics and mine starts on the 21st and off for 17 days, sooo nice, merry christmas.ReplyDeleteReplies
Have a good one Pat.Delete
Have a merry Christmas Fran and a great break!ReplyDelete
Happy Christmas you miserable old bugger! Looking forward to 15 Fran free days!!!!! Now that's a great Christmas pressie!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
It's 14 Fran free days you muppet!Delete
Merry Christmas Fran!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your vacation!ReplyDelete
Happy Christmas to you, I think I'd prefer that Mrs. Santa in her own stockings, she'd probably ladder mine with that pair of puppy's noses she's packing!!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas from the DAWGS. Looking forward to another year of great posts.ReplyDelete
Best wishes for the season, even it is just the break you most enjoy! :-)ReplyDelete
Have a GOOD Time Brother!ReplyDelete
Have a great break Fran! Merry Christmas and all the best for 2013! xReplyDelete
All the best for the festive Fran, may Santa treat you well.ReplyDelete
Have a good one! I hope Santa brings you something fun. Thanks for all the great posts this year!ReplyDelete
Bah Humbug! I hate Christmas, waste of fookin time money and effort!ReplyDelete
However get a couple of scoops down your neck and complain about the Telly programes! It's Traditional!
Happy Christmas. Spend your free time well.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas, have a good break!ReplyDelete
A very Happy Christmas my good man and enjoy the well earned leave. Looking forward to more shenanigans in 2013.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas, and thanks for those funny pictures!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas and Happy new year!ReplyDelete
enjoy time with your family.
Hope you have a good one Fran.ReplyDelete
Happy Christmas to you and sweetness see you soonReplyDelete
Happy Christmas and hope the New Year will give you something to smile about work wise.ReplyDelete
I am in the camp of likeing Christmas,
Merry christmas fella! Have a laaaazy one!ReplyDelete
Have a good time and get some games inReplyDelete
BTW does Ray eat some of his figures !!??
PS. Decking the halls etc leads to those with said surname getting a right torrid time here :-)
Merry Christmas or whatever this season means to you! :)ReplyDelete
As long you enjoy the time!
All the best, Fran. I'm looking forward to loads more shenanigans between you and Ray in 2013.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas, Fran! I hope you enjoy your days off from work and I know you'll be missing all that time away from Ray!!!ReplyDelete
Enjoy the break Fran, Best wishes to you and the family however you choose to celebrate. See you on your return.ReplyDelete
Funny pics and you are waaaaay to neat and tidy as a painter.ReplyDelete
As we say in Gloucester, Massachusetts...Have a Good One! That covers all holidays.
Enjoy the time off and have a great Christmas anyway!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Ray, enjoy your time off.ReplyDelete
All the best in 2013 and thank you for 2012. It has been quite good fun to read yours and Rays blogs.ReplyDelete
Do try not to kill eachother during the holidays....
Have a great one mate and spread the word. The Santa taking a dump cracks me up.ReplyDelete
Best wishes for the season Fran ;)ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Fran !ReplyDelete
I hope you leve will be a good one, I still got one week left at work before I go for my 14 days:)
Best regards Michael
I'm with you oon the "Bah Humbug", have a good time anyway and enjoy the time off.ReplyDelete
Christmas sucks .... Merry Christmas Fran.ReplyDelete
happy holidays, Lurk!ReplyDelete
Many happy Christmas to you Frank and the best in 2013ReplyDelete
Have a great Christmas Fran and look forward to your return. Some cracking pics. If that lady turned up in stockings in my house I'd be chuffed I don't think the SWMBO would though!ReplyDelete
Hey dude, have a great Christmas with whover you're spending it with. Liked your humorous toons and pics and would, especially, enjoying finding the girl in the Santa cap in my stocking. Problem is... I don't have a big enough stocking. Maybe if I put her in a bag. Ho! Ho! Ho!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas and a most Happy New Year, S. General.ReplyDelete
Sorry for the delayed seasons greetings, got stuck on the third pic down. Merry Xmas indeed 8PReplyDelete
Have a good one mate, I'll leave you with a clip of one of my all time festive film favourites.
Lethal Weapon
My feelings exactly!
Merry Christmas and Happy Oogie Boogie New Year.ReplyDelete
I'm a Bah Humbug type of guy myself, unless you count that lovely ho ho ho. She could improve my "Christmas spirit" a bit.ReplyDelete
Enjoy your time off!
Season's greetings Fran! Have a good break from work (and from Ray!) :)ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Fran and a Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
PEACE BROTHER... PEACE UP...DOWN... INSIDE and OUT!ReplyDelete
Have a nice break Fran! Merry Christmas! And that are some nice pictures! The one in the "middle" is my favorite! :-DReplyDelete
Season's Greetings
I'm on holiday in Folkestone till the 29th myself. Not much of a holiday really though. I'm going house hunting with the missus :DReplyDelete
Merry Christmas, Fran!!! And enjoy your break.ReplyDelete
Happy Holidays to you,as well Fran. I hope your time is very relaxing.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas! See ya when you get back.ReplyDelete
Haha, Merry Christmas Fran :-pReplyDelete
Hey you changed your background. Is this to celebrate your break?ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas, Fran! Enjoy the break :)ReplyDelete
:-) Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Hey, we have the same shitt'n Santa pic... how cool is that?ReplyDelete
All the best Fran, have a good one and all the best for 2013ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you and your family Fran.. :)ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Angry. Best Blog of the year I reckon. See you next year if the world does not blow up today.ReplyDelete
Fran, have a good Holiday season with all your loved ones....oh and Ray ;-)ReplyDelete
Cheers Sander
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
I love yer posts Fran you Old Git (so says another old git!) - great blog, always enjoy it! I'm particularly taken by that fetching little elf with the big bumps and Santa hat. Merry Christmas to you and yours and more of same - feckin' good posts - in the New year!ReplyDelete
Doc (from Downunder)
Merry Christmas and a happy new year Fran!ReplyDelete
Merry Xmas to you sir!ReplyDelete
With some delay...Merry Christmas!!ReplyDelete


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