Pickup Peccatum

Saw this truck the other day. Is there a time when a paint job becomes
morally wrong?

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Cars Make Faces

Car s have always looked like people to me. The eyes are the headlights, and
the nose and mouth are located in the front grill.
Some c ars have really square faces, and I equate them to men; the ones with
the smooth rounded faces are lady cars. I suppose I have a juvenile
imagination, because it brings me great pleasure to identify the face a car
is making.
-Posted by Lyn Valerie

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Black And Blue -Berry?

I'm a user and a fan, but I often feel strongly drawn to competitors myself.
It's going to be an interesting next 18 months for RI M.

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Another Plum 350Z!

Driving through South Surrey the other day, saw another Plum 350Z. They're
multiplying!

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PETA Power?

I can't stand when people leave animals in the car. Why take your pet on a
ride if you don't intend on letting him enjoy the destination? There's
something to be said about a PETA member who would act so cruel to their
personal animal; it's a little more than hypocrisy, in my opinion.
* I'm a mother, blogger, and fashion expert who enjoys ethnic dining and
esoteric conversations. When not buried in work behind the computer, I can
be found working on the next big thing. -Posted by Lyn Valerie

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6 Year Old

Our thoughts and prayers are with the little fellow here in Maple Ridge who
fell from the 2nd storey window yesterday.

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Neo-Soulisms

Although not indigenous to my area, I would say that neo-soul music is my
favorite genre. the smooth
sounds of acoustic guitars and
crooning stars remind me of the
melodic hum that my mother used when putting me to bed as a child. The soul
of an artist comes out in neo-soul music, and its
easier to enjoy the music
when you can tell that it was created for enjoyment. =
I'm a mother, blogger, and fashion expert who enjoys ethnic dining and
esoteric conversations. When not buried in work behind the computer, I can
be found working on the next big thing. -Posted by Lyn Valerie

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Game Time

My favorite thing to do when I'm extremely bored is play video games. I
really love thrill of a well written video game; you can tell that an
artist, writer, and dreamer was hard at work when
you encounter a well-made game. I
aspire to one day make a game that encompasses my creativity. =
I'm a mother, blogger, and fashion expert who enjoys ethnic dining and
esoteric conversations. When not buried in work behind the computer, I can
be found working on the next big thing. -Posted by Lyn Valerie

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Nationalist Meme

How are we to move along as a people if we reject the things that propel us to action? The dumb
overshadow the wise, and in this current state of hyper-conformity, there looks
to be no real movement to action. What is a leader to do when
she knows her flock won't follow?

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I'm a mother, blogger, and fashion expert who enjoys ethnic dining and
esoteric conversations. When not buried in work behind the computer, I can
be found working on the next big thing. -Posted by Lyn Valerie

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Vancouver Girl

Having a girl in Vancouver is tough. It seems like the
attitudes of young women have changed dramatically since I was a girl, and given
the
things that are shown on TV and movies
nowadays, it does not surprise me that more and more young girls are becoming pregnant at
earlier ages. What's a mother to do, when she's done all she can to help her
daughter understand the ills of society?

-Posted by Lyn Valerie

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Change is Good?

Something tells me that our area is due for a drastic change. Given the
Olympics being here recently, I've observed some major changes to our town,
and
some are not for the better. Is there a way to appease the masses while
staying true to your constituents? I think that the answer is no.

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T+F

Classic of classical. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXoyr_FyFw We owe so
much to JSB in music today. Listen!

-Posted by Virgil Schmidt

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Best of YouTube

I don't watch as many movies as I used to. Largely because I'm less often
up for a 90-120+ minute commitment. Too lazy. I watch a lot of TV, especially PVRed or acquired from the netosphere.
Discovery Channel, History Channel, Food Network. Aqua Teen.

There's a huge amount of entertainment to be had in snippets of even less
than 24 or 48 minutes, too. Here's this week's Best of YouTube.

Let me know how you liked it.

-Posted by Erland Mark Oenema

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Hidden Powers of Rain

Rain is the cure for life's
ailments; in the rain
your tears are guarded, and in
its noise your cries are not heard. Instead of loathing the rain today, I will embrace it for
its healing powers. _ I'm a mother, blogger, and fashion expert who enjoys ethnic dining and
esoteric conversations. When not buried in work behind the computer, I can
be found working on the next big thing. -Posted by Lyn Valerie

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Composting and You

Recycling is not only good for the environment, it is good for your soil;
composting is a great way to keep your gardens growing healthy and strong.
Remember to preserve all of your old food waste to add to your garden today!

I'm a mother, blogger, and fashion expert who enjoys ethnic dining and
esoteric conversations. When not buried in work behind the computer, I can
be found working on the next big thing. -Posted by Lyn Valerie
             

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Questioning Manhood

Sometimes men choose to get cars that fulfill a need in their lives; this is
especially true of my friend. He's not the best looking guy, but his
car is most definitely a beauty! Its really small and very fast though, so I wonder
what that says about his... manhood.

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May 12

On this day in 1941 Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.  His invention caused a stir, to be certain, but in time other machines superseded the Z3 in fickle public admiration.  Zuse fought to maintain his position as the golden boy of German engineering, but in time he grew bitter and retired more and more into solitude.  He took to sleeping in his lab, neglecting his health, and finally developed severe enough agoraphobia that he only contacted other human beings when delivery personnel brought him food and newspapers.  The former he picked at, weight melting off him by the day.  The latter he read and tore in fitful petulance, with less and less effectiveness, as eventually his strength made him unable even to take out his fury on newsprint. 

In time he stopped accepting deliveries at all, and eventually the friends who'd known him in better days, before he rejected their encouragements and repudiated their friendship prevailed with authorities, who authorized a break-in to ensure Zuse's safety.  But he was nowhere to be found.  Only his clothing-- filthy, ragged lab coat, threadbare garments, and his dark-rimmed spectacles-- was found lying on and about the Z3 itself.  No trace of his body was ever discovered.

Nightmare On Elm

So the reboot of Nightmare On Elm Street is the big movie now. I well remember watching the original back in the '80s, and how terrified I was. They say this one isn't so scary. Jackie Earle Haley was great in The Watchmen and Semi-Pro, but no one can out-Freddy Englund, in my opinion. He cut his teeth in the original V, and somehow, for me, the association with his borderline mentally disabled character in the miniseries somehow made Freddy's chortling malevolence all the more scary.

Horror Fiction

Horror fiction, from HP Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith to Stephen King, Clive Barker and Wes Anderson, touches something deep within postmodern humanity. 


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