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of John McCain. It only rated a one ear raising then a yawn of which I was not fast enough to take a pic.

So the geezer has been trying to make an issue of what he considers the inexperience of Obama. So what does he do? He wants to put someone who has two years governor experience, of a state with a population smaller than many cities, a heartbeat away from the presidency. She then puts down her gun and bible long enough to take to the cameras spewing hot air trying to lure the Hillary voters. PUH-LEEZE. I would hope that people supporting HIllary would not vote for an anti abortion, even in cases of incest and rape, and gay rights bigot. Let's all hope people, at least most people, can vote issues and not gender and race. Wishful thinking?? We'll see.

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"No way, no how, no McCain"

"Barack Obama is my candidate. And he must be our president"

"My friends, it is time to take back the country we love. ...Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose. We are on the same team, and none of us can sit on the sidelines. This is a fight for the future. And it's a fight we must win."

"With an agenda like that, it makes sense that George Bush and John McCain will be together next week in the Twin Cities. Because these days they're awfully hard to tell apart."

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We (Me, Jeff, Alison, and Paul) went to the Titanic artifact exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center this past Sunday. It was pretty interesting. At the beginning you are given a card with the name and bio information of a passenger. At the end you find out if that person lived or died in the tragedy. The exhibit recreated portions of the ship such as guest rooms for first, second, and third class. There were numerous artifacts salvaged from the wreckage, all enclosed in climate controlled glass cases on display. There were items such as money, perfume bottles, articles of clothing and many more that they were able to trace back to the passengers to whom they belonged. Actual pieces of the ships hull were also on display. Quotes from survivors and those that were involved in the building of the ship adorned the walls as you made your way through the exhibit. It was very interesting and a nice outing on a Sunday afternoon which was then capped off with dinner out and a trip to the creamery for yummy gelato for our dessert.

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It's time for Clinton supporters to get over her losing the Dems nomination, rally around Obama, and get him elected. All the drama about animosity towards Obama is only fueling the opposition and making some of her die-hard fans look childish. And it could tarnish the convention which badly needs to show America a unified party. John Geezer McCain has already done a commercial showing a Hillary supporter claiming it's ok for her and those like her to vote for him.

So my advice to former Hillary supporters is LET IT GO, move on, and remember the greater good here.

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This morning at Caribou Coffee:
Some lady in hair pulled back into a bun taking a moment from talking on a cell phone, typing on her PDA and trying not to let her ginormous purse drop down her arm but not making any eye contact with the barista:
" Umm yeah, a large non fat soy half cap extra foam iced shaken not stirred olives no onion with a twist..."

Barista: (eyes crossed, glazed over, and confused)
Then Me with my old fashiones news paper: "large black coffee, please"
Barista: Happy, smiling.

Later, I rode my bike to the strip district to the AT&T store to see about upgrading and getting a new cell phone. Mine is about three years old now and soooooo old school that it does not even have a camera! Anyway, it's pretty evident that the salesman doesn't make any money unless you spend at least $150. I asked if they match the prices that the company website offers and he said yes but somehow could not make the cost come anywhere close the $30 or so dollars I could get online. Go figure. I figured that I would pay more at the company store and that was fine with me. I don't mind paying for live help and taking care of everything at once and letting the people make some commission. But I actually felt dirty listening to this sleazy guy and once it was clear I was not paying eight thousand dollars for an upgrade, he turned very uninterested in helping. So I'll give my complaint email to the company a few days to be responded to then probably order from the website.

Jeff and I also went to the REI store so he could use his birthday giftcard. He got some shorts and a short and bought me a neato bike lock.

Tonight it's a stay-in night at home with a RedBox movie.

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So John "geezer" McCain thinks you need 5 million dollars to be rich and can't remember how many houses he owns. And he is calling Obama, who has one house, an elitest. Jesus tap dancing Christ we have already have a president who can't deal in reality, please let's not elect another.

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Strawberry lemonade

2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
2 cups cold sparkling water or club soda
Ice
Mint sprigs, garnish
Whole strawberries, garnish
In a medium saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon peel and lemon juice, stir, and remove from the heat. Let cool completely, then strain into a clean pitcher.

In a blender, puree the pint of strawberries and add to the pitcher with the lemon juice. Stir well to combine and refrigerate until well chilled.

Add the sparkling water and stir well. Pour over glasses filled with ice and serve, garnished with mint and strawberries

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Working for a cheap corporation, we drones are only allowed the cheapest and thinnest pens that third world factories can make. And since I sign my name one thusand seven hundred and twenty two times a day, I like to have a nice pen. Luckily we have clients that give us their company pens, which are actually pretty nice, thick and colorful. However I learned today that one must pay attention to what these pens are advertising. As I'm sitting at my desk with two little old ladies, one I'm pretty sure a civil war widow, who are forking over a couple hundred thousand dollars I realize I am filling out their paperwork with a big blue Viagra pen. And later upon doing an inspection of other pens in the office I notice several different drug industry pens.

So it's a toss up, having nice pens to write with or have Ethel and Martha think I have erectile or explosive diarreha issues. Eh, whatever I like having a nice pen.

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In case you were wondering, yes I did fall off the face of the earth. It turns out there is this one particualr hill in Pittsburgh that once over the top, you get sucked into a black hole in which mixed with laziness and and a soul sucking work schedule, makes for a World of Brent dry spell. But Im back and there is a whole mess of rants, issues, and things to make fun of swirling around in my noggin. So get ready to once again regularly enjoy the the genius of my little online home. But not tonight because I'm tired so maybe tomorrow.

Summer seems to be going by quickly in the burgh. Softball is over. I only played in four games for my teaam but rooted Jeff on in many of his games. I have not ridden my bike as much as I wanted to but have been getting out now and then. There is still plenty of nice weather ahead so getting out more is a priority the next couple months.

Recnt movies seen include Mamma Mia and Pineapple express. Mamma Mia was fun and corny. Pineapple Express was a riot and if you have not seen it, drop whatever you are doing and go see it now. Seriously, do not delay another second and deprive yourself of the hilarity.

Current fav TV show is Swingtown. I often feel like I need to shower after watching it so that's some darn good TV.

Time for Advil PM and my pillow. Peace out.

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Been sick the last few days, sore throat gooey snot, yuck. Getting better now.

Jeff and I went to a neat party at The Andy Warhol Museum last night. A friend rented it out for a birthday party. It was a unique, and I'm sure expensive, way to celebrate.

Speaking of Birthdays, Jeff's B-day is tomorrow. No final plans but I think a romantic dinner and movie is in the works. Perhaps Mamma Mia?

I played softball today and of course hurt myself in the process. Leg hurts - owie.

Work sucks harder than anything that sucks hard.

Go Obama !!

More soon....

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