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Entries from January 2011

Thousands of Birds, Fish Die in ‘Natural State’ (UPDATE)

January 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments

Arkansas bills itself as “The Natural State” in its television commercials and at its official tourism site, but something very strange — perhaps natural, but no one knows for sure, yet — happened there over the weekend.  More than 100,000 dead fish were discovered in Franklin County, Ark., and more than 1,000 birds — some [...]

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Soldier Refused to Violate Code of Conduct (Update)

January 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments

UPDATE 10/01/11 at 3:05 p.m. Central: With my book, Three Days In August, scheduled for release Oct. 19, I’ve removed posts containing content found in the book and ask readers to visit the book’s website to learn more about it. Thanks! If you enjoy this blog and want to keep reading stories like the one [...]

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New Book Excerpt Coming Monday Morning (Update)

January 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

UPDATE 10/01/11 at 3:24 p.m. Central:  With my book, Three Days In August, scheduled for release Oct. 19, I’ve removed posts containing content found in the book and ask readers to visit the book’s website to learn more about it.  Thanks! FYI: If you enjoy this blog and want to help keep reading stories like [...]

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P90X Plyometrics Will Begin in 5 Minutes!

January 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Brace yourself.  Some of the personal information I share below might fall under the category of TMI (i.e., “too much information”). Blame it on cold weather, a comfortable couch, to-die-for foods like pumpkin pie and plenty of college football on the tube, but I found myself weighing 207 pounds the other day and [...]

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