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Video: Air Force Jet Cruises Thru Grand Canyon

December 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I woke up to find a friend had forwarded a link to the Air & Space Magazine video below which shows an Air Force pilot tearing through the Grand Canyon at 300 knots in his Lockheed T-33 trainer back in 1959 — before modern flight restrictions came into play. Having not had a cup of [...]

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Blogger Asks ‘WHERE ARE MY FREE CUPS?!’

May 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

“Whether you spend $100 a month or $100,000 a month on disposable cups for your office, we can help your company SAVE real money. Whether your company is a 10 employee small business or a Fortune 500 corporation with thousands of employees, we can help you reduce REAL expenses. Our free coffee cups make sense…in [...]

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Starbucks Hits Coffee ‘Pothole’

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Earlier this month, Starbucks announced it would cut 12,000 Jobs and close 600 Stores, the result of a sagging economy — what some might call a “coffee pothole.” Yesterday, the Seattle-based coffee giant followed up by issuing a news release offering links to both a list of stores due to close by the end of [...]

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SADS Strikes Household Without Warning

May 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Please join me in observing a moment of silence — moment over — as I mark the passing of a dear friend, Java, shown at right during his percolating days. His death came as a shock to me as he was not even a year old when he died this morning at approximately 9:45 Central. [...]

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Pay Attention to Personal Security on Tax Day

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Americans should continue to be vigilant, take notice of their surroundings and report suspicious items or activities to local authorities immediately, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s current threat level as of this posting. One week from today, however, Americans should expect that threat level to rise — not due to external threats, but [...]

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