A sad day in history…

Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona and his party’s presidential candidate in 2008, led the opposition to the repeal and said the vote was a sad day in history.

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He and others opposed to lifting the ban said the change could harm the unit cohesion that is essential to effective military operations, particularly in combat, and deter some Americans from enlisting or pursuing a career in the military.

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All about the blood…

What is it about computer games involving blood that really makes my day?  First it was Gabriel Knight, culminating in BLOOD OF THE SACRED, BLOOD OF THE DAMN, when I knew I had found an art form I thoroughly enjoyed.  Yes, it was clunky and the puzzles sucked and every…

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They are sooo gonna do it…

They’ve been dancing around each other since summer, they now live under the same roof (along with about eleven other Snyders!), and they’re appearing in more than one episode a week. Is it time for another important step in their “just the same as any straight soap couple” courtship? Watch Luke…

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We’re off to see the Wizard!

So I’m taking my first step on a brand new Yellow Brick Road! (Or Blond Hunk Blvd.) With the LiveJournal purging scare (and doesn’t it seem like there’s a LiveJournal fire every few months?) and Yahoo’s sudden problems with adult content (and I am nothing except adult), I’ve decided to…

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Brand New Day

A decade ago, I found a book, sitting in the middle of the parking lot at work. Who’s it was, how it got there, I had no idea. Old, worn, traveled. A book like none other. I opened it, and the pictures inside moved. I carelessly brushed my fingers across the…

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