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Good night, everybody!
Are all teenagers obtuse, recalcitrant, and oppositional?
Hippo Gnu Deer.
Omg, teenagers.
Cooofffffeeee....

KMN.

KMN. I have been trapped into "helping" my niece with her college app essays to prevent the implosion of my family. There is not enough EtOH; not even in Chicago.
Happy birthday Magnus Itland!

Finally saw The Hobbit, part deux. On one level, I am speechless and appalled. Otoh, I could say the following:

Finally saw The Hobbit, part deux. On one level, I am speechless and appalled. Otoh, I could say the following: 1) It was a travesty with high production values. 2) Tauriel was possibly the best thing about it. I am going to go cry into my Beowulf, now. #PeterJacksonWhatHaveYouDone #notthehobbit

I will be very impressed when they get the whole set done.

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I will be very impressed when they get the whole set done. #frostburn   Originally shared by null Maths and snow - snowdecahedron :D

I cannot decide if I think it is cute that this, or the NORAD thing happen every year.

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I cannot decide if I think it is cute that this, or the NORAD thing happen every year. I mean, mostly I hope it sparks some children's interest in weather, or satellites, or maps, or something. But I love the comment about land at the North Pole. Originally shared by TravelFlicks   ** SANTA NEWS FLASH ** Concern has been mounting here at the North Pole that #Santa might be forced to cancel his annual trip due to bad weather.  As you can see from the attached photograph, the skies are now clearing and he is expected to depart this evening, as scheduled .    We’ve been hearing lots of noise coming from Santa’s workshop.  #Rudolf and the other reindeer have been seen on a nearby mountaintop practising their take-offs and landings.   Canadian Air Traffic Control have advised all aircraft to watch out for a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer.   TravelFlicks would like to wish Santa and his team a safe and pleasant trip.  Merry Christmas to Santa and to all the boys and girls in #Canad...

I did not know this.

I did not know this. http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/12/christopher-lee-wants-you-to-have-a-heavy-metal-christmas http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/12/christopher-lee-wants-you-to-have-a-heavy-metal-christmas

If I ever lose you people, I am in deep, deep trouble.

If I ever lose you people, I am in deep, deep trouble. #joysoftheseason   #family
Why do people have to talk to you in the morning?

Regarding that "Ice" component:

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Regarding that "Ice" component:

I am confabulating Amy Young's and Leigh Butler's entries, and our current weather to A Song of Ice and Fire.

I am confabulating Amy Young's and Leigh Butler's entries, and our current weather to A Song of Ice and Fire. My brain is weird.

According to my brother, you can't get any decent home style Italian food anywhere outside of the Northeast.

According to my brother, you can't get any decent home style Italian food anywhere outside of the Northeast. Cue disapproving auntie face.

A little ice thickness guide we made to help us Canadians stay safe on the ice this winter!

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A little ice thickness guide we made to help us Canadians stay safe on the ice this winter! Because you can't keep a Canadian off the ice once it looks frozen!

I will be requesting opinions from such experts as Annette Dilick and Leigh Butler on the Louisiana edition of...

I will be requesting opinions from such experts as Annette Dilick and Leigh Butler on the Louisiana edition of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations.
I am thinking I could get to like Senator Warren.

As an uninformed member of the general public, I really do not understand.

As an uninformed member of the general public, I really do not understand.  You're supposed to be presumed innocent. Procedurally routine strip, cavity, and dna-swab searching sound an awful lot like you're presumed guilty.

Awesome!

Awesome! The snow is ending and the weather is warming into the 40's. Concurrent with which it will rain and then drop right back into the 20's so ice dams can form and we can have flooding. This is where schadenfreude comes into contemplating how the areas most likely to be affected are places where only the wealthy can afford to live, lol.

The only thing trying to make happy childhood holiday memories does is create burdensome and unrealistic...

The only thing trying to make happy childhood holiday memories does is create burdensome and unrealistic expectations in adults. #thingsitwouldbeoknottoshareduringholidaytime   #itoldyoutherewasareasonistayedaway
wishes (g+ said to)

A specific situation in which vitamins may not be useless. S & M (science and medicine) reporting is so much fun.

A specific situation in which vitamins may not be useless. S & M (science and medicine) reporting is so much fun. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/815430?nlid=42268_1521&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&uac=21663HG&spon=17?src%3Dstgoogle

My dad told me he is having some symptoms that suggest things are getting worse.

My dad told me he is having some symptoms that suggest things are getting worse. But he is not going to contact the doctor's office until after New Years because he doesn't want to mess with the holidays.  I don't want my dad to get worse.

Talking to my family is like playing telephone with a bunch of 8 year olds.

Talking to my family is like playing telephone with a bunch of 8 year olds.  That might be unfair to 8 year olds.
Bah, humbug on all this good carb, bad carb, no carb.

Whatever its pros or cons, I am very grateful for the US Postal Service.

Whatever its pros or cons, I am very grateful for the US Postal Service. And very happy that we haven't gotten to this point here. Originally shared by Dian pink Pathetic. ..so what are all the thousands of people who have no way of getting their mail..because of heath, age, no vehicle, no family or friends, etc . ..going to do? ????.:O:O:O:O http://action.sumofus.org/a/canada-post-conflict-interest/?akid=3191.1906248.qwB1Ks&rd=1&sub=fwd&t=1
Ah, g+; I have reaffirmed my existence for another day.

I wish more people were still doing sing-along Messiahs.

I wish more people were still doing sing-along Messiahs. Also, no matter how good or how period appropriate, a counter-tenor soloist rather than a true mezzo just sounds kind of freaky to me in this piece.
There should be a sports team called the Honey Badgers.

Holy cow.

Holy cow. They are predicting single digit temperatures overnight. You know, like you go outside and you will be left with only a single digit. That is quite uncommon here.

Ah, the classics.

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Ah, the classics. Originally shared by Suzy Jenkins I guess so.....

That snow everyone else was getting? We can haz some.

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That snow everyone else was getting? We can haz some.

This is kind of creepy. Also, why isn't he being swarmed by ants?

This is kind of creepy. Also, why isn't he being swarmed by ants? Originally shared by Jesse Vandewal This is pretty slick. The only problem is the massive hole left in your yard. #Art   #pestcontrol   #winwin   http://digg.com/video/what-you-get-when-you-pour-molten-aluminum-into-an-ant-hill
Something good happened today, I think. I hope this holds for the future.

Pretty magnificent fall colors on neighbor's tree (obs a few months ago)..

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Pretty magnificent fall colors on neighbor's tree (obs a few months ago)..

NC in the fall.

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NC in the fall.

Pictures along the Susquehanna River Walk and Timber Trail in Williamsport, PA (coming from NC in November).

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Pictures along the Susquehanna River Walk and Timber Trail in Williamsport, PA (coming from NC in November).

Random pictures along the Susquehanna around Liverpool, PA (coming from NC in November).

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Random pictures along the Susquehanna around Liverpool, PA (coming from NC in November).