Browsing archives for September 12th, 2008

Friday Night Fluff: Nada Edition

Fluff Stuff, Friday Night Fluff 12 September 2008 | 0 Comments

I’d feel a little rude posting a Friday Night Fluff piece directly after a post that states the grave danger many in Texas are now facing due to Hurricane Ike. We’ll skip this feature this week and get back to you next week.

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Our Thoughts With Texans in Ike’s Path

Environment 12 September 2008 | 0 Comments

Hurricane Ike is expected to hit Texas tonight or early tomorrow as a Category 3 storm. More from CNN: 
Houston officials are telling residents to stay put because it’s not safe anymore to try to hit the road to escape Hurricane Ike.
The Category 2 storm had 105 mph winds as of 5 p.m. ET, according to [...]

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Friday Link Roundup

Featured, Link Roundup 12 September 2008 | 0 Comments

No Juneteenth for Palin: Electronic Village has a letter from Gwendolyn Alexander, President of the African American Historical Society of Alaska, that explains Sarah Palin’s lack of involvement with the African American community in Alaska. Palin was the first Alaskan governor to not participate- either passively or actively- in the Juneteenth celebrations in her state.
CA’s [...]

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WaPo Mysteriously Pulls Cindy McCain Drug Story

Politics 12 September 2008 | 0 Comments

Cindy McCain had a prescription drug problem in the early ’90s that caused her to steal drugs from her own charity and arrange for doctors to write prescriptions for her under other people’s names. When caught, she only had to enter treatment and do community service. The DEA, who had been circling Cindy McCain with [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day Revisited: Earmark Invitations

Indie Retailers, Paper Goods 12 September 2008 | 4 Comments

Earmark Designs 
Last featured: July 2, 2008
Earmark designs caught my eye back in January when I first saw their Contempt Collection of greeting cards featuring text like, “Thanks for Nothing” and accompanied by a clever line art of empty hands.  They held my attention with their delightful, well-designed and cohesive invitation packages.  Now I’ve rarely sent [...]

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