Browsing archives for November 28th, 2008

Friday Night Fluff: Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Fluff Stuff, Friday Night Fluff 28 November 2008 | 0 Comments

I’m a major fan of horror movies to the point that I rarely watch a movie that isn’t in that genre. But that wasn’t always the case. When I was ten, I saw two minutes of the original Night of the Living Dead (part of the graveyard scene) and didn’t sleep through the night for [...]

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Consumerism Kills. Literally.

Society, Society & World 28 November 2008 | 0 Comments

I hope the shoppers at this Long Island Wal-Mart got a super good deal on their vacuum because otherwise trampling a man to death might have been in vain. Oh, and that pregnant lady? Shouldn’t have gotten between the throng and their digital camera discounts, right? 
Nassau police said about 2,000 people were gathered outside the [...]

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Mumbai Death Toll Includes Two Americans

Society & World, World 28 November 2008 | 3 Comments

There were three main points of conflict during the terrorist attacks in Mumbai: the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels and the Chabad House- a local headquarters for the Hasidic Jewish movement of the same name. Five have been found dead in the Chabad House. Included are two Americans: Alan Scherr, 58, and his 13 year [...]

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Holiday Traditions

Fluff Stuff, Random 28 November 2008 | 2 Comments

I’m very much a creature of habit, generally, and there’s a certain order of activity to Thanksgiving that I like to observe.
The day itself is for family, the night is spent with close friends, and the wee hours of the morning are spent with…
GACHAPIN ON ICE!

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all.

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