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Give a frontiersman coffee and tobacco, and he will endure any privation, suffer any hardship, but let him be without these two necessaries of the woods, and he becomes irresolute and murmuring. ~ U.S. Army Lt. William Whiting, 1849
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The Knucklehead of the Day award…
Today’s winner is Congressman Bob Filner….
Update…
It is the day after my surgery. I’m feeling decent overall. The site of my surgery(My neck) hurts some, and I had trouble getting comfortable last night when trying to sleep. Now the hard part begins, waiting for my test results….
Lucky slots…
Counting on revenue from gambling to enhance or pay for education has been tried once before in this state. It is called the Florida lottery, which was established by a statewide referendum in 1986. While the lottery has funded programs like Bright f…..