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While reading Inside Motherhood today I came across the entry, written by Heather, When Do You Start? Her question is on when do you start shopping and/or planning for Christmas. With only 140 days left I suppose it would be a good idea to start planning now if you haven’t already begun.

Assorted events and opinions from the past few weeks 24th July … really achieve anything, all that happens is a mass of people get a free concert and go home pleased with themselves that they’r e not racist.

Welcome to Tuesday’s Edition! In today’s issue … 1) One Kiss Per Yard 2) Today’s Opportunities 3) Holiday Shopping ====================================== One Kiss Per Yard ====================================== Walking up to a department store’s fabric counter, a pretty girl asked, “I want to buy this material for a new dress.

Give Me Chicago Hotel Advice By Dan on Jul 17, 2008 in Family | 3 Comments My wife and kids are going east to visit relatives in Maine and Vermont for a couple of weeks. I’ll be staying home to work, because I love it so. They’re flying out of Midway Airport on a flight that’s scheduled to depart at 7:15 AM.

Back story:  Back in the in winter of 2003 my friends and I went to Las Vegas for a weekend of fun.  During that trip I wrote down some thoughts about the trip and recently found it again after moving some of my old things around.  These bits aren’t complete and I’ve tried to make it more coherent but basically these are just a few of my snippet thoughts during that weekend.

Spfldbloggers swarm Slider Stadium (hyperbolic headline) By Dan on Jul 14, 2008 in Local, Sports | 16 Comments The first ever Spfldbloggers night at Slider Stadium was a rousing somewhat success. There was a conspicuous absence of bloggers, but those that showed presented themselves well.

In a world where there is so much to complain about, a good attitude is a welcome relief. However, on a couple of occasions I’ve found that a bad attitude produces surprising results. Two sections of this issue of BRAMBLES— SOMETIMES IT PAYS TO BE SELF-CENTERED AND OBNOXIOUS….

Important Issue Roundtable: The Tubes By Dan on Jul 9, 2008 in Music | 2 Comments Why is “She’s a Beauty” the only song by the Tubes played on commercial radio these days, when it is self evident that “Talk to Ya Later” is the better tune? For further discussion: Has there ever been a better rock and roll name than Fee Waybill? Maybe Kickboy Face, but Fee Waybill is pretty damn good.

Riddle Me This By Dan on Jul 7, 2008 in nonsense | 6 Comments If you catch this wave, the longest you can go is one hour, 40 minutes and 39 seconds. « Previous Entries What BFS is All About Blog Free Springfield is an insightful voice commenting on the important issues of the day, but is easily distracted.

Of Soccer Balls and Bocce Balls: An American Dream By Dan on Jul 6, 2008 in Sports | 5 Comments I read an article a month or so ago about a novel attempt to improve the quality of play on England’s national volleyball team and rowing crew.