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QotD: Today's Mix

nobody@vox.com(nonaesthetic) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:16:20 -0400

You're the DJ: what are the next five songs coming up after the break?

via iTunes party shuffle (which I've been relying on quite a bit to spice up my work day lately)

"Too Tough to Die" - Twilight Singers
"Color Me Once" - Violent Femmes
"Her Against Me" - Afghan Whigs
"Rosalita" - Bruce Springsteen
"Cooler Heads" - Local H

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QotD: Just Skimming

nobody@vox.com(nonaesthetic) — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:02:36 -0400

When skimming a magazine (or book or newspaper) do you flip through the pages from front to back or back to front?
Submitted by enSue.

Depends on the mag (and how many inserts it has). More and more, I'm finding myself reading back to front.

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QotD: Worst. Job. Ever.

nobody@vox.com(nonaesthetic) — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:18:53 -0500

What was the worst job you ever had?
Submitted by salaryman.

Wal*Mart cashier. For reference, Wal*Mart toy department - not that bad. Check-out cahsier - horrible.

It was college, I was working three jobs at one point. Who hires inexperienced college kids with flexible hours? Uncle Sam (Walton).

Working in toys, it was monotonous but a perfectly respectable slack college student job. Pick up toys, put away toys. Answer phone calls from rabid mothers looking for the latest "it" toy. After Christmas, they didn't need me there, so I was moved to where they always need people: Check out hell.

I would have $10,000 in cash in my register at any time. It was stressful. People were rude. People couldn't count their change. People would inevitably not have enough money to buy their Big Mouth Billy Bass. My supervisor called me 'honey' and 'sugar.' Not in the nice Southern way.

After moving to check-out, I got out of there as fast as I could. That's probably where my overwhelming aversion to Wal*Mart started. Now I can't even go in one without having breaking out in hives.

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Cami on TV (Again)!

nobody@vox.com(nonaesthetic) — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:53:59 -0500

This time, for a story at WSAV. You can watch the video online.

WSAV: Choosing the right car seat

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Kingston Does Something Right

nobody@vox.com(nonaesthetic) — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:20:32 -0500

Georgia congressman opposes pro-Gators resolution

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Congressman Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) rarely goes against GOP opinion in key votes on Capitol Hill. But on Tuesday, the eight-term Congressman really found himself in the minority.

Kingston, who has represented District 1 in southeast Georgia since 1993, was the only member of Congress to oppose House Resolution 39, which commended "the University of Florida Gators for their victory in the 2006 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and for winning the national college football championship."

His reason? Kingston grew up in Athens, Ga., home of the University of Georgia, his alma mater and one of the Gators' fiercest rivals. Kingston still lives in Savannah, Ga., and flies to Washington weekly.

"Any time you can see Ohio State lose, it's a good day," said Kingston, who also attended Michigan State for two years. "However, there's just so far you can go. The Bulldog tendency in me hit and I had to vote no in a good, friendly rivalry."

The House bill passed by a vote of 414-1. Eight other congressmen from Georgia voted yes to the proposal, two voted present and two others didn't vote at all. The bill was sponsored by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and 19 other representatives from Florida.

The Gators defeated unbeaten and then-No. 1 Ohio State 41-14 in the BCS title game Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz., to win the school's second national championship in football. The Gators also won a national championship in men's basketball last season, becoming the first Division I-A school to hold both titles concurrently.

"I supported Florida in the game and wanted them to win and win big," Kingston told ESPN.com Thursday. "I'm obviously going to be partial to the SEC."

Such bills typically pass unanimously in Congress. For example, House Resolution 43, a bill that commended "the Boise State University Broncos football team for winning the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and completing an undefeated season," passed by a vote of 415-0 on Tuesday.

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Cami on TV

nobody@vox.com(nonaesthetic) — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:44:40 -0500

Camille (and Ginger) were recently on TV for a news package about car seats. The video isn't online (and we actually never saw it air) but you can read the story here and see a pic of Cams.

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