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Monday, June 16, 2008

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Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Mon, Jun 16 at 8:43 AM

Same sex couples can begin to marry in California later today. Don’t forget to send a gift.

Barack Obama celebrated Father’s Day by telling fathers to step up. “We need fathers to recognize their responsibility doesn’t just end at conception. Any fool can have a child… It’s the courage to raise the child that makes you a father.”

Speaking of fools, a man beat a toddler to death in the middle of a road near Modesto, California, before cops shot and killed him.

With the economy down, bank robberies are up.

Check out all the crap that gets left behind in peoples’ bodies after surgery: “Broken stents, torn balloons, fractured wires and stray parts ranging from catheter tips to drill bits.”

Iowa is flooding.

Comments

is it me, or is the "left behind in peoples’ bodies" link going to the bank robberies page?

Fixed! Guess my brain is flooded, too.

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After canceling his September performance in Portland, Neil Diamond is back and ready to blow us out of our seats! Fine, maybe he won’t “blow us,” but I bet he’ll come to the stage locked and loaded with hits such as “Cherry, Cherry,” “Sweet Caroline,” and “I’m a Believer.” And does anybody remember “Heartlight”? I do! WSH

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