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The Current Issue: April 7, 2000
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The Current Issue: April 7, 2000
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Primer on PrimerI never claimed to
know what I was doing about anything related to my home, did I? I mean,
historically (and that is going back almost 6 years now) if something
goes wrong I look for the landlord's phone number even though I don't
have one. That would explain why there are often burned out bulbs in the
overhead light in my kitchen and the upstairs bathroom, right? In the meantime, my father points out that my lawn needs fertilizer and my deck is in dire need of a wash and seal. Do I want to do these things? No way. But who can I hire for the same price as doing it myself? Oh, for the record, if anyone reading this has a service they offer for cleaning and sealing decks, or lawn care, or, say, dealing with moles and ground wasps, you just write me and I'll give you a year's worth of free ads in exchange for the work. Same goes for Pool companies or any companies who do those awesome (yet expensive) wooden swingsets. Bartering. It's what's for dinner. Police Olympics?I was driving behind a car this afternoon, and his bumpersticker really made me wake up and wonder. See, he was apparently the person who drives around to make sure that your mailman isn't asleep in the KMart parking lot. Something about "Road Supervisor" or something. But more interesting than that, was his little (4x3?) sticker that said he was a supporter of the 1999 Police Olympics. Have you ever heard of this? Wouldn't there be more coverage in the press? And no offense to some of the wonderful men in blue (some of whom may actually be married to my sister) but I've seen some seriously out of shape cops out there. The image of them participating in Olympic events is, well, frightening. And for that reason alone I would buy a ticket and attend. Sure, you've got your buff bike cops who I'm sure would take their shirts off and maybe we can get seats really close by...ahem. I mean, it's my civic duty, right? Important QuestionJust exactly how many cookies make up a serving, assuming they are Chips Ahoy and you can't stop eating them? The Pope is WiredUntil today, it did not occur to me to wonder if the Pope had his own webpage. Sure, I can picture him being on Geocities, maybe in the Cathedral neighborhood. But until I stumbled on to a link to the Vatican website I guess I had just imagined he's too busy doing other things. Blessing small animals. Drinking lots of wine and enjoying all the artwork in the basement. The Pope has a lovely looking site. I should check to see if he used FrontPage. He didn't use the "Catholic Theme" from the add-on pack (no, before you write, there isn't one. That's HUMOR people.) They do have a link to "secret archives" which I'm not sure is the best way to let people know that you HAVE secret archives. Boy, if I tell my mom about this website I'm pretty sure she'll have purchased a computer and bought a lifetime subscription to VOL, Vatican Online internet service. The ListDogs I would never own. No specific reason why. Just aren't at the top of my list.
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