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by PresidentOso
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on Fri Jan 12, 2024 at 04:45 AM PST
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DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips. Quilters here are at many different levels of skill....
by winifred3
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on Sun Jan 07, 2024 at 04:00 PM PST
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For many Christians, the period of 5 to 6 January is celebrated as Twelfth Night,� the Feast of the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. It's the finale of the Twelve Days of Christmas, which begins on ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 01:00 PM PST
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There’s a new American Christmas tradition: sit a read a book for most of the day. As in, plop on a comfy chair, chomp on snacks, take only bathroom breaks, and read for seven hours. It’s a gift we can give ourselves, and people are always giving away...
by The Tell with Christine Axsmith
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on Fri Dec 29, 2023 at 01:30 PM PST
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Greetings and welcome to another of my Friday-flavored bits of fluff. A few photos and thoughts to follow below the fold and perhaps in the comments below that you'd be so kind as to share your own ...
by Marko the Werelynx
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on Fri Dec 29, 2023 at 01:07 PM PST
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One of the unique traits of Ukrainian culture is the depth of Ukrainian folk tradition. In this diary, I wish to share with you some of the Ukrainian Christmas carols' beauty. Thanks to the fact that Ukraine is a relatively big country and nation, the...
by KyivGuy
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on Thu Dec 28, 2023 at 04:07 PM PST
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I spent a few days of my Christmas holiday in the hospital. The nurses were festively dressed in reindeer antlers, and the rooms were strewn with garland and various shades of green and red. On Christmas morning, I made the mistake of reading about the...
by ReasonaBill
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on Wed Dec 27, 2023 at 12:14 PM PST
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Via the BBC Abrielle Baldwin, 23, was shot in the chest by one brother while she had her 10-month-old son in a carrier, the Florida sheriff's office said. The brother was then shot by their other sibling, who pulled his own gun, Pinellas County...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Dec 27, 2023 at 09:49 AM PST
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Greetings all! This didn’t come from me. I lifted obtained it from Quora (originally posted by Stephen L.) who presented us with this prime piece of cogent political commentary by Pedro X. Molina from the Department of FAFO… Enjoy.
by ursusdavid
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on Tue Dec 26, 2023 at 07:29 PM PST
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Christmas at Mar-a-Lago is celebrated in a profoundly different and disgusting fashion than it is in the rest of America, or the world for that matter. A holiday whose branding for a couple of thousand years has been "Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward...
by News Corpse
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on Tue Dec 26, 2023 at 01:04 PM PST
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I experienced some technical issues that weren’t particularly easy to resolve. However, after a bit of struggle and good luck, I was able to re-create the diary. I will post more editorial cartoons in the comments section and as updates to the diary....
by JekyllnHyde
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 08:16 PM PST
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Like last year, welcome to a special NightDrift Blog!� For the newcomers, welcome to the NightDrifter’s Nightly Pub! This is the place to listen to some music and unwind yourself, post some good ...
by DriftingRoads
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 06:30 PM PST
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holy Days to you and yours. I may be an agnostic, leaning Atheist, but I do enjoy the holiday season at the end of the year. I celebrate in some fashion (I play Santa Claus for the town of Estes Park, which might scandalize...
by ColoTim
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 06:16 PM PST
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Every year since 2010 I’ve done a series of December diaries focusing on a variety of seasonal topics ranging from music to food to ugly sweaters. (Full disclosure: I did ONE Seasonal diary in 2008,
by brillig
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 07:00 PM PST
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On this Christmas Day, most of the American people who celebrate it are gathering with their families, exchanging gifts, and finding gratitude for their good fortune, even when circumstances might make that difficult for some. It's a day for...
by News Corpse
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 12:14 PM PST
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In America, holidays are a time for tradition. Lovingly exchanging gifts on Christmas, returning the lame crap you got for Christmas on Boxing day. Losing fingers in fireworks accidents on Independence Day, mattress sales on Memorial Day. Scarfing down...
by daylin
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 11:17 AM PST
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♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ Hark! The Herald Penguins sing: Please don’t eat our little wings! Eat a goose down to the bone, But leave Penguins all alone. ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ Baby ducks are very sweet, Tastier than Penguin meat. If we’re carried in your store, Please, don’t shop...
by dmhlt 66
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 08:30 AM PST
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A Celebration of Peace Anytime, anywhere, when the cycle of violence is momentarily interrupted or broken — and a tenuous step taken towards achieving peace — that, in itself, is worthy of remembrance. For one day, the guns of war were silent along...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Sun Dec 24, 2023 at 05:33 PM PST
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It's Christmas time, and Donald Trump is joining in on the festivities with caroling in the spirit of the season. Except he's not getting the words exactly right. “Hark the heinous angel," whines Trump petulantly about losing an election three years...
by News Corpse
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on Sun Dec 24, 2023 at 12:48 PM PST
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So just watched the 2019 Movie Feast Of The Seven Fishes, one of the nicer, more well-thought-out and least-kitschy of the plethora of Christmas movies that have come out lately. I can definitely recommend the movie, a comedy/character study of a young...
by TheOrchid
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on Sun Dec 24, 2023 at 12:56 PM PST
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- Even Trump’s websites lie. The internet home of Trump Tower is a work of fiction. If you click the “Retail” tab, the link invites you to “EXPLORE OUR IMPRESSIVE PORTFOLIO OF RETAIL TENANTS.” A picture boasts that Gucci, Tiffany, and Starbucks have set...250 comments 908 Recs
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- US aid to Ukraine has been restored and is on its way. While part of me has been celebrating, most of me knows how much work is still to be done. Even with the new package, the US is giving insufficient aid to Ukraine. Our chance to win this war on the...77 comments 158 Recs
- First , as a dog-lover, I need to get some things into circulation about Gov. Gollum of South Dakota:22 comments 89 Recs
- I want to expand on a comment I made in another diary by the always excellent News Corpse (LOSERS! Sean Hannity is Already Making Excuses for Why Trump Will Lose the Debates to Biden). That diary focused on Hannity’s lowering expectations for Trump in...274 comments 525 Recs
- I’m starting to think the Biden is actually a more effective speaker than his old boss Obama. Despite his stutter he is funnier and more poignant, depending on what he’s speaking about. As much as I loved BHO, I actually find Dark Brandon more...108 comments 409 Recs
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