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Kewl Colt 1911 (clone?) built for POTUS by Jesse James. Must see if you're a 1911 fan.

For My Democratic Friends: "Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect...

All, I'm struggling with an ethical issue regarding my job, and I'd appreciate any input you'd care to provide. I'm a software developer, working in the financial industry, with nearly 20 years of experience. It's common (but not always the case) for someone with my experience and skills to move beyond the technical to a position that's more business-oriented. It's viewed by many as a natural progression. A few months ago, (late February) I interviewed for a Business Analyst position with a small firm in NYC. After six hours of interviews with nearly a dozen people, I was offered the...

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts...

Thought it might be fun to see if we can predict how the Democrats will explain Bush's victory in November (yeah, I'm an optimist :) I doubt they'll use the "Disenfrenchfriesed voters, hanging chads, too few recounts" strategy again. Didn't work out very well for them four years ago. But I'm sure they'll attempt to manufacture some sort of scandal or conspiracy theory to call the election results into question. Personally, I think they'll blame the SwiftBoat Vets, claiming the organization was funded by the RNC (even though this claim has already failed to hold water -- but Dems rarely...