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New York Times ^

[Buck Ninety-Nine]

WASHINGTON, May 31 — After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent, while other cities including Omaha and Louisville, Ky., got a surge of new dollars.

Homeland security officials said the grants were a result of a more sophisticated evaluation process

[Irish_Thatcherite]

She got her knickers in a knot?

[NicknamedBob]

Possibly, it was a lousy thirty-five year old pun from Playboy.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

*hears Playboy mentioned, gets interested all og a sudden*

Yeah?

[NicknamedBob]

Only Fourteen Years

I’m looking at my Calendar, and ET’s looking back,
Way back in 1983 that fella had a knack.
He didn’t need a band-aid, or other medicine,
Just held a glowing finger up, and up zipped up the skin.

Fingers are salutes for us, this year just as back then,
And purple is the in thing now, to dip your finger in.
But back to this strange alien, and why he’s here with me,
And why I’m looking at some dates from Nineteen Eighty-Three.

That year began on Saturday, just like the current one,
And it was not a leap year, so when all is said and done,
The calendar I have in hand will serve me well this year,
For every date will line right up, as each month does appear.

For there are only seven ways to start the New Year’s play,
And only on the leap years do you need that extra day,
So fourteen calendars are quite enough, no matter how you age,
Just shove the old one in a drawer, and don’t mark up the page.

I know the Nation’s printers will be annoyed I’ve made it known,
That you don’t need to purchase what you already own,
But think of all the Playmates who can give that happy smile,
Now that they realize they won’t grow old for quite a while.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 8, 2005

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Goodnight! :D

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Good one!!

G'night Bob!! :)

[sionnsar]

I'll be back later, going lake fishing!! :D

If you land any lakes, post photos..

[sionnsar]

The van's been ordered. Moving Day is some 24+ hours away...

[Monkey Face]

I love that van...

[sionnsar]

Just the perfect to transport us, right?

Ought to be big enough to carry the Castle, once NnBob has worked out the dimensional elements.

[sionnsar]

How are you? Things all quiet?

[fanfan]

Hello!

It's moving day?

Do we move at midnight?
EST, CST, WST, or what ever y'all call it way out west.

;-)

[fanfan]

I was sure I pinged you too!

[sionnsar]

We move when I get a round tuit. I have to be there to finalize the arrangements, so it tends to be rather based on my availability online. Which tomorrow (local time) will be sometime around midnight to 2 AM Universal Time Coordinated (I still prefer the name Greenwich Mean Time) the day after, by which time most of the world will already be August.

Now I'm not sold on being the person responsible for this (five ping lists is a bit much): if there's a volunteer for the position of the Undead Thread Ping List pinger / administrator / coordinator / principal / hallway-monitor I'd be happy to hear from same. The ropes are quite easy to learn and execution simple, outside of the few details involved in Moving Day, but it wouldn't take long to show one how to avoid tying and placing the hangman's noose around one's own neck...

[fanfan]

The ropes are quite easy to learn and execution simple, outside of the few details involved in Moving Day, but it wouldn't take long to show one how to avoid tying and placing the hangman's noose around one's own neck...

LOL! Don't be asking me.

;-)

[sionnsar]

I was sure I pinged you too!

You may have, but as the pinger for 5 lists (esp. the Trad-Anglican list) I get pinged a LOT.

[fanfan]

But I hadn't pinged you, I just thought I had. Which is why I pinged you to tell you that.

Ah, phooey!
LOL!

Have a great evening Sionnsar!

[sionnsar]

Thanks, fanfan!

I'm looking forward to it -- Anglican list taken care of, Sunday evening radio program series underway, it's been raining (a little) and is cool outside... things aren't bad.

[Monkey Face]

I was wondering if I could use it on my move next week...

[fanfan]

Enjoy it!

See you tomorrow.

:-)