tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63637211487667546522011-11-27T16:48:25.350-08:00Carolfroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12985860111079234132noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363721148766754652.post-50400989831051422162009-08-31T17:10:00.000-07:002009-08-31T18:43:38.082-07:00

So I'm on my way to the pharmacy this afternoon to pick up some prescriptions. I'm tooling along at about 40 mph on a surface street when about a hundred yards ahead of me I suddenly see a half-trailer start fishtailing behind a pickup, and before I can do more than ease my foot off the gas, it overturns, scattering what looks like a small washing machine, and dumping out broken glass and various

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The word “spam” was originally created during a contest held in 1937 by Hormel Foods to name their innovative wartime canned high-protein food, originally named “Hormel Spiced Ham.” The winner of the contest won $100 by simply combining the words “spiced ham” to form an acronym—SPAM™ (see www.spam.com).Among the children forced to eat SPAM™ luncheon meat (who didn’t necessarily like it) the word

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It’s already snowed twice in Salt Lake City. Winter seems to be upon us, here in the Northern Hemisphere. And even if it wasn’t, I suppose there’s some truth to the idea that it’s always snowing somewhere.So what better time to make an attempt at eradicating those lame 4- or 8-pointed paper snowflakes that seem to pop up at this time of year as decorations in windows, in cubicles, on Christmas

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