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Sure, they’re the pillsbury (or some such) premade mix, but they’re decent. Sugar cookies with autumn sprinkles. In my office, come and get one if you like.

Okay, Nathaniel, here are some links. (maybe can be used to fund the steak party?)

Amazon.com

eBay

iTunes (this one looks iffy)

Barnes & Noble

or even Travelocity.com

and I’ve gotta assume there are some other worthwhile affiliate programs, although looks like some ask for a lot of personal info and/or have way too ugly banner ads…

My car’s been needing a new timing belt for a long time. Not that anything is wrong with the current timing belt, but it has almost 90K on it. Add the fact that the 1.8T engine is an interference engine and it’s rebuild time for the engine if the belt breaks.

So, the good news is that Northern Motorsports can do it (will be doing it) on Thursday.

The bad news is that it’s going to run me $750. Of course, the dealership wanted something like $1300, so it’s not that bad of a deal. Still a lot of money though.

Regardless of what you think of the cultural or environmental impact, the fact is that drilling the ANWR doesn’t make any sense – well, maybe two or three cents/gallon a decade from now.

so, if you’re interested, here’s a quick thing to sign. online petitions aren’t as effective as handwritten stuff, but still…

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