Just like the Victory Coalition. That's right, I'm begging like a sweet sixteener getting eaten out for the very first time. Don't stop! Please! Keep going! Oh, YEAH!! Donate, baby, donate.

As expected, the Libertians have been left in the dust but the Aarrghinians found a clue somewhere and have jumped to an early lead. Just like forest fires, only you can stop them. (Hint: Do it by clicking on that picture at the top of this post and following along with the donation instructions.)

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The challenge is on. Click on the banner above to head to Spirit of America to make a donation.

Unlike most charities this one will be using 100% of your donation to actually purchase equipment. Take a quick look at the projects that are being supported and you'll notice a common trend. They are started by American servicemen in an effort to help that goes above and beyond the call of duty.

[Edit - Ignore this striked out part. It's from the original premature posting of this missive, way back in my addled days of yore.] You'll probably also notice that the Victory Coalition is on top of this donation thing, whereas The Liberal Alliance is staring at the sun out in left field and the Flappy Sillybeers are more interested in rod measuring contests.

Support the Victory Coalition! more...

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Which Princess Bride Character are You?

(Snagged from The Cheese)

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Jen wants to know where you'd put it if you had a third one. I want mine on my forehead.

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The 20th Bestofme Symphony is up at Sneakeasy's Joint. Kiril's done up the weekly offering in high style so stop by and enjoy the performance.

Hosting: Would you like to host the Symphony? Send me a note and I'll get you on the schedule.

Submit to the Symphony: Want to be a part of next week's edition? Check out this post for submission help. Entries should always be sent to bestofme@jpeacock.net regardless of who the Symphony host is.

Spread the word: Webloggers, how about some linky love? Kiril would appreciate it and just think of the grand service it would be to your readers.

Email Reminders: If you'd like to be sent a reminder about the Symphony, join the mailing list. There's one email sent on Thursday or Friday to remind you to submit for the next Symphony and one on Monday with the location of the newly posted Symphony.

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Seems the kids attending Duke get cranky when they have classes too early in the morning. 8 AM is just too early for the little sleepy heads. So few people signed up for those early classes that lots of departments stopped offering them. But now the little dears are complaining because there aren't enough classes available.

The solution? 8:30 classes, of course. Kimberly doesn't think this is going to help too much and offers a different solution:

Now, there are classes at 8:30, but if they're hour-long classes, the next available time slot is 10 am, not 9. The whole day is essentially shifted back one hour, so students who were going to bed at 1 am before will be going to bed at 2 am now. Methinks that forcing bars to close a half-hour earlier would do more to get students into snoozeland than scheduling classes a half-hour later.

Of course you have to tie that in with RA's that actually enforce the dorm rules but otherwise it's definitely a better solution than a half-hour offset for the first class of the day.

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Michelle has turned over control of the Victory Coalition to Kevin of Wizbang. Kevin has taken a sacred vow to keep the Coalition focused on it's ultimate goal - pulverizing "Howard" Dean Esmay and Johnny RAAAAARG!! helping the Spirit of America project put a voice of reason and truth on the airwaves in Iraq.

Head on over to WizBang and show your support for the Victory Coalition and stay tuned for instructions on how to help Spirit of America while simultaneoulsy smacking the enemy alliances about the head and neck.

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Then sink your teeth into The Snark Hunt, a delightful repast served up by Kate over at Electric Venom.

While you're there, tell Kate how nice her new layout is.

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The Cul-de-Sac has returned! For all y'all what don't know what the Cul-de-Sac is, allow me to 'splain. Every once in a while Kelley would gather up links to the best posts on the blogs she was reading. Sort of a one woman Carnival of the Vanities. Kelley's reading a whole heap of blogs now and this Cul-de-Sac is a monster.

This is a great place to go if you are looking for new blogs to read. Kelley's already done the filtering for ya so you can find what's a good read right quick.

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Open a book and go to page 23. What does the fifth sentence say?

That computers must facilitate the selling function for a distributor today and certainly in the 1990s!

From Distribution Inventory Management by Gordon Graham. Hey, I'm at work y'all. The alternative was TCP/IP Network Administration by Craig Hunt. Oh, wait a second! I've got a Chick-fil-A kid's meal book somewhere...ah, here it is...Coral Reef, no author...oh, yeah, this is much better:

These special fat tentacles smell food.

That's good enough for use as a tag line.

(Seen o'er at Tiffany's)

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Courtesy of George Says. Snagged from a temporary dramaqueen.

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There's going to be a royal rumble! Michele's going to smear Dean! No joke! Dean thinks he can get more people to support Spirit of America than she can. Yeah, right Dean. Thank you for playing.

Spirit of America is a neat idea. It's to get a radio station in Iraq that'll put out things like the truth so folks will have something to get their news from besides al Aqsa al Jazeera radio.

The fight starts Monday but I'm not waiting til then to stand on the right side of the circle. Let Michele know that you've got her back too. Can't be too careful with that Dean character, if you know what I mean.

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To arms! To arms!

Sir Robert has declared war on an annoying form-letter spewing PR hack named James Fryer. Help the cause by sending James some inane answers to his questions. Make them just kooky enough to be from a genuine interloon and we can absorb loads of their time and corrupt their evil data. And make sure to properly format his email address so it is picked up by all of the spambots.

Here's what I'm sending him: more...

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The Letter of the Day is "P".

"P" is for Pathetic. Simon's second attempt at Frankbaiting was a pathetic failure.

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Christine comments on Rooney.

Excerpt:

Sometimes I wonder if they understand what they are saying. I fear they know all too well. Our military fights for this country, we fight for the policies of the duly elected representatives that we chosen by the people. We fight for the principles that allow our countrymen to live in freedom. We fight so that our allies, who also believe in those principles, have those same freedoms. Those who claim that this war is not in their name, undermine those reasons. They tear away with dull claws the cloak of honor that our military wears to battle.

The emphasis is mine. Does she nail it there or what? Honor is the key difference between our soldiers and the forces that they are fighting and demagogues like Rooney try their hardest to destroy that.

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Make your own Kerry banner with the Kerry Sloganator. While you're out and about, go wish Kevin a Happy Blogiversary.

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I had Snark. Mmmmm...tasty!

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The 19th Bestofme Symphony is up at Blogo Slovo. Don't miss Dave's tips on how to properly accompany each selection. I think I'll stick with the shot and a beer. Cognac and green markers both give me a headache.

Hosting: Would you like to host the Symphony? Send me a note and I'll get you on the schedule.

Submit to the Symphony: Want to be a part of next week's edition? Check out this post for submission help. Entries should always be sent to bestofme@jpeacock.net regardless of who the Symphony host is.

Spread the word: Webloggers, how about a link for Dave? He'd do it for you!

Email Reminders: If you'd like to be sent a reminder about the Symphony, join the mailing list. There's one email sent on Thursday or Friday to remind you to submit for the next Symphony and one on Monday with the location of the newly posted Symphony.

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:: how jedi are you? ::

(Snagged from The great and powerful Oz Pixy Misa)

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Unfortunately I don't have an orgasm link for you. Well I did but that was earlier and it's no good now. I'm just not up to getting another one just yet. Sorry. You know it happens to every blogger eventually.

So anyway, the Letter of the Day is "O".

"O" is for Oblique Orb for the Orthodox Ovulator.

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