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Saddam Hussein Captured Alive Near Tikrit (AP)AP – American forces captured a bearded Saddam Hussein as he hid in a dirt hole under a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit, ending one of the most intensive manhunts in history. The arrest, eight months after the fall of Baghdad, was carried out without a shot fired … Continue reading ta daaa!
I am not the sort of person who enjoys huge, noisy meaningless musicals like Hairspray, but a friend with terminal loneliness invited a bunch of us out to dinner and the play. But no drinks afterward — I would rather rush home to watch my orange cat try to decide if her tail is attacking … Continue reading hairspray
Fluffy the Laptop and I have stopped in at Zip’s Café on our way home from the dentist’s office. I have to get another crown, and I am cheering myself up at the prospect. It never occurred to me you could get a fracture in your tooth. But this is silly talk. In a moment, … Continue reading reading at the bar
Right now, I’m sitting at the coffee-house half a block away from where my son first lost faith in me as Omniscient Parent. We were sitting in the old green Jeep, on our way to somewhere, waiting at the traffic light, when he asked me a question about chemistry for his science class — he … Continue reading memory street
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