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Go to google and type in "let it snow."

Did the author get this right? Have you felt this in a foreign city that seems to have charms your hometown does not? "I waited on a park bench under the shades of some trees in the nearby Blahtpark, just a harmless-looking tourist taking in the sights and sounds and smells, savoring the sense of loneliness and freedom that comes from solitary sojourns in strange lands, where all the everyday things seem subtly wondrous and different and new, where there's no one to please or disappoint or explain to, or where the traveler finds himself suspended between the beguilement of the comforts he left behind, and the allure of an imaginary future he senses but knows he can never…

Out of curiosity from anonnative English: What do you, native english or amerinlish speakers, think is the difference-if there is any, between these words? The main meaning is obviously the same. Words of course have more sensitive meanings, that may differ between countries. To me it seems B-lo is more american and maybe a little more affectionate? But correct me if this is wrong and how you think it should be looked at?

I hate Time Warner Cable. I need them for my internet, but neither the bf nor I watch much TV. For him, it's cooking shows and International House Hunters. For me, it's the Daily Show and baseball, in season of course. For that, I have to pay extra for 80 games a week. Not that I watch 80. Just the Yankees. But, we can get the shows we watch on hulu.com for free, and mlb.com will provide the baseball games, for a fee, of course. So, why do I need Time Warner Cable? We tried Direct TV a while back, but the doofusses sent out to hook it up literally had the wires strung along the living room floor to the TV. Cost me $300 to have it all taken out, and the satellite dish st…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcwNlfKoDmY "12 Days Of Christmas" On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me, Two Turtle Doves, And a Partridge in a Pear Tree. On the third day of Christmas, My true love gave to me, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves, And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the fourth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves, And a Partridge in a Pear Tree. On the fifth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me, Five Golden Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves…

Two day married dads find out they are going to be grandpas. Adorableness ensues. http://jezebel.com/5868485/gay-dads-find-out-theyre-going-to-be-grandpas-awesomeness-ensues?popular=true

Man, between him, Bin Laden and Gadahfi the CIA is having a good year.

The New York Times, never a favourite of the Republican Party, has an article on the reasons why some senior members of his party are seriously concerned about the momentum that New Gingrich is building amongst voters. They fear he cannot win a general election. Worse, he would drag down some other republicans with him.

Man, when you've been hiring male escorts and been the sugar daddy of male "mall rats" maybe it's not a great idea to run for President under an anti-gay agenda. http://gawker.com/5868489/all-your-rick-perry-gay-sex-rumors-collected-in-one-handy-book?tag=2012

I just love Shameless. Season 2 just started and it was a great start. I love the characters. I love the story and I love the writing. It is one amazing show. If you have not seen this, go back and watch last season. It is phenomenal.

This preview is for the book, not for the upcoming movie, but it gives you an idea of the story. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 American supernatural film based on the 2010 mashup novel Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and is produced by Bekmambetov and Tim Burton. The novel's author, Seth Grahame-Smith, wrote the adapted screenplay. The real-life figure Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865), is fictionally portrayed in the novel and the film as having a secret identity as a vampire hunter. Benjamin Walker stars as Lincoln. Filming began in Louisiana in March 2011, and the film is being p…

In another thread a dude talked about getting turned off when a guy on a cam site had a Nazi T-shirt on. Now, for me that wouldn't turn me off or turn me on. If the guy was hot I'd just ignore it and whack off to him anyway. But, there are some things that totally squick me out and turn me off when I run into them in porn. For me it's any time pee becomes involved in stuff. But, I'm sure we all have our personal porn squicks that kill our boners. What's yours?

Buzzfeed has a list of celebs who are registered members of the GOP. Some are surprising. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/40-celebrities-who-are-republicans

I was sad to learn yesterday of the death of the writer Christopher Hitchens of cancer of the oesophagus. Many loathed him, partly for his views on religion. An atheist, one of his many books is, “God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything”. He once described Christianity, Judaism and Islam as the "real axis of evil", and said religion was "a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and ordered to be well". His straight-talking also won him enemies. He famously wrote a book claiming Henry Kissinger is a war criminal, yet approved of Bush going to war in Iraq. But many others adored his blend of infuriatingly brilliant, perceptive, intelligent and provocative wo…

The mayor of the fourth-largest city in Mississippi has been forced to come out of the closet after the receipts from his expenses claim included a visit to a gay “lifestyle store and sex shop”. Greg Davis, mayor of Southaven, who was divorced from his wife last year, had been subject to a criminal investigation for allegedly misusing $170,000 when receipts revealed he spent $67 at a gay shop in Toronto, Canada. Davis, who has three daughters from his marriage and ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008 promoting “family values”, also spent thousands of dollars at local liquor shops. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/12/16/mississippi-mayors-gay-shop-receipts-force-him-to…

A young man known as the Barefoot Bandit has pleaded guilty in Island County, Washington, "to a string of burglaries and identity thefts carried out during a two-year crime spree...earned his unusual moniker after going on an alleged burglary spree targeting planes, boats and luxury cars in the US and Canada. He was said to have committed some of the crimes without shoes on -- and sometimes nude -- once leaving behind 39 chalk footprints and the word "C'ya!" Harris-Moore gained infamy after allegedly teaching himself to fly, then stealing four aircraft, as well as cars, boats, bikes and cash in a spree across Washington, Idaho, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and …

They spent a lot of time and effort to discover that we like to go places that are warm and that NYC is our number one vacation spot in the US. http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethgreenfield/2011/12/14/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-gay-travel/

Bryan Hawn who used to be a go go boy in Laguna Beach at the Boom Boom Room (and other places) now lives in Miami and he has befriended a hyena, which apparently the first time this has happened in recorded history of the animal. And The Animal Planet channel is going to air a special about it on Friday Dec 16th at 9pm or 11pm (6pm or 8pm on the west coast HD channels). Here is mini-preview: And Bryan's picture:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/blackberry-maker-rims-fiscal-third-quarter-net-income-falls/2011/12/15/gIQANMIcwO_story.html I don’t own a high–tech phone and have finally been mulling over getting a BB, an iPhone or the Samsung Galaxy. But the on-going troubles of BB’s parent company Research in Motion make me wonder if BB’s will be still be around should I opt for one of them. It’s not just the delay to the new phone that is worrying. Net income for the latest quarter has plunged from US$911m to $265m, the three-day service outage two months ago not only lost them $40 million but resulted in a stack of lawsuits and the loss of a great deal of g…

From my local newspaper.... I hope the little guy is ok

http://www.gq.com/moty/2011/peter-dinklage-gq-men-of-the-year-issue

OK so this was not last night ... but many years ago I had briefly worked in the music industry. Joan was in San Diego, my home town, to play a concert with her band the Blackhearts. So I made a call to get a few passes. A friend and I went down to see the show and hang out a while afterward. Later we made our way backstage and I spoke for a bit with Kenny Laguna her longtime manager. He invited us in to her dressing room ... where he introduced us to Joan. Standing next to her you immediately notice how tiny she is not to leave out quite frail as well. It was a bit of a shock ... but I must add she was very sweet and funny. My buddy and I had a great evening. On st…

Here's the full list of nominees; the 69th annual Golden Globes set for January 15th will be hosted by Ricky Gervais, his third straight year MC'ing the show. Follow below as the nominations are announced. BEST PICTURE, DRAMA "War Horse" "The Ides of March" "The Help" "Moneyball" "Hugo" "The Descendants" BEST PICTURE, COMEDY "The Artist" "50/50" "Bridesmaids" "My Week With Marilyn" "Midnight in Paris" BEST ACTOR, DRAMA George Clooney in "The Descendants" Brad Pitt in ''Moneyball'' Leonardo DiCaprio in ''J.Edgar'' Ryan Gosling in ''The Ides of March'' Michael Fassbender in ''Shame'' BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA Viola Davis in ''The Help'' Meryl Streep in ''The…

Here is something I copied from the New York Times attributed to Steven Pinker. "yxx cxn xnxndxrstxnd whxt x xm wrxtxng xvxn xf x rxplxcx xll thx vxwxls wxth xn "x" (t gts lttl hrdr f y dn't vn kn whr th vwls r). I wonder if a non-native English speaker, such as Christian, would have difficulty in reading the above? For me I still cannot figure out the "vn" or "kn" in the above or maybe it is a typo or msspllng in the original article.

http://www.travelzoo.com/airfare/europe/-1982-up-Europe-Biz-Class-Fare-Sale-R-T-Save-2500-1155625/?ptl=done&rating=&tppct=&utm_source=top20_us&utm_medium=email I saw this and plugged in a few days I like and it was good. Good way to build up miles and good if you want to get close to Prague or Barcelona!