Author: DXO
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Virgin Mary Salt Stain
Here’s a look at the post-defacement, post-restoration salt stain of the Virgin Mary underneath an expressway near my house in Chicago. As for me, I buy it. Is it the Virgin Mary? Sure, yeah, it’s the Virgin Mary. I’ve believed weirder things in my life. Maybe you have, too. Here’s a link to my whole…
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The First Words of the New Pope
Following is a transcript of Pope Benedict XVI’s address yesterday at the Vatican, as recorded and translated from the Italian by Reuters: Dear brothers and sisters: After the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me, a simple, humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard. I am comforted by the fact that the Lord…
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Google Nastygram
So last month I got a nastygram from a Google auto-spamming attorney that let me know they weren’t pleased wth my website, www.googobits.com. It scared me. I complied with their spammed demands. I sent the auto-attorney a pleasant and compliant response and have yet to hear back. I have also been crazy-busy with my day…
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Keys to Successful Training: Lunch
For the last month I have been preparing training for employees of a large department in a large Midwestern city. I’ve learned a lot about what it takes to put together a successful training initiative, and one of the most important ones is one that is often overlooked: lunch. People have to eat. People in…
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Idea: Organic Bile
Someone should start a website called Organic Bile that catches all of the women who appear on the cover of Organic Style Magazine eating at McDonalds, driving Humvess, and other off-brand things.