Freelance Human Being

Poll. Do ya feel lucky? Well? Do ya?

Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:50 AM EST

We are coming to Thanksgiving next week and this seems to be the time (as the holiday suggests) when people reflect on the things that they are thankful for. They always mention family and loved ones and those things are important.

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politics, love, community, hate, poor, rich, thanksgiving, have, luck, separate

Poll. The Anti-Defamation League Reports that some in the Media are contributing to Anti-Government rage. Do you agree?

Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:26 AM EST

The Anti-Defamation League has a long history of non-partisan, objective reporting on hate in America.

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politics, racism, lies, truth, hate, right-wing, threat, beck, militia, anti-american

Poll. Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches?

Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:42 AM EST

Simple question with simple answers.

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no, question, simple, yes, butter, bananas, peanut, go-aawy-creep, stop-it-rds

Poll. Do you and your partner (if you have one) go to bed/sleep at the same time?

Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:15 AM EST

If you watch movies and TV you'll see a lot of couples in bed together. No, I'm not talking about having sex (clean up your minds!), but rather just laying there together.

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rock, sleep, bed, partner, desi, sheets, lucy, timing, huh, snooze

Poll. Do you support Sarah Palin to be the GOP nominee in 2012 and why?

Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:45 PM EST

For the past few days in anticipation of the release of her book and for the next several weeks as she promotes it, Sarah Palin will be in the news a lot.

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politics, obama, palin, barack, can, sarah, good, bad, nomination, 2012

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Poll. A couple of completely unrelated questions.

Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:58 AM EST

When I got my first wristwatch for Christmas in (I believe) 1969 I automatically put it on my left wrist with the face on the top of my wrist. I guess because that's how my dad wore his. However it wasn't long before I noticed that different people wear them differently.

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food, watch, left, right, liver, inside, pocket, wrist, cottage-cheese, on-top

More Childhood Memories From RDS

Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:22 AM EST

When I was growing up just outside of New Salem, Michigan in the early to mid 1960's we had three basic over the air TV stations, WOOD TV (the NBC Channel, channel 8 out of Grand Rapids), WZZM (the ABC Channel, channel 13 also out of Grand Rapids) and WKZO (the CBS channel, chann …

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tv, computers, no, good, bad, yes, advanced, channels, cable-satellite, slipped-back

Poll. Do your dogs sleep with you?

Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:46 AM EST

A long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away) I was a a cold kid.

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dogs, no, winter, furniture, summer, cold, bed, yes, warm

Poll. Soda, pop or soda pop? Plus two bonus questions.

Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:16 AM EST

When I was a kid growing up in rural Michigan we referred to flavored carbonated beverages as soda pop or just pop.

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food, addiction, cheese, butter, margarine, lard, soda-pop, pop-soda

Comment. What the hell is it with the price of candy?

Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:02 AM EST

I know I'm old. I was born in 1956 and raised in a different era. In the early to mid 1960's my truck driver father (who worked nearly 6 days a week) would give my sisters and myself a dime on Saturday morning.

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us-news, prices, candy, comic-books, huh, lost-childhood, black-cows, m-and-ms, slo-pokes, taffy

Poll. In the great Miracle Whip v Mayo battle on The Colbert Report, who do you think will or should win?

Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:39 AM EST

A few weeks ago Stephen Colbert (rightfully I thought) did a spoof segment about the new ludicrous marketing campaign trying to position Miracle Whip as some hot and happening spicy taste for the young, when it's really nothing more then salad dressing.

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entertainment, war, good, bad, colbert, miracle, feud, mayo, huh, whip

Poll. What kind of Doctor do you like?

Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:12 AM EST

The other day I went to my primary care MD because of numbness in my left hand.

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health, house, doctor, md, formal, joking, informal, hawkeye, smart-ass

Poll. Lions v Vikings. Should I watch?

Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:01 PM EST

I have been a Detroit Lions fan all 53 years of my life and it's safe to say that they suck big time.

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sports, death, detroit, vikings, lions, brett, suffering, masochism, frave

Poll. Do you think the men in the Extenze commercials are lying when they say they don't care if it makes them larger?

Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:36 AM EST

Late night TV is full of Extenze commercials. Usually it's a couple or a guy alone who is testifying that they've seen the commercials many times and finally decided to give it a try.

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lies, performance, small, penis, better, larger, infomercials, extenze

Poll. Are you a drinker?

Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:42 AM EST

I like to drink alcohol. That shouldn't come as any surprise to anyone who knows me online or in my life. My drink of choice is scotch on the rocks and it's a rare night that I don't have 3 or 4 of them.

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drunk, right, drinking, high, wrong, low, booze, whiskey, addict, scotch

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Whale whopper leaves stinky lesson for health care

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:38 PM EST (The Edmond Sun.)

Nov. 12 is the 39th anniversary of the famous "exploding whale" fiasco. Now if you're not familiar with this story, you'll be tempted to suspect I dreamed the whole deal up. Well, I didn't. But you don't need to take my word for it.

us-news, explosion, stupid, whale, dumb, dynamite, blow-up, messy

Poll. Afghanistan. What should Barack's decision be?

Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:17 AM EST

Recent news reports across all spectrum's of news sources seem to be indicating that The President of the United States has rejected all of the recommendations of his National Security Advisers, all of which involved significant troops increases and has instead decided to direct …

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politics, obama, iraq, war, afghanistan, barack, waste, go, victory, stay

Official: Obama rejects all Afghan war options

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:25 PM EST (msnbc.com)

President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S.

politics, obama, war, afghanistan, troops, more, stay, less, de-escalate, escalate

Poll. Becket. Does it really get any better then that?

Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:23 AM EST

1964. Richard Burton, who deserved a Knighthood. Peter O'Toole, who turned a Knighthood down. And Sir John Geilgud who deserved every accolade of his career.

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film, new, dead, old, classic, alive, ledger, burton, hepburn, otoole

Poll. Is there still a stigma attached to mental illness?

Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:30 AM EST

Along with my BP meds every day I take 225mg of Effexor every morning, as well as 10mg of Buspar twice a day. To people who know what those medications are for they might think that it means I have a mental illness....and they'd be right. I'm clinically depressed.

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illness, sick, mental, meds, stigma, controlled, not-sick, uncontrolled

Why do you write?

Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:48 AM EST

When I was a young man I wanted to be a writer. I started reading before kindergarten. No one taught me, it was just there. Of course because of my short life experiences at the time comprehension was a bit of a problem.

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money, art, writing, writers, production, why, craft, legend, worship, selling-out

Poll. If you can, do you?

Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:46 AM EST

If you can, do you? If you can and don't, why not? If you can't, do you wish you could or are you done with it? Just wondering. Input please.

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you, can, no, do, yes, wish, huh

How can you survive without health insurance?

Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:26 AM EST

I am 53 years old. I have great health insurance at a point in my life when I have really needed it and it has made me incredibly aware of comprehensive health insurance for all.

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health, insurance, screwed, covered, right-wrong, left-out, paid-for, not-covred, not-screwed

Question.

Thu Nov 5, 2009 3:29 AM EST

About a week ago the left most outer two fingers on my left hand went numb and so did the side of the same hand beneath them. Today my upper left arm is starting to ache and my grip is getting weaker every day.

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health, unusual, fingers

The current most over-rated and under-rated actors of our time?

Thu Nov 5, 2009 3:05 AM EST

I'm not going to make this a poll (well just one question) because there are some anal-retentive netcop wannabes (who simply because I am a gentleman will remain unnamed (though he knows who he is)) that have a problem with short articles that don't meet their personal level of …

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entertainment, giants, stars, actors, characters, legends, best-of, otoole, under-rated, wannabes

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