Nelson said his amendment will mirror the restrictive language in the House bill, which bans federal funding for abortions or to subsidize health insurance that includes abortion coverage.

This is eBay's rendering of transaction activity on Black Friday; notice how the seller-heavy rural areas (yellow) are offloading their juno on the coast elites (red). What was the flow of crap to your neighborhood.

This zoom-able map is for Black Friday, the climax of America's annual holiday shopping orgy, when eBay processed 1 million deals; the online auction company sold even more items, 1.4 million, on Cyber Monday, which is supposed to be the busiest online shopping day. There's a graphic of that day here. City dwellers should take the maps as hints to sell more of their junk. If the heartland can let go of its junk, why can't you?

http://www.glacierparkmagazine.com/100_days_in_Glacier_National_Park/100daysinGlacierNationalPark.html

Beautiful photos.

Gotta admit, I'd kill just to hear a wolf in the wild ONE TIME.

reminds me of some of those crazy Porter Wagoner getups.

DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET

pretty cool blog with historical letters and notes

http://www.lettersofnote.com/

FRANK SINATRA

May 4, 1976

Mr. Mike Royko
"Chicago Daily News"
401 No. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Let me start this note by saying, I don't know you and you don't know me. I believe if you knew me:

First, you would find immediately that I do not have an army of flunkies.

Secondly, neither myself, nor my secretary, nor my security man put in the request for police protection. It is something that's far from necessary.

It's quite obvious that your source of information stinks, but that never surprises me about people who write in newspapers for a living. They rarely get their facts straight. If the police decided that they wanted to be generous to me, I appreciate it. If you have any beefs with the Chicago Police Force, why not take it out on them instead of me, or is that too big a job for you?

And thirdly, who the hell gives you the right to decide how disliked I am if you know nothing about me. The only honest thing I read in your piece is the fact that you admitted you are disliked, and by the way you write I can understand it. Quite frankly, I don't understand why people don't spit in your eye three or four times a day.

Regarding my "tough reputation" you and no one else can prove that allegation. You and millions of other gullible Americans read that kind of crap written by the same female gossip columnists that you are so gallantly trying to protect; the garbage dealers I call hookers, and there's no doubt that is exactly what they are, which makes you a pimp, because you are using people to make money just as they are.

Lastly, certainly not the least, if you are a gambling man:

a) You prove, without a doubt, that I have ever punched an elderly drunk or elderly anybody, you can pick up $100,000.

b) I will allow you to pull my "hairpiece"; if it moves, I will give you another $100,000; if it does not, I punch you in the mouth. How about it?

(Signed, 'Sinatra')

cc: The Honorable Richard J. Daley
Supt. James Rochford

Mr. Marshall Field, Publisher
Mr. Charles D. Fegert, Vice Pres.

FS:d

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(c) Frank Sinatra 1976

Ol Nudie - still rockin in Nashville.

Yeah I always liked that one.


If I put together a country outfit like I wanna, I think I need to get a suit and a string tie. I wanna do it right.