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I Me Mine……

All through the day I me mine, I me mine, I me mine. All through the night I me mine, I me mine, I me mine. Now they’re frightened of leaving it Everyone’s weaving it, Coming on strong all the time, All through the day I me mine. All I can hear I me mine, […]

On The Move…..

My serious lack of Posts lately has been due to the impending move of MR HQ from Oklahoma to Seattle….. Well, maybe mostly….. Planning a move, especially one of this magnitude, is no easy matter and I haven’t even thought about what it’s going to take to actually get it done…… Living in a material […]

Enough Is Enough!!!!!!!!!!

I know we have had discussions on the gas prices before, but this is getting WAY OUT OF HAND! I’m seeing $4.00 + Diesel and $3.40+ gasoline down here in the south and in the Midwest. Now I know those of you in the great NW have been fighting these prices for some times and […]

Benefit of Doubt

…..I’m giving everyone the “Benefit of Doubt” in that everybody has apparently been as busy as I have and just haven’t had the time to Post or Comment lately…… I would hate to think that anyone would abandon our great Community on purpose…… I admit I’ve been thin on the Posts/Comments myself as of late…. […]

Introducing Garrett

Hey Gang, sorry I’ve been a bit quiet in these parts lately. It might continue for a while, but I’ll continue to lurk in the shadows. Here’s what I’ve been up to: Garrett was born on March 5, 2008 at 8:55pm in Seattle. He was 21 inches and weighed 7 lb. 3 oz. at birth. […]

BEATLE CATALOGUE

McCartney reportedly inks deal with Apple By Jeff Smykil | Published: March 09, 2008 – 07:43PM CT Multiple UK news outlets are reporting today that Sir Paul McCartney has reached a deal with Apple to offer the Beatles catalog on the iTunes Store. The deal, reportedly worth $400 million, comes after months and months of […]

Happy 3rd Birthday MRC!

Yep, it’s been 3 years since the first official MRambler Central post on March 5, 2005. Good times!! image from Balloon Maniacs

Is Ralph Back?……

I heard on the news yesterday that Mr. Nader was once again going to toss his independent name in the hat for El Presidente…… Saw him at a rally in Seattle in 2000 and would have voted for him, except Oklahoma didn’t allow the Green Party on the ballot….. Maybe I’ll get the chance to […]

DID YOU KNOW….I didn't think so. Procrustes' Bed

“Procrustes was a robber of Attica, who placed all who fell into his hands upon an iron bed. If they were longer than the bed, he cut off the redundant part; if shorter, he stretched them till they fitted it. Any attempt to reduce men to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way […]

HD/Blu Ray Update

Agent 86 originally posted this topic 4/19/2006 http://www.mrambler.com/blog/?p=224 Toshiba announced yesterday that they will probably abandon the HD format soon. So go buy your Blu Rays.

Note to J.J.

J.J.. I just read your post about Seattle from awhile back……and I left you a reply. I got to thinking that my answer was a little flip. The one reason for Seattle’s success may be location, location, location.

MR’s Quiz Alert/Points Update…..

Next De-Evo Quiz will be Posted at 1700 hrs CST- 31JAN08 – That’s Thursday…… With all the election hub-bub, I think we’ll cover Presidents this time…. POINTS UPDATE Izard – Six (6) Points HuskySooner – Five (5) Points Zook – Four (4) Points Anon – Three and a Half (3 1/2) Points TTop – Three […]

DID YOU KNOW……..I didn't think so………under "P"

“Precocious”; means ripened by the sun before it has attained full growth. “Preposterous”; means “the cart before the horse. “Profile”; means shown by a thread. “Prose”; means straightforward speaking or writing, in opposition to foot-bound speaking or writing. viagra cheapest price (what the hell is “foot-bound”?) “Prussia”; means “near Russia”. “Puff”; exaggerated praise. “Pukwana”; (North […]

MR’s Quiz Alert…..

Be Aware!…. New Quizzo will be up tomorrow – Friday, 18JAN08 – 1700 hrs CST….. Of course, there is always the chance I may get lazy, so, the back-up date will be Saturday, 19JAN08 – 1700 hrs CST….. Then again, I could get so lazy that I don’t get it Posted until next week some […]

Welcome to 2008!…..

How did it get to be 2008 this quick?…… I guess it’s here and we can’t change that, so, we’ll just have to deal with it…… I haven’t made up my mind yet as to whether 2008 is going to be better or worse than 2007….. I’m leaning toward a better year for all, although, […]