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It's nice to begin a day with (a) a relatively painless visit to the dentist, (b) being complimented on my rockin' purple socks, (c) being told I'm a great guy, and (d) being told I've made someone's day. Now, if my very nice dental hygenist weren't already married with two kids. :-)

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still reading it, but an interesting thought experiment. we know what US and European commentators are saying about the Arab Spring, but what if the roles were reversed?

enough to make *me* enlist in the Ukrainian Army!

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an interesting counterpoint to the "evil psy-ops general" story that's been doing the rounds