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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Daily Drift

The Daily Drift

Today's horoscope says:
Even though love is important to you, you may be feeling some anti-romance feelings today.
Perhaps a certain cooing couple is getting on your last nerve, or maybe your own romantic adventures have been less than fulfilling lately.
If you want to enjoy some alone time and take a break from hearts and flowers, there's nothing wrong with that!
Even though other people might be feeling lovey-dovey, you don't have to fake schmaltzy sentiment.

Some of our readers today have been in:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Florence, Toscana, Italy
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
London, England, United Kingdom
Bamberg, Bayern, Germany
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Annecy, Rhone-Alpes, France
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan. Malaysia
Johor Baharu, Johor, Malaysia
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Stoke On Trent, England, United Kingdom

as well as Slovakia, Malta, Bulgaria, Israel, Finland, Austria, Norway, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Kuwait, Serbia, Bangladesh, Latvia, Greece, Scotland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Wales, Iran, Singapore, Poland, Taiwan, Sweden, Afghanistan, Belgium, Tibet, Croatia, Pakistan, Romania, Paraguay, Sudan, Vietnam, Argentina, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Maldives, Qatar, Brazil, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, China, Iraq, Ecuador, Nigeria, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Paupa New Guinea, Moldova, Venezuela, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Finland

and in cities across the United States such as Urbandale, Bettendorf, Dubuque, Council Bluffs and more.

Today is:

Today is Wednesday, July 27, the 208th day of 2011.

There are 157 days left in the year.

Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:

Walk On Stilts Day.

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Welcome to Reality

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Too bad we'll never be able to say that to repugicans.

Reality is ...

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Norway police slammed

Norway police ripped for slow response

Campers struggled to get their panicked pleas heard before officers made the 25-mile journey by car.

More mistakes

Also:

Non Sequitur

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Markets ignore debt deadlock

Markets shrug off debt deadlock

There are a few reasons why the stalemate hasn't caused a stock crash.

What makes a 2008 repeat unlikely

Also:

Shoe

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Costs of debt ceiling standoff

Six costs of not raising the debt ceiling

Programs like food stamps and Social Security may be on the line if a compromise isn't made.

Businesses

Also:

Forgot that one did we?

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Graphic shows how the shrub created deficit, not Obama

The repugicans would have you believe that Obama created the debt.

In fact, it was the shrub who created the lion's share of our debt.

No one wants to talk about that fact.

Cantor tells teabagger caucus to stop "whining," vote to raise debt ceiling

I guess we'll see just how powerful the teabaggers really are, now that the number two repugican in the House, Eric Cantor, has told them all to stop whining, and support Boehner's bill to raise the debt ceiling.

If Cantor is becoming a teetotaler, and he's supposed to be the hard ass, then the repugican leadership is finally telling the teabaggers to shut up and take a hike.

It'll be interesting to see if the teabaggers accept their new status as legislative pushovers.

The truth be told

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Sculptural Houseplants for the Design Enthusiast

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Bringing an array of plants into your house has plenty of benefits -- they can brighten up dark spaces, filter the air to keep you healthy, and give you a deeper appreciation for the beauty of nature.
But if fluffy ferns and roving ivys aren't your style, check out one of these sleek, stylish plants instead: From colorful, spiky bromeliads to tall, subtle snake plants, these greens add an effortless elegance to any room.

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