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• Before it's overI had a rough ...

  Before it's over
  I had a rough Sunday today (following a rough week, w/ influenza - see below), but it was preceded by an unusually-good week. This upcoming week will be good as well.
  
  I do (I know I've said this before, but...) still plan to do those entries, [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2009, 11:45pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Update (3/11/09): Posting this article here will ...

  Update (3/11/09): Posting this article here will allow me to close another one of my SeaMonkey browser windows, and it'll also share something, regarding an area I need to get a handle on!
  The Quest for the Nearly-empty Inbox
  
  Update (3/15/09): I have more-recently kept this blogger's [...]
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  Posted: March 10, 2009, 7:44pm EDT
  by Aakash

• This entry was conceived, on Crowne Plaza ...

  This entry was conceived, on Crowne Plaza Springfield stationery, while I was at the dinner-portion of a Dinner Presentation by StoresOnline, which I had decided to see about; while I'm still looking for a job, I'm also looking at residual-income or other non-traditional income opportunities.
  
  From the Springfield Crowne [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  by Aakash

• Update: Wow! The first vote - on ...

  Update: Wow! The first vote - on whether to convict Governor (should I still be calling him that? ;-) [!!!!!] :-) Rod Blagojevich, was unanimous! [Save possibly for a 'PRESENT' (?)].
  
  Now, they will vote on whether to bar him from holding public office ever again, in this [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2009, 4:45pm EST
  by Aakash

• Pissed Off, More Missings[More blast-the-backlog, Blago ...

  Pissed Off, More Missings
  [More blast-the-backlog, Blago blogging]
  
  
  The Illinois Senate has reconvened, and I am now even-more pissed off that I didn't plan ahead so as to (and am still too undercaffeinated to) be there (at the Illinois Capitol) - only about 10 minutes away from' [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2009, 2:28pm EST
  by Aakash

• Live Coverage: Rod Blagojevich Senate Trial (and ...

  Live Coverage: Rod Blagojevich Senate Trial (and the Governor's "closing statement") - from right here in Springfield, Illinois
  
  [More blast-the-backlog, Blago blogging]
  
  State Senator Dale Righter: Live video
  
  WUIS [from our campus] (and NPR)
  
  Illinois Channel
  
  State Journal-Register
  
  Note: You' [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2009, 11:41am EST
  by Aakash

• Kirsten Gillibrand: Pleasantly surprisedI know I've ...

  Kirsten Gillibrand: Pleasantly surprised
  I know I've been dealing with the issue of the U.S. Senate vacancy (Barack Obama, now President, which I've also been dealing with this month) in this state, and the Rod Blagojevich situation (which will be resuming soon; at least I have a little time to [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 8:19pm EST
  by Aakash

• Live-blogging the Inaugural Address (the second time ...

  Live-blogging the Inaugural Address (the second time I've done so, for an Obama speech)
  
  Thank you, for thanking President Bush - that's something I've got to do (in connection with my change-of-heart, regarding my attitude towards W.). I wasn't able to live blog his speech, at the last Inauguration [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:07am EST
  by Aakash

• It's Roberts (once again ;-)

  It's Roberts (once again ;-)
  
  So, it is going to be Chief Justice John Roberts. [who may, like Sandra Day, end up being a great mistake - or not...]
  
  ABC News just reported that the official White House website has changed, since it's past noon.
  [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:04am EST
  by Aakash

• President Pelosi??It's 11:02 AM CST... and ...

  President Pelosi??
  It's 11:02 AM CST... and now past noon Eastern time, when the new President is supposed to be sworn in.
  
  Does this mean that [U.S. House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi is now the President of the United States?
  
  [see pertinent section, from both of the two entries,' [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:02am EST
  by Aakash

• Live-Blogging the Presidential InaugurationI am relieved ...

  Live-Blogging the Presidential Inauguration
  I am relieved that Pastor Rick Warren closed his prayer with the name of JESUS!! I was afraid that he was going to close, with one of those general statements.
  
  
  U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) should be thanked, for pushing for clemency for U.S. [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 10:53am EST
  by Aakash

• Inaugural Delays, and interim "Presidents" of the ...

  Inaugural Delays, and interim "Presidents" of the United States
  Please see here, to see what's going on...
  
  They just said on ABC News that the swearing-in ceremony may be delayed, and there is debate among historians, as to what would happen in that case (i.e. - when the' [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 10:33am EST
  by Aakash

• ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon ...

  ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon Please see here...
  
  Was I wrong about Bush?
  This entry will mention my regrets (which I hope to do an article about soon), about having been too hard on President George W. Bush, not realizing the integrity and honor that he [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:22pm EST
  by Aakash

• ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon ...

  ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon *
  
  Pardon Me
  This entry will discuss the pardon issue, as there is still time for our current President - George Walker Bush - to issue clemencies... I will mention some people (or at least one person) who I believe is [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:18pm EST
  by Aakash

• ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon ...

  ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon *
  
  Clemency in time: Border Patrol agents Complean and Ramos
  This entry will be about how, in the final period of his presidency, George W. Bush has finally agreed to grant clemency to U.S. Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:08pm EST
  by Aakash

• ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon ...

  ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon *
  
  Presidential Inauguration 2005 2009
  Sadly, I never got to blog about my leading a group to the last presidential Inauguration... Nor properly share those photos (or photos/videos/media) from other national, regional, statewide, local, and campus events that I helped coordinate [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:05pm EST
  by Aakash

• ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon ...

  ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon *
  
  Lincoln wasn't that great
  This entry will be about how:
  I have addressed the issue of Lincoln before, and even got over 70 hits to this past blog entry one day, after I posted a comment at 'Lt. Smash,' linking' [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2009, 10:51pm EST
  by Aakash

• ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon ...

  ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon *
  
  Pastor Rick Warren, Ebenezer Baptist Church, and homosexual rage
  This will discuss today's altercation during Pastor Rick Warren's appearance at Ebeneezer Baptist Church, and will also discuss the recent-but-forgotten work of this church, and the King family members (except for [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2009, 10:47pm EST
  by Aakash

• ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon ...

  ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon *
  
  Martin Luther King, Jr.
  I've addressed this holiday [at least] one time before on this blog, but this entry will be more balanced - kind of like Josh Claybourn's regular posts (I am still upset that that weblog, along with [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2009, 10:42pm EST
  by Aakash

• ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be ...

  ENTRY IN PROGRESS... will be published soon *
  
  Martin vs. Malcolm
  The differences between the political perspectives of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X will be discussed here - from a conservative and pro-liberty perspective.
  [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2009, 10:38pm EST
  by Aakash

• Apologies Demanded, Distractions Remanded (Hat tip:

  Apologies Demanded, Distractions Remanded (Hat tip: Christopher Arndt & Barack Obama)
  Blast the 'Blast the Backlog Blago/Burris blogging' Barack blogging...
  
  I want to first off apologize for the OCD-like mentality that I've been displaying, insofar as planning of blog entries... I guess I should perhaps apply 'free-market [...]
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  Posted: January 19, 2009, 4:11pm EST
  by Aakash

• D*MMIT!!As my other family members were ...

  D*MMIT!!
  As my other family members were watching that global-dance-competition show on NBC, and while I was wasting precious time getting [even-worse] computer eye strain (and now I feel a headache coming on... and a little nausea), I totally forgot (until it was like 30 minutes before 9 PM [...]
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  Posted: January 12, 2009, 9:41pm EST
  by Aakash

• [nt]

  
  
  Back from the "break"...
  24 season premier live-blogging
  
  It is 8:38 PM (or was it AM, Jack-Bauer time... Interesting, if it is PM, then they're starting this show out not only in real-time, but in real real-time... at [...]
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  Posted: January 11, 2009, 7:36pm EST
  by Aakash

• 7:24 PM - Crap... I thought the ...

  7:24 PM - Crap... I thought the Superbowl was tonight, and was think I should post something, regarding that.
  
  I found out that the Golden Globes is on (which my father and brother are watching)... But from going over to Steve Eggerson's blog (After doing a web search,' [...]
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  Posted: January 11, 2009, 7:29pm EST
  by Aakash

• The Roland Burris fileI finally got ...

  The Roland Burris file
  I finally got published, and e-mailed out (though I had meant to do it before going to bed... Now, I'm stuck at home, instead of downtown, to watch this hearing live). The whole country is currently focused here in Springfield, Illinois, for Roland Burris' testimony to [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2009, 3:29pm EST
  by Aakash

• Happy New Year!!Update (11:12 ...

  Happy New Year!!
  
  
  Update (11:12 PM CST): Like in 2003 (and probably last year... Though not as much in 2004 and 2005 and 2006, since I wasn't at home in Springfield*), I am in panic mode right now.
  
  This caught my eye from' [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2008, 10:58pm EST
  by Aakash

• Who is Roland Burris?More Blast-the-Backlog, ...

  Who is Roland Burris?
  
  More Blast-the-Backlog, Blago [now Burris!] Blogging
  
  First off: I posted in my Facebook Status update, and latest "Tweet," that I was wondering if this blog was loading properly, as the hit total for the past 2 days had been unusually-low (even for this blog [...]
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  Posted: December 30, 2008, 10:14pm EST
  by Aakash

• "Immature* White Boys"[More Blast-the-Backlog, Blago Blogging]

  "Immature* White Boys"
  [More Blast-the-Backlog, Blago Blogging]
  
  
  Note: Christian Hartsock has been home for the holidays, and may not be back yet... In any case, being a Springfield, Illinois blogger, and a [somewhat-] veteran politico in this state, this is something that I need to blog on.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: December 30, 2008, 3:10pm EST
  by Aakash

• "For unto us a ...

  "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
  
  - Isaiah 9:6
  
  [...]
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  Posted: December 26, 2008, 11:31pm EST
  by Aakash

• - - - - - - - ...

  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  
  
  Please help out this blogger by doing your shopping at Amazon.com!
  
  [Or now, you can help out the College Republicans by doing your shopping at the most [...]
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  Posted: December 25, 2008, 2:48am EST
  by Aakash

• We need a little Christmas!! (Right this ...

  We need a little Christmas!! (Right this very minute... And later on, as well!!)
  
  
  Continuing my Facebook feed, from last night/this morning [i.e. - Christmas Eve/Christmas Day]:
  
  
  POSTED ITEM:
  
  Mame- we need a little christmas 12:04am
  Source: www.youtube.com
  Lucille Ball is playing the [...]
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  Posted: December 25, 2008, 2:47am EST
  by Aakash

• My Christmas Eve Facebook feed (see the ...

  My Christmas Eve Facebook feed (see the entry before the last one, for more), continued...
  
  I wanted to have this Facebook "Note" published, before midnight (though it was published before midnight, California time... see that entry, below the last one, for more on Pacific Standard Time ;-) - Actually, [...]
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  Posted: December 25, 2008, 2:45am EST
  by Aakash

• December 24th: Spurgeon's Evening DevotionalAs ...

  December 24th: Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
  
  As mentioned in my last entry, here is Pieter Friedrich's Christmas Eve 2003 entry from the now-retired 'Deux Ego' weblog:
  
  12/24/2003: "December 24th: Spurgeon's Evening Devotional"
  
  "'The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it [...]
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  Posted: December 25, 2008, 2:43am EST
  by Aakash

• My Facebook Status, after arriving home Christmas ...

  My Facebook Status, after arriving home Christmas Eve night:
  
  Aakash attended the Christmas Eve service at West Side, and then went to Denny's. Needs to update blog(s) quickly... 10:33 PM
  
  Twitter post: Attended Christmas Eve service at WestSide; then went to Denny's. Need to update blog(s) quickly... [...]
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  Posted: December 25, 2008, 2:36am EST
  by Aakash

• Finally, it happens!!There is, once again, ...

  Finally, it happens!!
  There is, once again, an ever-growing list of entries that need to be published here; I saved drafts for Thanksgiving, which weren't published (as of yet!), and nor was I able to publish anything, for Pearl Harbor. I have been exploring employment options, during the past few [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2008, 10:41am EST
  by Aakash

• 28 Minutes LateWhen pencilling (or ...

  28 Minutes Late
  
  When pencilling (or penning) in the appointment I just scheduled tomorrow, to get my car's exhaust and muffler system looked at (and replaced, if necessary... cc: Lexi, Kelsey, Ryan R. ;-), I saw that today is 10/23. I realized I needed to do my annual "Mole [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 10:51pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Sorry for the rambling...Note: I apologize ...

  Sorry for the rambling...
  Note: I apologize for the 'stream of consciousness'-like nature of these entries, not to mention the typos, and/or incoherencies that have resulted.
  
  I tried to be more professional, when I just posted at the weblog of the UIS College Republicans: www.UISGOP.com [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2008, 2:00pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Americans for Prosperity"Defending the American Dream" ...

  Americans for Prosperity
  "Defending the American Dream" Summit, Day 2
  
  We were running late somewhat, but were up and ready this morning, with time to get the free breakfast from the Holiday Inn Express, though I did not get a chance to drink even a sip of that Gourmet [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2008, 9:58am EDT
  by Aakash

• As things are, once again, moving rapidly... ...

  As things are, once again, moving rapidly... This is where my recap from yesterday afternoon will go.

  

  [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2008, 9:55am EDT
  by Aakash

• On Bloggers' Row... ...

  
  On Bloggers' Row... finally!
  (And connected to the internet... finally!!)
  I mentioned, at the bottom of my last entry, that I would be attending the 2nd-annual "Defending the American Dream" Summit, in [suburban] Washington, D.C. defendingthedream.org
  
  We unfortunately were not able to send anyone [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2008, 3:53pm EDT
  by Aakash

• As the Homecoming game is likely well-underway, ...

  As the Homecoming game is likely well-underway, and there is no space remaining at this year's Springfield Right to Life annual dinner (this evening), but since I am going to try to make at least some of the game [for which I have to leave now], I am simply going [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2008, 7:29pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Draft Notice II ...

  
  Draft Notice II [Here was Draft Notice I]
  In another rare case of completion, I this weekend published a working entry that I had saved as a draft. (This one was simpler than last time, as it is mainly a list... Then again, in [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2008, 1:05am EDT
  by Aakash

• Breaking News: UIS student shot (near campus!) ...

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  Breaking News: UIS student shot (near campus!) and killed TODAY
  
  This is too important to preface (or suffix) the way I've been doing (somewhat OCD-like), with these latest entries.
  
  Despite its name (and url), I've only infrequently covered UIS (University of Illinois at Springfield) issues here, [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2008, 11:03pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Happy CONSTITUTION Day!!The University ...

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  Happy CONSTITUTION Day!!
  The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) is holding a Constitution Day event, on the freedom of the press. The Center for State Policy and Leadership is co-sponsoring this event.
  
  At this point, [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2008, 11:28am EDT
  by Aakash

• More Quick-Blogging, as I try to compose...

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  More Quick-Blogging, as I try to compose...
  
  Who is the REAL Barack Obama?: For the rising generation; by the rising generation
  
  Unlike the other recent anti-Obama books, this [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2008, 12:09pm EDT
  by Aakash

• || Free Christian Audio Books || ...

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  || Free Christian Audio Books || Free Classic Audio Books ||
  
  Quick Post, while Composing More Bloggage
  Called: Hello, My Name [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2008, 11:51pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Note (9/27/08): This entry was started (though ...

  Note (9/27/08): This entry was started (though not published) before I knew that Michael Connery from New York was a plant... He was there, under false pretenses, to spy on us.
  
  Also: In the process of finishing this entry, I found some follow-up pieces, written by or about [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2008, 9:43pm EDT
  by Aakash

• My ...

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  My 2nd Blogosphere Bleg w/ PayPal
  
  No one donated for the last CPAC (or for my few previous "blegs" - though that one was the first, since I got PayPal for [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2008, 11:54pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Pains, Trains, and AutomobilesToday has been ...

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  Pains, Trains, and Automobiles
  Today has been much of a blur (I came down with something, at the end of the Convention)... But somehow, I was able to arrange an Amtrak trip from St. Paul (or perhaps it was Minneapolis), Minnesota [MSP - Midway] to Chicago (ugh!!) [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2008, 11:45pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Note (1:17 AM CST): Am pasting a ...

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  Note (1:17 AM CST): Am pasting a mostly-raw version of what I "live"-blogged. Hyperlinks, etc... will have to be inserted later. After being sent around and around in these two adjacent buildings, trying to find Bloggers Row, I found a "Row" of sorts, where internet access is available - though [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2008, 12:10am EDT
  by Aakash

• Off to Minnesota..It's 3:00 AM ...

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  Off to Minnesota..
  It's 3:00 AM (well, a little past that, as I'm running late!).
  
  I am about to depart, first to stop by the house of the Chairman of the College Republicans at our sister campus (UIUC), and then we are going to St. Paul (and Minneapolis), [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2008, 3:26am EDT
  by Aakash

• Draft NoticeIn a rare case of ...

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  Draft Notice
  In a rare case of completion, I published below a recent entry that was in progress. And this one is dandy, if I do say so myself:
  
  "That Don't Impress Me Much"
  (Shania Twain meets Barack Obama) [and Sgt. Hook!]
  
  
  [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2008, 4:24pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Syndicate this Site, and Atom RSS feeds

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  Syndicate this Site, and Atom RSS feeds
  
  
  Also, I recently received my third e-mail (since I started this blog... Wow, it's now approaching on six years!) - at least the third one I can recall - asking me to [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2008, 3:39pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Practice for the Republican National Convention(I'll ...

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  Practice for the Republican National Convention
  (I'll be there, in Minnesota!!)
  Live-Blogging Obama's speech
  
  Despite not planning to post new entries, until I've published the ones saved as drafts below... I thought, when I saw this speech beginning, that I should start my laptop again, to live-blog - As [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2008, 9:19pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Can't Bear ItI have several ...

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  Can't Bear It
  
  I have several posts-in-progress on Obama & Biden saved as drafts (as I mentioned in my last post), which will be published, either below, or above.
  
  But I wanted to say right now, that I've noticed that Slick Willie has just [...]
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  Posted: August 27, 2008, 8:04pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Barack Obama: That Don't Impress Me Much

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  Barack Obama: That Don't Impress Me Much
  Barack won't keep us strong in the middle of the night
  
  Note (8/30/08): Though this entry - and especially the song adaptation - were composed around the time of posting, it wasn't published until 7:30 PM CST on Saturday, Aug. 30th.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2008, 9:53pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Senator ...

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  Senator Joe Biden, Liberal Hawk
  Live from Springfield, Illinois
  In my blog entry last night (and in prior posts), I've mentioned that I have had trouble keeping this blog updated, even though I have many entries that I have planned, or partially-composed. I [...]
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  Posted: August 23, 2008, 1:41pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Rest and RelaxationThe last time ...

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  Rest and Relaxation
  The last time someone posted an entry like this (i.e., Josh Claybourn), I was in a significantly-better time of my life... And also, I was a student then.
  
  Right now, it is also summer (like then, and considering that I am not taking [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2008, 9:32pm EDT
  by Aakash

• [Update (8/22/08): Since I posted this, I've ...

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  [Update (8/22/08): Since I posted this, I've noticed two items featured on the HP AOL default home page, for my Internet Explorer browser, which are directly related to one paragraph of this entry:]
  
  - An Olympian's Gold Medal Focus,
  AOL
  posted: 2 DAYS 5 HOURS AGO comments: [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2008, 1:38am EDT
  by Aakash

• VIDEO: Paris Hilton Responds to John ...

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  VIDEO: Paris Hilton Responds to John McCain’s Celebrity Ad
  
  Web-posted by Linda Muller [check out FortheCause.us]
  
  
  Also check out: ["Don't go" Guerrilla Congress] #don'tgo
  
  
  Update: Barack Obama compared himself to Paris Hilton first? [Hat tip: CR Nation]
  
  [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2008, 1:32am EDT
  by Aakash

• [Interim Obstacle Blogging - Type I]

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  [Interim Obstacle Blogging - Type I]
  
  
  I wanted to do a "Type II" entry (see explanation entry below) in response to the recent "Earth Week" events [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 1:47pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Interim Obstacle BloggingTrying a new tactic

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  Interim Obstacle Blogging
  Trying a new tactic
  I've expressed, numerous times before, how frustrating it is, having an ever-growing backlog of blog entries (partially composed as drafts, partially composed in class notebooks, office pads, Post-Its, Notepad files, e-mails to self, restaurant placemats, margins of whatever else, napkins, etc..., [...]
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  Posted: April 12, 2008, 7:02pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Update (3/30/08): I haven't done a ...

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  Update (3/30/08):
  I haven't done a good web search yet, for a compilation of Easter sermons from this year, but the one from my church is available here (along with all other Sunday sermons, by date).
  Here is the direct link [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2008, 8:45pm EDT
  by Aakash

• !Ten cuidado!Today is the Ides ...

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  !Ten cuidado!
  
  Today is the Ides of March.
  
  Beware! [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2008, 11:40pm EDT
  by Aakash

• [nt]

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  My first real Bleg (with PayPal)
  The deluge of new tasks and responsibilities I've been faced with, regarding things that I need to get done, for myself, and to help other [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2008, 11:58pm EST
  by Aakash

• Had to post something right now, despite ...

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  Had to post something right now, despite the time/energy crunch
  
  As New Hampshire goes, so goes the nation...
  All voting booths in the Granite State just closed... Earlier, I was looking online for exit polls; they were difficult to find online.
  
  I am glad that Mark [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2008, 7:09pm EST
  by Aakash

• Merry ...

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  Merry Christmas!! [...]
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  Posted: December 26, 2007, 11:57pm EST
  by Aakash

• UpdatesIt has been grueling and frustrating.

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  Updates
  It has been grueling and frustrating.
  
  There was a draft campaign for me, for the U.S. House seat for which an opening surprisingly arose this summer. I was not going to enter that race, but was considering running for Delegate to the Republican National Convention; [...]
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  Posted: December 24, 2007, 7:48pm EST
  by Aakash

• A Brief Note while I'm trying to ...

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  A Brief Note while I'm trying to dig myself out of this mess, to commemorate 'Mole Day'
  
  I noticed, before bed last night/this morning, that my blog had gotten two hits in a row from people who were searching for the 'Mole Day' song lyrics; I thought that [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2007, 3:24pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Note (10/21/07): The trip went alright; I'd ...

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  Note (10/21/07): The trip went alright; I'd like to blog about it, in my next entry... and the issues that arose, during just my short time in Washington. I am currently still 'mired in quicksand' however - and it was getting worse, before I went to D.C.... I am still [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2007, 6:00pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Constitution Day 2007I almost forgot!The ...

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  Constitution Day 2007
  I almost forgot!
  The last time I did an entry on this was four years ago, and I had recently made a mental note to do one this year... but it had slipped my mind (until I saw this entry listed on the "BNN Bulletin - [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2007, 11:09pm EDT
  by Aakash

• Five-Year Site StatisticsBefore my 'Blogiversary' (see ...

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  Five-Year Site Statistics
  Before my 'Blogiversary' (see entry below) day is over, I wanted to record on this blog, my weblog's hit stats.
  
  My CQCounter is the most accurate for this, since it was started on September 24, 2002; I was deciding on hit counters, and found [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2007, 11:39pm EDT
  by Aakash