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Community Comment archive for Oct. 20, 2009

TUESDAY, OCT. 20, 2009

That atomic cloud of bugs... 

Good morning, Netizens...That atomic cloud of incredibly small bugs you see everywhere, what are they?They are called blue ash aphids, sometimes called midges. If you open your mouth, you can breathe them. I am told they are not tasty, but can be tolerated with tobasco…

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October 19, 2009
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Joanne Ryan (R), mother of USMC Sgt. James McIlvaine, holds McIlvaine's daughter Alexa McIlvaine (C) while being comforted by Eric Cembrook (L) during a visit to Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery during the burial service for Spc. Stephen Mace Monday in Arlington, Virginia. McIlvaine and Mace were both from the Purcellville, Virginia area. McIlvaine was killed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2009, and Mace was killed October 3, 2009 along with seven other U.S. soldiers in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan.
 (The Spokesman-Review)

The long goodbye... 

Good morning, Netizens...This is how you say goodbye forever... with heart-rending tears. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Joanne Ryan (R), mother of USMC Sgt. James McIlvaine, holds McIlvaine's daughter Alexa McIlvaine (C) while being comforted by Eric Cembrook (L) during a visit to Section 60…

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Sporadic outage(s) yesterday... 

Good morning, Netizens... Since I am already up, have fresh coffee and since the Spokesman's web site is once again speaking proper network-ese, I suppose I should apologize to everyone for the temporary meltdown which took place sporadically yesterday, with the result that no one…

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I dream of Jeanie... 

Good morning, Netizens... I awoke just now, dreaming of Jeanie with the light red hair. This week, Jeanie is wandering in a delightful mini-vacation in Disney World in Florida while getting her dialysis done on a regular basis with the assistance of an extended library…

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