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Tweet of the Day, courtesy of Mr. Feastingonroadkill.

Drinking Liberally is a support group for liberals, where you can realize you are not alone.

When: 6 p., Wednesday, June 8.

Where:
Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub
241 Granby Street
Norfolk, Va. (map)

More about Drinking Liberally.

Street parking is tight at the tail end of rush hour, but the Freemason Street Parking Garage is two blocks away.

I have some copies of Linux Mint for anyone who’s interested, first come first serve, just because I can.

I can’t remember where I found this.

Basic rule of communication. For example.

This column appeared in the local rag several weeks ago, but only recently became available on line.

The writer interviews two persons who participated in the real Cannonball Run. A nugget:

The cockpit of the Ferrari 308 is far from spacious, less so when equipped with two radar detectors – one in front, one in back – and a CB radio. Add the constant drone of engine and road noise, and you have some idea of its ambience.

“Things were getting bad,” Baker recalled. “We had scheduled where the gas stops were to be and I blew by it at 12 o’clock when nothing else is open, only because a state trooper is on me.”

Follow the link for the rest.

Via Feastingonroadkill.

CSI: Seoul version.

There will be a solar eclipse tonight, midnight, June 1, Norway daylight savings time, which is 6 p. m. US EDT. Norway is UMT +1.

You can watch it on line here.

H/T Susan for the link.

Addendum, Later That Same Day:

Screen captures tomorrow.

In the Boston Globe, Alex Poulos foresees the growth of surveillance, not by the government, but by business, not for “security,” but for “marketing purposes, to enhance your shopping experience” (not his words; my paraphrase of marketese).

He predicts a presence that is increasingly intrusive, invasive, horizontally integrated (so there’s no escaping it), and interactive (in the computer sense).

Here’s a snippet from his comments. Follow the link for the rest.

INTERACTIVE. In-person shopping will be a performance art. “Real life’’ will mean what you do online — work, socialize, train your virtual pet, and “grow’’ your avatar’s personality so it’s “more you’’ in networking with other avatars while you sleep. . .

Soon 3-D ads will be common. But later, we’ll have 4-D advertising — smell will be produced, to stimulate appetite.

Special wingnut edition.

By Gerardo Mena:

Via the Rude One.

Date: Saturday, May 28th.

Special Guest Speaker: LaDrew Bennis, Political Coordinator for Teamsters Local Unit 822.

Location: Bubba’s Deli & BBQ, 3600 Dam Neck Rd, Virginia Beach (Map).

Cost: Adults $10.00, Under 12 $6.00 for all-you-can-eat buffet (it’s a good value for the price).

More information here.

H/T Susan for the link.

Off to drink liberally.

From Andy Borowitz. A snippet:

Elsewhere, Harold Camping, the preacher who predicted that the world would end on May 21, issued the following brief statement: “”The world doesn’t end this week. Oprah does. My bad, sry.”

More at the link.

Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us.

When: Wednesday, May 25, 6 p

Where:
Kelly’s Tavern
1936 Laskin Rd, # 201
Virginia Beach, Va. (Map)

More here.

I’ve added several more old time radio links to the Old Time Radio item over there

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