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Cats and dogs

From "great quotes about pets" at barnorama.com:

"No animal has more liberty than the cat . . . the cat is the best anarchist." -- Ernest Hemingway

The manliest man in all of literature, and he was a cat person. Take that, dog lovers. Hemingway's six-toed cat has achieved legendary status.

Oh, OK, props for dogs, too:

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Smile, you're on my phone

The question of the day: Is the digital camera dead? And the obvious answer is, You betcha:

They've gone to sock heaven

A mystery that has befuddled us all is finally explained -- Why do socks always get lost in the laundry?

You have many socks, and if you see one of them and don't immediately find its partner, you say, "Oh! A sock has been lost!" You remember that a sock is missing, but you do not exactly recall its type or color.

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South side blues

This is a tricky one to comment on:

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Merlin Seslar Jr. spent Monday packing his belongings into a U-Haul and moving across town.

"I'm sad to leave my home, but I have to protect my child, protect myself and protect everything I own," Seslar said.

Dogs and cats

Dang. In polls trying to figure how many Americans are cat lovers and how many are dog lovers, dogs have been edging up in popularity, though it has remained pretty close. But a new poll shows we are overwhelmingly -- and I mean overwhelmingly -- dog lovers, by more than 30 points if you can believe it:

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Buzz off

Alert the media, we have a real shocker here:

Every morning, millions of people perform an essential daily ritual - having their first cup of tea or coffee. It concentrates the mind and acts as a pick-me-up.

Yikes! to you, too

Tipping point

I have mixed feelings about this, but as long as it was a decision made by restaurant management and not the result of a government edict, it probably wouldn't affect my decision on whether or not to patronize a particular place:

Hot stuff

Enough frivolity! Let's tackle a profound question:

Spice tolerance: Is it nature or nurture? As with most things, it’s a little bit of both.

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