I read that on the Internet

I once met a man who claimed that the World Trade Center fell because the basement was bombed, not because jets crashed into it. His source: he read it on the Internet.

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Posted by Jeremy on November 9, 2005. 1 Comment.

Dog Chase

As I drove down our quiet suburban street on my way to work this morning, I saw a woman in a pickup truck pull into a neighbor’s driveway. She stepped out of the truck and stepped toward a small black dog that had been running in that direction. The dog immediately changed direction and started running toward me. Ah, I recognize that situation. I’ve found myself doing the same (though with a much larger dog). Copper (my dog) would go to anyone else but me. I thought perhaps the same would be true of this rodent-size dog and I stopped my car to assist. I kneeled and called the dog. He darted off the other way, running into the street to go around the pickup truck. It hadn’t worked, but now I was determined to help.

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Posted by Jeremy on November 4, 2005. 3 Comments.

Smoking Law

I’d like to propose a federal regulation: make it illegal to sell cigarettes to anyone born in 1990 or later.

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Posted by Jeremy on November 3, 2005. No Comments.