I’m not making this up: cat-poo coffee

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Adversity will increase your life span?

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Cybercriminals getting craftier

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Mighty “MO” gets face lift

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A sunny side to everything…

Thanks to Sharon K. and the Democrats for below:

If in St Louis it would be in top 5 attractions

A lot of St. Louisans are not aware of the cool historic site just to the north of Springfield, Illinois; it is called Lincoln’s New Salem because he spent his “formative” years there. Today, 9/27/09, I motorcycled up to New Salem and did enjoy the trip and the historic site – you might consider it for one of your inexpensive fall adventures. They ask for a $4.00 donation and being the big spender that I am I coughed up $5.00. I took almost 70 pictures but will not wear you out with all 70 but have posted a few below with a bit of caption for each:

First is self explanatory:

Working blacksmith:

School teacher and immediately below him his classroom and the building also doubled as a church.

A “carding” mill. It is animal (oxen or horse) powered and it still actually works (and you thought your high mileage car was the 7th wonder of the world). “Carding” is the step in between raw wool and the spinning wheel. It is sort of like pulling with your hands the raw wool into strings but the mill gets rid of all the lumps so the spinning wheel can turn out exquisite yarn.

Abe gets a bit like Dale Carnegie or Don Baird (full of it)

Before he fine tunes his political savvy:

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I think I have seen him or his cousins on the road

 Watch out, world: Ozzy has driver’s license

(The) family patriarch Ozzy Osbourne revealed he can now get behind the wheel legally.

“I just passed my driving test. Took me 60 years, but I did it! For the first time in my life, I’m legal to drive, so watch out!”

I may not try this very soon…

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A Great story if you like gospel music:

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Distracted Driver

Thanks to Mary V for the below:

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