The Washington state representatives show a brief glimpse of enlightenment:
Under the legislation, at least 20 of the 161 state-owned liquor stores could sell on Sunday. Contract liquor stores — usually operated out of other businesses in rural areas — would also be allowed to open.
A very, incredibly brief glimpse. This is one of the areas [...]

Well, it’s official. I didn’t get the house. I was relegated to a “backup offer” early on, and the buyers that reached mutual acceptance, finally, after over a week of negotiations, struck a deal with the sellers. I don’t think I’ll submit another backup offer — the whole thing turned out to be a complete [...]

Or as I like to call it, Cinnamon Stillwell’s: The Ends Justify The Means.

For those still wringing their hands at what to do about the war on terrorism, here’s a revolutionary suggestion: How about what we’re already doing? As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Inspired by a friend’s courageous tale, I have stopped putting sugar or cream in my coffee. Now when I drink it, I feel like I can taste the differences between say Folger’s and Tully’s pre-ground coffees. I must have been drowning the coffee in sweeteners.
I have been enjoying Tully’s House Blend for a few weeks [...]

marmoset posted quite the thorough rant about Dell PowerEdge 1850 1U servers, as well as hardware from other vendors.
The fact that they increased power usage by approximately 250% is truly baffling. The Xeon CPUs went from the 533Mhz versions in the Dell 1750 to the 800Mhz versions in the 1850 — Intel’s spec sheets show [...]

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