Found out today that I've hit my monthly limit for pseudoephedrine ! My wife and I have been going through the stuff like crazy this winter, but the state of NC won't let me buy any more.

Sniff. Literally.

Not gonna be happy if I end up with a sinus infection...

Self-appointed fact-checker, Politifact tells us what is true:

For 2011, Gallup found that the largest group of Americans identify as conservative, at 40 percent. Another 35 percent identify as moderate, while 21 percent identify as liberal.
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Rubio said that the majority of Americans are conservative. A respected ongoing poll from Gallup shows that conservatives are the largest ideological group, but they don’t cross the 50 percent threshold. So we rate his statement Mostly True.

So, it's "mostly true" that 40% is a majority.

Is it mostly true that Walter Mondale won the 1984 election ? I guess it must be!

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Sell!Sell!Sell!

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An initial Marine investigation into the matter concluded that the troops would not be disciplined because there was no malicious intent. The Marines mistakenly believed the "SS" in the shape of white lightning bolts on the blue flag were a nod to sniper scouts — not members of Adolf Hitler's special unit that murdered millions of Jews, Catholics, gypsies and others, said Maj. Gabrielle Chapin, a spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton, California.

But the furor over the photo — which was taken in September 2010 in Afghanistan — grew as Jewish leaders and others questioned whether it was an innocent mistake.

Heh, furor.

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Anyone else think this list has been crafted to project a certain image?

• Raphael Saadiq, “Keep Marchin’”
• Noah And The Whale, “Tonight’s The Kind Of Night”
• Bruce Springsteen, “We Take Care Of Our Own”
• Zac Brown Band, “Keep Me In Mind”
• Aretha Franklin, “The Weight”
• U2, “Even Better Than The Real Thing”
• Ricky Martin, “The Best Thing About Me Is You (feat. Joss Stone)”
• Dierks Bentley, “Home”
• Ray LaMontagne, “You Are The Best Thing”
• Earth Wind And Fire, “Got To Get You Into My Life (Live)”
• Booker T & The MG’s, “Green Onions”
• Wilco, “I Got You”
• The Impressions, “Keep On Pushing”
• Dreamgirls Soundtrack: Jennifer Hudson, “Love You I Do”
• AgesandAges, “No Nostalgia”
• Sugarland, “Stand Up”
• Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
• Darius Rucker, “This”
• Arcade Fire, “We Used To Wait”
• Florence And The Machine, “You’ve Got The Love”
• James Taylor, “Your Smiling Face”
• REO Speedwagon, “Roll With The Changes”
• Sugarland, “Everyday America”
• Darius Rucker, “Learn To Live”
• Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”
• Montgomery Gentry, “My Town”
• No Doubt, “Different People”
• Ledisi, “Raise Up”

Nah, no way.

That's Obama's Spotify list. Well, Obama's staff's Spotify playlist, at least.

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If you win, the "conservative" base have its chance to show the country just what "conservatism" is all about! And I think we really need to know. Snicker.

Sadly, however, last night's contests were either non-binding (Minnesota and Colorado) or just a preliminary (Missouri). They gave people a chance to vote their conscience, and not worry so much about November. These were essentially straw polls.

... Jupiter and Uranus, too.

In fact, Venus and Uranus are about to nearly overlap each other on Thursday.

Venus is unmistakable. Jupiter is nearly as bright, and higher up. Mars is a really nice red and you can't miss it ... once it's up. But Uranus is so faint and tiny that it's pretty much indistinguishable from any ordinary background star. You can only see it if you know exactly where to look. But, having Venus right there definitely helps!

I got a picture of it, but it's nothing spectacular - just a pale blue star in a shot that Venus completely dominates.

Wahh! Waahhhh! Waahhhhahahhhh!