Wondering why you cannot find a cow mask at your local costume shop? Today is Cow Appreciation Day at Chik-fil-A. So don’t drive off the road when you see a bunch of two legged cows walking into the fast food restaurant chain.
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Today is the big day, UFC 86 happens tonight. MMA should have another big night and help grow the sport even more.

Here are the UFC 86 weigh in results.
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More MMA on the way, the countdown to UFC 86 is on. The main event is Champion Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin for the UFC light heavyweight belt. UFC 86 is being held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be broadcast on Pay Per View.

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The lowly milk jug has been redesigned. Whether you like the new design or not don’t for one second think that this is the only product package that is going to be redesigned. The new milk jugs are only the tip of the ice berg.

I expect to see all gallon jugs to be overhauled to the shape of the new milk jugs in the very near future. The drastic rise in gas prices is driving all sorts of changes. The new milk jug design will save a huge amount of gas, money, and time for retailers. Saving money is a hot topic for everyone these days, businesses are no exception.
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Another battle for Rosie to fight, this time it is with gossip monger Cindy Adams of the New York Post.

Cindy Adams recently wrote a column that suggested Rosie O’Donnell and her long time partner Kelli Carpenter have or are going to throw in the towel on their relationship and getting a divorce. Rosie immediately denied the divorce rumor and started one of her own suggesting that she was having an affair with Cindy Adams.
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Today the US Supreme Court struck down the Washington DC hand gun ban and basically verified that the right to keep and bear arms, recognized in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, is an individual right of all Americans. Thank you Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas.
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For what it is worth, I am not related to the man portrayed in the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus. However I really did like the movie and admire what the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation is doing now to keep music alive.
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The news just broke that one of my favorite comedians, George Carlin has passed away. George Carlin had a history of heart trouble and apparently that is what took his life. Heart failure {sigh}
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Simple houseplants can be the answer to cleaning your air. That’s right, a clean air garden right in your own home.

Gardening has always been popular with a small segment of the population but recent events has made anyone who is paying attention to the news and world events take a closer look at gardening, not just as a hobby but as a way of life.
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The high price of gasoline is having a great deal of influence on the landscape of America, not just in what cars we are now driving but also in our back yard landscaping. People are tearing up large sections of their formally well manicured lawns in order to plant gardens thanks to the food shortages expected this year and the salmonella tainted tomato scare but also to avoid the expense of mowing.

For people who still want a backyard lawn, there is another option to filling up the gas can… push reel mowers. That’s right, the lawnmower of our grandparents is suddenly seeing a wave of popularity again. Not only does it eliminate the trips to the gas station, it gives you a workout.
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