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The other day I tried my very first deep fried snickers. Snickers is my favorite candy bar, and when I saw it on the dessert menu at a comedy club, I felt compelled to see what a deep fried candy bar would taste like. The answer? Pretty bad. The batter used to coat the candy bar just created a weird texture then when mixed with the half melted chocolate. So I'd recommend saving the 500+ calories in that dietary monstrosity, and maybe just ordering a salad instead.
I've been having a lot of nosebleeds again lately, I think due to the dry Texas winter air. I had them all the time as a kid growing up in the super dry Texas panhandle, and had my nose cauterized twice actually, which is was not a fun experience in the least. But after moving to Florida they came only very sporadically, and so far in Austin, which is normally fairly humid actually, I haven't had an issue until the last 2 weeks.
The eventuality of computer-assisted humans is coming ever closer, with an announcement that researchers have put electronic circuits into contact lenses. This brings us one step closer to augmented reality, where you see computer screens overlaid on reality. So for example, a firefighter could view a layout of the building as he's fighting the fire. If my contacts could do that, then I might start wearing them more often!
Finally some more of everyone's favorite topic, politics! Huckabee is trying to woo the South by saying if you think the government shouldn't support the best known symbol of slavery, he'll want to stick a pole up your butt. But this is also the same person who wanted to quarantine gays in the mid-90's, links allowing gay marriage to allowing bestiality, and thinks that America should "amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards". Because I'm sure that's exactly what the founding fathers had in mind when they created the doctrine of separation of church and state.
But on a happier note, some more articles on Obama, including one on his record , and another on his work in Illinois. The point repeatedly made out is how his goal was to get things done, and not just make headlines. So if that means he didn't get his name on a bill, then so be it. That's a big part of the appeal of him, he doesn't behave like a regular ol' politician and focus on soundbites or hollow victories, but on creating the most good that he can, being aware of the realities of a situation, and getting things done.
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