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Today’s Shared Items – July 29, 2010

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No walk Where?? July 29, 2010 Local: Austin Humane Society Free Fur All July 29, 2010 – I WILL NOT go down there on Caturday. Will NOT GO! My fingers are in my ears and I cannot hear the meowing. The lesson of Paris Hilton's Nazi photo flap July 28, 2010 – Just for the headline: I havent read the story. It just reads like some sort of mad lib, doesn’t it? Rob Sheffield Talks…

Today’s Shared Items – July 29, 2010

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No walk Where?? July 29, 2010 Local: Austin Humane Society Free Fur All July 29, 2010 – I WILL NOT go down there on Caturday. Will NOT GO! My fingers are in my ears and I cannot hear the meowing. The lesson of Paris Hilton's Nazi photo flap July 28, 2010 – Just for the headline: I havent read the story. It just reads like some sort of mad lib, doesn’t it? Rob Sheffield Talks…

Today’s Shared Items – July 26, 2010

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In House First, Congressman In Wheelchair To Preside On ADA Anniversary – Disability Scoop July 26, 2010 – Twenty years ago, on the day this law was signed, I was on a plane, headed for the most important job interview of my life. I was a little more confident, if only because the important issue of equal access was on people’s minds that day. And yes, I got the job.

Today’s Shared Items – July 25, 2010

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What your enjoyment of sleep-away camp, or lack of same, says about your character. July 25, 2010 – I have a theory that transcendent camp experiences (good or bad) are much more an east coast thing. Most of the people who write about camp seem to have spent time in the Berkshires or Adirondacks. Even the term “sleep away camp” is completely unfamiliar to me. I went to camps several times as kid, but I…

Today’s Shared Items – July 22, 2010

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National: Attention iPhone Freaks! July 22, 2010 – Know what I love about this story (aside from the needlessly provocative headline)? I love how the lead assumes cell phone users are violating our local ordinance disallowing talking while driving. No wink wink, just a statement. White House Says Sorry to Shirley Sherrod July 21, 2010 – Just an observation from me: I’ve been extremely busy with work this week, and haven’t followed political news at…

Today’s Shared Items – July 21, 2010

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Time Warner to move access channels to digital cable July 21, 2010 – So much for true public access. This is unfortunate. How al-Qaida can fix its magazine, Inspire. July 20, 2010 – It’s the magazine editor in me, but I am fascinated by the articles that are fascinated by the al-Qaida magazine. And I have a million jokes about how to make the magazine better: iPad app, better SEO, lists of 10 bests, etc.