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LuluandPhoebe

LuluandPhoebe
Location
Silly Silicon Valley, California,
Birthday
June 06
Title
Smart Ass
Bio
One human. Two dogs. I'm Lisa Horel. If Lulu & Phoebe fall asleep while I read aloud a final draft, that means it's good to go. Inspired by canine. Fueled by chocolate. Life is fine.

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MARCH 11, 2010 11:18AM

Mayberry, Florida? No Gays Allowed

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Precourt campaign photo: family values?

Count on Florida to come up with new ways to be even less gay friendly. Florida bans gay marriage.   Florida is the only state to ban adoptions by gays, although that status is on rocky ground.

And if State Representative Steve Precourt and his… Read full post »

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MARCH 10, 2010 1:04AM

Thank God for Dead Soldiers & Semper Fi Fags: Free Speech?

image3414249gForever 20 year old Matthew Snyder may be able to rest in peace after all.  Tuesday the SCOTUSblog announced that the Court will hear Snyder v. Phelps this next fall.

Four years ago this month, Albert Snyder was grieving the tragic loss of his young son.  Matthew was a Marine… Read full post »

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MARCH 9, 2010 1:02AM

Date Night Cream Puffs

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The reason for date night
 
The reason for married date night was about 25 inches tall and 22 pounds.  It didn't take but a year to sign up.

And we have those lemon loving in-laws to thank/… Read full post »

 

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all the free crap?  me me me (gawker)

 The ironic remark heard around the twitterverse.  The  commonsensical Palin moment goes awry.  In a big way, again.  

Sarah Palin, tripping over her own words, gets into trouble with her folksy truthiness.&nbs… Read full post »

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MARCH 5, 2010 4:05PM

Fiorina Phones it In

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phoning it in

The Republican primary candidates in California's Senate race are duking it out on radio today.  Both Tom Campell and Chuck DeVore are in the conservative AM radio talk show studio in Sacramento with host Eric Hogue while Fiorina, two hours away, phones it/… Read full post »

Phoebe is possibly the happiest dog on earth.  Nothing makes her (back end) wiggle like a slinky more than asking if she wants to go to the park.  The way to the park is by way of the path that brings her shadow with us.  

It's the ears.  Her entire… Read full post »

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MARCH 2, 2010 4:31PM

Target Practice at Starbucks Redux, Inc.

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Coffee?  Thought I was getting a teabag? (gawker)

 Starbucks is reaching out to re-establish a customer base after losing all their yuppies in the recession retreat.   That is what the analysts are saying, at least.  But if anyone looked carefully, they would have seen t/… Read full post »

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MARCH 2, 2010 12:37AM

The Tart Will be Lemon

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groom & bride, grinning in-laws, and not lemon cake
 

After the wedding, when I was officially the 17 year old bride and newly installed daughter-in-law, I learned the holy grail of in-law 101.

We were being driven by my father-in-law to the bus for our destination honeymoon. … Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010 3:37PM

Candidate Whitman's Big Day: The 1st Interview

20100225__megspeaks~2_VIEWERCandidate Meg gave her first real interview this week to the San Jose Mercury News, her home town newspaper. 

There is no doubt at all that this is not the same Meg Whitman who first announced she would be running for Governor a year ago and then literally… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010 1:21AM

The United Federation of Google?

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Can zero tolerance run amok be contagious?

Google came under fire this week when the Italian courts found three top executives guilty for violating privacy laws when a nasty YouTube video went (somewhat) viral.  Certainly the Italians have a slightly different definition of viral. /… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010 5:30PM

Tufts Goes YouTube for Admissions

31,000 views and counting

More good news on the college admission front.  Tufts, is opening up the applicant process to include YouTube videos as part of the admission package.  Fortunately, it does not supplant the written essay as some feared. Nor does it push aside the academ/… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010 12:41AM

Rugelach with Chocolate and Hope

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gluten free rugelach, with chocolate and hope

When I tell people that the best rugelach I ever ate was at the Ad Man’s funeral, there is a momentary awkward pause in conversation, until I also mention that they were filled with bittersweet chocolate.   Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010 12:52AM

Zero Tolerance Out of Control?

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Earlier this month, twelve year old Alexa Gonzalez was bored.  She enjoyed creating occasional, mindless (and not offensive) art doodles on the canvas known as the school-desk.  The school administrator in Forest Hills, NY didn't see it quite the same way.  They called it firRead full post »

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010 1:20AM

Prostitutes Train for New Role in Swiss Brothels & Sex Clubs

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wait!  is the battery charged?! (dailymail)

If you have a pensioner in your household, and he often travels over the border from Italy to Lugano, Switzerland for an afternoon of fun and frolic at one of the numerous sex clubs or brothels, rest assured.  He probably won't die/… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010 1:04AM

Whitman's Campaign for Governor? Buy it Now

Democrat leaders in California recently solicited large donations to run counter advertisements (read: more infomercials) in response to the increasing deluge of Whitman radio and television infomercials advertisements. 

With Meg Whitman’s latest $20M donation to the WhitmaRead full post »

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010 12:25AM

Rolling Oats into Cookies

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a rolled oat winner

While it has been said that Shokolad might be my Hebrew name, it is not.  To the best of my knowledge.

Opening the cupboard, you might think that someone here has an obsession with chocolate (shokolad).  Jumbles of bars, bittersweet, dark, unsweetened, se… Read full post »

FEBRUARY 12, 2010 3:32PM

c'est l'amour?

When an image is captured, it speaks many truths.  When children or small, little canines are captured in an image, the truth shines brightly. 
 
Together, they are a force of the universe's best work.  Meet baby Lulu, and her one true love, a boy named Z.  Though they… Read full post »
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FEBRUARY 12, 2010 1:15AM

Are You There God? It's Me, Sarah

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Palin, Graham discuss how to Tweet God

Indeed, if anyone still doubts that Palin will try to obtain the Republican (or perhaps Tea Party) nomination, they must be vacationing beyond the Space Station.

The lobbing back and forth between the beltway and news-way has… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010 2:47PM

Caped Crusaders Against Cancer: Wine & Chocolate

Many thanks to Angiogenesis Foundation head, William Li for bringing us good news, and just in time for Valentine's Day. 

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At the TED conference Li made an annoucement that would make even a grinch happy.   We already know from numerous studies that wine and chocolate are good for… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010 1:21AM

After the Foreclosures: Lender Revenge?

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your lender, Snidely Whiplash

Foreclosures are increasing at break neck speed.  Almost a million properties alone in the 3rd quarter of 2009.  Nevada, Arizona and California are at the top of the list.   The end is not even close to being visible.  The economic fallout/… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010 12:44AM

Little Valentine Cupcake

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kindergarteners - the pixie and the giant at age 5
 
There are few things more humbling than finding out what your kindergarten teacher really thinks of you.  Even more embarrassing is finding out that she thinks one less cookie might be good for you.  Mrs. C./… Read full post »
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FEBRUARY 8, 2010 2:28PM

Demon Sheep Lead Fiorina Astray?

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Oh we like sheep....have gone astray (AP/Time)

Will it never end?

Carly Fiorina, in her primary bid for the coveted honor of running against beloved Senator Barbara Boxer, has unleashed an even stranger campaign salvo than any from fellow Republican/… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010 3:59PM

Palin Builds Tax Free Shelter?

The little darling of the vapid right wing media, Sarah Palin, is in hot water back-tax hell.   Apparently she and Todd own a spot of  land on Safari Lake in Petersville, Alaska.  They regularly pay taxes on the land, but forgot to mention to the assessor that there are three buil… Read full post »

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  • all croissants mine. 
  • all toys mine. 
  • all cookies mine. 
  • all food mine. 
  • all squirrels mine (pokey is safe). 
  • all potato chips mine. 
  • all Fed Ex ankles mine. 
  • UPS ankles, yours. 
  • Read full post »
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FEBRUARY 3, 2010 12:53AM

Where in the World is the Real Meg Whitman?

Meg-Whitman-The-Power-of-Many-195x300Jerry Brown has not gotten around to announcing that he is actually running for Governor.  Hands down, he would win, even if he announces his intention at the very last moment.  He is that popular in California.

Brown seems to be letting the Republican candidates duke it out in the… Read full post »