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DavidEBSmith

  1. Never noticed before that "NATO" in French is "OTAN". Makes for nice logo symmetry. #NATOSummit #Chicago2012 twitter.com/DavidEBSmith/s… 6:19 PM May 15th via web
  2. Google finally fixed the bug in Calendar that wouldn't let you uncheck "Make this calendar public". Yay Google! 10:57 PM Feb 17th via SGPlus
  3. As a policy I don't post about work on G+, but it's not revealing anything to say this case will be coming our way.   sgp.cm/9a49e4 6:32 PM Feb 3rd via SGPlus
  4. Some people in my neighborhood are not among the sharpest knives in the drawer. sgp.cm/5a6c99 10:51 PM Feb 2nd via SGPlus
  5. Great story from an old-school Chicago cop. sgp.cm/f30c6b 6:34 PM Jan 13th via SGPlus
  6. Some people take this "Obama is an alien" crap a little too literally.  sgp.cm/0eeb5e 8:14 PM Jan 4th via SGPlus
  7. I sure hope Amazon can take care of this customer's problem. sgp.cm/cb925b= sgp.cm/f29e05 11:41 AM Dec 22nd, 2011 via SGPlus
  8. It's really annoying when your research finds a case that makes your opponent's argument more strongly than the ones he cited did. 7:53 PM Dec 21st, 2011 via SGPlus
  9. From the "you couldn't make this stuff up" files: sgp.cm/cee768 sgp.cm/967a43 10:14 PM Dec 13th, 2011 via SGPlus
  10. Instant karma?  sgp.cm/9b545a 1:10 PM Dec 5th, 2011 via SGPlus
  11. "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras" applies to security, too. sgp.cm/0812d8 3:41 PM Dec 2nd, 2011 via SGPlus
  12. Anyone who's been involved with Misericordia & Sr. Rosemary knows this was not a fair fight; Rahm never had a chance.  sgp.cm/5e4182 6:48 PM Dec 1st, 2011 via SGPlus
  13. Gingrich is an attractive choice for the GOP because his record of serial adultery and divorce won't be another unforeseen surprise. 6:58 PM Nov 15th, 2011 via SGPlus
  14. OK, it was a fiasco, but a doggone spectacular fiasco. sgp.cm/b7c3bd 12:40 AM Nov 9th, 2011 via SGPlus
  15. On fast neutrinos and global warming: sgp.cm/522a3a 2:50 PM Nov 4th, 2011 via SGPlus
  16. Today is 1001 x 11 x 1001. Rats live on no evil star. sgp.cm/7beebe 7:39 AM Nov 2nd, 2011 via SGPlus