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Editor's note -- Elizabeth Taylor is the star of many of the Editor's favorite movies. She died on March 23rd. 
Guest columnist Liz Smith writes her epitaph:

The Absolute End of an Era

Elizabeth Taylor is gorgeous in this photo.

KarenAGardner k. a. gardner 

Elizabeth Taylor's Funeral Delayed 15 Minutes at Her Request http://bit.ly/e8hhDw ~~ "She even wanted to be late for her own funeral"

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Whatever happened to Baby Bell?

Editor's note -- Basically, AT&T is buying 130-million T-Mobile's customers for $39 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sprint cellular is concerned. The Editor agrees with Sprint.   


  AT&T  will have a virtual communications monopoly over the Editor if the FCC approves this sale. An AT&T broadband DSL modem controls her phone service, television, internet and wireless service.

One time AT&T had some sort of glitch and the Editor had to call them using her T-Mobile cell phone. If AT&T had owned T-Mobile at that time, the Editor might not be publishing this post today.

Older Motorola needs to be switched out for newer model while T-Mobile still offers that service.

KarenAGardner  k. a. gardner 

ATTN: AT&T -- I suggest offering me a T-Mobile Customer-Longevity credit on my bill @WSJ.com - AT&T to Buy T-Mobile http://on.wsj.com/e0t3kS

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Questionable decision?

Editor's note -- Atlanta's Georgia Aquarium bought

 Marineland in January to rename it

Marine Dolphin Adventure. 

The Editor is not sure why it wasn't renamed

after the 1955 film

Revenge of the Creature.

Revenge of the Creature (from the Black Lagoon) filmed at Marineland

KarenAGardner k. a. gardner 

RT @JaxBusinessNews  News Update: Marineland renamed #MarinelandDolphinAdventure 

http://ht.ly/1bMxfQ

Dolphin Conservation Field Station

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Encore!

Editor's note --  Rare and historic 1956 film of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

BoingBoing Boing Boing 

 by KarenAGardner

Happy Mardi Gras! http://bit.ly/ij0MNo

Southern Belle Costume

 Boing Boing Video episode originally published in 2010.

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Nothing new

Editor's note -- The Awl's appallingly sensationalist tweet is nothing more than a compilation of randomly selected normalities from the Orlando Sentinel.   

Awl The Awl 

 by KarenAGardner

It's Always Fucked Up In Central Florida http://www.theawl.com/?p=74579

Rabbits and Guinea Pigs Compete at Central Florida Fair

"In an exhibition hall near the back of the fairgrounds, away from the Ferris wheel and corndog stands, kids from across Central Florida showed off their rabbits and guinea pigs in hopes of taking home cash prizes and awards."

Editor's note -- Perhaps, though, there's nothing normal about a corndog.


UPDATE:  The Awl neglected to mention this blog's Walt Disney post from December in their appalling sensationalist tweet. 
Happy Birthday Uncle Walt 

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