Monthly Archives: June 2008
Talkin’ Baseball
My Wife’s BFF, who is also my BFF, lives in Chicago, a bittersweet reality for the baseball fan in me. I know, I know, I have no baseball fan in me, but since this BFF loves baseball so much, I … Continue reading
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Why Not Cereal for Dessert?
The wife made a fine meal last night, and I am overweight, so I drank a lot of water while I ate, because they say it’s supposed to help you feel more full. Yeah, well, bullcrap. So later I decided … Continue reading
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McDonald’s Has a MySpace Page—I’m Out.
I’m not so stuck up that I won’t eat at McDonald’s. I like what they have to offer: the convenience if being able to find one anywhere, the consistency of the menu from location to location. I like a quarter … Continue reading
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RIP, George
George Carlin passed away yesterday, I just found out. I won’t give you a history of his work or wax nostalgic about how he influenced me, because you can read that all over the internet today from better writers. I’ll … Continue reading
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The Pain
Can you feel it? Had a pretty active weekend, all things considered. The wife was out of town, so I tried to thwart the ravages of video-game binging with some outdoor activities. Biking and volleyball on Saturday, running and kickball … Continue reading
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Made a Mistake
Taking a break, playing some Bejeweled 2, not good reason really. Anyway, iTunes is playing songs randomly, and “Spectragraph” by Planet 7 comes on, and since I’m playing a video game, my brain is more or less disengaged, so I … Continue reading
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Kickball Losers
Not losers in the sense that we got beat 16-0, like last week. This time we lost only 5-3, and we’re thrilled. Last week’s cheer was “winner buys,” and this week’s was “we scored!” It was a good game, and … Continue reading
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Nuke the Fridge
I came across a new phrase today: Nuke the Fridge. This is not unlike the phrase “jump the shark.” The latter is taken from an episode of Happy Days, when the Fonz performs a waterski jump over a caged shark, … Continue reading
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Staycation
I just saw a short piece on The Daily Show about these so-called “Staycations” that the news media is talking about. Apparently, the economic outlook is so bleak, what with the astronomical rise in gasoline prices, the war in the … Continue reading
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Meme Me Up, Scotty
The internet is a memepool, and the mimetics are themselves becoming a meme. Here’s two short videos: one is an “intervention,” with one website getting advice from the others. Watch it all the way to the end—the last gag is … Continue reading
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