Category Archives: Miscellaneous

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Three Things I Learned About The NBA Last Night

I was watching the NBAtv replay of game 3 between the hapless Jazz and the eventual champion Lakers last night, the one where the Jazz blew several great opportunities to win the game and ended up down 0-3 in a … Continue reading

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Heroes

Reading the “Celebrity Encounters” thread on a prominent internet forum has me thinking today about my current heroes and what they would be like if I met them.  I don’t typically idolize people, even people I enjoy, because I have … Continue reading

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Givin Up Sports For A While

After last night’s draining display of NFL failure by the Green Bay Packers (nice comeback, though, btw), I’ve decided that sports are stupid. This decision has been months in the making: Baseball has been dead to me for a long … Continue reading

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Worst.Episode.Ever.

Last night I watched TV, and I saw a curious thing: Henry Winkler, dressed in a leather jacket for which he was way to old, riding a surfboard over a water-dwelling predator as if it was a perfectly normal thing … Continue reading

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Live-Blogging The Sloth

No, not this little guy: I’m talking about one of the seven deadly sins, the one that causes you never leave the house because there’s a couch and chocolate cake and video games there.  Some of you may have been … Continue reading

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Swine Flu Not a Cause For Alarm

No, really.  Mexico may be going crazy right now, and it may behoove you to stock up on masks to cover your mouth, but don’t panic.  And certainly, don’t stop buying stuff.  The good news is, Mexicans seem to be … Continue reading

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Miss USA Contestant Kinda Disagrees With Gay Marriage, Loses

It’s an amazing time in America when a statement like this from a Miss USA contestant can become a flashpoint for controversy: “I think it’s great we live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite. And … Continue reading

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Anyone Want To Go To An Ice Hotel With Me? Anyone?

I don’t know why, but this looks so cool.  When I say “Ice Hotel,” I actually mean a hotel made of ice.  And when I say cool, I actually mean cold.  Like 10-15 degrees at all times.  But also awesome.  … Continue reading

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The Worst Song of All Time

God brought this to mind this morning.  I totally forgot about this song.  It all started when I saw an Australian girl call someone “mate.”  I thought…Aw, she’s so cute…she calls “friends” “mates.”  But mates are people you, you know, … Continue reading

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