Category Archives: Health

No, it snot.

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Someone can answer this for me: How come three-year-olds are always covered in snot?  Maybe another way to ask this is: How come we’re not covered in snot all the time like three-year-olds are? I’m sure there’s a simple answer, … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: GasLand

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

GasLand Josh Fox 2010 There are horror movies, and then there are real horror movies. Want to see someone light their tap water on fire? No, you don’t. Trust me, you don’t. This is terrifying, because of how much it’s … Continue reading →

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Everyone tell Zack how awesome he is.

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

Cause he is. Just ran his first official half-marathon today: 1:51:52. Represent!

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Very Serious Medical Alert

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

So, for the past two days, my ankle has been buzzing. Like, when you put your phone on vibrate and someone calls? Like that. Not constantly, just now and then. But enough that I’m noticing it. Anyone have any idea … Continue reading →

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A great wrong has been… um… righted.

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

This, from the Guardian (UK) today: Smuggled and bootlegged, it has been the cause of transatlantic tensions for more than two decades. But after 21 years in exile, the haggis is to be allowed back into the United States. (Emphasis … Continue reading →

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Diru’s School of Driving

Posted on January 3, 2010 by

Lesson 1:  Do Not Drive With PBag: Lesson 2:  Do Not Drive With PBag (via Starts With A Bang)

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Trigger Option Epic Fail

Posted on September 8, 2009 by

How many ways are there to not reform health care and still act like we’re reforming health care?  Add one more to the list of Coward Bozo “reforms”:  the Trigger Option.  This is the one that says, basically, that we’re … Continue reading →

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My eating habits are dealt a devastating blow.

Posted on June 16, 2009 by

Sent in by JP: Anthony Franz says an undercooked salmon salad gave him a 9-foot-tapeworm, and in August he sued the Chicago restaurant that served it to him. If Franz’s tapeworm tale holds water – and the Chicago Sun-Times reports … Continue reading →

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Swine Flu? SARS? Scabies? Child’s Play.

Posted on June 5, 2009 by

I know not a single one of you out there has ever heard of what I’m about to tell you, because if you had, then that would mean you’ve never warned me about it and I could no longer call … Continue reading →

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Boston Police Department: Model of Transparency

Posted on May 21, 2009 by

Two nights ago, the following post appeared on the Boston Police Department’s Twitter feed: INJURED OFFICER: Officer from district 4 transported to Beth Israel Hospital, human bite to arm, suspect in custody. Alert Twitterer willcady quickly asked the BPD what … Continue reading →

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