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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I literally have no idea what this means

Posted on October 31, 2009 by

From an AP article on Yahoo today: I admit that there are times when I read a sentence or a paragraph that is written perfectly well but just doesn’t compute in my head, but I just can’t see what’s going … Continue reading →

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What, me worry?

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Anybody else not all that concerned with the news that Joe Lieberman says he’s all about filibustering a health care bill he doesn’t like (read: one that has a public option or exists at all)? It’s not like this is … Continue reading →

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Yeah, actually, this makes some sense.

Posted on September 28, 2009 by

I’ve gotten frustrated for some time by people who like to come up with all these ideas about the secret reasons that Barack Obama does things, like how he’s got all these master plans and he’s always fifty-bajillion steps ahead … Continue reading →

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