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Old Tippacanoe (Commemorates his 2 victories over Tecumsah)
Granny Harrison (At 68 he was then the oldest president to be elected)
General Mum (Denotes his avoidance to speak on controversial issues)
Log Cabin Candidate (positioning him as a man of the people, even though he did come from a privileged background)
Cinncanatus of the West (Comparing [...]
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Posted in Happiness Is, tagged home, repair on March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Spot the problem. Some folks should not be allowed to touch tools.
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You’re gowing too similair for my tastes.
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Posted in Man Accoutrements, tagged Astronaut, Automatic, Broad Arrow, Chrono, Chronograph, NASA, Omega, Pilot, Professional, Speedmaster, Swiss Watches on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I kind of like watches. Well, more than kind of. I really, really like watches. I’m not crazy or obsessive or anything, but I really have an appreciation for great watches. Sure, I’ll read WatchTime magazine. Sure, I’ll surf the used pieces on eBay. It’s a sickness, and I’m infected.
I thought it would be fun [...]
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Posted in Knews?, Week's End Updates, tagged bbc, david tennant, Entertainment, great santini, headlines of the week march 27 2008, Humor, in bad taste, katie holmes, news, oddball, offbeat and funny weird, pat conroy, posh, saturday night live, scientology, snl, tara reid, victoria beckham, weekend update, winona ryder on March 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence says Tara Reid reeked of booze and cigarettes - In her defence, Reid claims that booze and cigarettes were the only thing that could mask the overwhelming stench of abject failure and total shamefaced disgrace.
China set to unblock “Great Firewall” during Bejing Olympics- Millions of Chinese have two weeks to google search how [...]
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You don’t need to watch television but if you do, sometimes you can learn things. And in general, I like learning. BoyHowdy, delivering new information to me via a box full of multi-colored moving images is the way to go! Passive learning. Look at me sprawled out on the couch…Learning!
Some Highlights from THE BEAUTIES:
I literally cannot [...]
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Chindogu is the Japanese for ”weird tool” or loosely, the idea of a useless art.
There are apparently rules for what can or cannot be considered chindogu.
A chindogu cannot be for real use.
A chindogu must exist.
Inherent in every chindogu is the spirit of anarchy.
Chondogu are tools for everyday use.
Chindogu are not for sale.
Humor must not be the [...]
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
The first 2 sentences of the copy read:
Though she was a tiger lady, our hero didn’t have to fire a shot to floor her. After one look at his Mr. Leggs slacks, she was ready to have him walk all over her.
It starts off sexist and then… goes [...]
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Posted in Internets, Sports, tagged ATP, Entertainment, fun, Humor, look like celebrities, tennis stars, they could be twins, WTA on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In America, there isn’t the biggest tennis following in the world but, we like it. So, for any other tennis fans or tennis lovers we have a little gift to tide you over until the French Open.
This vindicates anyone who might have ever made the Roger Federer/Quentin Tarentino comparison. We know you’re out there (and [...]
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Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
Old Kinderhook (from Kinderhook, NY)
Little Magician
Machiavellian Belshazzar
Martin Van Ruin (in office during the economic crisis 0f 1837)
Petticoat Pet (after his fancy dress)
The American Tallyrand (comparison to the devious Frenchman)
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Posted in Lost, tagged 2008, Entertainment, Humor, lost season 4 episode 8 Meet Kevin Johnson, march 20, questions, Reviews, Television, theories, thoughts, tv on March 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
We all know now that “Meet Kevin Johnson” refers to Micheal. So, let’s review - Micheal was ready to kill 2 strangers (Ana Lucia and Libby) to rescue the man (Ben) he had to, to save his son (Walt).
PLOT:
(Yay, Miles doesn’t have a grenade in his mouth anymore) Locke brings Miles in for a little tete a tete [...]
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Or, if you’re like me, clicking on Google today made you wonder, “Is it national Pin Cushion Day?”
Ohhhhh.
Those are tulips. It’s March 2o. The vernal equinox. Spring is trying to spring.
Got it.
What happened on this day in history? Any famous people born on March 20?
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Not psyched for the NCAA Tourney? You can always make your picks for TMN’s literary Tournament of Books. Same bracketology; different genre. I’m hoping for a smackdown in the final between, “And Then We Came to The End” over “On Chesil Beach.”
Admit it, you’re gonna put some money down on “Tree of Smoke” to take it all, but [...]
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Brilliant idea. It’s like having people act out your old VCR instruction manual.
As is says in it’s intro, these people perform a short piece that was written in English, translated (with babelfish - the online translation software) into French, then translated into German, then back into French and finally back into English.
The results are predictably [...]
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Arthur C. Clarke died on March 18 - a visionary of the space age. He may be most remembered for ‘2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY’ which was developed from a 1951 (?) story “The Sentinel”. Kudos to anyone who knows what “The Sentinel” was about.
He also said:
Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for [...]
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This week we’re focusing on a contemporary advertisement. Because ads don’t have to be old to be odd. You can be both kooky and creepy.
This week the question we put to you is:
How would you sell a pair of sunglasses?
D’ya have some ideas?
Are you going the Ralph Lauren way with maybe a handsome family, dressed conservatively, [...]
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All hail Paul Ford! - He did the impossible. He did the unthinkable. He did the why-would-anyone bother?
He downloaded the entire SXSW torrent file which contains more than 48 continuous hours of music, representing 763 different bands (which is less than half the bands that played). Are you beginning to comprehend how ridiculously large the [...]
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This 1913 book was reprinted in the UK last fall, simply titled “Don’ts for Husbands”
A nice and tidy rule book to help your wife life run a little more smoothly.
Some highlights include:
Don’t ‘talk down’ to your wife. She has as much intelligence as your colleagues at the office; she lacks only opportunity. Talk to her of anything [...]
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Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
Old Hickory (During Creek War nothing would keep him from battle, causing his troops to compare him to the hardest of woods)
King Andy (Far reaching programs seemed to some as excessive use of power)
Hero of New Orleans (Victory over the British in January 1815)
Caped Crusader (only President to wear a cape in his [...]
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Didn’t we all grow up with a solid background in classical languages and literature? I think that’s a safe assumption. We all had to translate the Iliad and the Odyssey, we all read every major work of Shakespeare (and some of his piddling sonnets), we all played “Simona Dicit” every Wednesday and what do we [...]
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I’ve got to start off by saying that this was not my favorite episode of the season. (I have been spoiled by a frenetic pace of non-stop knowledge bombs).
PLOT REVIEW:
So Lapidus was not the one who left the door open for Sayid and Desmond. They also are warned that they shouldn’t want to meet the [...]
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I know that David Hasseloff’s big in Germany. And I know that this video’s old. But sometimes we need to re-visit the past (so that we’re not doomed to repeat it).
This gives America a bad name (a worse name?)
And who knew that “Hooked On a Feeling” could sound worse? (I am now humbled at the feet [...]
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Posted in Wow! Ad Wednesday on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This one disturbs me.
I understand that times have changed. I understand that Coca-Cola used to indeed have cocaine in it, that there were headache remedies with heroin, that opium-based laudanum was formerly medically recommended.
And we can (or we choose to) have a little bit of fun with that. But there are somethings that I can’t [...]
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”Good news guys! You’re the first to get music on the international space station. Bad news is, we’re piping it in and you have no way of turning it off or turning the volume down. It’s more a psychological expirement. Enjoy!”
A local Norwegian won a contest to make a mix tape for space. Sounds fun, [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged badge, blue and olive, cast hoop, cast rim, die-cast, Drum Heads, Drum refurbish, Drum Rewrapping, Drum Wrap, Ludwig, Ludwig Accent, Matching Snare, Pure Sound, Silver Sparkle, Snare, Snare wires, Throw-off, Throwoff on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The project is complete, and I couldn’t be happier. Here’s how it went down…
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Whoa.
So, technically it’s been around for years. In the nineteenth century eyeball tattooing was used as a cosmetic correction in some cases of blindness. But this just doesn’t seem right.
Criminy! I am all for rugged individualism, but whatever happened to trekking the Appalachian Trail? Sitting on Walden Pond? Exploring the wilds of Alaska?
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John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
Old Man Eloquent
Publicola
King John II
Judging by this picture I think he also found a lot of work as a character actor, always relegated to playing the crotchety miser. The archetypal Man-In-The-Spooky-House (”My ball went in old man Adams’ yard so there’s no way we’re getting that one back).
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SYNOPSIS:
Juliet is in her first meeting with Harper Stanhope, the island shrink, in her first week on the island. Complains of feeling isolated.
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Posted in Haiku Reviews, tagged blur, oasis, review on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Blur or Oasis?
Not a zero sum game, right?
Blur and Oasis
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Posted in Internets, tagged cartoon, cats, kittens, pets on March 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
You know, we started calling her PatrolKitty and that got shortened to PK and that morphed into Peekers. Which turned out to be very prescient as she spends a lot of time peeking into our windows and doors, wanting t o be allowed entry.
So, this is a daily occurrence.
Can you relate?
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