http://larrymarder.blogspot.com/2008/10/from-beanword-archives.html

http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=14&storynum=1

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We got back to the US in time to vote in this historic election. Both speeches (McCain's and Obama's) were amazing ( Read more... )

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Our guide drove us to Snagov where we got into small row boats piloted by locals and were rowed to the Snagov Monastary on the lake. This is where Vlad's headless body is supposed to be entombed (his head went to the Turks). His tomb is inside this Byzantine church ( Read more... )

There were some elements of cheese on the Dracula Tour as you would expect. Not too over the top though. The 1st night we dined at Count Dracula Club. No one wanted to order the "Renfield" special surprise meal so our guide ordered it. It was "Fried Rat"

(He said it tastes like Chicken :)


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The Dracula Tour is now over and we are in our hotel in Bucharest. The tour was amazing and I will post some highlights over the next few days (not in realtime ( Read more... )

I missed the opportunity to do an office pool with these brackets.
My main question is what is Cthulhu doing at the top of the brackets?


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Regardless of how I feel about celebrating Columbus Day from the native American or Italian American perspective, my Dad loved this holiday "on the hill" in St. Louis. He was a guest of honor in the parade one year. He was called "Il Dottore di Pasta" or the Pasta Doctor. Here is clip from the newspaper column he wrote under that pseudonym. This ( Read more... )

Buffy quote meme ganked from southernpm

When you see this, post another Buffy quote in your own Livejournal. Let's see how long we can make it.

Xander: Calm may work for Locutus of the Borg here, but I'm freaked out, and I intend to stay that way.