Sigh. One week until pitchers and catchers report. I should be excited. The baseball news world should be filled with stories about spring training battles and where some prominent veterans (Manny Ramirez, Adam Dunn, Bobby Abreau, Ken Griffey Jr., Ivan Rodriguez...) will sign. Instead the news is going to be all about Barry Bonds, Alex ( Read more... )

Does anybody here have any experience with copyright law as it applies to art?* I think that I'd like an M.C. Escher print, but in blue and white instead of black and white. I'm trying to figure out if legally I can hire somebody with more artistic talent than I possess to make the changes I want if I have first legally bought a print of the work ( Read more... )

Somebody hit my car in a parking lot today. (They were nice enough to leave a note and a phone number.)

Anyway, the bumper is now dented. I don't care about the aesthetics, I do care about safety. Any ideas on how to tell if the damage requires body work?

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I want to get a Cubs tie to wear if the Cubs make the playoffs. Which of these ties do you like best, keeping in mind that I will be wearing this to my job at a financial instituion? (Clicking on a picture should generate a larger image of the tie.)


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The best part about having a car? I finally have a place to put bumper stickers. The first once I am getting is this:
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Right now I really miss confer. I want to post two serious rants, but I want to do so anonymously, since I don't trust the friends filter here sufficiently.

On Friday night, in a national television interview on ABC News, President Bush directly admitted that the White House was deeply involved in decisions about the CIA’s use of torture ( Read more... )

Yoinked from Merrie, Dann, Dwinn, Nevik, and probably a few other people as well.

Find the opening sequence for one of your favorite old TV shows and post it to your LJ. Bonus points for datedness or obscurity. Play as many times as you like.

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