i made two international phone calls to china this morning. i didn't get ahold of anyone i knew. and i had no idea what was being said to me. i just hung up after a few moments of confusion. then i repeated the process.

weather.com has told me to expect 5 to 8 inches of snow tomorrow.
do you believe weather.com?

bears in chairs sitting on the side of the road.

This evening Shane started to tell me a story. It was a story about his friends.
After about eight seconds the story sounded familiar. And then I realized it was my story. About someone I knew. And that I had told it to him two months ago.

Shaner-shaner-story-stealer.

X-Men illustrator dies in Superman pajamas

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) -- Wearing Superman pajamas and covered with his Batman blanket, comic book illustrator Dave Cockrum died Sunday ...

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At approximately 11:30 am (Janesville Police Officer) Smith was at the residence of a girlfriend, Amy Walker, in Janesville. Smith was apparently intoxicated and argued with Ms. Walker concerning their relationship. During the argument, Smith drew a knife that had been concealed in a sheath around his neck and stabbed Ms. Walker’s clock radio, ( Read more... )

happy birthday, shane!

This morning I heard Meatloaf cover Celine Dion's "It's all coming back." The song will appear on Meatloaf's "Bat out of Hell III" album set to be released on Oct. 31. He said he's long felt that the song was meant to be performed as a duet, and wants to show Dion what's what. So, a duet it is ( Read more... )

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