This weekend in Athens, we had dinner at the Union Street Diner. If you were at OU in the mid-90s, this is where Gold Star Chili used to be ( Read more... )

Been reading about the Jena 6, finally. The central issue that's got everyone incensed -- at one side or the other -- has been discussed to death, but I find myself fascinated by one of the tangential issues that cropped up ( Read more... )

"As a rich, self-satisfied prick, I've had trouble finding a classy broad to nail in the back of my LearJet."

In today's bold new world of information retrieval, you can be driving home with a friend and make an off-handed comment about some comedy sketch you remember seeing, years ago, and hours later be seeing that very sketch.

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I literally dimly remembered seeing this at two in the morning in 1992. I wasn't even sure what station it was on.

While in Chicago we drank tons of Old Style. My friend Matt, with whom we stayed, can appreciate good beer, but he's also not an extravagant person, so he ends up buying whatever cheap stuff he can stomach. Sometimes that's Schlitz Malt Liquor, which his local groceria sells by the 15-pack. Usually it's Old Style, because every dive bar in ( Read more... )

Inevitable traffic jams in Indianapolis. Hicks in raised pickups willing to tailgate you at 85 mph to indicate their displeasure with your staid, conservative driving. Some of the ugliest scenery on the planet once you get north of about Valparaiso. Filthtastic gas stations and truck stops that actually don't stock bottled water ( Read more... )

Damn it, there is no conceivable reason for me to be in the kind of bad mood I am. Seriously. I'm off work for the next eight days, and I'm going out of town to see all my friends, and so on. I don't get it.

ENTERTAIN ME, INTERNET FRIENDS!

Chicago this weekend. Arrival tomorrow evening, staying through Sunday afternoonish.

There may be people who still read this thing who live there and would like to hang out -- drop me a line.

Other than that I'm having a good week. A problem I was having may be solved...

What'd I always say about Dr. Holbrook at OSU? Those who know me have heard me say that she was a bad cultural match. Well, check it out:

http://dispatch.com/live/content/multimedia/audio/2007/08/karenh.html

By now, I imagine everybody has seen Miss South Carolina pontificate on geographical ignorance; if you have not, I reproduce the video and transcript below for your convenience.

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