I almost became one with an urban legend this weekend. On a break from playing volleyball, I drank a yellowjacket wasp from a soda can. Luckily, my own sense of self preservation kept it out of my throat, and the "stung in the windpipe, throat closed up and she died" legend. I escaped with a rather nasty sting to the face. Right underneath and on ( Read more... )

And apparently, so do I.

I think I'm back for a bit.

Readability requires some houscleaning.

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28 today.

Happy birthday.

"We are all wired into a survival trip now. No more of the speed that fueled that 60's. That was the fatal flaw in Tim Leary's trip. He crashed around America selling 'consciousness expansion' without ever giving a thought to the grim meat-hook realities that were lying in wait for all the people who took him seriously... All those pathetically ( Read more... )

This link auto-pops a page that automatically sends a vote to MTV's total request live for the "Whip It" video, by Devo.

http://tswgerbils.com/gbh/

Just like i expected, everything has gone down hill recently. Everything financially, anyhow ( Read more... )

Dear God ( Read more... )

Gee, we wouldn't want the deaths of TEN THOUSAND people to get in the way of your "look back" coverage.

Wouldn't want to pause your tribute to Reggie White either.

eyewitness account.