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Update on Le Car
Okay, so it's been over a week since the car was viciously attacked from behind by a Jeep-wielding maniac. For those of you keeping score at home, it was Friday 4/24/09 that I took the thing into the shop. As much as I like the newer-and-cooler-than-my-car rental, I was starting to get worried as I hadn't heard anything from anybody ( Read more... ) -
Jeep + Bad Driver + My Car = Grrrrr...
I got rear-ended by a Jeep Grand Colossus Cherokee on the way home from work today. Apparently she hit the gas instead of the brake while coasting up behind me at the intersection where I was stopped. And just like that it was vrooom-crunch-OMGsirareyouallright ( Read more... ) -
RIP Harry Kallas
Philadelphia has lost its voice.
Harry Kallas, who was the play-by-play man for the Philadelphia Phillies since literally before I was born, has passed away. He was 73 ( Read more... ) -
Disillusionment and Disappointment
Recently I got into an online "argument" on Facebook with an old friend of mine from high school. And now it looks like I won't be able to see him in the same light again.
It all stemmed from a posting that a former English teacher (at the same school) put up about the Ayn Rand magnum opus Atlas Shrugged. She spoke of both the book and its ( Read more... ) -
I'll Show You. I'll Show You ALL!!!
I've done this meme before, but the answers that came up were just so perfect I had to post the results here:
"You'll have to excuse my laugh; it's unduly sinister." -
Blossom Dearie, 1926-2009
Jazz vocalist Blossom Dearie passed away this past weekend of natural causes. She was a mainstay at jazz and cabaret clubs for over half a century, but those of us who grew up in the '70s probably know her best from things like this:
She was also featured in the Schoolhouse Rock numbers "Mother Necessity" and Figure Eight." And there goes ( Read more... ) -
Dark Night of the Soul
Yet another meme...
The Rules:
a) Put your MP3 player, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle
b) For each question, press the next button to get your answer
c) YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS
d) Tag at least 5 people -- I won't force anyone.
e) Everyone tagged has to do the same thingf) Have Fun ( Read more... ) -
Poetry Meme
A meme gakked from lots of people...
When you see this, post your favorite poem in your journal.As a (former) English teacher, I'm ashamed to say that I didn't focus as much on poetry as I should, both in my classes and during my training. So I'm discovering more and more poetry as time goes by, and as a result my "favorite" poem changes from ( Read more... ) -
Post-Turkey Day Stuff
Thanksgiving was ok. Had dinner with the folks and Dad's side of the family, and got home in time to see a much-unexpected blowout win by the Iggles ( Read more... )
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