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Life is Short. Go See a Show.

November 30, 2009

One of my favorite comedians, George Carlin, died last June at the age of 71. I can remember thinking to myself, on at least two occasions when he was playing in the town in which I was living, that I would see him another time. I put off going to the shows because money was [...]

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Why You Should Never Over-Analyze

November 23, 2009
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There’s a TV show on PBS called Sid the Science Kid. It is, without a doubt, one of the most formulaic, inspid shows on the network. The fact that it whips a little science on the viewers is great, but the characters are flat, the plot is predictable and the voice acting is terrible.
Each episode [...]

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Return of the Fortune Cookies!

October 4, 2009

It’s been a while since I wrote about the goofy messages found in fortune cookies I’ve opened, but I’m back with one that I got just last night.
Not exactly award-winning prose, eh?

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UPS Hates Me – Proof!

September 22, 2009

While they are always quick to deliver things that I have little interest in, when it comes to stuff I really really want, UPS makes me suffer. Now, I have proof that it’s intentional. The following is an authentic*, accurate* and true* transcript of a phone conversation that took place last week between representatives of [...]

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Dear Albertson’s Checkout Lady…

September 12, 2009

Dear Albertson’s checkout lady,
The store’s current promotion is a fine deal: customers receive one stamp for every ten dollars they spend, and when they collect enough stamps they may trade them in for a piece of cookware. I’ve participated in a few Albertson’s promotions in the past. I own a nice chef’s knife and a [...]

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21 Things That Should Be Blowing Your Mind (But Probably Aren’t)

September 6, 2009

There’s nothing on this list that we shouldn’t be amazed by, but honestly, most of us—myself included—take many of them for granted.
Inspirational credit goes to Patton Oswalt, who does a bit about how amazing portable MP3 devices are on his new My Weakness is Strong album (“Wow, how many songs does it hold?” “Every song [...]

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