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Happy Friday. A few minutes ago I was making fun of the Canadians and stumbled on some great bar chords from Generation X. Lets try a few more. Continue reading
If you were at one point a baby, or you have a baby then post a picture. No toddlers here. Just babies. Continue reading
Star Trek Into Darkness is the latest entry in what has been characterized as director JJ Abrams’ revival of Star Trek. Re-assembling the cast from the 2009 blockbuster, Abrams and writers Damon Lindelof, Robert Orci, and Alex Kurtzman attempt to weave a tale of adventure, romance, and revenge. Unfortunately, this attempt is not only an utter failure; it’s also an assault upon the senses, and an insult to human intelligence. Warning: spoilers follow. Continue reading
When I was younger, I used to be able to be out of and and out the door in about 40 minutes. I think I was this way until grad school. Classes didn’t start till the evening, but I had to be at my tutoring gig by noon. I had an hour commute via CTA, so I knew I needed to leave the apartment by 11. I’d be up by 9, let myself do a bunch of bullshit internetting, make a real breakfast, dilly dally about what I was going to wear that day and what have you. I think I mostly liked the idea of watching late morning TV – back then I’d watch 2 hours of ER. Continue reading
Some time ago I started browsing in earnest among the sprawling online community of Reddit — which probably has a subforum for any substantial interest you can think of.
I explored the site for quite a while, but concluded that most of the forums seemed either uninspired or else poorly calibrated to my interests. Continue reading
You did it, you made it through another week. Continue reading
The backbone, and infrastructure of cities is often disguised from those of us who live within them. Sometimes it’s infrastructure that the city or big business wants to hide from the public, or at least disguise. Other times, it is infrastructure or places that time has simply passed by. It might just be that simply the act of passing by something every day, we no longer notice it. Or because it’s always been there, we never question its presence. Continue reading
Now that you know how to buy a new car, here are some tips on buying a used car. Continue reading