Chris Berman, Jim Cramer, and Bill O’Reilly blow up on set

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Since this whole SNAFU began a little more than a year ago I’ve read a lot about the fallout, and I’ve inferred a lot of what caused it, but I never could assemble the whole story. Thankfully, there is This American Life to explain it all to me. Their show (click on the [...]

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As if the financial crisis, Sarah Palin, and racist kindergarten teachers weren’t enough to drive us all to despondency, now we have to worry about f’ing pirates!
Somali Pirates Seize Ukraine Ship

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Definition: noun 1: the low-cut neckline of a dress  2: a décolleté dress   3: bust
Etymology: French, action of cutting or wearing a low neckline, from décolleter
Quotation: “First came Casual Fridays, that dread episode in the history of fashion, with their invitation for men to trade in suits for Dockers and to swap a proper [...]

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According to this article in Raleigh’s News & Observer, Raleigh has been raking in high-rankings (say that ten times fast) lately. Not only is it the No. 1 “Best Place for Young Adults” (Bizjournals) and No. 1 “Healthiest City for Men” (Men’s Journal), Raleigh is also the No. 4 “Gay Ghetto” according to the [...]

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Leona Helmsley, a notoriously evil human being, passed away last August and left a pile of money for her estate’s executors to sift through and distribute. The “Queen of Mean” earned her nickname over many years of tyrannical leadership of her New York real estate empire. Demanding to a fault, she [...]

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I came across this Map of US Obesity Trends while perusing the xkcd blag. Very scary stuff. As of 2006, there are 21 states where at least a quarter of the population is obese. That’s a lot of fatties! We have McDonald’s, Lord of the Rings movie marathons, Dancing with the [...]

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This article in Slate echoes a sentiment I’m sure you’ve all felt after seeing Subway’s newest line of commercials…they’re maddeningly addictive. Well, perhaps not as maddening as other commercials (”Like a Rock!”). In fact, the chord progression has something mysterious to it. I likened it to a Radiohead song after a second [...]

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Saw this beaut of a comic strip that reminded of similar situation in my own life. I’d like to recount it for you now…
Casa de Los sits on a quiet street near the Five Points intersection in Durham Raleigh (thanks Grant). Our neighbors include families, old maids, Korean immigrants, eccentric artists, and recent [...]

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So I saw a Delorean article in the New York Times and I just had to read it. This chick Lauren Reilly decided she wanted to treat herself, so she looked up “DeLorean” on eBay and bought one for $13,000 sight unseen.
Impulsive? Maybe.
Awesome? Definitely.
Nevermind the fact that she spent at least another $13,000 fixing [...]

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