life in space is impossible
Alphonso Cuaron's Gravity is rated in the Richard Roundtree Circle simply by virtue of its existence. The film is a triumph visually and conceptually, even though the plot after minute 20 is somewhat...
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dirtbag trilogy
The wrong Sox won the World Series this year. It is what it is. While watching small snippets of the Series, I was consistently in awe of the great game's obscene randomness. Boston has no business...
View Articleto forgive
Today is a day that I'd like to forget. I can't. Nothing awful happened. I am just disappointed in myself. People who do what I do say it's time to stop when you are no longer capable of being...
View Articlewe'll do it together
My son woke up at 5:15 this Sunday morning. I tried potty and back to bed. No dice. I tried laying with him. No dice. I tried "we don't get up until the sun comes up". No dice. He was awake and...
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the futon store guy would not approve
Thanksgiving is almost here. We are having out of town guests! Thus we need to augment our slumbering capacity. Only one place to go -> Brady Street Futon.'The Futon Store Guy was really...
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My friend Rich is not bright. He's a very smart physician -- I'd want him to treat any of my family members in an emergency. But not bright. Let me clarify: Rich can identify life-threatening...
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I Wonder If My Roommate Can Hear My Girlfriend And Me Firing Civil War Cannons
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diamond dave memorial now opened
The Diamond Dave Memorial opened in my Man Room yesterday afternoon. 1.8 meters long x 0.8 meters deep x 0.9 meters high, the Memorial cost around $601.82 cents for all raw materials to be gathered and...
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Dear Mr. Sumner,You and I have problems. You haven't had a hit single in a long-time. I am in need of a new Christmas song to listen to. How about we work together?My idea is a little hard to...
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goals
more books. more music. more concerts. more sleep. more time with children of shaft. more dates with wife. more movie nights. more shooting hoops. more adventures. more beer while watching the...
View Articlea big cup of warmth on this cold winter day
Mullets, "Channel 9", Eric King, Greg Briley, cars made of metal. This video has it all for any true life-long White Sox fan. Reposted from southsidesox.com
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big hurt, big hall
Thank you for:-turning my team around-not doing steroids-reconciling with my team after your retirement-letting me know what it's like for one of my childhood heroes to make the Major League Baseball...
View Articleour baby-sitter just fired our baby!
True story. Here's 10 other actual things that happened to me recently in the form of Slate Magazine article titles.1. Help!: My Mom Called Me On My Birthday and Complained for Forty Five Minutes...
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moving to oregon
My wife and I like living in Wisconsin. People are nice for the most part. Winters are rough, but spring, summer and fall are glorious. The pizza is acceptable. The pace of life is pretty good....
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not brainwashing
I know Lou Reed wasn't talking about fathers and sons when he wrote "Perfect Day". But this day truly was.
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I haven't watched a single episode of True Detective. I want to. I'm a huge Twin Peaks guy, and from what little I know, TD seems to be in the spirit of TP. But I don't have HBO, and I don't have...
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