Month: August 2008
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Obama disses Cubs fans (he’s a White Sox supporter) and summarily decimates his chances of Kelly McMahon or the Garbericks voting for him. That said, I think it’s pretty cool that he did some trash-talking for his team as opposed to giving a safe politician’s answer.
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Man Drought?The funning thing is, I think this article about the “man drought” facing single women in Australia’s urban areas was supposed to make me feel sorry for the women. But instead the demographer’s formulas for determining the pool of eligible bachelors just left me feeling really sorry for the guys. “From a pool of…
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Those WERE the droids I was looking for…
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Note to self: Get ingredients to make bangers and mash tonight. That picture has induced serious cravings.
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WALL-ETonight the Snook and I joined Kunaal and some other folks in Bondi Junction to see the very first Australian screening of WALL-E. Afterwards director Andrew Stanton and sound designer (and voice of WALL-E) Ben Burtt appeared to talk about the film and answer questions from the audience. The movie was… great. I was already…
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Energy Gel ReviewsWhen I decided to start experimenting with energy supplements, I asked the Snook to pick me up some at the health shop near his office. I also got some from our local GNC store. I really wasn’t sure what to expect. Energy gels and goos are notoriously unpalatable. Here are my quick impressions…
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How Physics Savvy Are You? I scored 77.5%, which is pretty surprising given how many I had to make educated guesses at. I used to be awesome at Physics in high school… I’ve forgotten a lot. I’m sure the Snook is going to score off the charts.
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5 Minute Chocolate Cake. Sweeeeeet. You make it from scratch and “bake” it in a mug in the microwave.
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Now we’re talkin’! I feel like I’ve got my running mojo back a little bit. I wanted to add in a fourth day of running per week, but I didn’t want to kill myself with the distance. So I cut back the length of my 2nd run and added in a short 3rd run as…
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February Lady SweaterThis sweater took Ravelry by storm a few months ago. There are now more than 1400 finished projects, and another 5000 people still have it queued up. Why did it get so popular? If I had to analyze it, I’d say there were three important factors: it’s based on a famous baby sweater…