July 2011
13 posts
June 2011
1 post
December 2010
1 post
“Some days I think I’d feel better if I tried harder. Most days I know...”
– The Mountain Goats, “Wild Sage”
August 2010
7 posts
Examine
Socrates said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” His method of leading people to discovery by asking questions is aptly named the “Socratic Method,” and its popularity led to his execution for corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens in approximately 399 BCE. It’s in the spirit of Socrates’ examined life that I ask you this question:
Where did...
The Yummy List →
I’m glad I’m among the privileged many who call Holly a friend, and get this list emailed to me as she publishes it. The way she writes about the things she sees makes me want to drop everything and go places.
July 2010
6 posts
I turned off the music because it was crescendoing while I wasn’t.
Roy Orbison Wrapped in Clingfilm
Product Description:
Hello, and welcome to my book. My name is Ulrich Haarburste and I like to write stories about Roy Orbison being completely wrapped in clingfilm. When I put these stories on my website they proved very popular so I have written this novel. This tome also contains the original tales and some new ones. Not to speak boastfully but it is perhaps the only book you will ever need...
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June 2010
2 posts
May 2010
1 post
Post-Flood Post
On Tuesday, First Avenue became a memory. Some of Second was the same. LP Field resembles a swimming pool. The scrap yard just off the interstate that most residents consider an eye sore is a jumble of jagged sculptures jutting out of the water.
Some people lost everything, others are damn lucky. I’ve heard a few stories of people talking about how a street over from theirs had to be...
April 2010
0 posts
March 2010
24 posts
Leprechaun killed while robbing a bank. →
He must have lost his pot of gold.
Keeping Your Word →
Here’s a nice post by Thomas Nelson CEO Michael Hyatt. I tell people I work with that we have to be careful what we say, because at the end of the day we’re going to do what we say we’re going to do.
Who kilted the Nudies? →
Saw this yesterday in an odd trip by the roundabout.
From the Nashvillest:
Old Jews Telling Jokes
OldJewsTellingJokes.com Pretty concise title, eh?
Tullamore Dew →
Paypal lets you give cash to a friend with dual... →
Shatner! →
Having read nothing about it, I’ll tell you what I wish it was: a social network which revolves around Shatner.
Nashville Makes National News Again →
What would YOU use to stop the bleeding?
FTW: Non-Commercial File Sharing is Legal in Spain →
There’s a nice graphic with the article, too.
Grill ripped from man's teeth at Metro jail →
Anthony McCoy was arrested for not paying child support. A sheriff’s lieutenant ripped his cemented grill out. He got a $95,000 settlement.
At least he’ll be able to get up to date on his child support.
30 Days - Immigration
More good words
Penultimate. Excavation. Prophylactic. Electrostatic discharge. Nomenclature.
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Apple to replace iPad batteries with a new iPad →
Never fear! I have no doubt if you forgo the Apple Store and hit up an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) for your replacement iPad, they’re a little more flexible and will have a plan for transferring the data from old to new.