Living the Liminal

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“For every day . . . there is a night.”

Yeah - McCain used the word “trollop.” The gall of him.
Oh yeah, and that other word . . .

So I loved the musical theatre bit and wanted to come up with a song list for the rest of the musical:

I’m Old, but Dagnabit I’m Young Enough for You
Women, Git Yerself Educated
War Hero War Hero War [...]

Alt Text: Secrets of the 7 Basic Blog Posts
According to some people, there are only 36 basic story plots that just get reused. Others say there are merely 20. Some people even say there’s only one plot, but they probably just watch too many Michael Bay movies. I like the theory that there are only [...]

The chain, sadly, does not remain unbroken. But I’m averaging exercise five times a week. Sometimes the gym, sometimes getting off at Dekalb Ave & walking, briskly, home, sometimes doing aerobics at home, and sometimes going for a walk up to Prospect Park. While I do not have an unbroken chain of Xs on my [...]

But one man’s problem is a nation’s opportunity. Has any scientist
researched the practicality of replacing coal-fired power plants with
new versions fueled by a never-ending supply of dog hair? Other
promising possibilities: (1) automotive fuel additive (great
opportunity for catchy brand name – Petkinol, Labrodiesel, or
PetroK-9); (2) compressed pellets for use as mail padding to reduce
styrofoam production; (3) [...]

Thanks to Neil Gaiman for turning me on to Mitch Benn:

There’s more over on YouTube, but these were my favorites.

Kids in the Hall are still one of my favorite comedy troupes. I recently started Netflixing the first season of their tv show and it stand up remarkably well, even all these years later. At least, it does for someone who came of age during the 80s - some of it may seem hopelessly dated [...]

Ha Ha! Dallas has to choose between safety and money. Wanna bet which wins?

Its red-light camera system has been an effective deterrent to motorists running red lights – some monitored intersections have experienced a more than 50 percent reduction. But decreased revenue from red light-running violations means significantly less revenue to maintain the camera program [...]

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

While this makes me laugh, deep down I worry that it’s, you know, funny because it’s true. And by funny I mean scary-as-shit-because-it’s-true.