December 2008
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Out and About →
We’re back home for a few days after our Christmas roadtrip, a short respite before we jet down to Costa Mesa to visit Sara’s aunt for New Years. We’ve been up to things and we’ve written about…
Another Vader? →
From Domination of a galaxy far-far away and bowling a 300 game in Weed, California, the Vader family has plenty to be proud of.
Merry Christmas →
Merry Slightly-out-0f-focus-sledding-in-a-kayak Christmas, everyone!
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Top 5 Things to Do While Snowed-In →
Have a seat…
The Pacific Northwest, more importantly, Portland proper, has been in the grips of an honest-to-god snowstorm on and off over the past week. It started innocent…
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Dying Language →
Sara and I were out last night with some friends and got around to talking about the written word. Most of it centered around the fact that none of us wrote in cursive. You all remember…
Tim DeChristopher is My Hero, and He Should Be... →
Why? Well, he disrupted the bidding of oil and gas companies on lands in Utah that are adjacent to National Parks. For all of you thinking that the Bush administration is going silently out of…
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The Great Portland Snowstorm of ‘08 →
Our house, all Norman Rockwell and shit.
Seriously, it’s a real-life bloody snowstorm. Like, a real one, with snow and ice and wind and road closures and empty thoroughfares and…
Why I Love Reddit: Reason #345 →
The post is referring to this family in, you guessed it, Arkansas. Seriously, 18 kids? I mean, I applaud Jim Bob (again, big surprise) for his virility and all, but there has to be a…
Iowa’s Roads Are Delicious →
Garlic Salt-rubbed pork, mmmmm….
The city road crews of little Ankeny, Iowa have decided that it’s not tasty enough just to salt icy roads in the wintertime. They’ve decided to kick…
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My Top Ten Albums of 2008 →
For the past eight years, my friends and I have gathered together at the end of the year to compare our picks for the top albums of year. Originally, it was a countdown, since we all worked…
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Remember Bill Hicks →
Fuckin’ A.
47 years ago today, Bill Hicks, one of the most hilarious and insightful comics was born. If you’ve never heard of him, look him up. If you have, take some time (as if I…
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Pining For the Farm →
I love living in the city. I like being close to various forms of entertainment and diversion, the feel of movement and hustle. Coming from a boy who grew up in the country, with no neighbors…
Snow! →
Marley scoffs at Oregon snow.
Back home in Minnesota, my folks are weathering a blizzard that has shut down the interstate, complete with 45MPH winds and a balmy 48 degree below zero…
Sam Bradford Wins Heisman Trophy…Unreal. →
Sam Bradford…unreal.
So, this year’s Heisman winner is Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford. Congrats to him. I think that McCoy from Texas was more deserving, but what do I know? Not too much, I…
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College Football: 2009 Preview →
Next season is a long way away and there are so many variables that will come into play between now and then regarding each team’s standing once the season starts; recruiting, hiring and…
SNOWBALL FIGHT!!! →
Seriously, how awesome is this guy?
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Clint Is Still Awesome →
Clint Eastwood, movie badass, Oscar winning actor/director and known Republican…
AP: You supported John McCain. Were you disappointed when he lost?
Eastwood: I met him years ago when he first…
This Made Me Giggle →
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
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I Am A Paid Writer →
With my $25, I bought some novelty glasses and Monopoly money. Yay!!
Sort of. The website that I write for, Sodblog.com, held a little contest last week. They were giving out awards…
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College Football: Bowl Previews →
I’m not going to go over each and every one of the 145 bowls that are commencing next weekend. That’d be silly and a gigantic waste of my and your time. Instead, after a few minutes…
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College Football Picks: Regular Season Aftermath →
So that’s it. The regular season of college football is over. And while the subdivisions go about with their cute little “playoff” business over the next couple of weeks, it is time for those of…
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Maybe Henry Ford Was Right… →
Sure, he had problems with Jews, was kind of a jerk, backed Hilter in the 1930’s, etc etc. But, at least on government bailouts for corporations, he had a very good point:
“Let them fail; let…
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The Thermals at the Doug Fir →
Sara and I caught The Thermals last night at the Doug Fir. Great show as always. Champagne Champagne and Panther opened. Champange Champagne was fun, even though they were playing to an…
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College Football Picks: Conference Championship... →
It’s almost over already. Another season of college football has flown by and we’re left sniffing for fumes, grasping at the burnt rubber. Now, it’s conference championship time. The Big…
85.67% →
According to Oregon’s newspaper of record, The Oregonian, our state’s voter turnout for this election season is officially counted. 85.67%. Not too shabby, Oregonians. Not too shabby.
The…
Yes, It’s A Shamwow. →
Yeah, motherfucker.
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War on X-Mas…Again. →
Christmas Merry!
It has begun.
Black Friday has come and gone and all but three of us are still around to suffer through the season of commercialization, over-played jingles and,…
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Remember All That Talk of Riots? →
Does anyone else remember all of the talk of riots in the streets of inner-city America if Barack Obama lost the Presidential race? How it would be horrible and unnecessary and yet another…