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Who ever called John Hughes a rebel?

28 September 2006

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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! My dearest wife pointed me to this article in Slate “revealing” that the movies of 80′s teen-angst king John Hughes didn’t really really encourage rebellion. The article goes on to suggest that Hughes’ movies were actually an expression of [...]

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"Tickle me" my eye!

22 September 2006

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Courtesy of my internet-roving wife… Grand mal Elmo?Thrashing orgasm Elmo?Devil-zombie Elmo? Join in the madness here. But don’t say we didn’t warn you.

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My ridiculously talented friends

15 September 2006

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Two friends of mine have recently had books published, and since they’re on topics likely to interest readers of this blog–and I can vouch for their quality–I wanted to encourage everybody to take a look. The books are (in order of publication): A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Doug Kenney was a seminal figure in the [...]

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Greatest QB hit ever?

12 September 2006

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In celebration of the beginning of the NFL season, I present this devastating hit dealt by Chicago Bears LB Wilber Marshall. Frankly, I remember this sort of thing happening regularly between 1984-86. It was fun to be a Bears fan then, lemme tell you. The Bears are playing the Lions this weekend, but you won’t [...]

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St. Olaf vs. Carleton vs. Stutts

10 September 2006

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Carleton and St. Olaf’s, two top-notch liberal arts colleges in Northfield, MN, are betting on wind power. Carleton built their windmill in 2004; in the best spirit of collegiate rivalry, it was only a matter of time before St. Olaf’s did the same. These two schools are not the first to erect their own windmills [...]

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“Lee Corso Has a Baby Arm”

10 September 2006

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Did anyone else see that sign during ABC’s telecast of the Texas/Ohio State game? Cracked me up. For those of you unfamiliar with the phrase,

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Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blogge!

4 September 2006

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Just priceless–anyone who was ever forced to memorize the first bit of Canterbury Tales will enjoy this blog.”Serpents on a Shippe,” indeed! Just so you know: the post contains “spoilerez”.

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If you’re interested in being green…

2 September 2006

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…you should surf over to Treehugger.com. Not only does the site keep you up-to-date on all forms of more efficient technology, it also makes you very hopeful that humanity can (and perhaps will) get its act together. Sorry I’ve been quiet. Just finished a new book.

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Friend and very funny writer…

24 August 2006

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…Jack Silbert forwarded me this funny piece he wrote recently. Mikegerber.com: your one-stop shop for assassination humor.

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What right-wingers see when they read the NYT…

22 August 2006

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Excellent, just excellent. Go there.

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