DEADLIFT 364 (165kg) PR WOOT WOOT ( Read more... )

Playoff math may be my favorite part of football.

http://postgazette.com/pg/09356/1022748-66.stm

The Steelers are not out. Yet.

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The sample chapter for the new Wheel of Time book is available on tor.com but you have to endure an annoying registration process first. It's not bad. It was written by Brandon Sanderson from RJ's notes about how the series ought to be finished. It's not bad, but not much happens (which makes it a lot like RJ's work honestly). The first couple ( Read more... )

I am trying to be even-handed. I think about how I felt when Reagan died. It's politically correct to say that your thoughts (and usually your prayers too) are with the family, but to me that always felt trite, I mean, unless you know the celebrity's family firsthand or at least feel some sort of connection with them. Well, when Reagan died, it' ( Read more... )

I send and receive a lot of mail since I buy and sell trading cards over the internet, and I have to say that after hundreds of transactions, I have had virtually no problems at all with the Post Office. The USPS does a great job with residential service and I just think that people take it completely for granted ( Read more... )

Amazon deletes George Orwell books from users' Kindles. Down the memory hole!

Saw the new Harry Potter last night. I'll try to keep this spoiler free ( Read more... )

Possibly the only person capable of breaking the Michael Jackson news cycle. I can only hope that this resignation signals her intention to seek higher office. As long as the Republican '12 Presidential primary process eliminates her that is; is it reasonable to count on that? Reckless?

Apparently perk is an acceptable short form of perquisite, but perq ain't a word at all. Passing strange, that.