I just sent Rachel Maddow a letter.

*fansquee!*

Maybe my favorite commercial from childhood.

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Things I found today while I was not doing work:

What doesn't kill you puts you in suspended animation.

Mommy, for Halloween, I wanna be a BACON EATING ROBOT.

Here's a short, interesting article on hybrid chef knives.  It explains a little bit about different blade shapes, hardness, and grinds.  I've never used a Japanese knife before (or any single bevel* blade, I think), but they're supposed to be very, very nice.  FWIW, straight razor bevels are usually between 13-15 degrees, so a 15 degree bevel on a ( Read more... )

everyone needs more dachshunds

It is so much easier to write a letter talking yourself up when you don't hate yourself.

The pullup bar came. It's one of those deals with a dozen different ways to grip it. I'm still only able to do about 1/2 a wide grip pullup unassisted, BUT! In one of the other positions I can do two! This surprised and pleased me, and it's not something I would have ever found out at the gym b/c they have only the regular wall-mounted bars ( Read more... )

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B/c yanno....robots. But really, you all should check it out. It's a little pick-me-up about a human kindness experiment with a surprisingly pleasant result.