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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Of nipple upgrades, ravaging seagulls and collateral souls.
from today’s Harper’s Weekly Review: Cosmetic nipple surgery was on the rise in England, seagulls off Argentina were attacking whales and eating their skin, and Latvians, asked to provide collateral for loans of up to 500 lats, were offering their … Continue reading
Garden Party: Ricky Nelson.
Ricky Nelson? Ricky Freakin‘ Nelson!!? Get over yourselves. There are those who will tell you that Rick Nelson (the name he officially adopted when he turned 21) was the performer who invented the concept of Country Rock. He was undoubtedly … Continue reading
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Come on, you know you wanted it.
Here’s the full-blown version of the campaign poster from the Outside Looking In cartoon below.
His purpose in life.
The hill behind the building in which I live has served as a back yard for me and my dogs since I moved here, since it is not traveled by residents for the most part and those apartments which open … Continue reading
Jinho.
That’s my Brazilian soccer name. Just thought you’d want to know.
“I can see the game better on the radio.”
In a world where news is instantaneous and change is the norm, it’s nice to pause now and then to recall when the world moved at a slower pace and we were, I dare say, better people. This story in … Continue reading
Buddy Rx Report.
Buddy, it turns out, is a quite healthy dog-thing, and I ain’t feelin’ too bad myself. He has clearly prospered under five months of my loving care, something you could likely have gotten reasonably good odds against when we all … Continue reading
The Bounce Factor.
In addition to being beautiful, Farrah Fawcett got it. When TV Guide asked her to explain the success of Charlie’s Angels, she replied “When the show was number three, I thought it was our acting. When we got to be … Continue reading
Dan Froomkin says goodbye…for now.
He goes out with a great final WashPo column, and if you want a sample of the calling-it-like-it-is commentary which goes a long way toward explaining why neo-con editor Fred Hiatt decided he no longer needed his paper’s most popular … Continue reading
