December 2008
26 posts
“I led by three or four feet, with Biggy (John Biglow) surging closer on each...”
– Brad Alan Lewis
This is from Lewis’ book, Assualt on Lake Casitas, which chronicles his improbable journey to Olympic rowing gold in 1984. Even if you know nothing about rowing it’s a great book.
Duggar Family Welcomes 18th Child →
robot-heart:
apsies:
Jordyn-Grace was born via C-section at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, weeks before her due date of Jan. 1. She weighed in at 7 lbs, 3 oz and was 20 inches long.
I know I can’t be the only one fascinated by this trainwreck.
Something tells me that once this woman hits menopause and is no longer capable of reproducing, the shit is going to hit the fan and she is going...
Wellyn - Robert Force & Albert d’Ossché
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What you guys reading?
frothyparadise:
psychoviolinist:
pie0:
I am finally getting back into reading again.
What are all you guys reading?
Right now I’m on a major Stephen King kick…currently finishing “Nightmares and Dreamscapes” then probably moving into “The Long Walk”.
I’m reading Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. It will probably be my last book this year, since it’s 900 pages long and I’m on page...
i wanna know...
peterwknox:
craytonc:missbrightside:edatrix:
what was your first CD?
“Timeless” by Eric Clapton - a compilation cd that was a gift along a cd boombox
Got me into trouble when I inisited in a middle school fight that Clapton wrote “I Shot the Sherriff” and not no Bob Marley.
I believe my first CD was Presto by Rush, but that wasn’t significant since I already had a substantial...
Holland Township family angry that supermarket... →
(via Cake Wrecks)
I can’t imagine why ShopRite didn’t want to put Adolf Hitler Campbell on the cake. I wonder if Adolf’s siblings, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, will have the same problem?
If young Adolf, after years of torment, goes all Lizzie Borden on his parents, who would blame him?
University of Florida president donates $285,000... →
peterwknox:beenthinking:
Machen has directed his gift to help fund a scholarship program for first-generation college students whose family income is below $40,000 and whose parents never earned bachelor’s degrees.
Awesome. That’s how it’s done, John Thaine.
Go Gators!
vb:
fuddmain:
I’ve added comments. You now have another place to go to call me an asshole. Enjoy!
I feel partly responsible :)
It’s a coincidence! I swear! Actually, I don’t like engaging in too much back and forth on the dashboard. I tend to think about how it looks to those non-Tumblr folks that view my site (Hi Mom). It makes the front-end look cluster-bombed (yuk-yuk I...
I’ve added comments. You now have another place to go to call me an asshole. Enjoy!
Kleberg County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free... →
livejamie:
In 1997, Kleberg County Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt “heaven-o” as the official greeting of the county instead of “hello”. Kleberg County residents are now encouraged to use “heaven-o” to acknowledge one another. The reason cited for the change was the fact that hello contains the word hell, even though it is not etymologically related.
Can we wall this place off, so they...
“Thank you, President Bush, for saving us from the twin nightmares of peace and...”
– Dennis - SGMM
“Look, I don’t know who the PR wizard is behind the rollout of Britney Spears‘...”
– Oliver Willis
I managed to pretty much stay away from the computer over the long holiday weekend. No Tumblr, no Twitter, and no politics sites. It felt good.
P.S. - I’m not going to try and catch up either.