politics

The Reasonist Party

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My friend and fellow “reasonist’ Mr. Neu sent me a depressing link today. I’ve known for a while that Pat Roberson is a nut but yesterday Pat had David Horowitz, a right-wing writer, on his Christian Broadcast Network new show. Keep in mind that Pat’s TV network is one that most of America doesn’t watch […]

science

Stick a Fork In Pluto…

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…it’s done. No, this post is not a bad joke about how certain Asian countries eat dog but about Pluto, formerly known as the ninth planet in our solar system. Whether or not Pluto is a true planet has been a subject of much debate over the last decade. Finally, the debate is over. When […]

sports

Fucking Kids From Shaolin

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ESPN is now using a 5 second delay, instead of a live feed, for all Little League WS games because a foul mouthed kid from Staten Island was picked up by their microphones. Learning this news after a weekend full of loud and extremely foul mouthed 23 year olds from SI, I just had to […]

ramblings

Summer Camp: 2006 Edition

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This past weekend I headed up to the Berkshires in the lovely state of Connecticut (highest per capita income in the Union baby!) to see what it was like to go to camp as an adult. My wife and I, along with another couple that we are really good friends with, grabbed a 4 bed […]

politics

George Allen: American Idiot

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I just love it when Sen. George Allen (R – VA), calls the Indian gentleman who is following him around on the campaign trail a “macaca,” which is a form of monkey, and tells him “Welcome to America.” First off, as he’s in the Senate, can’t he at least be able figure out the difference […]

art

Why The Dutch Continue To Rock

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A young Dutch architect named Janjaap Ruijssenaars has created a floating bed which hovers above the ground through magnetic force. Sure it costs over 1.5 million dollars but still, its a friggin floating bed! The Dutch continue to amaze me, and not just because they have legalized soft drugs. Hup Holland! After the jump, read […]

ramblings

Siskel Versus Ebert

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Today, I was sent a link to a blog post that had a sort-of funny clip of Gene Siskel and Robert Ebert bickering with each other while taping a promo for their show a few years back. On that post however, which again was only sort-of funny, MC left a comment which pointed me to […]

ramblings

Who Versus Whom

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I start many letters with “To Whom It May Concern” and usually this is the only time I used the word “whom” in a sentence. When writing an email today, I was stuck as to whether to use who or whom. So, I did some digging and got my answer. A) Who: when the pronoun […]

ramblings

Seltzer Versus Soda Water

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When I go to the bodega or supermarket to buy some seltzer, which I absolutely love and easily drink a case of each week, I also notice that club soda is sold. What pray tell is the difference between the two? A) Seltzer, aka soda or sparkling water, is merely plain water into which carbon […]

ramblings

A Versus B Posts: Many To Come

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For a long time now, I have wondered when one should refer to A versus B about many different things. I have decided to help out humanity by not only answering each question which, like how Churchill referred to Russia, can be seen as a “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” but by […]