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June 8, 2015
"Jurassic World" & how dino breeding will end human hunger
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I’m convinced mankind will end world hunger when we begin to successfully breed dinosaurs.
Do you have any idea how many quarter-pound dino burgers comprise your typical 7.5 ton Tyrannosaurus Rex? I don’t know if the number bajillion is real, but it’s bound to be something like a bajillion.
As you can tell, I’m excited about the Friday opening of “Jurassic World.”
I
I’m convinced mankind will end world hunger when we begin to successfully breed dinosaurs.
Do you have any idea how many quarter-pound dino burgers comprise your typical 7.5 ton Tyrannosaurus Rex? I don’t know if the number bajillion is real, but it’s bound to be something like a bajillion.
As you can tell, I’m excited about the Friday opening of “Jurassic World.”
I
June 5, 2015
Random unrelated thoughts on a boy named Alice, a girl named Caitlyn & a man named Dick
• I blasted “School’s Out” to awaken the girls yesterday, the last day of the school year for our former 3rd and 8th graders. Released roughly 40 years prior to their births, the sneering anthem still perfectly captures the liberating anarchy of one of the greatest days of every kid’s year.
I revel in seeing the faces of the children as they get off the bus on that last day. I’d have to
I revel in seeing the faces of the children as they get off the bus on that last day. I’d have to
June 2, 2015
Knock-Knock: Who's there? Pittsburgh needs a Gene Kelly statue
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Last evening offered more compelling evidence of why I should never try to be serious.
I was haranguing Allegheny County chief executive Rich Fitzgerald about what a money maker it’d be if Pittsburgh dedicated an iconic Gene Kelly “Singin’ in the Rain” statue right in the middle of Market Square, the central Pittsburgh place so oddly desolate and lacking artistic focus
Last evening offered more compelling evidence of why I should never try to be serious.
I was haranguing Allegheny County chief executive Rich Fitzgerald about what a money maker it’d be if Pittsburgh dedicated an iconic Gene Kelly “Singin’ in the Rain” statue right in the middle of Market Square, the central Pittsburgh place so oddly desolate and lacking artistic focus
June 1, 2015
@8days2Amish tweets of the month!
June ‘14 was one of the worst reader months I’ve ever had as far as blog readership. Where’d you all go? The numbers made it seem like everyone simultaneously just got fed up and quit. Well, everyone, but me. I still kept up the prodigious output, one of the most robust of any real blog in cyberland. But should I gear back this month? Not a chance. Well, not much of a chance. The calendar is
May 29, 2015
Bribes, hookers, egos -- why FIFA scandal promises to be so much fun
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I like it that American sports fans still care more about a dozen or so under-inflated footballs than a multi-million dollar bribery scandal involving human rights violations, oppression and the unifying passion of the rest of the entire planet.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Nope.
We’re talking about soccer, that other marathon competition that always seems to end
I like it that American sports fans still care more about a dozen or so under-inflated footballs than a multi-million dollar bribery scandal involving human rights violations, oppression and the unifying passion of the rest of the entire planet.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Nope.
We’re talking about soccer, that other marathon competition that always seems to end
May 28, 2015
Why today you should write someone a letter
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My daughter loves to get the mail. Getting a letter or postcard is a very special occasion to her. She treasures the correspondence.
She is 8. I wonder when she’ll out grow this childish affinity.
If she’s anything like her old man the answer is never. I still love getting the mail.
Let me rephrase that. I still love getting some mail.
I still love getting
My daughter loves to get the mail. Getting a letter or postcard is a very special occasion to her. She treasures the correspondence.
She is 8. I wonder when she’ll out grow this childish affinity.
If she’s anything like her old man the answer is never. I still love getting the mail.
Let me rephrase that. I still love getting some mail.
I still love getting
May 26, 2015
Will eternity seem like an eternity?
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Today’s topic is eternity.
Because I understand our time is short, I promise I’ll try and keep it snappy.
I find myself wondering more and more about eternity and the idea of endless time.
It’s unfathomable.
The closest I come to relating is Mr. Wylie’s Econ 101 back at Ohio University. It was from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and it seemed to take forever,
Today’s topic is eternity.
Because I understand our time is short, I promise I’ll try and keep it snappy.
I find myself wondering more and more about eternity and the idea of endless time.
It’s unfathomable.
The closest I come to relating is Mr. Wylie’s Econ 101 back at Ohio University. It was from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and it seemed to take forever,
May 24, 2015
RRS: Q: War: What is it good for? A: War movies!
I see AMC is running “Saving Private Ryan” four times tomorrow, which I guess makes it to war movies what “SlapShot!” is to hockey flicks: the one best representative of the genre. Either way, I’ll be in full war movie overload by tomorrow at this time. I hate war, but I love war movies. This is from 2013.
Happy Memorial Day! Remember to say a prayer for those who gave all.
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Happy Memorial Day! Remember to say a prayer for those who gave all.
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May 22, 2015
The Boss of the Bee: Me again as Word Master
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The nearest exit was blocked by three 8-year-old girls who at the moment were all bawling their eyes out.
Exit no. 2 was crowded with chairs, children and the folding table packed with all the gift baskets.
That meant the least obstructed way out was to leap straight off the stage and dash down the middle aisle of the Greensburg Salem Middle School auditorium and just
The nearest exit was blocked by three 8-year-old girls who at the moment were all bawling their eyes out.
Exit no. 2 was crowded with chairs, children and the folding table packed with all the gift baskets.
That meant the least obstructed way out was to leap straight off the stage and dash down the middle aisle of the Greensburg Salem Middle School auditorium and just
May 21, 2015
Random thoughts on Letterman, "Survivor" & my weenie ways
• When I heard there was a deadly brawl involving three Texas biker gangs I instinctively knew the man in the picture at least was safe.
• I’m happy David Letterman seems happy to be retiring. Last night’s adios Top Ten list was wonderful. I watched him when he was a morning show sensation way back in 1980. I’d never seen anything like it. And I was in college when he was revolutionary.
• I’m happy David Letterman seems happy to be retiring. Last night’s adios Top Ten list was wonderful. I watched him when he was a morning show sensation way back in 1980. I’d never seen anything like it. And I was in college when he was revolutionary.
