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Losing with Class

"As with so many things in my makeup, the answer derives from Charlie Nicklaus. My father taught me the single hardest thing a professional athlete has to learn, which is how to lose gracefully. Dad convinced me very early in my involvement with sports that I had to accept the bad with the good; that, […]

Pop or Soda?

{democracy:83} Definitely "pop" for me. In PA, there's a fairly clear line that you can draw near the middle of the state. East of the line, it's "soda." West of it, it's "pop."

http://awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com/ is, well, awesome.

So says this article as linked to by Jason Kottke: There may also be a medical reason for the decline in crime. For decades, doctors have known that children with lots of lead in their blood are much more likely to be aggressive, violent and delinquent. In 1974, the Environmental Protection Agency required oil companies […]

Make No Little Plans

Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. […]

The Wolves Within

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and […]

MM/MS and CW, nice to know you. You're not the crazy ones Apple talked about so long ago, but you've made my day on numerous occasions with your legitimate craziness. For your sakes, and the sakes of your loved ones, please find a mental health professional and get help. 🙂

House Medical Reviews

This site reviews each episode of House and details all of the medical things they've gotten wrong. Love it!

Oakley Flak Jacket

$250? No thanks. But I would like to pick up a pair at some point… Frame: Polished White Lens: Black Iridium Polarized XLJ Etching: IACAS (Font: BARKTWO) Icon: Gunmetal Black Earsock: Black

USPS Profanity

I had to change "balls" to "spheres." Both "golf balls" and "golfballs" failed. I didn't bother to check things like "baseballs" or "mothballs." Seriously…

It's so awesome I wonder how many people think it's faked somehow. Supposedly, it's not. 😉

Star Wars Day 2011

May the Fourth be with you. Ha ha. So original. Almost as funny as everyone saying "see you next year!" on December 31. I prefer Pi Day.

Crossing the Chasm

Sometimes, in business, it pays to be confrontational. It's worked for stupid little fat Italian guys who think basic science is mind-blowing, and it's worked for big companies as well.