Archive for August, 2008
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008Barbara Warren, one of the world’s elite endurance athletes in her age group has died after breaking her neck in a bike crash at the Santa Barbara Triathlon. She was 65.
Warren crashed her bike on a downhill road about halfway through the 34-mile cycling section of the race on Saturday.
Warren was paralyzed from the [...]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008Book Burn
Thursday, August 28th, 2008What a scam. The intern presented me with the bill for his text books today.
Four books. Two of which were unbound. An unbound version of Microeconomics was $85.00! They call this “ala carte” on the receipt. You’ve got to be kidding me! “I need to a couple of notebooks”, he says. [...]
Fountain of Youth Revealed
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008At the part-time job, I have a lot of interaction with seniors. Earlier this week, I encountered a beautiful lady who I would never have guessed her age at 70 +. Beautiful firm skin, not a line on her face, and physically fit. Naturally, I want to know her beauty secrets.
1. Palmolive Soap. [...]
Do Not Disturb
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008In our culture we honor the dead by carving their names in stone, staging celebrations of life, and personalizing any and all funeral accessories from the casket to the urn.
In contrast, here in the Bible Belt, I’ve attended a few services that where the body is on display (usually in a church) but the ceremony [...]
Russian Grave Markers
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008The ultimate vanity plate.
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On Golden Nest
Monday, August 25th, 2008
How do you spell “griffin”? As always, when we spot this ancient image, we try to capture it.
This was on a pillar at a local theater downtown.
The griffin has a narrow appeal. People with that last name, perhaps. Or, medieval architecture enthusiasts. Which rules out Billy Bob Thornton.
This urn style has been around for [...]
All Bound for Mu Mu Land
Monday, August 25th, 2008Justified and Ancient . Tammy Wynette’s voice was a great choice for this ’90’s release. Her last hit. Stand by your jams. RIP
Have a great week!
Legalized Prostitution
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Earlier this week an old friend called and offered me a “great opportunity“. A chance to get back in the ad game. She works at a small ad agency here in town and knew I’d be perfect for the job. And I would. But it’s more hours than I want and I [...]
Just Prop Me Up in a Corner
Friday, August 22nd, 2008In Puerto Rico, a funeral home used a special embalming treatment to keep the corpse of 24-year-old Angel Pantoja Medina standing upright for his three-day wake. His wish was to remain standing, even in death. | AP/WTOP | Continue reading
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