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Miles to Go on Nov 20, 2009Miles to GoI don't know how long it's been since it was still cool for bloggers to make fun of the ridiculous and overpriced crap in Sharper Image and Skymall. Probably since before I was one. But as passé as it may be to skewer products aimed at pe...
on Nov 18, 2009Choose Your WeaponAs you may or may not be aware, I am well into recapping my third season of The Amazing Race for Television Without Pity. As you are almost certainly aware, my redoubtable predecessor at that gig was Miss Alli, a.k.a. my very good f...
The Host with the Most on Nov 15, 2009The Host with the MostRemember reading about all the work we went to for M. Edium's birthday party last month? Well, M. Edium returned the favor for his mom. I think he put in just as much effort as we did, if you use a sliding scale adjusted for age...
Not Getting Things Done on Nov 12, 2009Not Getting Things DoneI had the afternoon off and I was already in the car, so I was going to go pick up Trash's birthday present really quick. Trash called my cell and insisted I come home first instead. Yes, Veteran's Day might be a little early t...
Unhappy Feet on Nov 10, 2009Unhappy FeetPart of the reason Trash bought us a Wii last year was to help us get into somewhat better shape. Unfortunately, however, it turns out that most Wii games are really boring. And then it also turned out that most of them can be played just...
Fall Back on Nov 8, 2009Fall BackI remember how psyched I used to get about daylight savings time, especially that one Sunday morning in the fall when you get to sleep in an extra hour for no reason. That whole day is great, actually. You keep getting that hour every time y...