Monthly Archives: April 2007

This is me, expressing myself.

Regardless of who originally came up with it, I absolutely love the phrase “Flair of the Spirit.” It’s pithy, doesn’t have the cutesy alliteration of, say, “Jesus Junk,” and, most importantly, it includes an Office Space reference.

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I'm in ur blogosphere, educatin ur r34drz

I always wondered what the significance of the frequent “I’m in ur ______ _____ing ur _____s” thing that frequently shows up in FARK photoshop contests was all about. Now, thanks to the brilliant linguistic detective work of Anil Dash, I … Continue reading

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Happiness, Miss Piggy

I’m not sure what’s better about the Onion AV Club’s list of 13 Films with Wildly Mismatched Romantic Pairings: the inclusion of Charles Grodin and Miss Piggy at number 13, or the fact that I Love Trouble now only serves … Continue reading

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Fall of the House of Thomas, Part 1

I realize that I mentioned “the house falling apart” in a post a while back and didn’t say much more than that. With the current exchange rate calculating a picture to be roughly 1000 English Words, I hereby present to … Continue reading

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Silver lining found.

Optimism is too much work. Thus, I’ve removed the sidebar of “Things Going Right.” Just too much extra overhead in the day, y’know? This won’t, however, keep me from posting stuff like this: Monday, when the worst of the storm … Continue reading

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Tom, Get Your Trailways On Time

My boy Husher took a trip to the Big Apple last week. No, not the convenience store usually accompanying a Mobil station around here. I mean the home of Seinfeld, Letterman, and some show that’s on late Saturdays that used … Continue reading

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I'm dreaming of a white…April?

Dear Mike Ditka, I have heard it said that you can affect the weather with your mood. Whatever it is you are feeling that causes snow, please stop. Yours truly, Maine

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Things Going Right – Weekend Edition

Got a bunch of tasks around the house done. Opened windows for the first time in months. Local ice cream stands opened for the season. Carla’s mom bought us Chinese food. Got the stereo out of Carla’s old car.

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