Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise

Blogworthy promo for a movie I have no desire to see. Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise – YouTube. Similar:"All for the Best" RehearsalHere’s a brief clip of a rehearsal of “A…AmusingFire Chief Grants Fireman 3-Day Extension On Difficult Fire Shortly before leaving work Monday, …Amusing700-year-old picture of 'Mickey Mouse' found in Austrian church”Walt Disney first sketched…

I Hate Your Blog

I hate your blog. Your recipe for vegan eggnog is stupid. I hissed and I booed it, and then eschewed it, never made it once. Yes, your blog roll is a confederacy of dunces. It abuts less interesting links in your posts. Hamsters that dance! I’m not engrossed. I’m not opposed to your collection of…

Snarky Error Message Comments on “the transience of linked information in the internet age”

Arent you glad you didnt cite to this webpage in the Supreme Court Reporter at Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, 131 S.Ct. 2729, 2749 n.14 2011. If you had, like Justice Alito did, the original content would have long since disappeared and someone else might have come along and purchased the domain in order to…

Dress Rehearsal for “My Son Pinocchio”

My wife, daughter, and I waiting to start the dress rehearsal of Stage Right’s My Son Pinocchio, which opens tonight. Similar:West Side Story to play out on Geyer Performing Arts Center stageCarolyn Jerz is playing the lead role of…CultureStandardized testing: I opted my kids out. The schools freaked out. Now I know why.And so, on…

Roadside Sobriety Test Gone Wild

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Jimmy Kimmel Reveals “Worst Twerk Fail EVER – Girl Catches Fire” Prank

Brilliant. The combination of a looks-too-good-to-be-true video, the patina of respectability that comes when a TV talking head introduces the clip, and the internet as a means for spreading links illustrates just how easy it is to fool lots of people — including professionals who should know better. I did show the original video to…

15 Twitter Users Overreacting to Life’s Small Problems

22 Words | Middle-class Problems Similar:Why typewriters beat computersThe BBC offers a pleasant bit of retroph…AestheticsThe Post drops the ‘mike’ — and the hyphen in ‘e-mail’When I announced these style changes, an…CultureThere’s Something Off About LED BulbsWhen I’m stressed, or I feel life is spi…AestheticsOn Night, Darkness & the PastWhen we banish the dark, what…

Date a girl who reads.

I earned a +8 or +9 spousal bonus when I told my wife this little essay, by Rosemarie Urquico, made me think of her. It’s easy to date a girl who reads. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas and for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry, in song. Give her…

Beam me up, Chewie.

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Explaining Twerking to Your Parents

I still haven’t seen the video, but this event is the pop-culture gift that keeps on giving. Every child dreads this day: sooner or later, your parents will come to you, innocently wide-eyed, to ask you about twerking. How you handle this difficult conversation is extremely important and could have a significant impact on the…

The school mocked. I turtled.

Draft: “As my classmates tormented, I shrank into my turtle-like shell.” Suggestion: “The school mocked; I turtled.” (Yes, I am #marking.) Similar:My copy of Plotkin's Hadean Lands arrived today. Current_EventsApple Watch is ugly and boring (and Steve Jobs would have agreed)I am not feeling the love for Apple’s iW…AestheticsSupport the arts in your community! @geyer_pac Hello…

“I’m a geek. Deal with it.” –my 11yo daughter.

#geekgirlproblems Similar:ABC News executive placed on administrative leave after reports surface of insensitive, ra…The Huffington Post reports that dozens …CultureDuring a modest snowfall, I’m passing the time in a public place where someone else has tu…Stay tuned for more live footage of Stor…CultureA very shallow story that doesn't provide any context for who is giving…