The Last Ephor

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Funny as hell. I don't think she's ugly by any means and she's got a great sense of humor.

He's dying. At least I think he is. He's my uncle and he's 90 years old. I'm getting ahead of myself, let me back up a bit. My aunt and uncle live in Baltimore. They've always lived there. In fact, I think they built Baltimore around them they've been there so long. They met in Europe after WWII. He was backpacking around with some buddies after he was discharged and she was travelling with her sister. She lived in New York and he in Baltimore. After they got back home, she moved to Baltimore to be a teacher and he worked as a salesman. Fast forward a few decades and I arrive in Baltimore as a college freshman. They looked after me while I was there. I had a home cooked meal from time to time, a place to do laundry and a quiet place to study during finals. I kept in touch with them after that and as they got older I was the one looking after them. They've moved into a nursing home now and he's been declining for a while. He's become v...

OK, at work I sit next to a Ukrainian guy and a Chinese guy. Nothing too unusual there. The odd part is that when they're on their cell phones having a conversation they don't want overheard they speak in Chinese or Ukrainian (respectively). Again, nothing odd their. The weird thing is they both drop their voices and cover the phone. Now that automatically draws attention. Anyone attempting to be discreet in any language piques your interest. I guess it's one of those things that is simply human nature and cannot be avoided.

To all who make our freedom possible, thank you. God bless America.

Cheerwine meets the Krispy Kreme This abomination couldn't be any more Carolina unless it was shaped like Charlotte Motor Speedway and topped with pulled pork BBQ. Krispy Kreme is meh. I never understood the mania around them. They're donuts and super super sweet at that. Cheerwine is the local cherry flavor soda. It is also poisonous to anyone who is not born and raised on it. Think of it as Carolina's answer to Vernors or Moxie . (Bonus points for anyone who's had all three) It's red, it's fizzy and very sweet. Cloyingly so. Now the idea that they've put two of the sweetest items ever created into one unholy alliance gets me this close to a diabetic coma just reading about it. Put this a the top of my FOOD TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS list.

Lightcycle! Oh my dear sweet Lord. I never thought I'd live to see the day but lo, there it is. So wonderfully bizarre and geeky and awful and if I had the scratch you'd see me blasting up and down 301 on this thing.

Loved the first one. I hope this one keeps to the spirit (pardon the pun) of the first one

Science historian cracks "the Plato code" (The University of Manchester) This is all Dan Brown's fault. Crappy pulp conspiracy after crappy pulp conspiracy only feeds the fire of fools.

From Kavips: Panic buttons often get pushed too early in the final analysis, primarily because they got pushed at all. Doing so, creates a rapid response that changes the course away from what could have happened had that panic reaction never occurred... Fair enough, I'll agree that's one problem with reading tea leaves. It is, however, foolish to not prepare for the worst. I think panic is a good thing; For one, I was never a believer in trusting self confidence... I only trust facts... Except where those facts do not confirm his bias. He posted the other day about how things were going so well on all fronts there was nothing to blog about. If he truly believes that I don't know how we can possibly have a conversation. We're in the worst recession in 70 years, the market is weak and fluctuating, American diplomacy continues to be an abject failure, the oil spill threatens myriad more jobs, wildlife and on and on and on. And all facts stack up to one conclusion... ...

The making of Thriller . The groundbreaking short film/music video shot in 1983. Read the whole thing from someone who was there. I was never an MJ fan (esp. wrt his personal life) but that video was undeniably awesome. As loathsome as his personal conduct was he was an amazing entertainer.

">Russian spies using fake Irish passports Mossad assassins using fake Irish passports It seems that Irish passports are easy to fake. Perhaps the Dubai team wasn't Israeli after all. My guess is they were but you never know. (Why did they go to Iran when they left Dubai if they were Israeli. That seems awfully risky. Also, why such a large team? They never use those kinds of numbers but the KGB did.) It seems almost quaint hearing about the arrest of Russian spies. As if there's nothing to worry about with Russian spies. Bah! Who cares, it's not like they're jihadists dropping vials of plague on the subway or anything. My how things have changed.

List of U.S. state tartans That's right. We don't have an official State tartan. How on Earth have we survived this long? I suggest something blue and gold. Perhaps more gold than blue to make it distinctive. Oh, and we should require all members of both state houses to wear them when in session. That would rule.

First one is for Hube: These guys are hilarious. Must see of the day. OK, this one and one more.

Fernando Alonso calls foul over treatment of Lewis Hamilton in Valencia The issue in brief: 1. Passing the safety car is not allowed 2. Lewis Hamilton passed the pace car 3. He was penalized and force to do a drive through the pit lane. 4. That is the standard penalty Everything else is just noise. Mostly from Ferrari and Alonso. Essentially Hamilton passed the pace car when it was mighty close to coming on track and I think he knew when he committed to passing that he shouldn't have but it was too late. Because he made it past the pace car he was able to finish second and Alonso finished 11th, out of the points. Alonso is mighty pissed because it means that Hamilton is well on his way to another championship pulling away from the Spaniard. Alonso's claim that he "always plays by the rules" however, is hilarious. In Hungary in 2007 he stayed in the pit allegedly "discussing tires" or something while Hamilton sat behind him unable to refuel for fur...

Jon Stewart FTW. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c World Cup 2010: Into Africa - US Beats Algeria www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party

they're World Cup crazy. Please no more nonsense about soccer being communist or whatever. Just stop, you sound like an idiot.

The best goal I've ever seen. The best goal anyone has ever seen and very rarely talked about. Seriously, the level of skill required to make this shot is insane. This is Michael Jordan scoring a full court shot over his shoulder while diving out of bounds to save a wayward pass.