thx anners for sending me this sweet link from google–it’s the moon!. The first manned lunar landing (remember that game) was 36 years ago today - Apollo 11. Make sure to zoom all the way in, the surface detail is remarkable!

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Today had been going pretty well until Fritz sent me this. Let’s just hope that we never face something like this again. The shattered dreams, broken souls, where are they now?

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I’m pleased to announce that I’ve achieved one of my longterm goals in life a little early! Go to Google and enter beer drinker OR beerdrinker.
You can expect news of other great accomplishments in upcoming posts.

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From the IFOCE website:

“There is an century-old prophesy within the competitive eating community, dismissed by most, that foretells the rise of the One Eater, a woman who will electrify America.s gurgitators and lead them to international victory once again. Like Joan of Arc before her, this eater will be slender of stature, but mighty in [...]

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This tale is so crazy it might just be true.

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Happy holidays from WTB?R. Props JP for the link! Anyway, I hope that everyone’s holidays have been safe/fun/relaxing whatever it is y’all’re looking for in a holiday.

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thx rayray for pointing out this cool site of balancing rocks. I’ve tried such things and now had nearly the luck as this guy!

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I have some fond memories of the election last Tuesday. The last one that comes to mind, thus the one I have to write about first is of the news report (NBC local @ JK’s local HQ, I think) relating the tragedy as it has recently occurred while two guys are making out good’n [...]

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via Blue Oregon, a nice little rant responding to the usual conservative hoo-haw. PG-13, but work friendly bee-yatch!

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all this poker and medication spam makes me yearn for the days of pr0n and MMF garbage

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Bad idea, good story. However, if that’s what you _have_ to do in order to show up, go ahead, just don’t screw it up. Have a fab Halloween.

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Beer is good for you! Maybe even better than wine. Or vitamins! Happy friday! It’s good to be healthy again…I think I battled off the remainder of my illness with several yummy beers last evening.

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what a clever idea! It’s very retro to actually write. props Kurt, and happy friday from a sick beer drinker.

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It’s here. It’s probably been here for awhile. But now you can look up you favorite bands, get their discography, and link to official and fansites. Check out the Encyclopaedia Metallum. I looked up Lacuna Coil immediately. Next I think I’ll check out Tesla, just to see if they count, [...]

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This is a fun story. A bear caused some mischief. props Fritz and PStew for the 411.

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it’s been awhile. Actually, I’ve been out of town for a week and a half. And I didn’t check email once. It was fabulous. Withdrawals and stress aside, it was cathartic. But I got back and tonite I enabled Spam Assassin on my email account. Hopefully that will prevent [...]

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Little Lost Robot has a link to a fantastic movie that shouldn’t be missed: Office Space Wars in which some guys to a mini-office space with star wars people.

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The albatross sent me an entertaining article by the last Queen Fan in America. Be warned, the highs and lows that you’ll share might bring you to the highest plains of Valhalla and the lowest canyons of Iowa. I’ll be in LA for awhile, so posts will be just as consistent as they [...]

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This is beautiful, from a sunmanager post, pointed out to me by deetor:

Hi Gurus!
Maybe perhaps someone can help me with a strange problem on my E10k machine.
I install program on machine that run Oracle DB for to my company has get big
outsource contract from America. Program I run is called BitchX and here is
my problem [...]

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Does anyone have any idea why a chicken cordon bleu is called that? I found a crapload of recipes, none of which contained bleu cheese, which I would have expected, though I saw everything else from gruyere to cheddar to provolone to some crap Emeril likes that I’ve never heard of. I [...]

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