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Nonsequitors for 2008-08-25

In Nonsequitors on 25 August 2008 with 1 comment

I’ve broken down. First test Twitter from phone. #

The Art of Being Bas Ruten

In Blog on 10 August 2008 with 2 comments

Bas Ruten is a bad-ass. He’s fought mixed martial arts for years, and now is a successful commentator. Here are some excerpts from his self-defense videos.
I love Bas Ruten, but if I tried any of these things on a guy like Bas Ruten, a guy like Bas Ruten would swallow me whole. While I don’t […]

Act Like A Man

In Blog on 9 August 2008 with 2 comments

Riding mower. Mowing. In the dark. I hit a stump.
The mower wobbled. Sparks flew from under the deck. Something broke. Bent blade.
I tried to fix it the easy way this afternoon. I lifted the tractor on some cynder blocks and raised the deck. Crawling under and using two adjustable wrenches, I tried to straighten the […]

One In the Ass

In Blog on 5 August 2008 with 3 comments

Georgie looked up and said, “Hey, Jim, there you are. Where the hell have you been?”
“I thought maybe you guys were still eating lunch, so I went up to the lounge. I saw a couple of guys I know. One of the guys was the first guy that ever stuck his finger up my ass,” […]

Club Championships - 2nd Round

In Blog on 2 August 2008 with 1 comment

Par. Bogey. Par.
Three-putt bogey at the 2nd hole put me one down in my match. But my up-and-down par at the 3rd evened it back up. All square after three.
Bogey. Par. Birdie.
Another three-putt bogey, this time at the 5th put me one down again. The “gimme” birdie at 6 brought me all square again.
Par. Par. […]

Nonsequitors for 2008-08-01

In Nonsequitors on 1 August 2008 with no comments

I thought I bought the worst “stickies” in the world. Turns out I was writing on the back of them — for about a week. #
@zeldman Joe Franklin is a God, albeit a relatively unknown God (whose talk show ran for 43 years on relatively unknown television network). #