Monthly Archives: July 2011

Google Gets Badgery

So I read a lot of news online, mostly via Google News, which is highly customizable. And now, it seems, it's turning into Gowalla or GetGlue, where you earn badges just for reading the news.

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What is the Sound of One Hand Clapping?

Holy hell, that's a lot of pre-op appointments! I got this list yesterday and it includes fasting labs (gonna have to bring a snack), EKG, x-rays, and some other pre-op stuff I'm not sure about. I'll be at the hospital most of the ...

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Elastic

I'm a t-shirt and cargo shorts kinda guy. Have been for quite a while. No, I'm never going to be fashionable. I'm all about the comfort and utilitarian thing. I recently had to go clothes shopping, though, which I detest. There's no way I'm going to be able to button my shorts with one hand

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RIP, Mrs. Ford

Former first lady Betty Ford passed away Friday at age 93. She was one hell of a lady. Thrust into the limelight when her husband, Gerald Ford, became our 38th President, she was famous for speaking her mind, even when it was counter to her husband's views. She was for the Equal Rights Amendment, ...

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Frivolous

First of all, happy Independence Day to all my U.S. peeps. I don't have any special plans for the day, and that's my right. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sick and tired of the Casey Anthony trial exploding everywhere on my TV and computer screens. Both sides have finally rested and ...

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