February 2007
| 2/28/07 |
Monkey Junkies posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) This is both funny and sad: Nicotine use is highly addictive in primates, say researchers ... |
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| 2/28/07 |
Wednesday Author Interview: Hal Duncan posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) For this Wednesday Author Interview, I'm pleased to present you with Hal Duncan, one of the most ... |
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| 2/28/07 |
If You're Spending This Much on a Brownie, You're Officially Insane posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) You've heard of the $100 burger -- now meet the $1000 brownie: Brûlee’s "Brownie Ex |
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| 2/28/07 |
Which Month Has 28 Days? posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Actually, they all do. It just that then every other month but February goes on and has at least ... |
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| 2/27/07 |
As Long As the Computers Don't Start Writing For Us, I'm Fine posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Here's some music fun for you: |
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| 2/27/07 |
Fun With Alternate History posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Here's a little something for from my other line of work: I've published a humorous short-short s... |
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| 2/27/07 |
I hate My Job, And My Coffee Break Isn't Notably Satisfying, Either posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Looks like more of us don't like our jobs than ever before: Americans hate their jobs more... |
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| 2/27/07 |
Now to Work on My Maniacal Monster Laugh! Bwa Ha Ha Ha Hah! posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) |
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| 2/27/07 |
How Is This Even Possible? posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Today's college students are even more egotistical twits than we were! Today’s college stu... |
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| 2/26/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Fridge Magnets! posted by johnmscalzi (19 comments) For this week's Photo Shoot, it's time to use your camera to reveal -- your refrigerator! ... |
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| 2/26/07 |
Catastrophic Tales of Computer Crankery! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) For the Weekend Assignment I asked folks to share their tales |
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| 2/26/07 |
Teaching the Kids About money posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Here's a useful article from the Wall Street Journal on how to get ki |
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| 2/26/07 |
A New Look at Mars posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) The Rosetta spacecraft, designed to make a soft landing on a comet a couple years from no... |
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| 2/26/07 |
On the Oscars posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) AP I'm happy to say that |
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| 2/25/07 |
This is My Excuse For Sleeping 12 Hours a Day posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) And actually, speaking from experience, I know this really works: |
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| 2/25/07 |
More Fun Than the Oscars Will Be posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) Seriously. This is just too mesmerizing. |
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| 2/24/07 |
The Coolest Rainbow Picture You'll See Today posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) It's here. And here's |
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| 2/24/07 |
Fun With Tape posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Some folks clearly have been having too much fun with clear tape |
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| 2/23/07 |
From the "Watch before the Cease and Desist Notice Arrives" File posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Here's something to keep you busy as we move into Friday night (presuming, you know, you don't ha... |
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| 2/23/07 |
Your Friday Game: Virus 2 posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Here's a game oddly appropriate for what I went through the last couple of days: |
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| 2/23/07 |
The Quest for Autumn posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) For all you aspiring pro writers, here's a piece that illustrates how an article idea can come fr... |
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| 2/23/07 |
Another Entry for the "When You Have More More Money Than Sense" File posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Just in case you want to see how the billionaires blow their wads: The wor |
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| 2/23/07 |
Ahhh, MUCH Better posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Hooray! For the first time in about four days I don't feel like I want to projectile vomit on the... |
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| 2/22/07 |
Weekend Assignment #153: When Computers Attack posted by johnmscalzi (21 comments) So, if being gut-heaving sick today wasn't bad enough (Day 3 of Stomach Flu '07: the Hurl... |
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| 2/22/07 |
Friends in High Places posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) This is what the Empire State Building looks like from about 20,000 feet. You can't see K... |
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| 2/21/07 |
Deliciously Diggtastic posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) I'm back from my nap and I'm afraid it didn't do me too much good -- I still feel as if my brain ... |
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| 2/21/07 |
More Fog and Ice posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) I'm getting progressively sicker and more tired as the day goes on, so I think I'll lie d... |
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| 2/21/07 |
The Perils of Group Think posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Two heads may be better than one, but six head? Not so much: People have a harder time com... |
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| 2/21/07 |
Why You Want to Date a Geek posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) On Craigslist -- so you know it's geeky already -- 15 reasons why normal women should want to dat... |
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| 2/21/07 |
Hey, Want Some Fog? posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) The view from my front porch this morning. If you're asking, hey, Scalzi, where's the res... |
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| 2/20/07 |
My Name is Джон Скальци. posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) In the mail today: Copies of the Russian-language version of my novel Old Man's War, or, ... |
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| 2/20/07 |
The Dark Side of Internet Fame posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Radar has a fascinating article about people who have experienced Internet Fame -- |
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| 2/20/07 |
Perhaps the Best Summation as to Why Stress is Different for Humans posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) It comes from this article: Why Humans (and Baboons) Stress So Much: “For 99 percent of th... |
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| 2/20/07 |
Free Pancakes! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Today is National Pancake Day, or so says the International House of Pancakes, who, as the accept... |
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| 2/20/07 |
You're a Liar posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) An interesting article on lying in the Washington Post, which notes that not only does everybody ... |
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| 2/19/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Such Great Heights posted by johnmscalzi (28 comments) Get ready to get up there up this week's Monday Photo Shoot: Your Monday Photo Shoot: Show... |
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| 2/19/07 |
Cats, Dogs, Captions posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) For the Weekend Assignment, I asked folks to contribute their own captions for the pictur... |
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| 2/19/07 |
My Airline Bill of Rights Would Include All the Honey-Roasted Peanuts I Could Eat! posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) I was pretty happy this week that aside from some relatively minor glitches and exasperations, my... |
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| 2/19/07 |
Kid Monsters, All Grown Up posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Here's a silly-spooky way to start your Monday: Kids' m |
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| 2/19/07 |
A Tradition, Belated posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) So, as earlier noted, I was smart enough to bring a camera with me to Boston, but not sma... |
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| 2/18/07 |
Audio entry  posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) |
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| 2/17/07 |
Nuts posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) It's my custom to show off a picture of the hotel I'm staying in when I go wherever I'm traveling... |
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| 2/16/07 |
Audio entry posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) |
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| 2/16/07 |
"Loyal" Pets posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) Here you can see my pets waiting patiently for me to return from my trip from Boston, whi... |
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| 2/15/07 |
Weekend Assignment #152: Caption This Photo! posted by johnmscalzi (54 comments) I've been out and about, taking pictures in the snow today, and I thought it might be fun for you... |
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| 2/15/07 |
Phoning it In posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Since I got a new cell phone over the weekend, I asked folks to snap pictures of the phones for m... |
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| 2/15/07 |
I Can't Wait to Get the Millard Fillmore Dollar Coin! posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) The |
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| 2/15/07 |
Travel Day posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Just as an FYI for folks: I'll be on the road tomorrow -- well, the road to the airport, at least... |
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| 2/15/07 |
Congratulations Heather and Jason! posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) My sister Heather and her boyfriend Jason celebrated Valentine's Day the traditional way:... |
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| 2/14/07 |
How Much Snow We Got Last Night posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) Small child in self-dug snow fort applied for scale.... |
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| 2/14/07 |
Wednesday Author Interview: Joe Hill posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This week the Wednesday Author Interview gets together with one of the fastest-rising stars in li... |
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| 2/14/07 |
The Man Who Fell To Earth... and Lived posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) I may have noted this story earlier, about a New Zealand skydiver who fell 12,000 feet when both ... |
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| 2/14/07 |
Happy Valentine's Day posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) Look, I made this for Krissy in lieu of a store-bought card, because, you know, I've been... |
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| 2/13/07 |
Snow Update posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) If you're wondering what the beginning of a blizzard looks like, wonder no more. S... |
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| 2/13/07 |
Clever Kid posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Athena received a Chinese lantern from a friend to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Yea... |
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| 2/13/07 |
Cubicle Spouses posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) I found this article very interesting: Significant Others at the Office, and no, it's not about ha |
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| 2/13/07 |
Just the Advice You Need posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) How to sue telemarketers, and win! (maybe): When André-Tascha Lammé was granted a judgmen... |
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| 2/13/07 |
This One Goes Out to All You Geeks in Love posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) The rumor is that geeks aren't good with that love thing, but that's simply not true; it's just t... |
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| 2/13/07 |
Snow Day posted by johnmscalzi (16 comments) To give you an idea of how much snow we've had since about 1am last night, here's the bird bath i... |
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| 2/12/07 |
Because a Cat's the Only Cat That Knows Where It's At posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) I'm taking an advance on tomorrow's entry allotment because I know you don't want to live another... |
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| 2/12/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: On the Phone posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) Over the weekend, my wife and I realized that for as much as we actually hated them, we both need... |
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| 2/12/07 |
The Truth About Valentine's Day posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) For the Weekend Assignment last week, I asked people to spill the beans about their true opinion ... |
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| 2/12/07 |
Awesome Buildings, According To You posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) For my money, the Flatiron Building is one of the coolest buildings ever, and not just be... |
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| 2/12/07 |
When Hip Web Sites Try Too Hard posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) The folks at Retro Crush decided to do a feature commemorating the Chinese Year of the Boar with ... |
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| 2/12/07 |
Two Absolutely, Totally Unrelated Things posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) First: The coolest picture of an Icelandic military ship you'll see today, or, I wager, any other... |
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| 2/11/07 |
Exotic Laptoppery posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) My loptop is about three years old, which means that at some point in the reasonably near future ... |
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| 2/11/07 |
A Story To Cure You Forever of the Desire to Swim in the Amazon posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Behold the terror that is... the candirú! It's just a tiny, tiny fish, how harmful can it be? Jus... |
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| 2/10/07 |
In the Future, Your House Might Be Made of Poo posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This article explains why. Hey, if they can make |
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| 2/10/07 |
The Very Latest in Law School Grading Techniques posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) This explains quite a lot about today's lawyers. (Lawyers -- I kid! Please don't sue me.) |
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| 2/9/07 |
Definitely the Strangest Damn Thing You'll See Today posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) |
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| 2/9/07 |
Dude, I'll Be Here Until April posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) The fifth step on the stairs: This is where Lopsided Cat has parked himself for the last ... |
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| 2/9/07 |
Out of Africa posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) This is quite cool: A slideshow that shows the last one hundred fifty hundred thousand years of h... |
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| 2/9/07 |
"Of course, what we really need is a vaccine against zombies." posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) As a complement to yesterday's "The Science of Godzilla": The epidemiological challenges of zombi... |
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| 2/9/07 |
Donny Osmond's Street Cred Has Just Gone Up With the Kids posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) If you've seen the video for Weird Al's "White & Nerdy" video you'll remember that in some sc... |
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| 2/8/07 |
Weekend Assignment #151: Valentine's Day -- Fun or Forced? posted by johnmscalzi (28 comments) Next Wednesday is Valentine's Day, the day on which lovers everywhere disgorge flowers, c... |
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| 2/8/07 |
In Your Eyes posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) I'm not saying the aliens have come around to my house. But if they did, they might look ... |
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| 2/8/07 |
The Sweet, Sweet Sound of Cashing In posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) I think this is my favorite Internet list in a while: The 25 most shameless paycheck-grabbing mov... |
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| 2/8/07 |
Note: The Driving 900 Miles in a Diaper Thing? Not as Crazy as it Sounds posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Let's all be honest and admit that astronaut planning to kidnap and murder her love rival story w... |
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| 2/8/07 |
Mothra, Now. Mothra is ENTIRELY Plausible. posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Here's your heaping scoop of awesome for a Thursday morning: The Science of Godzilla, in which th... |
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| 2/7/07 |
How Marriage Proposals Get Done, 2007 posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) So this guys decides to propose to his girl, and does it by buying a commercial during her favori... |
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| 2/7/07 |
Of Course, Now The Robbers Will Just Start Cruising the Kid's Room posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Via Boing Boing, a discussion with a former burglar about how |
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| 2/7/07 |
The Logical End of The Web posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) It had to happen: Someone finally created a Web site that you can join where all you can do i... |
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| 2/7/07 |
You Can Live On It, But It's Not Fun posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) This woman has decided to make a go of living on $12,000 a year -- good l |
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| 2/7/07 |
Snow and Sick Kid Update posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) School is cancelled for the third day in a row, this time for snow. This is mildly ironic... |
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| 2/6/07 |
Please Note, However, That Stamps Are Not Hard to Come By posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Fellow is curious: What happens if he mails a letter not with stamps, but with money taped to the... |
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| 2/6/07 |
The Super Bowl in Three Minutes posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) From the early part of the day to the post-game ceremonies, the entire Super Bowl in time-lapse p... |
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| 2/6/07 |
Listen to What I Write: An Audio Book From Me posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) As most of you know, when I'm not hanging around here I have another career as a science fiction ... |
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| 2/6/07 |
Three Links Which For Some Reason Seem Like They Ought To Be Placed Near Each Other posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Perhaps something like this: Japanese Husbands Try To Rekindle Marital Flame -- "Now with ... |
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| 2/6/07 |
Sick Kid Alert posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Athena's school is closed again today -- more cold -- but she's got a fever and is generally full... |
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| 2/5/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: The Eyes Have It! posted by johnmscalzi (20 comments) I'm feeling a bit silly at the moment, so I'm going to let that spill into this week's Photo Shoo... |
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| 2/5/07 |
Hike! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) For the Super Bowl-week Weekend Assignment I asked |
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| 2/5/07 |
Night Lights posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Man, I'm having one of those days where every time I get some momentum going with work, something... |
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| 2/5/07 |
The Only Reason to Watch the Super Bowl if You Weren't From the Midwest posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Yeah, it was for the commercials. And now, of course, you don't even need to watch th... |
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| 2/5/07 |
That Would Explain It posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) Athena's school just called to say that it was canceled today due to wind chill. To which I said,... |
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| 2/4/07 |
I Still Want A Mustang posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) If you're in the market for a car, CNN/Money has a gallery of 10 Cars Worth Waiting For, the idea... |
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| 2/4/07 |
Just Out of Curiosity... posted by johnmscalzi (18 comments) How many of you, like me, have no intention of watching the Super Bowl? |
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| 2/3/07 |
The Microwave: Not Just For Exploding Eggs Anymore posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) And yes, as a matter of fact, you can explode an egg in a microwave. Me and some friends did it l... |
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| 2/3/07 |
The Coolest Picture of a Wave You'll See Today posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) It's here. And if you find an even cooler picture of a wave today, you better leave a link in the... |
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| 2/3/07 |
Zeus is Back, and He's Annoyed You've Been Ignoring Him posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Looks like some of the Greeks are getting some of the old-time religion -- really old-time religi... |
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| 2/3/07 |
Gahhhh posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) It's not often I feel that I've slept too much, but I woke up literally just about five minutes a... |
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| 2/2/07 |
The Girl Gave Me Some Fish Sticks and Suddenly Here I Am in Niagra Falls posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Remember the good old days, when women picked out the men they wanted to marry, and the men could... |
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| 2/2/07 |
Now We Know Why Punxsutawney Phil Called For an Early Spring posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) AP Global warming is here and it's probably your fault. Well, |
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| 2/2/07 |
And Now A Long-Term Forecast From The Most Reliable Rodent Weatherman Ever! posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) AP Okay, first: Those people in that picture up there? Creepy. Second: |
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| 2/1/07 |
Weekend Assignment #150 (or, CL): Your First Super Bowl posted by johnmscalzi (13 comments) Rumor has it there's some athletic event of national interest this weekend, although for ... |
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| 2/1/07 |
Light Shows posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) This week's Photo Shoot asked folks to lighten up and show off interesting and/or unusual lights ... |
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| 2/1/07 |
Playing With Vista posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Reuters As I mentioned yesterday, I took the plunge and upgraded my PC from Windows |
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| 2/1/07 |
Finally, You Can Blame it On Something Other Than Your Propensity to Eat a Case of Twinkies a Day posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Men, apparently indulging in bath soaps and scented oils won't just make you feel girly: T... |
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| 2/1/07 |
In Prison, You're Not Supposed to Drink the Soap Either posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) This is not something you'd think you'd have to tell people, but apparently you do: At lea... |