Date Archives August 2009

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Because Magic Week was such a success. I'm-a focus on playing card games. Uno, Apples to Apples, Milles Bornes, et cetera may receive their own theme week in the future. Solitaire Solitaire and computers — I believe the biological term to describe their relationship is…

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Station Fire

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's official says that two people in Big Tujunga Canyon tried to ride out the firestorm in a backyard hot tub and were critically burned. They were airlifted out by a sheriff's rescue helicopter. [source]

Bonus Stage

Senior year of high school, I (unintentionally) wore blackface to school one day as part of a vision I wanted to realize that also involved colouring my hair grey and dressing in a bright orange polo shirt, bright orange board shorts, and suspenders. Well, Keith…

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Cinema Paradiso

Under Herzog's direction, [Nicolas] Cage delivers another in his roster of off-the-chain performances, bursting with non sequiturs bound to become notable cult film quotations, including "What are these fucking iguanas doing on my coffee table?" and "Shoot him again – his soul is still dancing."…

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