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Awoke to a bit of snow still on the ground and 34 degrees. I got yer White Christmas … It was a terrific haul, though. Plenty of goodies to go around, and I think the pragmatism prize went to my lovely sister-in-law, who probably got a bit more “need” than “want.” Not that they’re mutually [...]

You know you’re in Vegas, when… You can see the top of Kevin, my cashier’s head. The lady ahead of me in line had a cart piled with stuff, and as Kevin handed her the mile long receipt he joked, “here’s your novel.” She didn’t get it. I felt a bit sorry for him. I [...]

We were scheduled to leave Tuesday morning after getting a good night’s sleep before we headed out to my parents’ place in Henderson, NV, but said, “screw it.” A quick check of the iPhone showed traffic was light, there were no reports of the 15 being closed, and I just wanted to get the driving [...]

Did I mention the time I almost destroyed my family’s livelihood with one careless match? We were living in Safford, Arizona. My grandfather started a fish farm, and my mom, one uncle, and their families joined him in the venture. I didn’t yet hate Safford. It was still new, I was 13, and we’d moved [...]

And it is amazing. Actually, it’s not new, it’s from back in November, but the video is new. Hamster on a Piano fans, take note: In case you didn’t catch the chorus, it’s I was like, she was all He was all, they were like We were all like OMG like totally We were like, [...]

Following the fiasco of the mall, I decided to fall back on the time honored tradition of internet shopping. It didn’t save me any time, of course, even though we decided to keep the list small, just buying stuff for the family members who would be with us in Henderson for the actual face-to-face exchange. [...]

Not sure what this is about; some guys are pros … even John Mayer?!    

Chris Han shot this to test out his Kodak Zi6. His mashup of songs with “love” in the title is blowing up all over the web, so I checked out his videos. It’s just a guy tossing a whiffle ball, and maybe it’s that it’s in HD, but this just looks insanely gorgeous. Go watch [...]

Some people can’t escape destiny. Gordon “Hell’s Kitchen” Ramsey knew what bad cooking was before he hit puberty: Get ready, ’cause I may post a string of these. I’m a sucker for videos lately. UPDATE: also, I should explain that I find little kids swearing to be hilarious. I know. I am twelve.

I’ve liked those French dance scamps since I first heard the sexy, growling beat of ‘Genesis’ on a TV ad. It took a while to find who did that smokin’ groove, because I rarely connect the music to the product, ubiquitous silliness like the freecreditreport.com ads aside (that’s French-Canadian Eric Violette, just for the record). [...]