January 2011
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December 2010
48 posts
The Plymouth Avenue Bridge will reopen for walkers... →
At least it will get some use.
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America in Decline: Why Germans Think We're Insane →
Nothing earth shattering in here, but it’s all true. Sad & true.
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Hidden - The most advanced theft tracking software... →
danielholter:
minimalmac:
Hidden is an app that can help you track your Mac if ever stolen. Just install it and if, for instance, someone pockets your shiny new MacBook Air, you can log onto the web app, mark it as stolen, and it will start tracking it’s location as well as take screenshots and iSight pics of the perp.
Why am I telling you about it now? Well, it’s Free until January. This is...
Ex-Mas →
savsavsavsavsav:
here you go my little sweetie pies, an Ex-Mas present just for you *
(reblog, if you would)
I would.
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ようこそミネソタ州に 西 岡! →
ballcapbet:
(Tsuyoshi Nishioka with some guy.)
The Twins and Tsuyoshi Nishioka have agreed on a contract totaling $9 million over three years. Dang, that’s more than ¥750,000,000!
The thing I’m most interested in seeing now is what this does to the Twin Cities baseball market: Do the Twins have a sudden influx of Japanese fans? Will there be Japanese Nintendo advertising à la Safeco? Radio...
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“Even on Saturday morning, during the height of the storm, my corner store was...”
– Twin Cities Side Walks - The Epic Battle of Snow vs. Cars
This is a good read.
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mediation:
To show my support for Bernie Sanders...
1-2 Feet of Snow Saturday, Blizzard Conditions... →
whereabout:
Is it better to park in my garage tonight, and risk being stuck in my alley before work tomorrow morning … or park on the street tonight, and risk not having my car start* before work tomorrow morning?
Minnesota, AMIRITE?
*Considering I just made the first payment on my NEW CAR today, if it didn’t start I’d probably just end up burrowing into a snowbank and crying myself into a...
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Watchbrooklynmutt:
John Lennon Announced dead by Howard Cosell During Monday Night Football Telecast 1980
“Every zombie war is a war of attrition. It’s always a numbers game. And it’s...”
– Chuck Klosterman - My Zombie, Myself: Why Modern Life Feels Rather Undead
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“Tragedy comes in threes. Pearl Harbor, Elizabeth Edwards’s passing and Barack...”
– Christine O’Donnell (R), quoted by The Hill. (via tomelko)
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Watchedkohler:
nickdouglas:
Right wing declares war on the poor: Kate O’Beirne calls parents of school lunch recipients child abusers | Crooks and Liars
Sorry, hungry children of America. Kate O’Beirne is not willing to support the ridiculously cheap cost per meal we spend to feed you something marginally healthy.
Uhhh…why didn’t anyone walk over there and kick her?
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The exciting games spreadsheet →
The Hardball Times is at it again. This time they ranked all the MLB games played since 2006 based on excitement level (yeah that’s a lot of games, 12,148 on this spread sheet actually). I was at one game in the top ten, the Twins vs Tigers, game 163, in 2009. Here is their top ten most exciting games since 2006.
8/24/2009 Giants at Rockies
6/17/2006 Dodgers at Athletics
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Qatar wins bid for 2022 World Cup...and has...
The world cup is synonymous with alcohol, so this is of note:
The laws of Qatar tolerate alcohol to a certain extent. However, the few bars and nightclubs in Qatar operate only in expensive hotels and clubs, much Distribution Company, the only importer and retailer for alcohol in Qatar. Under Qatar’s Sharia, it is illegal to show alcohol or be drunk in public.
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and this:
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