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Handful of Wonderfully Colored Expensive Plastic Wartoys

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We went down to look at war toys, wonderfully colored plastic war toys. Continue reading →

Posted in Dumb thoughts, General stuff, Rant/Rave

Jul·27

Link Dump: Quacks and Dinos

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Here’s an interesting essay on homeopathy for those interested in that sort of thing. Regulating over-the-counter curatives is a weird thing, especially when dealing with homeopathy which, if done properly, doesn’t really have anything in it. Arnica, for example. There’s … Continue reading →

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Feb·21

Why I don’t go into the water: Strange Love at The Ocean’s Floor (Happy Valentine’s Day!)

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Thank you Brian Switek for entering the phrase “bone-burrowing snotworm” into my nightmare lexicon. Today Brian wrote a lovely article on icthyosaur falls, which are like whale falls but, you know, they happened a long time ago to, you know, … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Go In the Water, General stuff

Feb·13

No, Doctor, it said “TIconderoga, NY”

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Dangers of penis tattoos. I don’t know if you’ll get my subject line but, man, I loved that joke back in grade school. It was go-to gold for pre-pubescents who had a nominal grip on the process (no pun intended).

Posted in Dumb thoughts, General stuff

Jan·10

On Australia

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Here’s a quick indication of what I like about Australia — and why we chose New Zealand for our Honeymoon all those years ago — Google autocompletes the phrase “things in australia” with the phrase “that will kill you.” “Things … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Go In the Water, Dumb thoughts, General stuff

Dec·02

Under the bridge

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I’d love to get the thoughts from guy riding the Google Streetview Trike as he rode along Pearl “Street” in Philly. This section is literally a hidden space in Philly. Its a tunnel under the Reading Viaduct, a rail line … Continue reading →

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Tagged Philadelphia

Aug·26

New WordPress theme

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I realized I haven’t been posting much, which naturally means I needed to pick a new theme. Updating WordPress gave me the theme you see here as a new option. Its nice and clean, and has an auto-header-cropping feature. Until … Continue reading →

Posted in General stuff, Grg's Reference

Aug·16

Polynesian delight

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I have a secret jones for tiki culture. My iPod’s full of Les Baxter‘s exotica, and my bookcase holds copies of Trader Vic’s Tiki Party! and Sven Kirsten’s indispensable Book of Tiki. Something about the misappropriation creative remixing of other … Continue reading →

Posted in General stuff, Grg's Reference, Rant/Rave

Jun·16

Linkdump: travel and leisure and pants

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The Tactical Pants Review: I’m a big fan of cargo shorts. They’re the official shorts of fatherhood, with plenty of room for cameras, juice cups, toys and whatever random cool rocks your kid hands you. But I’m beginning to realize … Continue reading →

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Tagged linkdump, pants, swimming

Jun·15

Puppies of Jenkintown: Maggie

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This is how you want your yellow labs: big and goofy. Even female yellow labs lack the dignity common to even the silliest of breeds, Chihuahua included. They are why cats look down on us. They want to lick your … Continue reading →

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Tagged puppies of Jenkintown

May·14

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