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Pictures: A Florida Sunset

December 28, 2009

Shayna is my friend from college and is one of the sunniest, friendliest people I know. So it would make sense that she would take the sunniest, warmest photos.  She recently moved to Florida where she took these pictures of a sunset at a fancy golf course. What’s crazy is that she doesn’t have a professional SLR camera. Given that I am in the Frigid North, they warmed my heart immediately.  Hopefully you like them, too.  Enjoy. (You can click ...

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Pictures from Bangladesh

August 10, 2009

I have a friend named Shehzeen who is Bangladeshi, who I met through another Bangladeshi friend. Because, once you have one Bangladeshi friend,  you have at least five or six. Since I’ve become friends with Bangladeshis, my knowledge about the country has gone from zero to sixty in three seconds.  I’m sure their knowledge of drunk Yeltsin has also been enriched.   One of the things I didn’t know, for example, is that Bangladesh has about 150 million people, the same ...

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Fabulous Friday: Man up, says Mr. T to jobseekers

February 27, 2009

Mr. T has wisely decided to speak out on the recession and offer some comforting words of wisdom to job seekers: MAN UP. The 56-year-old actor, famous for his tough guy role as BA Baracus in the 80s television series The A-Team, said he was visiting London to show Britons how to be a man and treat ladies with respect. He said life was about “fair play” and added that he tried to lead by example. “If you get knocked ...

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Believni: Friday Morning Fun

February 20, 2009

Oh how I wish I could get my hands on one of these babies for my apartment. Unfortunately, it looks like it will not be meant to be.

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Because “Breastaraunt” coming from NPR is a funny word

February 10, 2009

(from hootersgear.com.  Obvs.) NPR and Jezebel have caught my eye as reporting about a new trend in restaurants: According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hooters racked up (ahem) nationwide sales of $997 million last year, a two-percent improvement over 2007. For the sake of comparison, Ruby Tuesday “reported a $37.4 loss in the most recent quarter.” While everyone knows that Ruby Tuesday’s is HORRIBLE, it seems that, like Wal Mart, other lower middle class places such as Hooter’s are thriving in ...

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