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30-Day Squat Challenge
OK, I randomly came upon this bonkers 30-Day Squat Challenge and, in fit of spontaneity and optimism, decided to start doing it on May 1. Evidently the folks over at Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans are starting May 1 too. Camaraderie and such!
4.29: The Day I Got the Sad News about AV Club
So, I’ve just got the news that some of my very favorite writers are leaving A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, and Genevieve Koski. They’re joining Scott Tobias and Keith Phipps, who already left, on a new venture to be named later. My only consolation is that Sean O’Neal remains to write Newswire pieces. I’ve spent […]
28: Clearly Another Fan of Numericalness
The internet tells me other folks are fans of number-based blogging as well. Here’s a fun example.
4.27: Super Squadra!
Today I took part in a road riding clinic held by the delightfully named Super Squadra racing team. (I really like saying “Super Squadra,” and am going to try to work it into daily conversation.) With the ride to and from Bicycle Sport Shop (meetup spot and a team sponsor), I put in 38.57 miles—officially […]
26 Ways to Wear a Scarf
“Wait a minute,” you’re saying,”this video here provides only 25 ways to wear a scarf.” The 26th is the way I usually wear them, which is left on the hook by the door underneath the various discarded bookbags. But I want to be a scarf wearer! So I am putting this here to remind me […]
4.25: It’s National Plumbers Day!
To celebrate National Plumbers Day, I’d like to share with you the information that the ENTIRE Super Mario Brothers movie on YouTube. Here’s a trailer for this monstrosity, which I first learned of when it was selected for an episode of How Did This Get Made? (Episode 47). Also, maybe I should just take a […]
Celebrating 24 with The Onion
Two Dozen More Bodies Found In Lake Wobegon LAKE WOBEGON, MN—Though local residents insist it has been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, MN, their hometown out on the edge of the prairie, state police officials descended on the small community Tuesday when another 24 corpses surfaced along its placid waterfront. In the last year, […]
23.5 Miles, Straight Down
Last spring I went to one of those carnivals that pop up on the side of highway a couple times a year, and rode all the fun rides: the ones that twirl you around and dump you upside down and spin you around really fast. And I discovered that I am officially an Old, because […]
4.22.1915: A Big Day for Crossword Puzzle Makers
April 22, 1915 was the beginning of the 2nd battle at Ypres (of 3 battles total), and a golden day for people looking to find a way to start a word with a Y followed by 2 consonants. Once you have more than one big battle at a foreign site, that site becomes much more […]
“Check Your Head” Now Old Enough to Drink
Check Your Head, the third album from the Beastie Boys, came out on this date in 1992. This release is front-to-back goodness, but this here’s my favorite song by far (I can never listen to it just once—such memories of dancing to this at the Exit!):
Roof Pig! Most Unexpected. 