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On the radio this afternoon an interviewee said we needed to “bring God back to this country.”
I had to laugh, because I wasn’t aware that a) He had ever left, or b) that we could even make Him go away.

Until a few hours ago we had what seemed like millions of tiny almond trees growing on our lawn, right below the intentionally-planted, grown up almond tree. Who would have known all you had to do to grow an almond orchard was to let almonds fall from a tree, and not pick them up?
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Pentrix: In case you missed all the pen spinning.
We could all use a good lesson from Perspective Man…
Diebold accidentally leaks results of 2008 election early.
The Adventures of Lord Mario… sorry, it’s violent here today for some reason…

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We don’t make a ton of money, and we’ve already given you so much of it. Why do I have to give you more? I mean, come on! Even the Federal government is giving me $40 back. Can the extra $111 you’re asking for go toward reversing the massive cuts you’ve made to our education [...]

Cosby sent me this link to an NPR story on Pen Spinning. The highlight is this video of “world-renowned pen spinner Kam Kuo” doing his thing.
I remember watching people do this in school and being totally jealous. Now that I’ve grown up a bit, I’m not totally jealous. Just a little bit jealous.

Thirty dollars later, we’ve got Jumbo popcorn, Sour Patch Kids, and tickets for Vantage Point. Blew my mind. If you haven’t seen the preview yet - don’t. Just go watch.