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An Apollo 15 Panorama from APOD — In case you had moonscapes on the brain today.
Fluegar — A car from car heaven. :: wants :: (Thanks to danjite.)
Rockets help build bridge higher than the Empire State Building — Um, wow. (Thanks to lt260.)
Poodles — Wrong. Just wrong. (Thanks to willyumtx.)
?otD: Why are you fixing a hole for the rain to come in?
11/30/08
Body movement: 85 minute suburban walk
This morning’s weigh-in: 221.6
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville
Posted: 8:09 am Sun November 30 2008 |
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November 30th, 2008 at 10:59 pmHe was fixing a hole where the rain gets in, so it wouldn’t anymore.
He did not want poodles on the floor.
Speaking of which, while I like the camel effect, I agree, that whole practice is just wrong. Then again, when I look back at how my parents used to dress me, it has much the same flavor.
As to Melville, may one ask why you’re forcing yourself to read it when you so patently don’t like how it’s written? There are any number of other picaresques to enjoy.