I Write Like by M

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Barack Obama – Hogwarts Student?

Barack Obama earns 50 points for his house from Professor Flitwick after successfully conjuring golden birds in both hands simultaneously

NOTE: The above picture is not Photoshopped – the birds are actually on the top of flagpoles just behind President Obama. Click here for another, more revealing view.

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It’s that time of decade again…

That’s right, boys & girls – it’s CENSUS time! I’ve seen all the ads telling me how important it is that I fill out the census, but I didn’t know this until I got the envelope:

Required by law? Really? I wonder what the penalty is. And given that the letter is addressed to “Resident,” I wonder how they find me if I don’t fill it out. I mean, isn’t identifying me and the members of my household the whole point? If they show up to arrest me, haven’t they conclusively proven that they don’t need me to fill it out?

You heard it here first, folks – We need Census Law Reform!

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Things You Find While Packing

OK, this post is about eighteen months late, but as they say, better late than never…

When we packed up our house to vacate before the renovation, I had to go through my basement and put everything in boxes. Along the way, I discovered some of those “oh, wow – I can’t believe I still have this” items, and decided to photograph them for posterity (i.e., for posting on Flickr).

The entire set is here, but here’s one to whet your appetite:

Yeah, that’s right. 45 rpm records. Not only that, but Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees, and I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow. The late 70’s were an innocent time, indeed.

If that piques your interest, click through to the whole set. We’re talking Mickey Mouse Club membership buttons, Star Wars trading cards, floppy disk write-protect tabs, and much, much more.

Consider it my personal contribution to the ephemera that is the Internet…

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Desarmes family to God: Missed us again!

Think you had a bad couple of months? Check out these folks:

SAN BERNARDO, Chile

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Oklahoma, it ain’t…

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

“Enron,” the Broadway play? Really?

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Just when you thought Toyota was out of the woods…

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Ya know, some blog posts are just so funny that they bear repeating in their entirety. This post by Matthew Baldwin of Defective Yeti is one such post:

Toyota Recalls Remaining Models Due to Faulty Chick Magnets
February 24th, 2010

Toyota suffered yet another setback today, as it was forced to recall all remaining models due to faulty chick magnets. “We’ve received numerous complaints about the complete lack of arousal induced by our dependable, fuel-efficient vehicles,” said Shotaro Kamiya, spokesman for the beleaguered automotive company. “The panty-dropping capacity of our products falls far short of our standards, and for that we apologize.”

Owners are urged to bring their vehicle into local dealerships, where technicians will replace lithium-ion batteries with hemis, install chrome rims, and affix Truck Nutz to the underside of pickups.

Kamiya stressed that the recall was voluntary, and that no deaths were attributable to the defect. “But as no one has ever gotten laid in the backseat of a Yaris, no births are attributable either,” he added. “We regret this senseless loss of life.”

Well done, Mr. Baldwin…

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Bookstore of Love…

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Ostensibly because of Valentine’s Day, the bookstore at my train station had a table in front of the store today covered with various books about love and/or sex. There were the titles you’d expect to see – The Joy of Sex, Karma Sutra, etc., but this one gave me a real chuckle:

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Squaring the Monopoly Circle

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Call me a curmudgeon, but some things just don’t need to change:

According to Gizmodo, the 75th anniversary edition of Monopoly not only features a round board (I’m sorry, “wedges” belong in Trivial Pursuit, not Monopoly), but it also features digital currency! Apparently, the gizmo in the middle keeps track of how much money you have, handles payments, gives you $200 for passing Go, etc.. Monopoly without Monopoly money? Are you freakin’ kidding me?

And while I’m at it, GET OFF MY LAWN!!

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Helping or Hurting the Little Guy: Big Booksellers Sell Cheap Books

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Building on the book theme from yesterday, we turn to this post

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