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it’s freaking me out.

i know it happens, but you never expect one of your best friends to have a stroke.

not at this age.

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so i just learned that one of my very best friends in the world has had at least one stroke in the past couple days, perhaps two.

if any of you know brad and haven’t heard details, email me or give me a call and i’ll update you.

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today, after we went to the children’s museum, we were not quite ready to go right home and have dinner yet (J1 made sushi! yay!) so we rode the robot train.

i had never ridden the robot train, and i must say i was impressed.

it has a nice warm waiting area with nice seating and CNN on HD tv.

if i was a hobo, i’d totally hang out there when it’s really cold.

then, the train showed up and we got on it, and true to its name, it’s a robot.

it has no driver.

it’s an empty train with no controls.

it DOES have an “in case of emergency” button, next to a little speaker box that, i must assume, is able to prevent rape or something.

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today, i see in the local paper that my wife has been sending letters to the editor:

wonder how many people crying about the “racist headline” on Jan. 18 (“I ain’t kill them kids”) assumed the speaker was black without reading beyond the bold print? Many assume that uneducated blacks are responsible for heinous crimes such as the Hovey Street murders. However, when you enslave a race, pretend to free them and underfund urban school systems that educate them, what results do you expect? Disproportionate numbers of blacks are in the criminal justice system because we are not educating our inner-city youth to their fullest potential, and we cry racism over poorly written headlines instead of poorly written legislation.

Headline stirs complaints, but real problems don’t | IndyStar.com

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earlier, i thought i might start to feel better if i ate.

so i ate.

this made me feel pretty much yucky, so i thought i might go for a walk.

i am now back from my walk, and the idea of riding a bike home is so awful that it is the only thing keeping me from leaving work early.

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Imagine a rubber band that is attached to a horse at one end and attached to a wall at the other end. The rubber is infinitely stretchable. On the rubber, near the wall, there is a snail. Both the snail and the horse start moving with typical speeds. Can the snail reach the horse?

Motion Mountain - The Adventure of Physics : The Free Physics Textbook

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the new indianapolis library is open and i was dissapointed to learn that it contains a starbucks.

now, i used to work for starbucks and as far as big corporations that come into small markets and wipe out local businesses, it’s not ALL bad, i suppose, but still, the city could have gone with any number of locally owned (and better) coffeeshops for the new library.

i will be getting my library coffee at the abbey, across the street.

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spoiler alert: i ruin christmas for children below.

if andy claws were real*, and he were to bring me an $800 present, and he were to learn about that present somewhere, i’d like it to be here:

Kegotator draft dispensers are part of MicroMatic product line, which offers a large range of beer equipment. I have grabbed one photo above from their website to illustrate how these Kegerators work. Basically, it’s a cube fridge that has a tap on top, solidly made with lots of shiny steel, into which kegs of various sizes fit and out of which beer flows. They range in prince from $495 to just under $1,500 and some seem to have wheels, meaning you could actually shout “ROLL THE KEG OVER HERE, LARRY!” if you were drinking with a guy called Larry on a relatively level surface area with no obstacles in the way.

Review: The Kegerator Portfolio | A Good Beer Blog

*santa is not real. sorry.

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last night, having ridden to and from work almost every single day for 9 months, i rode home in the rain for the very first time.

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i spent over twenty-five dollars today just on things for lunches at the office.

ugh.

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today was the day, at long last.

at 4:30 pm today, j1 and i were married.

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i have finally gotten the search results looking nice.

if you’ve landed on the crappy search page, now is the time to try it again.

i recommend searching for the word “dragon“.

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i am going on day three with a pinched nerve, or something, on the left-hand side of my back, about one third of the way down.

it smarts.

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The Ultimate Hoodie (hoody) is unbelievably comfortable and is packed with hidden features. Our patented Personal Area Network (PAN) provides integrated wire management for iPods® and other devices. Special earbud loops keep your music within easy reach. Eleven strategically located and ergonomically designed pockets/compartments manage your gear, no matter what you need to carry with you. Our integrated Weight Management System™ helps keep heavy loads balanced and comfortable.

The Ultimate Hoodie from SCOTTEVEST/SeV® - Gear Management Clothing

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