Monthly Archives: July 2009

youtube clip of today: unusual entrance.

So today (technically yesterday, as it is now past midnight) was my birthday, and it was great. Relative to other recent birthdays of mine, “great” means “no major disasters occurred.” Let’s just say that my last two birthdays set the … Continue reading

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world, i pledge to be snarky.

I want to introduce myself to all of you as SWTCTW’s newest guest blogger.  As an avid reader of SWTCTW, I appreciate all of Mal and Kathleen’s wit and I humbly admit it is a daunting task to attempt to … Continue reading

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hiatus over, plus guest blogger intro!

Hello, long lost readers! I think that if I’m planning to be a serious blogger, I need to get better at letting you know when I’ll be on vacation and won’t be posting for a while, which was the case … Continue reading

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henry allingham, world’s oldest man, dies.

A month ago, I wrote about Henry Allingham, who celebrated his 113th birthday, and becoming the world’s oldest man, with a glass of champagne.  Henry died this morning at the age of 113. He was Britain’s last surviving veteran of … Continue reading

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this guy is no john dillinger.

Mark E. White was only trying to make his getaway after robbing the bank in Saginaw, Michigan. According to the news story, Marky Mark had just gotten out of the slammer three weeks earlier when he decided to rob the … Continue reading

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Filed under blogging, definitely not politics, humor, money, news, random, travel, Uncategorized, weird

this week was off the hook.

The post is late and it’s Chris’ fault.  It’s all his fault.  That aside, I am OBSESSED with the Evan and Randi routine. AMAZING! Hello SWTCTW readers. I’m back – and so is SYTYCD. I was getting a little disappointed … Continue reading

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on why united is the worst.

Yesterday, I flew home to Denver from DC’s National Airport. Things were looking up, at first: my dad had a voucher for a free flight, so I got to splurge and get a direct flight home (this was HUGE); I … Continue reading

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youtube clip of today: roller babies.

I don’t know what it is about babies and animals talking or doing uncharacteristic things that makes them so successful in television commercials, but apparently it doesn’t get old. This is the number one viral video on the interwebs right … Continue reading

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Filed under babies, blogging, dance, drinks, family, humor, pop culture, random, thoughts, TV, weird, YouTube

flannel nightgowns, anxiety, and sarah palin.

It’s summertime, and she’s not actively running for national office anymore (*crosses fingers*), but Sarah Palin still makes me want to put on a flannel nightgown and eat Smartfood as I fume and read various articles about her increasing level of … Continue reading

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youtube clip of today: indie films.

I love indie films (and indie anything, really — for the Fourth of July, iTunes gave away 20 free indie songs and by God, it felt like Christmas!), but I am a little bit self-conscious of the fact that everyone … Continue reading

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