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I love you, Onion. And I especially love those of your readers...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:28:35 -0500

I love you, Onion. And I especially love those of your readers who lack any sense of irony.

natelbagel: emmyc: poupon: coelasquid: catbountry: sweetappl...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:50:19 -0500

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heyoscarwilde:

From imdb: ”During the filming of some scenes for The Princess Bride, the weather became markedly cold for Robin Wright Penn. Andre the Giant helped her by placing one of his hands over her head; his hands were so large that one would entirely cover the top of her head, keeping her warm.”

comic by Box Brown :: via flickr.com

This is so sweet how can I NOT reblog this.

D’aaawwww.

All of the behind the scenes stories about Andre the Giant were adorable like this, Apparently Wallace Shawn is deathly afraid of heights, so he was freaking out while they were doing the scene scaling the cliff and Andre was like “it is okay, I’ll keep you safe.” there’s a behind the scenes thing on the DVD and everyone is choked up and misty eyed when they talk about working with him.

Andre the Giant was a radiant human being.

Oh gosh wow

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whitewhine: MOM! You FUCKING C*NT, how DARE you get me...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:04:54 -0500

whitewhine:

MOM! You FUCKING C*NT, how DARE you get me MONEY?!

Holiday Hater entry / Follow @whitewhines on Twitter

"We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have..."

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:45:11 -0500

“We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others.”

- Blaise Pascal

iPhone - the true meaning of Christmas

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:37:28 -0500

iPhone - the true meaning of Christmas

wanderingphilosopher: This is my favorite time of year to be...

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:32:40 -0500

wanderingphilosopher:

This is my favorite time of year to be childless

Via someecards

Christmas ramblings

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:12:57 -0500

This Christmas vacation has not been the best.

Which is not to say it’s been particularly bad either; it hasn’t. There have been some nice moments. I did have fun seeing the fam, especially my goofy, adorable, and wonderful little nephews. I have had some good times with friends. My sister’s annual birthday/holiday party was especially nice, and I also had a great time at the bar with a few old friends a couple of nights ago.

But overall, things at home have just felt *off*, much as they did in the summer. There is less drama now than there was then. But there is still so much tension, even if it is now mostly just under the surface. This Christmas we didn’t drink and play games and laugh the way we usually do. Everything was much more subdued than normal. Things were not joyful and festive in the way they have been in years past.

Perhaps part of it is that we actually celebrated this year on Christmas Eve (to work around Matt’s family’s schedule). This left Christmas Day completely empty. It would have been a lot nicer, less empty, if Jaron could have made it home. As it was, Colin is at his girlfriend’s, John spent the day hiding out upstairs (as he usually does now), and there has been very little interaction of any sort among the family all day.

This Christmas is simply so much less than past Christmases have been.

I’ve also not had the chance to hang out with some friends that I would like to see. A couple of friends have basically blown me off on a couple of different occasions. In some ways, with some people, this is understandable. But it still sucks, and it still has left me stuck at home on some evenings without much to do but wallow in the tension that exists here.

Home feels less and less like home; I notice it now every time I visit. The last few times I’ve been here, I’ve found myself anxious to return to Miami long before it is time to return. But not long after I get back there, I find myself feeling homesick. Longing for a place that doesn’t quite exist anymore, not really.

‘You can’t go home again’, they say. I guess that becomes true for us all, sooner or later.

God and Logic

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:20:49 -0400

This is a first.

On a simple quiz I gave to students to test their understanding of valid argument structures, I included the following argument (among several others):

Premise 1: If the Bible is accurate, then God exists.
Premise 2: God does not exist.
Conclusion: Therefore, the Bible is not accurate.

They were simply asked to identify whether the argument is valid (which it is, it’s a very simple and straightforward Modus Tollens), and whether it commits any of the short list of fallacies that we discussed (it doesn’t).

In response, one of my students wrote “Choose not to answer this question because my own personal beliefs”.

Um, ok?

Nobody was being asked to accept any of the arguments. They were just being asked to assess their structures and whether they commit the fallacies we discussed. What do you think - are religious beliefs (which I can only assume is what the student was referring to) legitimate grounds to refuse to answer this question?

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Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:44:12 -0400

thebunnygirl: Obama, having a moment with one of...

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:42:33 -0400

thebunnygirl:

Obama, having a moment with one of his constituents.

Sneak-Attack Philosophy: On strangers, grief, and cultural icons

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:03:39 -0400

Sneak-Attack Philosophy: On strangers, grief, and cultural icons:

sneakattackphilosophy:

Since the announcement last night that Steve Jobs passed away, many people have been writing eulogies and introspectives. Most have been respectful, thoughtful, and deeply heartfelt. Some of the most eloquent have been from people who knew him personally, but most are written by those who never…

thegeekchic: I don’t need to tell you the news. I’ve done a lot...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:57:44 -0400

thegeekchic:

I don’t need to tell you the news.

I’ve done a lot of personal mourning this year, and losing one of my heroes has me in a state of disbelief. It is true that I have not been happy with the direction in which the quality of Apple products have been heading in the past few years, but I have remained loyal to the brand since my first IIGS in 1987. I have experienced many sad days recently, and this one is no different. Mr. Jobs, your work helped shaped me as both a geek as well as a perfectionist, and you are already missed very much.

jemmarieandtheghostease: Jem Marie + the Ghost Ease :...

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:40:57 -0400

jemmarieandtheghostease:

Jem Marie + the Ghost Ease : Newest Knews (Peacock Song)

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Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:41:35 -0400

I was gonna write a whole blog post about how weirdly different...

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:49:04 -0400

I was gonna write a whole blog post about how weirdly different life has been since I got back to Miami (new roommate, missing old roommates, new full-time professor job, etc), but as I tried to think about how to express how strange and difficult (and also fun and interesting) it has been adjusting to all of this change, all that kept coming to mind was this tune. So, we’ll just go with that and call it good.

Hufflepuff forever!

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:50:05 -0400

Hufflepuff forever!

whitewhine: “First, I threw 20 or so pennies straight into the...

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:00:10 -0400

whitewhine:

“First, I threw 20 or so pennies straight into the trash can”

"Some people have a way with words… some people… not… have way."

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:01:11 -0400

“Some people have a way with words… some people… not… have way.”

- Steve Martin

Sneak-Attack Philosophy: Dear liberals, Man up or fuck off.

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:47:50 -0400

Sneak-Attack Philosophy: Dear liberals, Man up or fuck off.:

I disagree with some of this, but I agree with the central point - if you’re frustrated with things that our leaders are doing, then get active, and especially fucking vote. Political apathy isn’t going to help anything.

sneakattackphilosophy:

Dear liberals,

In the last two years, I’ve seen a lot of bitching and moaning from those of you unhappy with what is happening in DC. Many say that Obama squandered his mandate, barely doing anything during the 111th Congress. Because of it many of you refused to vote in the midterm elections,…

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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:23:43 -0400