I recently wrote about the sad news that Spirit of the West lead singer, John Mann, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Without being too hyperbolic, I have to say there aren’t many bands that have played as big of a role in my life as Spirit of the West – everything from the […]
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19 Unbelievably Laughable Book Fails
Some funny stuff.
Happy Singles Day!
Originally started by Chinese university students as an anti-Valentines Day where single people were encouraged to buy themselves gifts, “Singles Day” on November 11 (11/11) has exploded in popularity over the past five years to become China’s equivalent of Black Friday with their Amazon/eBay clone, Alibaba, leading the charge. I heard about it last year […]
Friday Fun Link – Book With No Pictures
One of those “Why didn’t I think of that ?” ideas. So clever…
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Halloween Costume Surprise
Pace was dressing as Batman for Halloween a couple years ago. I’d thought about buying the obvious costume to surprise him but pre-made costumes are expensive these days and it felt like a lot of money to buy for a one-off surprise. At the same time, how many times to you get to be the sidekick to […]
Friday Fun Link – What Quote or Line From A Book That Changed Your Life?
A fun question on /r/books. Not sure what my pick would be – maybe “So it goes” from Slaughterhouse Five as a perfect illustration of how shit happens and then we die? Or on a more optimistic note: ““And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think […]
The Next Five Years of Superhero Movies
This infographic excites me greatly…
Friday Fun Link – Do Not Touch
This site is pretty cool – a band created a crowdsourced music video comprised of people who visited their site following the instructions on screen. Try it yourself!