Encore airings all weekend for Mad Men, season 3.
No matter your thoughts on pro life/pro choice, this is an eye-opening article (by the liberal Economist, no less).
In China and northern India more than 120 boys are being born for every 100 girls. Nature dictates that slightly more males are born than females to offset boys’ greater susceptibility to infant disease. But nothing on this scale.
For those who oppose abortion, this is mass murder. For those such as this newspaper, who think abortion should be “safe, legal and rare” (to use Bill Clinton’s phrase), a lot depends on the circumstances, but the cumulative consequence for societies of such individual actions is catastrophic.
My company started stocking 3 flavors of IZZE in March. Since the vending options are are free, I’m popping a couple of the puppies each day.
Chelsea makes fun of me for drinking them as their bright colors, girly name and slim can scream “Drink me, ladies!” But I can’t stop. The Sparkling Clementine and Sparkling Apple are just too delicious.
Omg… I like drinks that begin with “Sparkling”.
Aside from the excuse of a “game” against Prairie View A&M, this is going to be a fun season. Two ESPN games against an SEC and Big 12 opponent.
And yes, your college football season begins with a Thursday night match up involving Southern Miss.
- Thur., Sept. 2 at South Carolina (ESPN)
Sat., Sept. 11 Prairie View A&M
Fri., Sept. 17 Kansas (ESPN)
Sat., Sept. 25 at Louisiana Tech
Sat., Oct. 2 Marshall
Sat., Oct. 9 East Carolina
Sat., Oct. 16 at Memphis
Sat., Oct. 23 Open
Sat., Oct. 30 UAB
Sat., Nov. 6 at Tulane
Sat., Nov. 13 at UCF
Sat., Nov. 20 Houston
Sat., Nov. 27 at Tulsa
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Good Lord, I was on pins and needles Tuesday night waiting for Jasper to get another shout out on LOST. The episode was about Sawyer (whose character is from Jasper) and whole time Chelsea’s telling me, “They’re not going to mention Jasper. Better not get your hopes up.” But I’m as ignorant as can be. I just KNEW they were going to mention Jasper. But they didn’t. But they did.
Want to call your attention to the newspaper clipping that I can assume is supposed to be the Daily Mountain Eagle. Notice the first sentence which, as my 20/20 vision sees: “Jasper police…”
Let’s have an honest conversation. I’m a little weirded out by the multitudes of young professionals on Facebook and Twitter (read: a few years removed from college/grad school) who are updating statuses this week from their “Spring Break”. Now, it’s one thing to happen to tag along with family and friends who actually are on Spring Break. Vacations are fun, right? Take a vacation… just don’t tell us you’re going on Spring Break.
It’s another thing altogether for those delusional enough to think that Spring Break is actually still a part of their lives. If you have a full time job that is not in the educational realm, taking a week-long vacation in March is no longer called ‘Spring Break’… it’s called “using half your yearly vacation allotment before Easter”.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
- Mark Twain
Mad that I’m not at SXSW. Any of you who were able to make it, feel free to text me and rub it in.
Referenced our workplace team outing last week. One additional bonus was the closing of business within a short time frame, which we did.
My product line manager is former break dancer (seriously… awesome, huh?) therefore he agreed to break dance in the office if the goal was hit. I grabbed my iPhone and started to record. We didn’t think he’d seriously break dance in his work clothes when we hit our goal just 70 minutes before our deadline… but he did.
That loud, annoying laugh in the background? That’s me. Nice to know that some thing never change, right?
Baseball season is nearly here: The Five Most Important Hits in Seattle Mariners History
Secured our tickets for Conan’s stop in Seattle. I have no idea what to expect, but who cares… it’s Conan.
We hit a team goal last night, so my boss took us to Seattle to celebrate with one of the most high-felutant dinners, ever: Raw Oysters, Escargot, Foie Gras, Tarte Flambé, Salmon Coulibiac, Mini Croissant au Jambon, Moules Marinière, Belgium Fries, Goat Cheese and Garlic Mousse, Fromagère, and Fermiére.
Enjoy your Googling.
Received this little diddy last night:
Please tell me you’ve been to Cowgirls Espresso in Seattle? I want a blog post with pics.
You know who you are.
No, we haven’t. With a Stump down the road and Victrola around the corner, it’s hard to justify going anywhere else.
Cowgirls Espresso [maybe not safe for work, especially if you are a nun]
Mind-blowing secret: I publish these throughout the week on my twitter account as I stumble across them.
(This remains one of my favorite praise songs.)
Ok, Jasper folks. Tell me about this restaurant. God knows that any business with down home cooking and an uneccesary misspelled name has great potential.
