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a comment that can make you laugh or cry
This story was great, but the first comment just made my head explode: Lost in the Waves Swept out to sea by a riptide, a father and his 12-year-old son struggle to stay alive miles from shore. As night falls, with no rescue imminent, the dad comes to a devastating realization: If they remain together, they’ll drown together.
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Max Damage
Max and I have an ever-evolving game of kickball that we play inside the house at night. It’s evolving so well, in fact, that last night I kicked the ball off the wall and it smacked directly into a tempered glass bowl sitting on the counter on its rebound, which of course slid off and broke on the kitchen tile in a hundred little pieces (luckily, it was tempered, so it wasn’t a thousand little pieces). And of course, I did this in full view of my wife, who was too angry for words, but also (luckily for me) too pregnant to get up and slap me silly… Max thought…
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Linux Mint
I haven’t touched Linux since Ubuntu 7, but recently, a good friend recommended Linux Mint. I think I’ll try it out and see how far things have progressed.
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Royalty Visiteth
The crown princess is coming to Rajabhat Mahasarakham University for some kind of contest to be held at our new indoor event hall. This means I saw the first helicopter since the last time a member of the royal family came (last year, when another princess landed on our track to be taken by motorcade to preside over the graduation festivities for the sports college next door, where I exercise every day). Our building’s parking lot has been declared the space for motorbikes, so there are probably a thousand parked out there so far. In an hour or so when I leave for my workout, I hope I can get…
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Here’s a tribute to my MJ moment earlier this evening..
Luckily, it’s awesome.
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Pass the Tiger Balm Already
I was horrified today when my personal trainer (male, 20) started massaging my legs with floral scented lotion instead of the sports liniment I’d been expecting… Horrified, yet silent.
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Around Mahasarakham: The OTOP Marketplace
Note: With this entry, I’m starting a new category of posts called Around Mahasarakham (AKA Around Maha Sarakham). People have been asking exactly what the town we live in is like, so I’ll try to document it better in the future. ////////////////////////////////////////////// Built to fail just last year, the OTOP marketplace is already sliding into moldy disuse, and the unmistakable stench of broken loser dreams permeates the entire area. It’s one of my favorite places to hang out as its right down the street from work, it’s always deserted, and my old rusty car just belongs in the parking lot. Also, I buy bottled water in bulk there for half…
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No no no no no no no
Currently Mr. Max’s favorite words, accompanied by firm waving off with arms and violent shaking of head. Can be applied to people, objects, or actions, but especially to unwanted food, baths, and authority figures. Has recently been found to actually mean “yes”, probably because Max can’t yet say yes.
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Attention Mafia Wars and Farmville Players!
Mafia Wars CEO Brags About Scamming Users From Day One Sadly, this is probably not the exception for viral Facebook apps.
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Burning bloodsuckers at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
These vids were taken at the teacher’s accommodations we rented (House 109) at Khao Yai National Park from November 9 to 11, 2009. It rained every day, which brings the leeches out in great numbers. I had a few actually on my feet during different times, but none were on long enough to feast on my ambrosial blood. Too bad. // Part 1 is very blurry and hard to see, but contains brutal leech burning imagery as an added bonus: Thai language note: These leeches, on land, are called “taak.” Ones in the water are “prin” (pronounced like pudding in Japanese without the hard “r”) The hand-sized ones in the…
