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    Calamari

    An excellent article on Architeuthis in the New Yorker: “There was this big thing hanging off the front of the net,” Robison recalled. “The suckers were still grasping.” Robison’s discovery…

  • Society & Culture

    Wax on

    The Japanese title for “The Karate Kid” is “Best Kid“, which is kind of funny if you think about why they felt compelled to replace a perfectly understandable title (to…

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    309 KPH

    And I thought I had it bad dodging black-and-white Skylines, GTOs, and Supras. Note to self: If you ever rent a car in Italy, splurge on something fast.

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    OLD OR VERGIN

    WOOOHOOOO!: LOTTERIA LA PRIMITIVA. AVNIDA DE AMERICA 137, MADRID – ESPAムA FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, REF: LP/26510460037/03 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD ( CONGRATULATION) DEAR SIR,…

  • Exploits

    Chloraseptic

    An absolute lifesaver. I must be spraying an equivalent of a full shot of the cherry-flavored stuff every night. It’s the only thing stopping me from scratching the inside of…

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    Buddhism Wireless Life ???

    There’s this really weird GoogleAd on the Blogspot banner over at the Big Ho’s right now. The link says “Buddhism Wireless Life” and links to http://www.wiphi.net/. No link, because there…

  • Photos

    Festival at Miwa Shrine

    Following their animistic roots, Cosmic Buddha went to the Miwa Grand Shrine as first documented in this post. Since then, I repeatedly forgot about some of the other photos waiting…

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    Top 15 Names for Wal-Mart Wine

    15. Box O’ Grapes 14. Chateau du Crack Chardonnay 13. White Trashfindel 12. Big Red Gulp 11. Grape Expectations 10. Domaine Wal-Mart “Merde du Pays” 9. Sam’s Dog 20/20 8.…