May 2013
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Dead Pa. baby's dad believes in 'divine healing' →
After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.
But now they’ve lost an 8-month-old to what a prosecutor called “eerily similar” circumstances. And instead of another involuntary manslaughter charge, they’re now charged with...
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Being an adult blows
I got my monthly bill today, and my stomach sank a bit.
This past month I bought two pairs of running shoes (I alternate them so they last a full year) for a little less than $200, and that’s even when they’re on sale. Anyway, I get paid every two weeks, and when my next check comes in I’ll basically only have $300 left that I didn’t spend for the month — and...
FUCK. ME.
egryan:
1. Reactivate OKCupid account for, like, a fucking second.
2. Click on first match.
3. It’s your ex fiancee.
If I did online dating, this kind of shit would totally happen to me.
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Gym thoughts, part one
I think hip abductor machines only exist to trick people into making sexual-looking motions.
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Welp, it's official
Yahoo is buying Tumblr. They’re promising not to screw it up, but c’mon — it’s Yahoo.
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I hate when friends and co-workers ask why I’m not dating anyone. I’m not dating anyone because I don’t want to date anyone, so stop asking.
They always try and pester me into asking someone on a date when I have absolutely nothing in common with that person. What’s the point? Plus I just don’t have any time. I never get home from work and working out until about 8...
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Star Trek Into Dumbness →
The new Star Trek movie isn’t a terrible film. Star Trek Into Darkness has some bravura action scenes, and some brilliant comic bits. But it’s also aggressively, tragically stupid. It’s not even a great popcorn film, because it fails to deliver on its own promises. And it’s not half as good as J.J. Abrams’ first Star Trek.
Sorry, but Star Trek fans getting butthurt...
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Watch TiMER Online | Netflix →
I’ve always seen “TiMER” in the Watch Instantly section of Netflix, but it always seemed silly to me.
Well, I just started watching and it’s actually a fascinating premise — you can get an implant that will tell you when you’ll meet your “soul mate.” Again, it sounds kind of weird, but it’s handled so well. Here’s hoping the rest of the...
I'm a turrible person
I have a co-worker whose brother is the football coach and athletic director at an area high school. They’re in the same classification as the high school I attended, so they routinely see my alma matter in the playoffs.
In November they met in the football playoffs, and my high school crushed her brother’s team. I gave her the weekend to sulk, then when we had work on Monday I wore...
bricksandmortarandchewinggum:
Why would anyone donate money to Gawker to allow them to purchase a 200k video of the mayor of Toronto smoking crack?
(1) who gives a shit? Is that really something people are dying to see?
(2) why does anyone want to help Gawker make money? Even if you’re DYING to see the mayor smoking crack with your very own eyes someone will buy it so who cares if it’s Gawker?...
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Nasty, but I can't look away
I have a friend from Honduras who I ran track with in college, but I haven’t really kept up with him all that much. He’s as Americanized as it gets, since he grew up partially in both Honduras and California.
Anyway, I logged into Facebook a moment ago and saw he had uploaded some pictures, so I checked ‘em out just to see what he’s up to. Apparently he went to the...
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thefriinge replied to your post: I’ve been out of the game for too long…
SEE! Hitting on people while working out is not creepy hahaha
No, it’s creepy in the gym — that’s just… not the place to do it, I guess? She just started talking with me and somewhat subtly trying to figure out my age and other things about me. There was no one else around, we were...
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I've been out of the game for too long...
I just got hit on by a girl from the Texas A&M track team while we were both running at the local track. I didn’t even realize it until I went back to my workout.
Dammit.
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HOW I FEEL AT SMALL TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS
dontfeedthejournalists:
breathing-symphonies:
dontfeedthejournalists:
The most accurate, relatable post on all of tumblr. I’ve got an hour to mentally prepare for a Council meeting with an agenda that’ll likely last until midnight. God help me.
Girl, I feel you. I literally just got back from one that started three hours ago.
Just got back from a school board meeting that started...
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Stupid NHL
So the Red Wings are playing in a game seven and I can’t even watch because it’s on NBC Sports Network, which I don’t get. Why on earth is this not being shown on NBC? It’s a game seven of one of the most storied franchises in all of sports!
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Oh goodness...
Bob’s Burgers has only been on 30 seconds and it’s already hilarious.
“I don’t want to get my Capris dirty — they go great with this top!”
“I also have armor for my ding-dong!”
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mixedbyziggy:
rescue three white women who have been missing for a decade, and a baby
become a national hero
pull and even bosser move and tell the fbi to give the reward money to the victims
media decides to dig into your past, and bring up your criminal record.
wonderful time to be black in america.
Sadly, this is accurate. Sometimes my media cohorts are dipshits.
Happy Twentieth Anniversary, Matt Foley,... →
Foley started out as a character at Second City — created by Bob Odenkirk, but performed by Chris Farley. Eventually, the character made eight appearances on SNL.
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TMI Tuesday
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When you’re a guy and you run a lot, it’s very easy to get a sore on a body part between your legs (the… lower part) and it feels like someone is stabbing you in that body part with a surgical knife repeatedly. Then when you take a hot shower it’s like being punched by a burning surgical knife. Yes, punched by the knife.
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Womp womp womp
Discovered yesterday that I rank in the bottom 10 percent of reporters in my region in terms of salary. Given the amount of media outlets in my region, I think it’s safe to say the bottom 10 percent only includes my company.
/sadface
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I just want to go to sleep but I’m not even tired.
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Stupid ad reps...
So today at work, right as I was getting ready to leave, a co-worker said my boss wanted me to call him ASAP, so I did.
When I got on the phone with him, he that’s opening next month hiring people. I said, ‘Yes, [restaurant name] is opening its first location outside of Dallas, and they’re hiring about 150 people. The restaurant s opening next month and there’s not a lot...
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I CAN'T READ ANYTHING ANYMORE WITHOUT EDITING FOR...
dontfeedthejournalists:
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April 2013
50 posts
White Men Wearing Google Glass →
flavorpill:
Yep, it about somes it up.
“Great news writing occurs at the intersection of accident and craft — something...”
– Roy Peter Clark, in an essay about why the Boston Globe’s article on “Danny,” the Tsarnaev carjacking victim, was a great piece of writing. Read more at Poynter. (via poynterinstitute)
I agree with the sentiment, but I still don’t like that article or how it was written. I don’t think a...
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