One of the nice things about living in Texas is that people who fly the confederate flag have a hard time hiding behind “heritage.” We have the Lone Star flag — it’s everywhere, all the time. It’s a cool-looking flag to boot. If you’re choosing to fly the confederate as opposed to the Texas flag, it’s pretty clear…

+1 Lathers great. Smells great. Costs next to nothing. If I haven't shaved in a couple of days I'll use their pre-shave cream before hand.

+1 Lathers great. Smells great. Costs next to nothing. If I haven't shaved in a couple of days I'll use their…

Apparently the old man is Ernesto Bergamasco, Italian boxer and Olympic chamption. Born in 1950, so he'd be 64 years old. Pic looks pretty close:

Can't find the article, but it was Neyer or one of the Sabermatic writers who pointed out one of the keys to Torre's post-season success was a willingness to pitch Rivera in non-save situations. Basically having him come in to get the third or even second out out of the eight before closing the ninth. BTW: Yankee…

So many people use the Shuffle b/c it's prefect for running. Unlike the gym, where you have downtime b/w sets to monkey with playlists, the shuffle doesn't interfere with running. Load it and go. I load it with a big list of songs I use for running and just tap skip anytime I'm not feeling a song.

I used the Runner's World 26 week running plan this January to go from no running to 3 miles, 3 times a week by August. I'm signed up for a 1/2 marathon in 4 weeks. I'm male, 44 years old, and still carrying a bit of extra weight. Good program.

I think you mean Kamp Stoppel, Won't Stoppel.

Note: If you're going to do a lot of European travel, I'd go for a hard-side. I wondered why everyone in Europe had a hard side until the first time I had a long haul to the train station in a rainstorm. It eventually soaked through my softside Samsonite.

Note: If you're going to do a lot of European travel, I'd go for a hard-side. I wondered why everyone in Europe had…

Totally unnecessary. When I did my undergrad work at Miami University in the late 80s (88 - 92), it was common for people to nap on the benches in the library with hand-written notes that said, "Wake me at x:xx" When you saw the sign, you'd reflexive check the time and if it was the right time you'd wake them.

How sad is it that this isn't the first time this has happened?

My advice to my students (college) - when a member of the family makes a racist comment at a family gathering, loudly say, "I've got to take a shit" and leave the room. Makes it into a politeness as opposed to a political issue. They stop saying racist things and you'll stop announcing you have to take a shit when…

Life guard forever and avid lap-swimmer. It's always young guys and I always assumed it was because they didn't want to get naked in the locker room. At the university where I work I'm always surprised to see male students - legal adults - go into the toilette stall to change into their swim suits. See The Oatmeal:…

Sucks. My response when they tried that at the Honda dealership was, "But it's a Honda. Isn't the whole point that I don't need a warranty? Rueful smile from the financing clerk and we went on our merry way.

W/r/t "is this happening more lately?" I think it's that 20 years ago when you left a kid in the parking lot for a few minutes you left the windows down. I remember my mom giving my sis and I the choice of "go in, or stay in the car." She'd leave her window open (driver's) and I'd open my window (passenger), and spend…

I've always thought this has to do with AP credit and reduced humanities / gen. ed requirements. As a result, a lot of students take their last course outside their speciality their senior year in HS and never get exposure to a course in math/science/literature/history (what ever part of that they don't like) again.

Fitness tumblr, I'm guessing?

But it is an exact time. They clearly announce on the t.v. and at the games how much time is added.

Agree. Lot of it is shit. But, you know what, I don't have to click on those. And let's all remember that there are a fair number of shit stories and columns in the newspaper and in magazines every issue. I carried the newspaper for 10 years and was a subscriber to some sort of newspaper from '94 to about 2009. At a…

Where's the love for Necco wafers. Chalk + sugar FTW.

Wonder what would have happened if 6 - 10 black guys carrying assault weapons showed up at Jack in the Box one night? How many of them would have lived to tell the tale after the police showed up?