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As somebody who grew up in the 70's and died from exposure to the toxic chemicals in all of my Lego in 1982, I can’t help but feel that this article could have come a bit sooner.

Somehow, “Christmas Shoes” is still ranked too low.

Wait, Ray Stevens? I’m just going to imagine it’s this Ray Stevens.

Now someone just needs to mash up Badalamenti’s theme with Kylie Minogue’s version of the track.

There may or may not be fees for freezing & unfreezing depending on what state you live in.

you can check if the services is enabled by dialing #787#

I can certainly see the convenience of a web-based editor, but as somebody who was caught off-guard by PhotoBucket doing what PhotoBucket did, my ability to trust that a web service will be there and not pull the rug out from under me has been damaged. And while a photo editor is a far easier thing to work around than…

Or, y’know, just install GIMP for free and not have to worry about the developers taking something away from you unless you pay them.

I got an email from Capital One that my “card information may have been stolen due to a data breach” and that they were proactively shipping me a new card with a different number. The boilerplate email text implies it was used at a store that had been breached, but IMO the timing is just too coincidental.

Yep. I have a pair of cheap bluetooth earbuds that stutter if I turn my head too far to the right while holding my phone down by my right side (or if it’s in my right front pocket). Lift the phone up a bit and the stuttering stops. It’s definitely the earbuds since a previous pair didn’t have that issue.

Just take them to Goodwill. I’ve never had them reject any donations, and it’s a tax write-off, albeit a small one.

Hope you weren’t expecting to see Brock and Misty! :/

Our school district pushed the start time back from 7:25 to 8:15 this year. My 16-year-old is very happy to get a bit of extra sleep.

As an added bonus, the later start time means I’m no longer on the hook to drive him to school.

Where would “eat the entire loaf in one sitting” fall? Chaotic Obese?

I cannot agree with this strongly enough. James Lileks is a damn treasure. There’s an online version of the Gallery, as well, but the book (and, really, all of his books) is well worth seeking out.

his strikeout rate dipped to 9.3 per nine innings last year