His story is inspirational, but unfortunately the book was overwritten and, in many parts, unbelievable. She takes a lot of his recollections and prints them as fact, not as his recollection, and there were some claims that just don't ring true (running a 4:16 mile in sand, withstanding 220+ punches to the face (as a…

Laughing in delight over a teenager's unplanned pregnancy? Stay classy.

They do? Link?

Blaming "Christians" for not being charitable?

Let's not forget U.S. goal scorer Corky Melonhead. She scored 189 international goals over the span of just three Special Olympics (way more than Mia or Amy).

If I want to buy something I'll head to Amazon, not Deadspin. No offense, HamNo.

thanks for the tips! I'm not into French pop, but I do have a song in my playlist called "Je Reviens" by Autour De Lucie that is hauntingly beautiful.

Got that one already! Loving the suggestions!

Go find a good Jazz club and listen to people jam one night. Andy's is one of my favorite. Get a Chicago style dog - if you're adventurous, go to Hot Doug's late night. If the Cubs are in town, and you've never been to Wrigley, go. Even for just a couple innings.

Thanks, I'll check it out. Speaking of Dollhouse, I never watched it but the theme is sung by Jonatha Brooke, one of my all time favorites.

OK, ladies. I need your help. My go-to playlist on Spotify is a set of "chill" music all with female lead singers. My list is pretty long, but I'm always looking for new favorites (for instance, it's from way back in the 90's, but I just discovered and LOVE Groove Armada's "At the River.") Other samples of my…

Not all Muslims...

The return of Thighlights, I guess?

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My initial post was a couple sentences. The rest was a brief exchange with my friend Mary. And the retort of "what have YOU done that is better?" is a lame objection to anyone who critiques anything. If I wanted to invest a few thousand dollars, I, too, could script, record and edit a fake blind date mocking certain…

Not everyone shares my taste in humor? Well, that explains the Jackass movies, Two and a Half Men, and Ben Stiller.

That's it. You got me. He is me. Or maybe it didn't do anything for me because it seems painfully easy to write a "script" of a blind date making fun of a bro from Goldman Sachs. Maybe it was there at the end (I admit I couldn't make it through the whole thing), but is there a fresh perspective or insight that the…

I don't get it. It's a not funny, pretty boring scripted webisode? They only reason I could think that you'd post this is because it's "sponsored content," but it doesn't appear to be that, so... I don't get it.

If that's the case, I'd have more sympathy for the LW. But there's nothing in the letter that suggests that. Most people become less active in their single social relationships after getting married. That's part of life.

It sounds like you might be talking from personal experience. And sure, if you have a friend who's blown you off repeatedly and then comes to you when they need something, screw them. But again, all I got from the LW's experience was that she's lost her friends to hang out with. And if that's the case, life happens.