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Quote of the day: How to age happily

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lackhead

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in hand, totally worn out and screaming “WOO-HOO what a ride!” … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: fearmongering

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lackhead

Now one of Clinton’s Laws of Politics is this: If one candidate’s trying to scare you and the other one’s trying to get you to think; if one candidate’s appealing to your fears and the other one’s appealing to your … Continue reading →

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Word of the day: palaver

Posted on April 10, 2008 by lackhead

Greetings sportsfans! Lackhead here. I haven’t posted in a long time, mostly due to being overwhelmed by my upcoming trip to Tours, France, and spring climbing season. I’m sure the entire Interwebs have missed my virtual smiling face these long … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: bedtime stories

Posted on February 20, 2008 by lackhead

Those glittering abstract nouns aren’t sufficient, but they can be damn useful. They aren’t accurate descriptions of this country right now, and probably they never have been, but a lot of Americans are sincerely attached to them. And sometimes, when … Continue reading →

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Word of the day: unctuous

Posted on December 21, 2007 by lackhead

I think most of the time I get off my duff and deem a word to be blog worthy, it is because I’ve hit that word several times in rapid succession, either in a book, web site, conversation, or absinthe-induced … Continue reading →

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