The Olympics had begun, y’all. I was at Katie’s wedding last night so I missed most of the celebration during the first broadcast. However, I did catch the US and Thai national teams marched into the stadium. And I tivo’ed the rerun to watch again this morning. “Cousin” Nicky is reporting prolifically from Beijing on their adventures so far. And tonight, May takes the court. So please tune in on the computer at 9 p.m. PST (California time), Thais and Americans everywhere, to cheer her on. LA Times Olympics Blog also got to talk to May a bit as she...
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Y’all, I once again bought a bike. This is my new baby, Electra Townie, souped up with a cargo rack, a makeshift cargo hold (container bin and bungee mesh), and, of course, a bell. Brandon also scored his new cross-country bike, replacing his undersized cheapy that’s been killing his back and, more importantly, his bad knee this whole time. While Brandon’s purchase was planned as he’s taking the riding a bit more seriously now, it was a slightly impulsive buy for me. But I’m tired of being left behind when the boys go out to ride. Sure, they can do...
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Water on Mars! WATER ON MARS! I am such a geek. Oh, and the alien in my eye also hatched today. The corner of my eye by my nose is still swollen and red but virtually painless at this point.  Yeah, tear duct infection turned out to be more of the infection of my eyelid by the same alien that used to live in my nose, it seemed. Let me see how many times I have been on antibiotics this year. There’s the the original nose alien in January, but I actually didn’t go to the doctor for that. ...
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BBC News reports: Rabbit ripper shocks Germany …Rocco and Felina are among the 30 pet rabbits killed in the towns of Witten and Dortmund since last summer. Many of the rabbits have been decapitated and the blood drained from their bodies… …It is also unclear how the killer has been locating his victims. Most of the beheaded pets were hidden from public view, locked away in back yards or back gardens. It has raised the possibility that the killer has been using satellite images on the internet to find houses with rabbit hutches… …Fear is driving German rabbit-owners to hide...
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My friend Lily must be screaming her little head off last night as Nadal beats Federer at Wimbledon. About damn time, dude. We’ve been waiting....
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My eyes are half opened but I want to post this before I go to bed. My fantastic adventure as a humble blogger attending the Fresh & Easy store grand opening. Highlights include meeting the CEO Tim Mason and finding out that all their execs know the Temple, and me taking a swan dive outside of the store in front of like a hundred people. I should be proud that that was possibly the biggest crowd I’ve ever tripped and fallen in front of… Oh wait. No. There was always that one night of performance of the Nutcracker at the...
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