Bob Costas said something not annoying, for once.
“When it comes to Olympic opening ceremonies, retire the trophy.”
image from xinhua
It was the most amazing production I’ve ever seen. Unrivaled in terms of scale, pageantry, artistry, dazzle, and technology. London must be scratching its head right now, wondering how it’s gonna follow Beijing’s act.
Wow. Just… WOW.
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A couple of weeks ago we were at Whole Foods to buy ingredients for dinner that night. Meat, vegetables, some spices, manchego from Spain, provolone from Italy, and a bottle of California wine. After paying, I looked at my receipt, winced, and said, “Damn! Food’s getting really expensive! Pretty soon we’re [...]
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Meanwhile, back at the University of the Philippines…
Get over yourselves. It’s about time they raised the tuition. A university with no money cannot give you a good education.
17 years. That’s enough.
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Election day.
Democrats take control of the House! Whoopeeee! The Senate is still a dead heat as I type this, but at least half of Congress is out of the hands of those hatemongers from the GOP. Happy, happy, joy, joy!
I woke up early today, intending to vote before I went to work. [...]
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Robber dies after accidentally shooting himself
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. - A suspected robber died after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while he and another man held up a Pinole liquor store, authorities said.
Police found the body of Sharffeequa Williams, 24, on a West Oakland street a few minutes after the holdup Saturday morning.
Security cameras recorded [...]
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A few days ago I read an article on inq7.net about the University of the Philippines, where I spent all four years of high school and two years of college. (Well, it was more than two years, but I cut and dropped so many classes that my total credits only added up to two [...]
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