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penance Posted February 1, 2010 "My dad is in the hospital. It's not serious. Or, my dad doesn't think it's serious, and my mom doesn't, and my dad's doctor doesn't, and his other doctor doesn't, so I don't, even though he had (non-open-heart) heart surgery a few weeks ago: to the extent that an..." more... kudos to glenn beck (!!!) Posted January 20, 2010 "Yes, I said it: 'kudos to Glenn Beck.' Why: for spending a good five minutes on his radio show today discussing how creeped out he was, as a father, by the comments of newly elected Republican senator Scott Brown last night. During his acceptance speech last night,..." more... what i want in a brain surgeon Posted January 17, 2010 "I was reading about how Neil Young had brain surgery a few years ago -- he had, I think, an aneurysm in his brain. The aneurysm was going to burst, and if it did, it would do severe damage to his brain. So a brain surgeon went in there and dealt with the aneurysm:..." more... eating dirt "In the post I wrote yesterday, I mentioned the eating of nutrient-free 'mud cookies' by Haitians. I wouldn't have known about the mud cookies (that is, hard 'cookies' made from salt, water, and dirt) were it not for the piece my friend Benno did for PBS's Worldfocus..." more... how it works, perhaps Posted January 16, 2010 "I've mentioned Defending Your Life before. It's an Albert Brooks film. Its premise: you're born; you live your life on Earth; you die. After you die, you go to Judgment City, a purgatory of sorts (but a nice one: all-you-can-eat restaurants where, no matter..." more... search avocadoblog: |
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