David’s dad told us about this, he’ll be shocked to see it made the national news. A store in a suburban Chicago shopping mall closed for two hours Friday morning after people and merchandise alike were knocked to the ground during what police called a “mass push of bodies.” Link: Chicago-Area Store Closes For Two Hours After Mass Push Of Bodies On Black Friday VIDEO – The Huffington Post
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I’ve given in to Last.fm, as I found that it was easy to add a widget to scrobble tracks I’ve listened to on iTunes or via Last.fm (it’s not working for the internet radio stations I listen to on Winamp). So far, I’ve listened to random things, and something I created called “The Muppets Radio.” It’s made for some interesting audio moments, which eventually led to Monty Python and something wacky called Moxy Fruvious. It’s high time I opened up to new music… I’m hoping it’ll help me dare to be a bit more productive and creative around here. If…
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This time of year puts me in a very anti-shopping, anti-fake garland kind of mood. No, I will not buy a plastic wreath for my car. #fb # I do hope everyone traveling for the holidays gets home, wherever that is. I plan to spend Black Thursday #notshopping # RT @jianghomeshi "Kate Bush joins me for a rare interview. Full first hour. Today. Q." need to pass this along!! # Ah. #NCIS has Robert Wagner on. Sad memories. # Can I watch the debate on the iPad just to keep up with the merry japes here? Maybe. But still watching…
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We’re still humming the theme song… but there are some new surprises and twists, so it was NOT predictable other than a big damn happy ending. Which made me tear up, as I was a big Muppet Show fan back in the day. When it was announced on Tuesday that US TV broadcaster NBC has commissioned a script for a new series of the Muppets, the reaction among critics, commentators and tweeters was, frankly, remarkable. It is rare that a four-decades old franchise can announce a return to TV and prompt such unabashed enthusiasm as well as a total lack…
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I’ve resolved to blog more often, play around with the blog design, and all that. I’ve been a little too focused on getting things squared away on the church Facebook page and a little too unfocused on… pretty much everything else going on around here, including blogging. Part of that is, yes, it’s hard to blog on the iPhone from work. I’ll just be getting over that hump however I can in future. Meanwhile, some funny sad, funny ha-ha, and funny weird things, all having to do with right-wing ideology, Paul Krugman, rock-and-roll, and/or humor. New York Times columnist Paul…