tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52521362012-02-17T18:25:51.795-07:00Music.Movies.Books.News.Sports.Politics.Religion.LifeJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.comBlogger34511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-44379086116562925392012-02-16T23:56:00.000-07:002012-02-16T23:56:11.748-07:00

It used to be that we watched stupid shit like Attack of the Show or Mythbusters, not dreadful shows by any means, but shows that don't have a lot of meat on them. I don't think I'd watch them at home, sitting on my couch. Not when there's only 24 hours in a day. But if they're on in the background at work, okay. But now...now, I've managed to make a convincing enough case that we ignore the

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-15328812025453757562012-02-16T01:39:00.000-07:002012-02-16T01:39:27.672-07:00

I read a pair of books recently, one I liked quite a bit and the other...not so much. The first, the one I liked, was Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell. I'd seen the film, but had never read anything by Woodrell before. Not only did I like the story --a teen girl looking for her father in the backwoods of Methville, Missouri-- but the writing style was excellent. A little too poetic in some

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-38501852009124515782012-02-12T17:56:00.000-07:002012-02-12T17:56:41.491-07:00

Made it back home from my weekend in Kansas, where me and my brother watched the Jayhawks beat the OSU Cowboys. It was a fairly lopsided game and we didn't have great seats, but it was still an interesting experience to say the least. Its a different energy than an NBA game with all the rituals and chants and devotion. When the opposing players are introduced, the whole stadium waves

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-91043487552169590882012-02-10T00:25:00.000-07:002012-02-10T00:25:22.466-07:00

Currently playing on Netflix is a British mini-series starring Tom Hardy called The Take. Tom Hardy is a badass, so of course I watched it. It's based on a novel by Martina Cole and concerns a pair of drug kingpins, cousins, as they come up in the underworld and, later, into conflict. It's well-acted and cinematic, of course, but what interested me in the end was the melodramatic aspects of

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-24284990992050179332012-02-08T11:35:00.002-07:002012-02-08T11:35:57.752-07:00

Werner Herzog on Chickens from Tom Streithorst on Vimeo.

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Can I get five minutes of your time? Cool. Now I'd like to give it to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.

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What the... Rick Santorum? Really? Personally, I don't give a shit who wins the Republican primary. I ain't voting for him anyway. But deep down I want the Republican party to nominate someone good. I don't want them to go crashing into that dark night, headfirst and end over end. I want them to get their shit together. But with these swings? Santorum, Gingrich, Romney (with Ron Paul

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-85522257922792920102012-02-07T19:31:00.000-07:002012-02-07T19:31:34.841-07:00

Andrew Sullivan never got it, but when he goes on vacation, one of his underbloggers proves that he does: There's a decent chance 18-29ers sympathetic to libertarian ideas may be turned off by a state's rights fanatic with increasingly troubling ties to racist groups who talks about "honest rape" and appears exceedingly uncomfortable with gay rights and gay people.Ron Paul, at 76 years old and

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-72556920405594140422012-02-05T18:46:00.001-07:002012-02-05T23:09:34.490-07:00

Madonna just performed "Like a Prayer" on the Super Bowl halftime show. A little over 20 years ago, that song was so controversial that MTV wouldn't even touch it, and yet...she's singing it on the Super Bowl halftime show. Updated: Or not... M.I.A. flashed a middle finger apparently (didn't see it), which prompted NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy to fart out the following: The obscene gesture in

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-17845117966610790662012-02-05T11:53:00.000-07:002012-02-05T11:53:13.057-07:00

It snowed pretty hard over the weekend and I was thankful I didn't have to commute through hardly any of it. This is how it looked from my front door.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-8381774814433354752012-02-01T20:04:00.003-07:002012-02-01T20:42:23.381-07:00

It's all set. My first vacation of 2012 will be.... Lawrence, Kansas in two weeks. Now I know what you're thinking. Why Lawrence? Well, I have a good reason. I'm riding in to seek revenge against those yankee bastards for what they did to our women! watch KU beat the snot out of OSU on the basketball court. The hoops are gonna be good, man.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-2224236975447428362012-01-24T23:37:00.000-07:002012-01-24T23:37:39.861-07:00

Earlier today I tweeted: "Men can't write women" should join "Women aren't funny" on the dustbin of sexist bullshit.Obviously I screwed up the preposition. It should be "IN" not "ON," but oh well. I'm a noob. It's a thought that's been sticking with me ever since I saw a documentary on the True Grit Blu-ray called "Charles Portis: The Greatest Writer You Never Heard of." Interesting doc

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-46287091603496628182012-01-24T22:12:00.000-07:002012-01-24T22:12:09.665-07:00

Sometimes I wish I was a dentist, just so I can find out whether pulling teeth is literally easier than getting incompetent theater staff to do something. I think it is...but that's only based on the sheer effort required to accomplish anything with these clowns. A few other things easier than cajoling theater staff into action: Climbing mountains, erecting buildings, putting out wildfires,

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-35204525210710213592012-01-23T23:32:00.000-07:002012-01-23T23:32:54.670-07:00

I thought it was high time I joined Twitter, so I did. If you're a tweeter, look me up. It's free, it's easy...you know the drill.

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This photo cracked me up when I saw it. Supposedly it depicts Mitt Romney doing his own laundry a couple days ago in South Carolina. I guess this is supposed to take him down a peg, show the rest of the world that despite the bank accounts worth millions down in they Caymans, Mitt's just a regular dude. Of course, he's not just a regular dude. Not really. I'm also sure that he doesn't spend

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-15076887250827979462012-01-20T00:06:00.000-07:002012-01-20T00:06:24.236-07:00

I dedicate this song to Newt Gingrich, who got his feelings hurted by CNN when they asked him about his second wife. Seriously, we were going to watch the debates tonight, but after Newt's crybaby act, me and another guy refused. We flipped it over to the Australian Open. Caroline Wozniacki won. That was wayyy better.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-51282981441425953132012-01-19T01:54:00.000-07:002012-01-19T01:54:37.344-07:00

Now that the internet's back from its Activist Day, I got lost in a wiki-tube about basketball and found myself reading about Rezball. I didn't realize basketball was so popular with Native Americans, but I guess it makes sense. Basketball is very popular. But I wanted to see this "transition-based basketball that forces tempo with aggressive play, quick scoring and assertive defense" in

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-24289295567473923302012-01-19T00:37:00.000-07:002012-01-19T00:37:11.054-07:00

Not making this up: The ANTHRAX "Icon" compilation (Island/UMe) sold 64 copies (not a typo) in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.That's one per state and an extra in some NFL cities. But then again, this isn't the first "Best of" Anthrax has put out, nor is it very comprehensive. 11 tracks? That's it? Thankfully it doesn't contain any of their lame ballad-type songs

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-45613165575372015202012-01-18T00:12:00.001-07:002012-01-18T00:13:01.757-07:00

Enough with protesting. Seriously, stop it. Vast stretches of the internet are going dark for 24 hours to protest legislation Congress has already said they'd reconsider and the president has already said he won't sign. Yes, SOPA is stupid. (It stands for Stop Online Piracy Act.) Yes, PIPA is stupid. (Not sure, exactly...just a guess, but Protect Intellectual Property Act?) And yes,

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-68485110959336106052012-01-17T13:13:00.003-07:002012-01-17T22:51:04.019-07:00

I often complain about the dummies that work in our nation's theaters, and for good cause. They can't trace cables, can't find dead bodies in bathrooms. It's a wonder they can pop popcorn really. Updated: Word is that 5 managers were put on leave for not noticing the dead man in their bathroom. Corporate says: "Cinemark is evaluating its opening and closing procedures to determine how this

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-83598982935372167032012-01-17T00:11:00.000-07:002012-01-17T00:11:57.766-07:00

It's well-known that I have this, ahem, fear of amputees and amputations. An amputee can chase me around the room with their stump and I'll scream like a little girl. If he wanted to, Maury Povich could really terrorize me on his show. And over the years, I've been able to trace this back to some things that happened in my childhood. A magic show at my church was one of them, where an

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-8374327044064645732012-01-16T00:11:00.001-07:002012-01-16T00:12:04.750-07:00

What 13 year old transcribed this Band of Skulls record? Seriously Lyrics plugin...you got Bomb all wrong. The plugin version: All that you do, all that you say To get to home is, to get awayThe song is called Bomb. Try this: All that you do, all that you say Ticking timebomb is ticking awayThey're from England. You have to allow for the accent. Incidentally this is one my favorite songs by

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-13567477686963896632012-01-15T12:14:00.000-07:002012-01-15T12:14:01.920-07:00

Please let us get better next year.

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Conor Friedersdorf has a problem, and surprise-surprise, it's related to Ron Paul. Take it away, kid: But here's my problem: though {Kevin} Drum {a prominent liberal blogger] disagrees with those of us who acknowledge Paul's flaws but value his ability to inject important issues into the national conversation, he offers no alternative. As far as I can tell, most on the left who dismiss Paul

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-22312084565190636272012-01-12T00:02:00.001-07:002012-01-12T00:02:56.280-07:00

Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted the following, trying to goad Manny Pacquiao into a fight:My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk.Who you calling punk, punk? I hope you get your fight, Floyd. And I hope Pacquiao rearranges your face.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-35108545075493255952012-01-11T00:05:00.000-07:002012-01-11T00:05:53.888-07:00

My media player has this lyrics plugin, but it's not often totally accurate. For instance, it renders the first line of the Band of Skulls song linked below as: If you fed the rock then you reveal an ugly sceneI read that and thought, "What the fuck does that mean? Feeding a rock? That's new on me." Listening to the song a little closer, I'm pretty sure the line is: If you flip the rug then

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-5386212863042948732012-01-10T20:54:00.003-07:002012-01-10T23:48:15.836-07:00

Andrew Sullivan has been live-blogging the New Hampshire primary results, and while we all know that Sullivan has gone goo-goo for Ron Paul, it's a bit embarrassing. This bit encapsulates Ron Paul's problem: I'm getting that thrill up my leg as he talks of the danger he and his followers present to the status quo. It's such a stark contrast with the nasty, dickish, dissembling bullshit offered

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-60159665817905164832012-01-10T12:32:00.000-07:002012-01-10T12:32:18.671-07:00

Found this band, Band of Skulls, from a song they had on a TV show. I like what they're doing. New album drops next month? Might have to check that out. Why is all the best rock these days being made by dudes with beards? (And yes, I know there's a woman in this band. But if she were a dude, I bet she'd have a beard.)

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-41734749021104470872012-01-09T23:02:00.001-07:002012-01-10T10:26:22.266-07:00

Musing about the weak Republican field trying to unseat Barack Obama, Conor Friedersdorf asks: What happened to the Tea Party?A good question, I suppose, but it is now officially 2012. If the world doesn't end this year, I think we need to stop talking about the Tea Party as if they're an actual party. Everyone knows that the Tea Party people are Republicans who just aren't proud of it anymore.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-86858140134896468692012-01-08T18:25:00.000-07:002012-01-08T18:25:30.265-07:00

Holy shit! Another overtime victory for Tebow! That last play? That was awesome! And now we play the Patriots next week? Woah...

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-59351748514626427922012-01-08T10:48:00.000-07:002012-01-08T10:48:24.139-07:00

When I saw this last night I got a little teary-eyed. It's such a stupid reaction, but that's what happened. It's not the song selection --a Rage Against the Machine mdeley-- even though I have to say it's quite awesome for a marching band. No, it's the energy in the room, how everyone in there is totally buying into it, the girl in red more than most. (And check those trombones in the back

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-4516549031850562262012-01-06T18:42:00.001-07:002012-01-07T09:42:16.960-07:00

So I've been looking for a new bag to carry my Kindle around in, a satchel or a messenger bag rather than the backpack I have, and I thought I found one at the thrift store. Made out of leather and thick canvas, it had the right materials and was the perfect size. My worry, though, was that I'd be lugging around a purse. Turns out, it is a purse, a nice one. I thought I'd be able to man it up

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-7218232979433652502012-01-06T09:42:00.000-07:002012-01-06T09:42:27.004-07:00

Thanks to the talent of master narrator Frank Muller, each unexpected terror will send another tingle up and down the reader's spine.That's what it says on the back of the clamshell for the audiobook version of Richard Bachman's (Stephen King's) The Regulators. Seeing it on the thrift store shelf, of course I was going to buy it. I've always wanted to read that book and Frank Muller? Master

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-20151116823356971472012-01-03T20:12:00.000-07:002012-01-03T20:12:24.086-07:00

All this attention on Iowa has been ridiculous. It's a small, non-representative state whose biggest city is smaller than Colorado Springs. And this Ron Paul stuff has just been, well, embarrassing. Not for me, of course, because I wouldn't elect Ron Paul dog catcher, but for other people, Andrew Sullivan especially. Sullivan highlights this from David Frum: Perhaps you like Paul’s message of

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-68575297439151423152012-01-03T00:21:00.001-07:002012-01-03T00:21:58.999-07:00

This one's for my brother. He loves stuff like this.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-19637597953075587112012-01-01T23:38:00.001-07:002012-01-01T23:39:11.658-07:00

Whew....I made it home tonight without getting pulled over, quite an accomplishment when the cops are on the warpath. As soon as I got onto the highway, I knew it was going to be dicey. A Lone Tree cop was getting on in front of me and up ahead, I could see another Lone Tree cop had pulled someone else over. Luckily that cop was occupied and the one in front of me got off (probably so he could

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-82198511534160961222012-01-01T20:53:00.000-07:002012-01-01T20:53:16.097-07:00

I love the Broncos as much as ever, but I have to say...this is ridiculous. We barely get an 8-8 record, lose our final game, and somehow we still win our division and play at home in the first round of the play-offs? That's just a testament to the other teams in the AFC West. They suck worse than we do. Way to go, Oakland, San Diego, and Kansas City. Shooting for the stars...and racking

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-19836537028081905282012-01-01T10:30:00.000-07:002012-01-01T10:30:54.470-07:00

Need 4 Speed: Ground Effect from Phoenix Fly on Vimeo.One false move and splat.

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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-49483969133364482752011-12-30T08:52:00.000-07:002011-12-30T08:52:51.862-07:00

I'm a noted skeptic of the ebook revolution, but I have to say that since I joined it with my Kindle Fire, I'm a dedicated convert. I still wish ebook prices were a bit lower...but I think that will eventually normal out. As a lover of books, I hope it will, at any rate. Example. Richard Stark's Parker novels. They're all available in ebook format. Until a couple years ago (when they were

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-9482028166860855892011-12-29T21:41:00.000-07:002011-12-29T21:41:21.628-07:00

I found this account of Ron Paul eating breakfast alone in Des Moines: Asked if he's concerned that if he doesn't win his followers will not rally behind the GOP nominee, he looks up from his plate of cantaloupe, honeydew, eggs, sausage and biscuit and says brusquely, "Right now, the only thing that bothers me is people who don't respect my privacy enough to leave me alone for five minutes when

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-4954791012577780502011-12-29T21:07:00.000-07:002011-12-29T21:07:37.018-07:00

Not to pile on...but Andrew Sullivan is being a dumbass. His "Quote of the Day:" I voted for Obama in 2008 but we need a change. Dr Paul is consistent and honest, which is very hard to find. He is not just telling us what we have heard before."Honest???? Fucking honest?? Paul still hasn't admitted who wrote his racist/homophobic newsletters and worse, continues to maintain that someone else

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-64744730274249115212011-12-29T17:25:00.000-07:002011-12-29T17:25:35.770-07:00

Sometimes I wonder about Andrew Sullivan. He got bit by the Ron Paul bug hard, which is weird. He was an Obama supporter until he started buying the hype. Take this: The mindset that the world is our plaything remains entrenched. Only Paul has moved beyond that. If you ask me, that's the core of his appeal to the young.I submit that the "core of [Paul's] appeal to the young is ignorance.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-59606579401766579152011-12-29T09:48:00.000-07:002011-12-29T09:48:46.232-07:00

Pick up a Nene jersey. Through a quirk of scheduling, I managed to catch both of the Nuggets's regular season games, beating the Mavs a few days ago and beating the Jazz in the home opener last night. Impressive, very impressive. Lots of passing and alley oops, steals and rebounds. Who needs a big shot when you have a team?

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-76905378649547955932011-12-28T00:33:00.000-07:002011-12-28T00:33:53.137-07:00

You can't say Die Hard is a bad film because it spawned a catalog of lesser imitations, some of them with Die Hard in the title even. It holds up to this day. Part of that is due to Bruce Willis's performance, some to the humor, Alan Rickman made an impression, too, didn't he? But I think what holds it all together is the subtext. Even though you think you're watching just another action

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-73230621665970366102011-12-24T13:22:00.001-07:002011-12-24T13:23:08.099-07:00

Just wrapped up my Christmas shopping...so I'd like to wish anyone who sees this a Merry Fucking Christmas. Yes, I'll be watching Die Hard again this year. Best Christmas movie ever!

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-25847434552039013912011-12-23T00:13:00.000-07:002011-12-23T00:13:57.995-07:00

I'm starting to get bummed out by all the people who have fallen in love with Ron Paul. The diehards who have loved him all these years, I can understand. But some of these others, man, I don't know... "I don't care if he's racist," they say, "I like his foreign policy. He wants to the end the wars. He's for peace!" Hey, so am I and the only wars I like I can view safely on TV and

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-34037816877182853222011-12-22T19:21:00.000-07:002011-12-22T19:21:08.400-07:00

Hey, I get it. Some people are better than others at troubleshooting. It's a scientific, logical process, often a process of elimination. One sentence you never want to utter while troubleshooting is "Well, everything looks alright." Because the follow-up question at that point is, "Is it working?" "No." "Then despite all appearances, everything is not alright!" Imagine, you call a

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-38526684065051653082011-12-21T23:16:00.000-07:002011-12-21T23:16:24.435-07:00

The Hunter, by Richard Stark (a pen name of Donald E. Westlake) featuring his legendary anti-hero, Parker. Here he is, interrogating a goon: Stegman licked his lips. He turned his head and nodded at the small stone buildings out at the end of the pier. "There's people there," he said. "All I got to do is holler." "You'd never get it out. Take a deep breath and you're dead. Open your mouth

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-72940648388799988262011-12-21T19:56:00.000-07:002011-12-21T19:56:13.306-07:00

This made me laugh: Anti-tax advocate Douglas Bruce has been found guilty of tax evasion.At least he's got the courage of his convictions. He's facing 12 years in the slammer, a dubious end to a dubious guy.

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Context here. A Navy tradition caught up with the repeal of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" rule on Wednesday when two women sailors became the first to share the coveted "first kiss" on the pier after one of them returned from 80 days at sea.I hope this photo makes John Boehner cry...

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If it wasn't for my nephew, I would have never heard of Hopsin. He played this video for me, and I don't know... Sound-wise, it's alright. The beats are dark and menacing and he does have flow, but... Like most hip-hop, the lyrics are stupid. Oh, they're clever in places, but in the end this song is about how he wants to kill the head of his record company for not promoting his record. A

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-25722069976778631202011-12-19T23:49:00.000-07:002011-12-19T23:49:19.405-07:00

Dead in the West, by Joe R. Lansdale, for this sumptuous goofiness: Zombies began to push their way through the windows all around the church. The Reverend lifted his shotgun to his shoulder. "Hallowed by thy name, oh Lord -- and shotgun do your stuff." The Reverend blew the head off one of the zombies who was writhing through. The decapitated creature slide backwards out he window and out of

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-21797269946338218932011-12-15T07:31:00.000-07:002011-12-15T07:31:41.132-07:00

I was wrong. Smoke is, indeed, a boy. I just hope all these months of calling him a pretty little girl doesn't give him gender confusion. Medical confirmation later as I take both kitties to get snipped later this morning.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-25482714956628030432011-12-12T05:43:00.001-07:002011-12-12T05:44:13.452-07:00

Gregg Rosenthal of NBC Sports is pithy: Asked for his thoughts on Tebow after the game, Brian Urlacher was succinct. “He’s a good running back, man. He runs the ball well,” Urlacher said. The Bears mostly kept Tebow’s running in check; he had 49 rushing yards. It was Tebow’s 18 completions in the fourth quarter and overtime that really hurt Chicago. Not bad for a running back.

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Teboooooooooow! Did it again...

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-9757358820897931192011-12-10T18:14:00.000-07:002011-12-10T18:14:20.235-07:00

When word of Lindsey Lohan's Playboy shoot hit, my reaction was similar to what other insensitive straight males thought: Finally. I let my subscription lapse and haven't really missed it too much. Truth be told, I read the interviews and the advice column, but not much else. I hate flipping to page 134 for the rest of the story. Sometimes they'd have perfume ads and smell funny. The

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I don't think I'd post this were it not for the fact that Keanu Reeves gives up his seat on the train to a lady. Yes, he's taking the subway. By himself. And then he offers his seat to a fairly unattractive lady for no good reason other than to be nice. Now that's one cool dude.

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Rick Perry produces a lame ad hyping his Christiness and dogging on gays and liberals. Parodies across the globe spontaneously erupt. Here's the original, which I include for documentary purposes. (Almost didn't post it because I don't want to give Perry free adspace, but let's face it...Rick Perry ain't going anywhere but back to Austin and this dumb ad should dog him for the rest of his

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-11885500344581755432011-12-09T18:30:00.000-07:002011-12-09T18:30:07.774-07:00

They don't try too hard. They do cute stuff like this all on their own. I don't even have to tell them.

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The Republican nomination process has been, for someone outside the bubble and opposed to the agenda, quite humorous to watch. The flameout of Donald Trump was the first embarrassment. Then came Bachmann, Perry, Cain, and now Newt? Conor Friedersdorf is as confused about Newt's resurgence as I am. He asks: Are they [Republican primary voters] ignorant of the true Gingrich, perhaps due to the

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-27085473436201280312011-12-02T20:05:00.000-07:002011-12-02T20:05:39.755-07:00

I was bragging about this feature on my Kindle that tells you how much of a book you've read, how precise the measurements are. "I read 38% of this one," I said. And I'm reading, can't put the thing down, 39%, 40%, 45%, 50%, halfway there! And then "Appendix." Sure, there's a couple of them, then the index, then the bibliography. Half the book is sources. Good book, sure, but damn thing

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-7848969384389335532011-12-02T20:02:00.000-07:002011-12-02T20:02:45.639-07:00

I've been flirting with the idea of taking the train on Fridays and Mondays. It's the only days I have to tangle with traffic, and I hate traffic. It huwts my feewings. It huwts my feewings very bad. Besides, the train has its benefits. I can sit back and enjoy the ride, as I did today by watching Justified on my Kindle Fire. I got a little car sick, it's true, but it passed the time.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-27970471289607538712011-11-25T18:26:00.000-07:002011-11-25T18:26:43.490-07:00

Here's Stephen King being interviewed by Errol Morris. Read the whole thing, but this part caught my eye: I grew up in a Republican household, though my mother cried her eyes out when Kennedy got shot. Little John-John salutes the casket when it goes by. You couldn’t help it, whether you were Republican or Democrat. I don’t know what would happen now, but I do know one of the reasons to write

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-86927046328509473562011-11-21T21:17:00.000-07:002011-11-21T21:17:27.021-07:00

I'm a Metallica fan from way back, and even in the dark years, I've managed to find something I like about them. The Load and Re-Load period was embarrassing, yes, but those records do have some good music on them. I even grew to appreciate St. Anger. But I'm not on board with their collaboration with Lou Reed, Lulu. It sucks. I couldn't even make it all the way through this song, and

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-29463769506983794912011-11-21T20:13:00.000-07:002011-11-21T20:13:37.808-07:00

I haven't even had my Kindle for a fortnight and it's already proving to be inspirational. I "purchased" a free story from this guy, and, hey, I like free things and I like stories, but...things didn't start off well. Second sentence: "He was wearing a button-up shirt and jeans, way too hot of clothing for an Oklahoma July."Woah, stop right there. I don't like that "of." Not one bit. It's

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-29092859507206142012011-11-20T17:58:00.000-07:002011-11-20T17:58:55.451-07:00

Clearly, he had to do it. That's an unnecessary mace...to the face.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-1224455632006523992011-11-20T17:52:00.000-07:002011-11-20T17:52:35.225-07:00

Oh what a big man you are. Lemme buy you a pack of gum. I'll show you how to chew it. Seriously, the images of police attacking these people are shocking. There's no cause for this kind of treatment for a peaceful protest. And if this is the kind of treatment you're getting, there's no reason to be peaceful.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-39159324740629257342011-11-20T17:42:00.000-07:002011-11-20T17:42:01.577-07:00

Lookee what I got for my birthday. A Kindle Fire! I only got it yesterday, so I haven't had a chance to play with it too much, but I have not only joined the exciting world of tablet computing (snark) I can now read e-books. And yeah, I feel cool.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-69482245681833004592011-11-17T21:10:00.000-07:002011-11-17T21:10:46.668-07:00

I don't know a nice way of putting this, but John Boehner is a fucking embarrassment. And I don't say that because he's a Republican who supports policies I disagree with. Oh, no, it's not the policies. It's the tears. On Wednesday, he honored Neil Armstrong with a Congressional Gold Medal...and another good cry. What the hell, man? He's the Speaker of the House and a grown man. And yet he

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-59530949394448456062011-11-17T20:05:00.000-07:002011-11-17T20:05:16.429-07:00

I'm not a conservative, but I'm a big fan of Outside the Beltway, a right-of-center blog run by James Joyner and company. I comment a lot over there under my nom de guerre Herb, but I've never had a comment get such truck. The full discussion can be found here.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-3087905517177052892011-11-16T18:30:00.000-07:002011-11-16T18:30:34.468-07:00

Here's Down rocking Sao Paulo. I love this song. This verse makes me want to smoke weed, and yet reminds me why I shouldn't: Crumbling world falls through my hands In my mouth tastes bitter sand Grass is burning, pulse is slow Drip by drip my backwards growth And this verse is just awesome: Wine, song, women, birth This deflowered mother earth Planting, plowing, how she grieves The seed that

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-91875492728394977482011-11-16T17:49:00.001-07:002011-11-16T17:50:30.300-07:00

Just as I can't read anything Sullivan says about God and take it seriously, I can't read anything about urban planning from Matt Yglesias and take him seriously. Yglesias, for some reason, has this hard-on for urban density (I think it comes from living in NYC and Washington DC his whole life) and a real hatred for suburban sprawl. Here he is crying about a new highway in Berlin: Now the plan

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-20090795536092330632011-11-16T17:38:00.000-07:002011-11-16T17:38:49.115-07:00

Andrew Sullivan is writing a book...about God, and if it's in this vein, I ain't reading it. I am not inventing a new religion, like Joseph Smith. I am explaining what I see as the truths of Christianity in language that is not encrusted with myth and irrational literalism, a Christianity that incorporates the unprecedented amount of knowledge that mankind has now acquired about the universe,

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-6931957786031028622011-11-14T17:18:00.001-07:002011-11-14T20:17:14.248-07:00

And cracks me up. When I was a kid, we used to watch Reading Rainbow at school all the time...

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-64952590635977989732011-11-13T16:09:00.000-07:002011-11-13T16:09:49.691-07:00

My kitties don't really care about the TV unless I'm watching football.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-83969006850133305662011-11-13T12:56:00.000-07:002011-11-13T12:56:13.851-07:00

They're growing up... I got this super-plush blanket for me, but my kitties have claimed it as their own. Here's Sadie playing. Smoke's glowing eyes look on from the sidelines.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-41629006617330586092011-11-13T12:50:00.000-07:002011-11-13T12:50:34.665-07:00

Three down...three to go. I have managed, through no small effort, to successfully cut down and stump three of the trees growing in my neighbor's fence and over my house. My method: dig a hole around the stump, cut off as many roots as I can, then cut off anything that's above ground. Drill holes in the stump, fill the holes with kosher salt. Bury the stump and wait for the slow death. It's

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-38412633592122191132011-11-13T00:14:00.000-07:002011-11-13T00:14:30.819-07:00

I really don't want to sound like I'm bagging hard on these people, but they have to get their shit together. The Denver Post reports: Denver police in riot gear forced stubborn protestors out of Civic Center park early this evening, tearing down illegally pitched tents.The OWS response: At least half of the protesters started to leave Lincoln Park and Civic Center after a 4:30 p.m. parlay with

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-6410592904008983662011-11-12T23:49:00.000-07:002011-11-12T23:49:32.646-07:00

Just saw this video on Boing Boing and it further convinced me that the OWS protesters need to hold a serious strategy meeting. Watch the vid first. You can't tell what proceeded this event in the video, but from the get-go you can see a guy who is clearly being braced by several cops. His response: "I'm not doing anything wrong." That may be true, bud, but righteousness couldn't save Jesus.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-55170825935376599842011-11-12T22:41:00.000-07:002011-11-12T22:41:24.506-07:00

I went to lunch downtown with my Mom today and ran smack dab into the Occupy Wall Street protestors marching down the 16th Street Mall. On approach, we saw riot squads geared up on both 15th and 17th, but they didn't move in. By sheer coincidence, we happened to be on the same block as the new H&M store that opened up, the first one ever in town. There was a line around the corner and they

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-16540781523579341332011-11-11T21:42:00.000-07:002011-11-11T21:42:53.544-07:00

Speaking of self-sacrifice... Suck it, Objectivists.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-57187921707247050422011-11-11T21:33:00.000-07:002011-11-11T21:33:48.380-07:00

Ha! This is funny: The company behind the film Atlas Shrugged Part 1 is replacing 100,000 title sheets from the film's newly released DVD and Blue Ray versions because the copy writer incorrectly described the late Ayn Rand's 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, as a story of "self-sacrifice."Ayn Rand famously believed that self-sacrifice is a moral failing and that self-interest is the grease that

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-6893789351257096082011-11-11T19:08:00.001-07:002011-11-11T21:44:49.481-07:00

It's taken me several years to realize that the reason I love heavy metal is the drumming. Vocally, metal leaves a lot to be desired. And while I do like guitar riffs and muddy bass lines, the truth is that I love the pounding, explosive quality of metal drumming. Love it. And so it is that I must give a huge shout-out to Mastodon's Brann Dailor. I haven't been able to put their new record

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-29368435236738775442011-11-11T18:41:00.002-07:002011-11-11T18:43:48.675-07:00

I don't see the point to this story. We all know Brett Ratner is a douchebag with a big mouth. He also happens to be a spectacularly talentless director. Quentin Tarrantino, on the other hand, may be a douchebag with a big mouth...but he has actually made a few good films. And if you've ever seen one of his movies, you will not be surprised that he once used the word "faggot" in front of

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-14938208868311734032011-11-09T14:29:00.000-07:002011-11-09T14:29:44.652-07:00

I watched The Last Circus Sad Trumpet Ballad last night, the Spanish movie I heard about in June, and I wish I could have enjoyed it more. It was a visually stunning film but like most films, there's a whole cultural context it takes place in, and in this case, I don't know enough about Franco's Spain to truly "get it." All I had were the images, the characters, the story, but the images are

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-60449569882523017432011-11-09T14:05:00.000-07:002011-11-09T14:05:49.645-07:00

Today's my birthday and while I resolved some years ago never to work on my birthday, I violated that principle today and worked a half day. Last time I'll do that... I spent 15 minutes trying to get this guy to plug his shit into a hot power outlet and the whole time I'm thinking, why am I doing this on my birthday? Oh, that's right. It's the whole work ethic thing. Damn work ethic...

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-3406709024550035212011-11-08T23:12:00.000-07:002011-11-08T23:12:15.713-07:00

Check out this pic of a fat guy shaving. Yes, that's Chaz Bono and I have to say, I'm a little disappointed in her...I mean, him. I think at heart there's a semi-benign motive behind this photo. It's meant to be humanizing, and it is in its own way. But behind all those good intentions is this strange freakshow quality that I'm not sure I'm fully support. Would Chastity Bono have been invited

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-44269009482860072522011-11-08T22:33:00.000-07:002011-11-08T22:33:04.874-07:00

The city of Aurora is the asshole of this state. By that, I mean it smells like shit and looks like a wound. Since I moved here, there hasn't been a day that I haven't regretted it. You go anywhere in the Denver-Metro area and say the word "Aurora," you will be met with a crinkled nose and a frown as if someone just farted. That's because Aurora is the asshole of this state...but I repeat

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-91662319644748691762011-11-07T18:59:00.000-07:002011-11-07T18:59:03.527-07:00

Speaking of Dracula, if you've been watching the FX series American Horror Story (it's pretty good, so you should be) you might have noticed a familiar musical cue... Courtesy of Wojciech Kilar and his score for Coppolla's film: I recognized it immediately because, well, I love that score.

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-75209572036640630882011-11-07T18:44:00.000-07:002011-11-07T18:44:33.970-07:00

For today's glimpse into the writing process, I give you some of Bram Stoker's initial notes for his novel Dracula. What's interesting about this document is how Stoker's ideas evolved. Here he has Dr. Seward as Lucy Westenra's fiance, and while Dr. Seward is one of her suitors in the book, Lucy is actually engaged to Arthur Holmwood (who is missing from the list entirely). Renfield is there,

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-88581722947552069932011-11-02T22:51:00.000-06:002011-11-02T22:51:42.908-06:00

I love Scott Ian, but he's going to have a hard time convincing me of the integrity of this argument: There is no argument. I'm not even going to get into that conversation. You're stealing! It's stealing, that's what it is. It's not free for us to make these records. These records are on sale in many, many places where you can pay your money to buy the product that we are selling. Anything

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-64551967157301846712011-11-02T20:32:00.002-06:002011-11-02T23:13:53.112-06:00

I haven't listened to Mastodon's new record enough to give a detailed review, but I like it. I like the fact that it's not a concept album. I like the fact that it's heavy and musical. I've already had the chorus of "The Curl of the Burl" burrowing in my ear a few times, and I like the fact that there's a song called "All the Heavy Lifting." But I really, really like this solo from "The

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-67503699788091329212011-11-02T19:29:00.000-06:002011-11-02T19:29:13.943-06:00

America's worst sheriff, birther. Seriously, Maricopa County, do you want this guy to be your sheriff? This guy? With his fixation on illegal immigrants of Mexican origin and his continuing birtherism, the guy's a borderline racist. Great if you're white and have no morals, but does Maricopa County wish to make us think they're a bunch of white people with no morals?

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-22507576616182474422011-11-02T19:20:00.000-06:002011-11-02T19:20:15.520-06:00

It snowed all night last night. This morning, the roads were a mess. I pulled off into a King Soopers parking lot and took the fucking bus. (It was just like old times.*) I was twenty minutes late, but it could have been worse. A co-worker slammed into a curb, broke a tie rod, and never made it in. * It was very similar to this, actually...

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-63623610448903092232011-10-30T19:08:00.000-06:002011-10-30T19:08:00.472-06:00

I went to a production of Grapes of Wrath at the Vintage Theater this afternoon. I read the book several years ago and was blown away, particularly with the character of Reverend Jim Casy. I guess I identified with his loss of faith and his subsequent struggle to find moral clarity. He was played by a guy that looked like Bruce Willis in the play, but the character was watered down a bit to

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-63095002550825258362011-10-27T17:42:00.002-06:002011-10-27T17:52:18.199-06:00

New favorite song off the new Anthrax record. It's called The Giant and while there's nothing special about the verse, the chorus soars. The first go round is pretty straight forward, but the second round has some additional vocals. Sounds great. Take a listen. The lyrics: Caught between the line between right and wrong Caught between the things I don't know Up and down the mountain climbing

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-47258869933624170442011-10-26T17:58:00.000-06:002011-10-26T17:58:25.685-06:00

After finishing The Poet, I've been going on a bit of an Elmore Leonard and James Lee Burke kick. Went through Tishomingo Blues and a little bit of Pronto, and I'm almost done with Burke's non-Robicheaux book Cimmaron Rose. Like Connelly, I've read enough from these guys to know a little about their style. Connelly: police procedurals, modern technology, Bosch fighting with his supervisor,

Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770503577097015511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252136.post-91554531759961398112011-10-26T17:35:00.000-06:002011-10-26T17:35:11.870-06:00

I'm a mean old bastard. When the first big snow (I guess it snowed when I was up in Glenwood but I missed it) hit, I hoped it would break some of the branches on the junk trees growing in the fence of my neighbor's house. Mission accomplished. As long as that house is abandoned, I'm resolved of ridding the world of these trees. It's a favor really. They're growing through their fence. I

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It's been a pretty good year so far... In one league, the Shivakamini Somakandarkam Bowl*, I'm in first place. (* Yep, the theme this year is from The League. My team is called the Herdsmen. Hyah!) In the other, the Denver Football Stars, my team is currently in second place. It's not a comfortable spot, though, as a loss next week could bump me down three or even four places. One guy,

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