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Hail Laura!

November 22, 2009

I’ve really been into user-generated content lately, so I was extremely pleased when Laura sent me this mime from Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Three stars for the mime and another half star for navigating the Vegas crowds to find a piece of historical art.

Super MimeFest

November 7, 2009

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It’s been 1o months since the Cardinal lost to the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII, and today I finally looked at the pictures taken during our Super Bowl party.

MomFest 2009

November 1, 2009

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Of the 6.022 x 10^23 reasons that I love my mom, one of them is not her ability to perform complex arial maneuvers. I award her no points, and may God had mercy on my soul.

Cardinals Fans Mourning Their Losses Reloaded

October 20, 2009

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For some reason, Google Alerts just now picked up the 2005 Arizona Republic article that featured Pejman as an “obsessed” Cardinals fan and me as perhaps the most incoherent person in the history of the world.

Chief MimeFest

September 30, 2009

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It may be hard to believe, but this is the only known photo of man doing an impression of Kiefer Sutherland doing a mime of Chief Seattle.

BioEphemera is one of The New Scientists!

August 17, 2009

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My friend and colleague, Dr. Jessica Palmer, who you might remember from such science blogs as BioEphemera, was recently featured in a Powell’s Books article written by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum. I’ve copied and pasted the article below, likely breaking several copyright and distribution laws in the process, but I’d do it again in [...]

The Trouble with MimeFest

August 13, 2009

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John RawLINS Nice maneuver, Lins! I award you 10 bonus points for name manipulation. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to dock you 10,000 for lack of sword, hat, beard, boots, early 1800s attire, and binoculars, and of course, for never having been the personal adviser to General Ulysses Grant like the real John Rawlins. 10-10,000= [...]

(m)Arch of the Ohabs

August 7, 2009

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Don’t worry. You are simply witnessing an illusion created through forced perspective and innovative optical imaging technology. Marty is still the tallest singular entity in the universe.

Like Father, Like Pinocchio

July 27, 2009

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I’m a real boyyyyyyyyyyy One of my favorite memories from our recent trip to St. Louis was visiting Citygarden, a downtown oasis full of lush plantings and impressive sculptures, which, in addition to a system of 102 water fountains known as “Splash Plaza” (aka “hookworm central”, in the background), features a 14′ 7-1/2″ painted bronze [...]