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Example of writing what you know: the line "let's act like fools" in Blake Shelton's douche-bag anthem "All About Tonight." #Top40Country #

We say we want our children to follow their own paths, but what if they actually do it? http://bit.ly/9epcph #parenting #football #sports #

"[T]he spread of the VCR would have been delayed if porn weren't around, because the early adopters wouldn't be there." http://bit.ly/afe5XK #

My latest Went West column: We say we want our children to follow their own paths, but what if they actually do it? http://bit.ly/9epcph #

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"If ideological allies permit you to persist in muddled thinking too readily or regularly, who needs enemies?" http://bit.ly/cEU14U #

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South Haven! #

Law enforcement just doesn't look right to non-law enforcers. My debut article on The Awl: http://bit.ly/bxKrP6 #policebrutality #police #

Major renovation operations at Buffalo Street are now over. Mission accomplished? #

If only I could have back all the hours I have spent searching for misplaced tools. #

So, strip Muslims of property rights/1st amendment protection or "the terrorists have won"? http://nyti.ms/a4O4uC #UnclearOnTheConcept #

My latest Went West column: Don't fear the coyote but maybe fear some other things. http://tinyurl.com/3466s5m #

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Guilty! "More than a fifth of all voice messages are never listened to." http://bit.ly/czA08t #

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Good news: BP's Tony Hayward has his life back! http://bit.ly/cKviVF #

Just switched from "further" to "farther" and I'm feeling good about it. #

My latest Went West column: When rewiring an old house, there is a conflict between speed and quality. http://bit.ly/cJ0FTx #wtcomm #diy #

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WHY won't the contractor just FINISH. THE. JOB. #AboutToRunAmokWithAMachinegun #

Intriguing that my pro-legalization article is getting supportive comments even at a "conservative" publication. http://bit.ly/btMbve #pot #

Oil leak capped, financial reform passed. Here's hoping Obama keeps "failing." #

"Mystery Plumber" may be brains behind containment cap. (Presence of "brains" indicates it's not Joe, however.) http://bit.ly/bkVk8A #

Indication no. 437 your news source is lying to you: they act like there is something significant about the "New Black Panthers." #

Either (1) the oil leak is capped or (2) BP is lying, so, you know, grain of salt. #bp #

Glad I just jury-rigged a standup desk! http://bit.ly/9EaggO #

Dick Cheney is in the end stages of congestive heart failure. http://bit.ly/9JerLp #

Yup: seeing "a bald eagle dumpster-diving, feathers matted with waste is … like walking in on Uncle Sam on the john." http://bit.ly/b2GFPA #

Tons of comments on my pot-legalization article–mostly pro. If you're against it, you'd better jump in! http://bit.ly/btMbve #pot #

You can now say f*** on the air. http://bit.ly/cadnDP #

Legalize it, and I'll advertise it (well, I'll write a Went West column about it, anyway): http://bit.ly/btMbve #pot #legalization #prop19 #

Mark Twain: "Interviewers are courteous and gentle-mannered, even when they come to destroy." http://to.pbs.org/bypwVS #

Why does everyone call the Russian spies "dumb"? They got paid for doing nothing. Sounds like their bosses are the dumb ones. #

My latest Went West column grapples with that New York mag article on parenting. http://bit.ly/9It9jV #

"Wall Street hiring in anticipation of recovery": Reassuring? Or yet more proof that these guys aren't that bright? http://nyti.ms/bxJwPz #

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People are actually talking about whether tanning tax violates whites' rights. http://bit.ly/aAlpMx #MostInconsequentialSuperpowerEver #

Oooh, death panels are back! Also, new Medicare chief will somehow institute UK-style national healthcare on his own! http://bit.ly/cp5JEP #

So I hear there is someone who calls himself LeBron James. #

If the MSM is so "liberal," how come reporters only get fired for espousing liberal viewpoints? http://bit.ly/assx3V #

I know mama grizzly bears. Ex-governor Palin, you are no mama grizzly bear. http://bit.ly/9ueM0z #

Wow, Flickr now lets you "grab the code" to use Creative Commons photos, rather than having to download/reupload them. Nice! #

Republicans abusing filibuster rule angry at Obama for "abusing" recess-appointments rule. http://bit.ly/dwh55i #

Is there some kind of big sports thing happening today or something? #

After 10+ yrs with credit unions, it's disconcerting to learn of all the different fees I'm expected to donate to a bank's shareholders. #

Internet petitions used to be meaningless/ineffective (due to ease of faking signatures, etc.). Has that changed? #

"Sometimes people who are self-righteous and not very bright say things they don't mean but think they should mean." http://bit.ly/bIkIRz #

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The church bells in this town are all five minutes fast. Although that may sound like a Tom Waits lyric, it's just an observation. #

So apparently they sell power recliners now. #

Idaho GOP plank: "Payments to [public] employees requested to be paid in silver and or gold, Will be complied with." http://bit.ly/docvd1 #

Fun as it is to crack on pro athletes' salaries, can football players ever be paid enough for sacrificing their brains? http://bit.ly/d31MUa #

“They couldn’t have been spies. Look what she did with the hydrangeas.” http://nyti.ms/dwhC3j #

If failure were ever really "an option," would it be called "failure"? #

Yes! "I have to think (and experiment) every single time I want to decipher one of these keyboard 'shortcuts.'" http://bit.ly/bBE1tI #

My latest Went West column continues to trace our experiences on the fringes of the mortgage crisis. http://bit.ly/bdSPhS #wtcomm #

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Sitting on my parents' lawn in West Virginia, listening to a widespread outbreak of honking car horns-guessing, soccer related? #

My latest Went West column thinks you're an idiot if you think you could never forget a baby in a hot car. http://bit.ly/ceIdhA #wtcomm #

"Punditry is a whole industry built on confirmation bias." (I.e., we don't read pundits for information.) http://bit.ly/b9vGpa #

I agree with Jonathan Chait that the GOP probably isn't "deliberately" trying to sabotage the economy. http://bit.ly/bgFbO8 #

Drones—now patrolling our southern border—have an "accident rate 100 percent higher than manned aircraft." http://bit.ly/ax7wE4 #

Britishism of the day: describing value of having one manager for a complex project, my source says he liked "having one throat to choke." #

Well, I guess we just rebooted the Afghan War. But maybe it will turn out better after another ten years! #

Republican recipient of $1 million in farm subsidies erects billboard calling Dems the "party of parasites." http://bit.ly/auXDlc #

My latest Went West column is a personal report from the fringes of the mortgage crisis. (Corrected link.) http://bit.ly/anNDw5 #

My latest Went West column is a personal report from the fringes of the mortgage crisis. http://bit.ly/asHOEv #

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Wow marathons are annoying. #

"He has that knife in his pocket just in case he has to cut someone else an emergency set of jean shorts." http://bit.ly/cTY6Pr #

GOP: responsibility/accountability great for poor people/schools. But for corporations, it's "Chicago-style shakedown." http://bit.ly/ckdvFY #

"Don't push me, because I'm close to the edge." http://bit.ly/dakqad #

When I eat un- or lightly-salted peanuts, I am reminded that I don't really like peanuts, I like salt. #

Oenophiles aren't so smart. http://bit.ly/cK2maY #

"When you learn something new, you quickly redact your past so you can feel the comfort of always being right." http://bit.ly/dkhGwC #

Surprised to hear Christian radio host claim that atheists believe humans are "naturally good." What?! #

"If we could make money selling human body parts for food, we would, but the law does not allow it." http://bit.ly/90DQSS #

Impossible to "shame" corporations. Want better behavior? Only choice: change laws to increase financial penalties. http://bit.ly/90DQSS #

"Far from making us stupid, these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart." http://nyti.ms/cA4h5N #

"The people who did this are not clowns," one professional clown said. http://yhoo.it/cc2RNB #

"Hi, we’re here from immigration. Do you mind if we come in to look and see if two towels are wet?" http://nyti.ms/cLZJcz #

Ladies: letting me be chivalrous just might be an act of kindess and generosity. http://tinyurl.com/27h55t3 #feminism #gender #

My latest Went West column: Always make the dump run, and other lessons on How To Be A Man. http://tinyurl.com/27h55t3 #

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