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7/26/10

Frontiersmen


There was a shoot-out at the Durham History Museum in Omaha. Luckily Deputies Owen and Gabe had allied themselves with the good guys before the fighting broke out. We all witnessed the stand off whilst sitting on bales of hay with wind gusts up to 40 mph, adding to the authenticity. (Not adding to the authenticity: the head-mounted Madonna mics the gunslingers were wearing to project their voices through the PA system).

7/19/10

Zen and the art of chicken farming

I told you Owen was good at catching chickens. Here he is with MuffinTop chillin' in the 100 degree weather last week. Is this the picture of serenity or heat stroke? Such ambiguity is the beauty of summer camp.

7/9/10

Spies Like Us

We swapped 'spies' yesterday with the Russians. In Austria, two planes were nose to nose on the tarmac for the hand-off. Granted, I've only been following this in 5 minute snippets on NPR but this is a real let down as far as espionage intrigue goes. I mean, one of the Russians was on facebook for chrissakes. I'm much more worried about Siberian hackers who apparently could drain my bank account if it were worth their effort.

In other news, Lebron and his chest tattoo 'loyalty' (it's true) are going to Miami. In retrospect, it seems kind of silly to think he might've stayed in Cleveland. I think we all just wanted to believe for poor old Cleveland that something might've broken their way in sports. Come to think of it, the Indians capitalized on two Armando Benitez wild pitches to make it to the 1997 World Series ... but then they lost to the Marlins in a heartbreaking game 7.

7/1/10

tosh.O

I'm sure you, like me, after getting your fill of America's Funniest Videos after 20 minutes or so, fantasized about what it would be like to have an adult version full of sarcastic and borderline or completely inappropriate comments about what the participants in the videos were doing. Daniel Tosh has brought our fantasy to reality. And better yet, his show is going on the road, to hit New Haven in October.

And then there's WipeOut . Why is it so great to watch people caroming off giant padded soccer balls or getting punched in the face by mechanical fists while being sprayed with paint?