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My parents are both medieval historians, which meant that growing up I spent a lot of time in Europe (to quote Eddie Izzard, “where the History is”). As an adult, it sounds like an awesom… more →
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Many Years Later (Part 1)
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carstenfleck wrote 12 months ago: I hope everybody had a beautiful Christmas! Christmas is a very interesting day. For many parts of t … more →
A trip down memory lane
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jonson wrote 1 year ago: My parents are both medieval historians, which meant that growing up I spent a lot of time in Europe … more →
Fraternal Wisdom
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jonson wrote 2 years ago: My Brother: Have you seen the video of the fat kid falling off the diving board? Me: No, I haven … more →
Southern California TV Commercials from the 1970's & 80's
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jonson wrote 2 years ago: Santa’s Village Fred Rated Cal Worthington Colton Piano Pete Ellis Dodge … more →
What Not To Pour Up Your Nose
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jonson wrote 2 years ago: When I was in fifth grade, I had a cold & my sinuses were all stuffed up. My parents had some n … more →
Why Do You Need So Many Flamingos?
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jonson wrote 2 years ago: So, having a daughter I realize that sooner or later I may have to go to the zoo. Unlike Disneyland … more →
My apologies to Jonathan Rouse of Loughborough University
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jonson wrote 2 years ago: So, a little under a year ago I wrote this entry lamenting the fact that if you typed “Jonatha … more →
Lord Help Us
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jonson wrote 2 years ago: So, lately my fiery Latina wife has been talking about the tradition & beauty of Catholic servic … more →
Motherfucking Kindergarten
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jonson wrote 3 years ago: I swear a lot. All the time; conversationally, in writing, hell, I probably swear in my sleep. It … more →
Touching the Dead
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jonson wrote 3 years ago: To get you in the mood for Halloween, here is the spookiest story I know; while I believe the story … more →
The Wild, Wild West
jonson wrote 3 years ago: Many TV shows have had great theme songs, and a few have featured great opening credit visuals, but … more →
The square egg machine
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jonson wrote 3 years ago: Growing up in the 1970’s, I knew that my parents didn’t take lightly to the idea of fool … more →
You owe it to yourself
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jonson wrote 3 years ago: to be watching a show called The Thick of It, Fridays on BBC America. Winner of two British Em … more →
The Shark of Headington
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jonson wrote 3 years ago: When I was a kid, we had to spend every third year in Oxford, England. It was quite a change f … more →
Facts I know that are true
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jonson wrote 3 years ago: Before the dawn of the web, I would occasionally be given a piece of information so bizarre that my … more →
Mold-a-Rama
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jonson wrote 3 years ago: When I was a child, the best thing about any trip to the zoo would be stopping by the Mold-A-Rama ho … more →
