January 2009
"See Bob Flynn at Rochester Schwinn"... or this...
The Schwinn Controversy
From the late 1950s, the Schwinn Bicycle Company made aggressive use of children’s television programming to retain and expand its dominance of the child and youth bicycle markets. The company was an early sponsor (from 1958) of Captain Kangaroo. The Captain himself was enlisted to regularly hawk Schwinn-brand bicycles to the show’s audience, typically six...
Vote for White House Farmer! →
And vote for Claire Strader! She is a farmer at Troy Gardens, one of Madison’s local CSA farms/gardens. (Although they did not give my friend Claire and I a garden plot this year) they are an AMAZING garden space… here is the information about Claire Strader and her history… and why she would be a great addition to the White House!
“Claire is just the woman to turn 5...
Holy cow.
Charles Whidmore.
Since everyone else is checking this out →
Pretty much nails it on the head…
Great Inaguration Pics →
“It must be understood that AA is a fellowship of addiction, and not a fellowship...”
– Rational Recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction, gambling, sex addiction, porn
I wonder if this is true? Because I’m inclined to believe negative things about AA, but didn’t know that.
(via jgh)
Automatic writing was popular in the twenties, so who knows about Bill Wilson, and if someone...
Wikipedia: Euchre variations →
davidkendall:
mrc:
For some players in the Midwest, when a team has nine points, players place the score cards next to each other, face down. The team is now “in the barn” (also “on the corner”) or “mooing”. Some players have also been known to place the two score cards behind their ears upon “entering the barn.” A celebration ceremony involved with “entering the barn” is “milking the cow,”...
Everyday I come home from work, I get excited that...
And everyday I am let down.
:(
Another commercial that bugs me...
The Chase bank commercial where the restaurant only takes cash and the guy sneaks out on his date to find an ATM. A) why can’t he just tell her he has to go get cash out and B) what nice restaurant only takes cash? Seriously.
Women Cannot Control Their Hunger As Well As Men,... →
lenachen:
A ground-breaking brain-imaging study at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory shows that men, but not women, are able to control their brain’s response to their own favorite foods. The study, which will be published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of January 19, 2009, may help explain why rates of obesity and eating...
that gossip girl
natface:
was terrible. Every part of that early Yale admission storyline was nonsense. There’s zero way Blair wouldn’t have gotten into Yale in the first place, zero chance one paper would give her a B in a class overall, zero possibility Blair wouldn’t have waited til the end of the year to teach the awful teacher a lesson, zero likelihood a detention would rescind an admission notice or that a...
Why strength train? →
nutritionista:
Think you look hot immediately after a workout? It’s not your imagination. Blood has rushed to your muscles, making them swell and appear more toned. Beyond vanity, you feel confident because you just pressed some major poundage. In 2006, researchers at McMaster University in Ontario tested subjects’ body image — how they felt about others checking them out, and how satisfied...
Roseanne and other great TV shows of the last 20...
Me (1: 21 am): Whenever I go to bed late, turn on the TV, and find that Roseanne is on... I think of you.. Just thought you should know.
Kari (1: 24 am): Fucck yeah.
Kari (1: 31 am): Omg.. I love Roseanne more than life itself... especially when she smokes pot and doesn't know where she sent DJ. "My blood is all full of pot". Ha!
Me (1: 32 am): Hahaha! I never got to watch it as a kid, and I love to see it now :)
Kari (1: 35 am): I have seen every one at least three times... some easily 15 times... no joke.
Me (1: 36 am): Sounds like me and... Full House...
Me (1: 36 am): "How rude!"
Girls and Mixed Signals
LOLZ.
ryanpurtill:
I’m learning a lot about girls these days but they are still super confusing here are some new things I’m trying to figure out.
1. Girls are always saying they want a guy who will cuddle with them..
Well apparently the girl who fell asleep on the subway isn’t like most girls..
2. Girls are always telling me they want a guy who can make than laugh..
But than they get all...
woo
natface:
can’t wait for the post resolution gym rush to start tomorrow (today was sane, but the assistant tells me monday is the beginning of the war). loads of dumbass people flooding the gym, using the cardio machines without signing up for them, trying all of the weight machines because “ooh, this one looks tough!”, getting in my way, taking things I need, boo, I hate you, gym noobs.
Seconded.
Me: I don't care what you say. To me, Gossip Girl can do no wrong.
Me: Really, I watch that show and I'm just like...
Claire: I felt that way about So NoTORIous, I understand.
The 10 o’clock news weather woman just informed us that an “arctic airmass” is moving our way. Apparently next week our temps will be lower than they have been in 15 years. Oh joy.
Meetups
themattsmith:
So, I like the idea of meetups as a way for people that are generally not very outgoing (me) to ease their way into meeting new people by meeting people they already kind of know.
I’d like to take part in a meetup, but I live in Milwaukee. I know of a couple of active Milwaukee tumblrs, but not enough for a decent turnout. I thought about maybe a collaborative Milwaukee/Chicago...
NOTE
Taco Bell is NOT open later than you think. FYI.