Over the holidays, a colleague and I browsed a book fair being held in our downtown lobby. This gem was among the relatively normal selection of books. Thought I'd share this now that Idol is moving into the competition vs. all the audition...

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NJOY looks, feels and tastes like a cigarette. Or so they say . They're battery-operated and rather than producing real smoke, contain water which creates a "smoke-like" vapor. I'm not sure how to feel about this. As an ex-smoker who...
Topics: random bullshit

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The first rule of flea club: You do not talk about flea club.  I'm so glad Bucky Katt is a fan of Fight Club. It's one of my favorites from the WTF is happening? genre. Guys think they own this movie but we all need a little project mayhem.
Topics: get fuzzy

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Shortly after moving to Virginia in 2001, I received a traffic ticket for speeding. I was doing 40 in a 30 on a boulevard I'd still argue should be marked 55 based on the traffic patterns. But I paid the fine and tried not to speed there again....
Topics: denver

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One year later and the holidays were still weird, but much better. I caught the spirit 2-3 days before Christmas. And now I'm sad it's over - a good sign of life going on, right? Yadda, yadda. The first Colorado Christmas turned out to be fairly..
Topics: holidays

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