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Category Archives: General Interest

Confessions of a ‘Nado Chaser

Looks like there is a Tornado Warning in Athens County today. Brings back some ugly memories for me. Yeah, I’ve been in the ‘nado chosen’ game about 5 years now…and I’m talking about tornadoes, not the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. That works better when I say it out loud. They say the first thing you [...]

Healthcare Reform Bill Passes, Earth’s Orbit Remains Intact

TODAY’S NEWS: Healthcare “reform” bill passes, Earth continues to orbit sun AND rotate on it’s axis.  Conservatives panic about “socialist” healthcare despite the government having been entrenched in the industry for centuries and despite a critical misunderstanding of what the word socialism actually means.

The Top 25 Movies of the Aughts

End of the year, or in this case, end of the decade lists are, by their nature, as protean as they are personal. If composed a month, or even a week from now, this same list might’ve seen a change in its order and even its content. There are several unavoidable evils that come along with [...]

Mario and Zelda: Worlds Collide

Hey there, got a few minutes? Great, then let me spin a little yarn for you. You’d better have a drink for this one, good thing I prepared this rum and coke ahead of time. What? Hmmm, tastes fine to me. Anyway, a profound revelation was imparted to me today, as I crafted a flute [...]

Galactic Fountain of Meme, Episode I: A New and Only Hope

With help from fellow BONer, Esmé, I’ve transcribed all the greatest lines from Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope. Some of these quotes are simply badass, some of them are funny, but all of them are beautiful when taken out of context. Juvenile commentary included free of charge! Hopefully, I will do the other [...]