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Most of all, this message is for Evan Longoria and David Price. You’ve got the best record in all of baseball the American League, playing in the toughest division in baseball. You’re one game away from clinching the second playoff berth in team history. And yet you’re forced to wonder: where the hell are the [...]

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What will Justice Kagan wear? The famous David Lat points to a Slate article asking whether the newly-confirmed Justice Kagan will wear the frilly “jabot” neckpiece favored by other female justices O’Connor and Ginsburg, or if she’ll go the route Justice Sotomayor has taken and just pick discreet necklines under the robes. Did you know [...]

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A tag cloud of search terms people used to find this site this week.

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Want to use a toll road, but don’t have change or a pre-paid device like SunPass? Soon, all you’ll need is a license plate – and a high tolerance for being tracked wherever you go. The St. Pete Times reports that Tampa’s Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway will ditch all toll booths as soon as [...]

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Need a fresh start? Want to live like Jason Bourne? Or just need a backup plan in case everything goes all to hell? Apparently, one way to do that up until now has been to get a fake birth certificate from Puerto Rico, then leverage that into a United States passport. “There are so many [...]

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Last year, I promised: “Next year, I’m writing about prison rape.” Close your eyes and think of America It’s tax time, and as always, our thoughts here turn to the forcible penetration of our wallets and our privacy by a government in full tumescence, turgid and needy, far too large for its proper place in [...]

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Easter Bunny

by Mike on 4/3/2010

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Easter Bunny Originally uploaded by MikeWas Have a Happy Easter, everyone! (It’s worth clicking through to see the whole set)

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Second place

by Mike on 3/20/2010

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Alex with his medal Originally uploaded by MikeWas Alex today entered his second-ever wrestling tournament. He’s just beginning, so the emphasis is on having fun – but who doesn’t think it’s more fun to win? He earned a second-place finish today when he won for the first time by pinning his opponent. He hit all [...]

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I turned 40 yesterday. A quick look around the dinner table – my parents, my wife and kids, my sister and her family – I reflected on what accomplishments are truly important. These are mine.

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