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In which I enter my mid-30s

July 30, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Well that was a pretty good 34th birthday, considering it was in the middle of the week and I was at work for most of it. Nellie surprised me with […]

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Daily life, Me

"At least I won't be looking like a old leather purse when I'm 40."

July 29, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Earlier today I saw this story (via @ecila) on the CBC site: Tanning beds cause cancer: WHO. Tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation cause cancer and have been moved up to […]

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Dumbassedness, News

Maybe it's something to do with being an asshat

July 28, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

In today’s instalment of “What’s the most ridiculous and offensive thing said today by someone who should be educated enough to know better?” we have art critic Brian Sewell, as […]

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Dumbassedness

Youthanization

July 27, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Interesting chart in the Economist today: Interesting, too, this line from the Economist’s blurb accompanying the picture: “[A] shortage of jobs for the young means that political instablity, in many […]

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Economics

Sometimes good news. Sometimes bad news.

July 26, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

I got my hair cut yesterday, as I do about once a month. Any longer between visits to the barber and two things happen: my hair starts to drive me […]

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Daily life

"Remember it was me who dragged you up to the sweaty floor"

July 23, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Last year Frightened Rabbit (myspace) kind of appeared on my radar from out of nowhere with The Midnight Organ Fight, an album I loved instantly and which landed in my […]

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Concerts, Music

Worth noting: last night he did half the show covered in cream pie

July 22, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

According to a new TIME magazine poll, Jon Stewart is the most trusted newscaster in America. Here’s a screen grab of the poll results: Not that an online TIME poll […]

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News

The only thing that I got's been botherin' me my whole life

July 21, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Ugh. I sat down, all ready to write a nice long blog post about something frightfully interesting, but my brain is so foggy from this cold and all the DayQuil* […]

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Books, Injuries & Illnesses, Music

Wrapping up the trip

July 18, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

In the twenty-four hours since my last blog post we: Watched Taken (imdb | rotten tomatoes) which was both highly entertaining and patently absurd; Had dinner at Seven Wine Bar […]

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Food / drink, Movies, Trips

Back where it all began

July 17, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

I haven’t had an internet connection the past couple of days, and I have far too much to type to bother using this silly little keyboard, so I’ll keep the […]

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