May 2008
“But no matter how I tell it, two old fundamental truths always apply. First,...”
– My good friend Jamie Rand, on his time spent in Kuwait. This is from his first published piece; it’s a really powerful read.
A thunderstorm came through last night, and I swear to all that is good and holy that a bolt of lightning struck somewhere in the neighborhood. My eyes were closed when it hit, but it was super bright, and in the time I said “whoa”, a thunderclap hit so loud and close, you could feel the shockwave.
It was pretty intense.
“That’s awesome, because Doc Brown is waiting for me outside, and...”
– Brett Barry, on the NBA’s acknowledgment that he should have gotten free throws at the end of Game 4.
Could YOU make it out of the Preliminary Round of... →
Be honest, no googling.
(I scored 14… so that would be a big fat no.)
Scripps National Spelling Bee Live Blog! →
IT’S BEE TIME, Y’ALL
Jazz Loop 2008 →
7 locations, 1 cover. Oooooooh.
“Everything she knew about music didn’t come from being a fan; it came from what...”
– Joey deVilla, describing a meeting he had with a record exec back in 1996.
This article highlights one of the great downfalls of the business world… if you live by market research, you die by market research. (via cubicle17 and travors)
Considering changing the name of the site… when I first hopped on Tumblr, the though of every post being a ‘blink’ sounded really good, but now it just seems out of place in the Tumblrverse.
Unfortunately, when it comes to a new name, I’ve got nothing. All I know is that I want to stay on the culbreath.us domain.
Samir Patel: A Retrospect →
Watch“Good game, good game, good game, good game, FUCK YOU.”
via AllAccess:
After initially not being suspended for his remark about Sen. EDWARD KENNEDY (D-MA), ESPN Sports WEAE-A (ESPN RADIO 1250)/PITTSBURGH host MARK MADDEN has now been permanently removed from the station’s lineup for the comment.
MADDEN said on last WEDNESDAY’s show (5/21) that he was “very disappointed to hear that SEN. TED KENNEDY of MASSACHUSETTS is near death...
Me: A listener, an MST3k/Office/Soup fan, and someone else who shares the shame of sharing a birthday with MC Hammer? That's fantastic.
Nick: I was unaware that MC Hammer was also born on that day. My birthday will be a little less happy the rest of my life.
Vegas Watch: This Seems...Wrong →
Bodog has a prop bet…
Will Charles Barkley be spotted on a Casino Gaming Floor before the start of the 2008-2009 NBA Season?
Yes is currently +175, while no is at -375. What’s to keep Charles from making the bet online, then going to a Casino and cashing in large? Hell, I know I would.
Baseball is Confusing →
I try to explain sports to my 4-year-old.
How worn out am I after spending all of Memorial Day at mom’s house with family and friends? I’m so worn out, that I’m going to skip going to Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on my media cred.
Of course, I really don’t want to waste the gas to drive up to Detroit. So for game 5 (IF there’s a game 5), I’m going to see about using a station vehicle.
Watched The Score again for fun this morning. Sure, not very Memorial Day, but I don’t own a copy of Saving Private Ryan, and I don’t want to reinstall Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.
While it’s a fantastic movie, and has great performances by DeNiro, Norton, and Brando (his last movie, if I remember correctly), one thing always bothered me. The trailers made no secret that...
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“Excuse me, sir. I don’t know anything about picking out a clove of garlic....”
– Me, almost. I think I’m going to start chronicling the jokes I manage to keep to myself.
I have broken 4 plates in 2 days.
Clearly, it’s paper from here on out.
5 years. :)
“I know! We can have Dr. Cox, Turk, and Elliot continuing in another hospital,...”
– SA Poster Fooley on the prospects of what’s to come after Scrubs ends.
Toledo Blade: Southwyck Mall to close June 30th →
I’m posting this for 2 reasons…
Toledo residents can say it with me… “It’s About Time.”
Look at the social bookmarking links at the top of the article… they’re not really social bookmarking links, they’re just straight links to MySpace, Facebook, Digg, del.icio.us, etc. Way to go, Blah.
Pirate's Booty →
A memoir from a guy who played Jack Sparrow at Disneyland. Pretty interesting.
We were told Disney prefers that the characters don’t date, and the characters even have a slogan: “Don’t Date Disney,” or DDD. Dating at Disneyland is difficult. But I already had a thing for the Ariels when I arrived. They have red hair, and I love red hair.
(via BoingBoing)
Newton Faulkner - Teardrop
Someone threw this my...
Phil and I were talking yesterday at work… could a movie like Blazing Saddles ever be made today? Silly for it’s time, brilliant in retrospect… it addressed racism not with surgical precision, but rather with the largest fucking blunt instrument Mel Brooks could find. No way anybody tries to touch that today.
“You’ve got to remember that these are just simple...
I’ll admit it, I watched the UEFA Champions League final. And it was pretty cool… if not frustrating because the game was still in FREAKING PENALTY KICKS DURING MY 5:30 SPORTSCAST. I got lucky that the final shot was blocked just as I was about to end.
Dr. Rubberfunk - Sunset Breakup
That reminds me,...
As transcribed from the House thread on the SA...
king_kilr: It started in the episode with the orthodox jewish women.
king_kilr: It started in the episode with the orthodox jewish women.
king_kilr: It started in the episode with the orthodox jewish women.
Triple Tech: We have a poster, just over one year old. Still has the "Stupid Newbie" thing going on. Symptoms include repeating the same post three times and not being aware of it. Differential. Go.
tzirean: It could be autoimmune; vasculitis? Or maybe sarcoidosis if you discount the "Stupid Newbie" symptom?
Ensign_Ricky: Or all the symptoms can be explained, if we look at [img-lupus]
Dawgystyle: OCD, done.
The Rokstar: Can't be Lupus, Lupus doesn't explain the tendency to use all caps.
king_kilr: What if we take "Stupid Newbie" off as just being a symptom of cheap-ass-ness, and then put narcissism on the table?
king_kilr: What if we take "Stupid Newbie" off as just being a symptom of cheap-ass-ness, and then put narcissism on the table?
king_kilr: What if we take "Stupid Newbie" off as just being a symptom of cheap-ass-ness, and then put narcissism on the table?
Triple Tech: THE PATIENT IS HAVING ANOTHER OUTBREAK! What if we just deep freeze him? The Rokstar, Dawgystyle, you two check his localhost. Viruses, trojans, worms, anything that could effect his IO.
Ensign_Ricky: Whatever it is, it's neurological. Maybe we're looking at a combination of problems. Vasculitis and parasites perhaps?
DaveWoo: Could be environmental. I'll break into his house
Kula Bocca: Triple Tech, you're gonna kill this patient!
DaveWoo: If we don't do anything, the patient dies anyway!
Triple Tech: I didn't know we had another head diagnostician in this thread... Why don't you two stop pussy footing and get me those charts! We need the results from his toxscreen and writeups on all of his previous contacts. Family members, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends if it comes to that... I'll be in the break room looking for Wilson's lunch.
ESPN: Men Who Love Goons →
No, not these goons, these goons.
(Note: I haven’t read the whole story yet, and I don’t have the time right now. But it’s the most you’ll see the CBJ logo on ESPN, and it’s all because they’re covering a player on their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.)
“There aren’t many musicians who teach the concept of the number seven with...”
– TIME on They Might Be Giants. I didn’t realize the puppets were that big.
Our doctor and his wife recently had a baby. A little cutie that they unknowingly sentenced to a lifetime of ridicule by naming her Emily Elizabeth.
What are the odds?
*rrrrring* (Pick up phone)
Me: If it's The Blade, I'm Not Interested.
Guy on Phone: Hello?
Me: Hello?
Guy: Hello, this is Gerald from the Toledo Blade.
Me: ...I'm... not interested.
Guy: Oh, okay.
Detroit Lions to Fans: Fuck 'Em. →
It’s nice to see it in writing after all these years of it being inferred.