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Jon Stewart 1, Bill O’Reilly 0

stewart 1, oreilly 0

I like this country a lot, but there are a few glaring things that they’ve got ass-backwards. And doesn’t anybody know how to use the word literally anymore?

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Why I take my accordion nearly everywhere

accordionist in flood

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Because you never know when it’ll come in handy.

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Happy Victoria Day!

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It’s a working day down here in Tampa and the rest of the United States, but back in Canada, where I’m from, it’s the holiday colloquially known as “May 2-4” (named after May 24th and the Canadian colloquial term for a case of beer), Victoria Day. In honour of the holiday, I thought I’d post a picture of the Queen in her younger years, and post a video featuring some half-remembered Kinks lyrics. Enjoy!

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Arnold Schwarzenegger eating ice cream is a terrible sight to behold

“Remember, ice cream, when I promised to eat you last? I lied.

arnie eating ice cream

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An actual thing down here: The nothing-but-fans shop

dan's fan city

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It’s 91ºF (33ºC) as I write this (5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13th) in Accordion Bay, so yes, having a store that like this one, which carries nothing but fans makes complete sense. Our house has those combo ceiling fans/lights in the living room and bedrooms, and I think I have yet to see a home here that doesn’t have at least one.

Someday, I want to have an office with one of these hanging from the ceiling, spinning slowly above my mahogany desk as I work, resplendent in my linen shirt and Panama hat, sipping a Weng Weng cocktail:

dual fan

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Today’s the last day you can watch Col. Chris Hadfield’s “Space Oddity” cover on YouTube

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Today, Tuesday, May 13th, 2014, is the last day you can watch the video of David Bowie’s Space Oddity that Colonel Chris Hadfield recorded aboard the International Space Station.

He was able to get a license for the song for a year, and that year’s up. So go watch it now, before it vanishes!

(Or if you’re feeling like a bit of a rebel, you may want to download it before it disappears. It doesn’t take much searching to find out how to download YouTube videos.)

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Too bad the “Bathe & Brew” isn’t real

bathe and brew

The “Bathe & Brew” combination coffee maker / shower soap dispenser sounds like a great idea if you ignore certain practical problems. It’s also not real, but the key component of the Prank Gift Box kit, available for US$6.99 at Amazon:

prank gift box

Found via Liz Lawley.