Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Thursday Night Hiatus
No movie this week. Not because I don\’t love you (I do). It\’s because it\’s my birthday! And I\’m gonna watch the end of the Wild game (because I\’m a glutton for punishment), and then start watching the first season of Community (in an attempt to finally get my sister off my back about it).…
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Into Each Life Some Wayne Must Fall
*URG*. It happened again. A co-worker just called me \”Wayne.\” It\’s understandable in that it\’s his first week on the jov. But still. Being called Wayne may be my biggest pet peeve. I\’m not exactly sure on the reason. It\’s probably because I knew two Waynes growing up, and neither is a person to whom…
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(Disrep)Air Jordan
As I walked through the skyways just now, I noticed three people sporting backpacks emblazoned with the following logo: In case you just arrived here from… well, the moon, that\’s Nike\’s Michael Jordan logo. (Technically, this is supposed to be referred to as \”Jumpman.\” I\’ve never heard anyone actually use that term.) The Jordan silhouette…
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I picked up my car phone to perpetrate like I was talking
To be a luddite, or not to be a luddite? That\’s my question. While not opposed to technology– that would be just silly– I certainly value boundaries, both in costs and in distractions. So, low-tech or high-tech? Which is nobler? I\’m blathering, naturally, about the stuff in my pockets. Right now, I have: 1) a…
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Thursday Night Movies: Triggermen
Short version: Donne Wahlberg\’s finest hour. Thank you, thank you, I\’ll be here all ze week. Make no mistake, this isn\’t a particularly good movie. It\’s a paint-by-numbers, ensemble cast, heist/gangster movie that doesn\’t vary from a formulaic script. There\’s some mistaken identity, and a hit gone wrong, and in the end some characters get…
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Thursday Night Movies: Moneyball
Short version: they took source material that I thought would be completely unwatchable as a movie, and turned it into a movie. Seriously. A movie about how the Oakland A\’s general manager used unconventional thinking and statistics to build a winning baseball team for the 2002 season. \’Statistics\’ and \’Baseball\’ are not words that you…
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Fun With Headlines
Catching up on some sports-related web browsing, and I see the following link headline from yesterday\’s \”football\” game: Marshall catches 4 TDs; AFC wins Pro Bowl Upon reading this, my brain had the following discussion with itself: Wilber Marshall? . . . No, that makes no sense. Hm . . . Leonard Marshall! . .…
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Thursday Night Movies: Layer Cake
The short version: numerous good points don\’t overcome a bad ending. (But backing up, a quick intro. We\’re gonna try this thing. I posted this on The Facebook this morning, that I want to make Thursday night \”Movie Night\”. Hopefully I\’m either gonna see something in theater, or start working through my backlog of Netflixes.…
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Farewell Startribune.com
My favorite local newspaper has always been the Minneapolis Star & Tribune. While I have never subscribed to the \”Strib\”, I have read its website nearly every single day over the past 10+ years. Apparently the days of \”free loading\” are over.
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2011 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
In case you weren\’t aware, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts starting giving out the \”Mark Twain Prize for American Humor\” in 1998. The intent of the prize is honor an individual who has made a significant contribution to American humor.
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