the word “slouch” comes from “slippery couch” because you slide down it and slouch. come on this stuff is obvious
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jon hendren
Here’s the transcription of a voicemail I received from the YMCA today inviting me to join up: Hi, this is all of that a volunteer at the center align today. This is a courtesy call to let you back to alive. If you’re enjoying by 7:30 1st still a vagina see if you have any questions, just call ###-####. Thank you. If this had been an accurate transcription, I may Read More ...
This post on a specific instance of hospitality made me think of this post on hospitality in general. Look at that…one blog linking to two others. Since it’s in season, I can give an anecdote of going to the LSU/UT game in the fall of 1992 in Baton Rouge. My traveling buddy was a Lousyanan, but had seen the light and was enrolled at UT. He’d assured me we wouldn’t Read More ...
Ok, so I’m probably kind of an idiot for doing this because this kid’s Tumblr already has way more followers/readers than I ever will, but this is some good stuff people who read (and by “read” I mean “mostly-ignore”) my blog would like. Here’s the short version: search engines and social media sites are personified, have crushes on one another, and say funny things. Make sense? Here’s a sampling. Definitely Read More ...
The topic of discussion on a local radio talk show this morning was “things people do that are unbelievably rude”. The general consensus was that the most rude behavior in our culture is paying attention to your phone when others are trying to engage you in conversation. This behavior is also known as “I-Don’t-Know-Who-This-Text-Is-From-But-It-Has To-Be-More-Interesting-Than-What-You-Are-Saying-Itis” We’ve all done it. Some more than others. Some are aware we’ve done it and have tried Read More ...
College students on food stamps. “I did not even know that I was applicable for food stamps until someone told me about the site and to apply to see if I would get it.” Added Smith, “Since then, I have saved a ton of money.” I remember being a cash-strapped and hungry college student. My solution was to get a job at the school cafeteria. Minimum wage at a crappy Read More ...
