Monthly Archives: July 2005

Itinerant deer

It’s been a pretty hot summer so far so I shouldn’t be surprised to see the occasional critter in the backyard looking for food and water. Usually though that’s a squirrel or a lizard or something, not a Giant Deer … Continue reading

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Wrenwood vs. Snowflake

There’s much more under the hood of Todd Haynes’ Safe than the basic slow death by suburban life plot, but regardless of which ambiguous analysis you follow the endpoint is still the same: Julianne Moore’s character is compelled and/or logically … Continue reading

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Ambassador Hotel R.I.P.

The final lawsuit to block the razing of the Ambassador Hotel was dismissed today so it looks like the demolition is going to proceed. Nothing good to report here, except that it looks like all of the Ambassador Cats are … Continue reading

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Greg’s medical benefit blog

Linking to this because you should too.

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New Car

About that new car I mentioned awhile back… It’s a new 2004 Ford Thunderbird. I’ve been in love with them since that J Mays show awhile back and what with Ford discontinuing them this year, what the hey? Now to … Continue reading

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9 Recent Obituaries You May Have Missed

William Donaldson a.k.a. Henry Root: His obit in the Telegraph might be one of the best things I’ve read all year. Lesley Smith: One half of the Lesney partnership that produced Matchbox Cars, the classy die cast cars which were … Continue reading

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Really freak accident

I’m still trying to picture this one… It will likely go down in history as the most freakish, nightmarish accident in drag-racing history. One top drag-racing official with 40 years’ experience told the media he’d never seen or heard of … Continue reading

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