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Cheese cubes and small pieces of unidentifiable smoked meat (sausage, I presume?) and crackers, joined in beautiful harmony on a single parsley-lined plastic tray.

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All I want for Christmas is to have my favorite cartoon back on the air Patience is a bitter vine, but it bears sweet, sweet animated fruit. Maybe. “Futurama” might be resurrected, a la “Family Guy” (which, by my count, is an inferior show anyway, and deserved to be resurrected less than “Futurama,” but please don’t belabor the point). A return to television or, better, a direct-to-DVD feature would be a natural transition for the…

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This is interesting … NEW YORK — Death Cab for Cutie has plans for new “Directions.” Each song from the band’s Grammy-nominated album, “Plans,” has been made into a music video, adding up to an anthology of 12 short films titled, “Directions.” The videos, created by 12 different directors, will be unveiled one by one on Death Cab for Cutie’s Web site early next month, it was announced Monday. “It’s our hope that this project…

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Wendy has gone and had herself a birthday today. She’s a little freaked out by the prospect of being 23, but I can reassure her that there ain’t much to it. Same as 22, likely the same as 24. And, I want to wish Brandon and Matt and all the other winter graduates congratulations on their emancipation from the shackles of homework and activity fees and final exams. Welcome to the very real oppression of…

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Curses There is nothing worsethan blood when you don’t need itand none when you do

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Example: Enjoying a bowl of frosted mini-wheats, until noticing a slender black cat hair poking up through the milk. And then plucking it and carrying on.

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It’s sweet when a serial rapist can bring you and your best friend closer together. All the way from New York to Memphis, and it ends with 13 self-inflicted stab wounds in the neck. Well, I guess it’s not over, since he’ll be coming right back up to New York. Anyway, something (okay, everything) about this case has me thinking this guy has pure evil coarsing through his veins. ‘My dad jumped out of the…

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The amount you love others can be measured by how much credit-card debt you have The shopping is mostly done. Mostly. There are a couple of people who I’m not quite done with yet. Here’s hoping I can carve out some time this coming week to finish up. But I had a successful run. I used a quarter tank of gas going all over town, trying to find the right useless shit for the anything-but-useless…

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The Ricky Gervais Show, here for your podcasting pleasure. The Guardian is hosting this show. Such a smart move for them. Hat tip: Sully

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Please don’t visit the URL on the bumper sticker! I don’t know what this is about. But I saw it and it made me wonder if, perhaps, this is why Amber’s mom doesn’t much care for Alec Baldwin. I’m up late, putting the finishing touches on my remaining shopping list. I’ve got most of the family done, but tomorrow is the day to tackle the stragglers. In some ways, it’s kind of fun to wait…

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