The baby woke up at 2:30am. Not sure what was going on; Kelli had agreed to stay home with her today anyway, so by default any overnight commotion was hers to cover. I hope they can both get some rest today.
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Speaking of what's going on... I've never appreciated Marvin Gaye's What's Going On CD like I do now. Something just seems to have clicked for me. It's a monumental piece of work, a soul symphony without equal. Strings, vibes, horns, congas, and the voice... no matter what ethereal, brilliant combination of instruments Gaye assembled to back him, it was always about the voice, multi-tracked and layered, answering himself with melodies I dare anyone to try to tack down in musical notes.
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RIP Dean Wormer.
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You know, if I ever started a porn site, I think I'd have to do something not very explicit. I think there'd be a demand for it. Porn, like horror movies, works best when something is left to the imagination.
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Greatest word for "breast" I've encountered in a while: jahoobie. An excerpt from Jacquielynn Floyd's column in yesterday's Dallas morning news (I'd provide a link, but you have to register to read the DMN's site):
"Abstinence-only education" is a simple solution to a complicated problem. As soothing as it sounds to those of us who are grossed out by dirty rap lyrics, thong-snapping pop stars and Janet Jackson's right jahoobie, it's not enough.
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Did you know that the cause of hangovers isn't known for sure?
(This is where you say, "It's the case of Keystone Light, ya moron...")
No, there's actually no research that clearly indicates exactly what it is that causes that morning-after-a-bender misery. I'd believed for years that it was simply illness associated with the toxins introduced to the body. But that's not entirely the case.
There is a growing belief that a hangover is caused by congeners. These are the flavor-lending agents in an alcoholic drink. Broadly, the farther from "clear" a drink is, the more likely it is to be potentially hangover-inducing. Some high end vodkas market themselves as being better than the rest because their purity lends itself to few after-effects. That is, the closer you come to drinking pure alcohol, the less likely you are to be hung over.
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My cellphone's ringtone is now "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones. I find this quite funny.
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More, more, more later. Probably. Bonus ramblings today!
Happy Friday.
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Did you know that the cause of hangovers isn't known for sure?
***I thought it was the dehydration caused from consuming so much alcohol. (Seems to me that would mean that the closer you get to pure alcohol the worse your condition.) But that's not correct either?
Michael
They always said when I was growing up that dehydration was a big part of it, yeah. I certainly remember being very thirsty after a bender.
And it could be part of it. According to my profs, there's no consensus about the cause. Wouldn't surprise me if a good half-dozen things were going on, frankly.
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