From Boing Boing:
- Japanese Pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita touched the bar with both his legs and his penis, placing him 21st in the qualifying rounds for pole vaulting with a penis.
Sometimes it’s hard to be a man.
A Mattress Firm Invasion
There was a stretch of road with three Mattress Firm stores within about 1000 feet of each other. That might be a few too many reminders to buy a new mattress. The good thing, if you watch the video with the song, is you will notice cell phone reception shouldn’t be a problem.
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Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain?
From Priceonimics:
- The discount warehouser sold 76 million rotisserie chickens in fiscal 2014, close to 10% of the retail market at the time. Costco has kept the price of rotisserie chickens at $4.99 for as long as Tom Super, the wonderfully named vice president for communications at the National Chicken Council, can remember. It’s the same philosophy that Costco uses for another big draw: the hot dog and soda that have sold for $1.50 since 1985. For these feats, it gets free publicity of all kinds—like this article.
That’s a lot of chickens. The thing I found most interesting was that buying the Whole Foods Rotisserie Chicken isn’t a bad deal, if you’re spending the money anyway. Costco still wins, though.
Morning Fishing
A couple did some morning fishing at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton, IL. We took the dog for a walk but forgot the mosquito repellent. It was a short walk.
Potato Bug on Painted Brick
I never understood why my parents called this thing a “Potato Bug.” Technically it’s a Woodlouse, but from this archive of a Dialect Survey at least I’m not alone in my “Potato Bug”-ness.
The Dark Horse
- Based on the true story, “The Dark Horse” weaves the history of Genesis Potini (in the movie played wonderfully by Cliff Curtis), a chess champion in New Zealand battling with mental illness who discovers his passion in teaching others the glory of chess, and in doing so is able to calm many of the demons in his head.
This was a great movie. Enough said.
Back in the Day
- Meanwhile, in the world of “whatever happened to?”, here comes Shannen Doherty, yes, that Shannen Doherty, as Maria, Anthony’s love interest who, of course, Anthony can’t have because she is hooked up with the made guy, Dominick.
I really wanted to like this movie, but the mob stereotypes were just too overblown.
Daisy in Blue Sky
Sometimes the look from below is better than from above.
Here is some “sun” on this Sunday.
Bachelor Games
- Moving along we learn of the military veteran friend losing his mind, one of the dudes who wants revenge, one friend who is a complete jackass, and some extra friends thrown in for supposed comic enjoyment.
Next, of course, throw in the “super-scary” plot twist.
The movie was supposed to be a horror-comedy, but I didn’t find myself laughing. Bummer because the movie had some potential as a horror film. They should have focused on that.
Yellow and Green
On a walk through the Dupage County East Branch Forest Preserve, this big beauty just wanted to be seen!