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they say that there's nothing more challenging than having a second kid, that there's a big difference from playing zone to going man-to-man.i say bring it on.hello, luke.

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Our trip to Hawaii will be one we'll never forget. However, just in case, here's my blog postings about it.Day OneDay TwoDay ThreeDay FourDay FiveDay SixDay Seven

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We don't want to leave Hawaii. It's been a paradise, not just for the setting but for the amazing time the three of us have spent here.But still, reality awaits 2,000 miles away, and we need to return. But first, a final goodbye.We woke up early to have one last meal at the Wialana Coffee House to have a final serving of the best pancakes ever.Then we walked down to say goodbye to the pigeons.And

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Today was our last full day.And with our daily schedules changed over the weekend, it was time to get back on it.So we headed back to the beach, playing the game where I stand in the ocean, with the water as high as Wyatt’s neck, and he runs to me from the shore and back again. That never gets old, even though what was new was the slight rainfall and slightly brisk weather. WTF, Hawaii. Indeed.

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According to Wikipedia, there are eleven volcanoes on Oahu, none active. The most famous one is Diamond Head, which is right beside us in Waikiki.Well, there's a twelfth one that's two years old, and he erupted today. He was due.If you have one and are vacationing here, don't do what we did.We rented a car to check out more of the island and to attend Stacie and Kris' post wedding barbecue. We

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We woke up this morning with our daily routine:1. We took the elevator downstairs and wished a good morning to the penguins.2. We then wished good morning to the koi.3. We then got towels from the kiosk.4. Then promptly laid them down on the white sand before we jumped into the ocean.It gets boring after awhile, so today we spruced it up. We tried snorkeling again with Wyatt, but this time we

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Today began at a more appropriate but still somewhat out of control 5am. We decided an hour later to take a walk along the beach to watch the sun rise. Sadly, it was a little too cloudy to see it, but that's okay. We wound up sitting on the pier and watch two fishermen get an early start on their day. Of course, we had to leave when Wyatt demanded that it was "Wyatt's turn" as he threw himself

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The morning for us began at 4am, two and a half hours before the sun came up. For Wyatt, that was 7am and that was sleeping in. For the rest of the hotel, it was what it was. Good thing Disney never sleeps.Before we left for a morning runs, Hot Mama looked outside and said, "It looks like rain clouds". Wyatt responded with, "It looks like rainbows". He was right.Hot Mama and I got our runs in

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Hot Mama and I were looking forward to this Hawaii trip for many reasons. First, obviously, was to see Stacie and Kris get married. Second was to chill out on the warm sand and hotter waters. And third was to experience the joy of this paradise through Wyatt's eyes. We knew he'd love it, just by checking out videos on YouTube and by how quickly he learned to speak dolphin.What we weren't looking

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i've had countless great days alone with my dad. today was my first great day alone with my son.i'm typing this just so, when we get older, we can read this again and remember it. or at least, i will and he'll just humor me.and today, i ask you to humor me as i get this all out.lisa's gone to san diego for the opening of the beachwood, leaving wyatt and i for a couple of days together. i took

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here's what i think happened:the island was real. the oceanic flight 815 survivors were the ones who, for the first time in two thousand years, were able to reverse the endless pattern of people who came to the island. they did not kill each other. they were not in it for only themselves. in the end, they simply sacrificed for each other.got that? the island was a test. they passed.that being

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here's my favorite memory of mitchell lee bryant jr.: i drove the eight hours from atlanta to lousiville to finish up a project we started months before. but truthfully, i drove up because i needed a break from my life and i wanted to live in lee's whimsical world for what became a hilarious weekend. to top it off, he took me to a soul food restaurant that the owner only opened for people she

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yesterday, lisa, wyatt and i spent our first day in our brand new house. if everything goes well, this will be the house we spend the rest of our days in. it's been a long process to find it and countless signatures and faxes to make it ours, but now, the ink is dry, keys handed over and bank account emptied.on the drive up from san francisco to san rafael for day #1, i suddenly got hit with a

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October 30, 2009To the Wonderful People in This Wonderful House,I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for the best dream ever. Let me explain.Today, Mama and Dada showed me photos of your house on the computer. Usually, when they have the laptop open, I bang the keyboard, pull the screen, drool on the power cord and make a big show of it. I’m just a one year old. That’s what we do.But

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i just spent the last twenty minutes reliving the best day of my life that happened one year ago today, and i've never been any happier than i am right now.wyatt, i'm so limitlessly happy that you're my son. you're everything i've always wanted, and the idea that i can be your dad for the rest of my life is the most amazing thought i can wish for. you mean everything to me. i love you so

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my grief counselor gives me homework after every session, and i figured that, even though my meetings with him are private, i tend to share everything with everyone anyways.so here's the homework i filled out:10 THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF1. I always put other people before myself.2. I make myself laugh. Hard. And often. 3. My wife and kid love me, so I’m doing something right with them. In fact,

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When my mom passed away, my first reaction was to cancel this party. This day meant so much to her and that having it without her would just seem wrong. But then Sue said, “We better have this party because Mom would be pissed”. I laughed, because it was true. She would be pissed.I didn’t know then, but now, I completely understand why.My original interpretation of this party was to introduce

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i wish i had the time to post here every day, but i don't. so considering my contributions to society lately have been in 140 character increments, i might as well keep this blog active by making it a safe haven for all my thoughts.Steveohville Does Twitterfollow me on Twitter

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I’ve been writing this eulogy since my plane ride, and I have to admit, by this morning, I felt that it was about 87% there. But something just happened that completely pulled it all together. And, as usual, Mom, you were the one that did it. I’ll get to it in a minute.I’ve been to too many funerals. And usually, when someone gets up to speak on the deceased’s behalf, they always talk about how

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and lord knows, i've thought plenty about it.even so, i'm glad a precedent has been set.

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seriously, if anyone got me either this or this, you might have a new best friend.of course, the first lady of steveohville wouldn't necessarily be happy about it.but it's hitch, baby!

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i saw this in the toilet stall at o'hare airport in terminal F. it's a new way to protect your ass while sitting on the seat. here's the directions:So wht happens is that you wave your hand in front of this sensor with the number "96 on it".then a plastic covering on the toilet seat rotates around, so you sit on a new plastic covering.then the sensor displays the number "95", which i guess means

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as you can tell from my complete ignorance of the speakeasy, it's been a chore to keep up with two blogs - especially when one of them requires me to write every single day (while keeping a full-time writing job on the side).that being said, i'm gonna do my best to make this work.i might be here once a week. at the very least, i'll post some links that made me laugh. at the very best, i'll post

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i just wanted to share this with you all because it's very important to me.6 years and 9 months ago, my close friend christine was diagnosed with leukemia. she and her husband tommy and daughter kailey had just started their lives together, and suddenly, their world was falling apart.if you've been reading this website, you know all about it.the day i got the call was undoubtedly one of the worst

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this post is powered by the blind crossdresser i saw at the BART station, which made me wonder if he even realized that he was dressing like a woman:i'm sure you've seen this before, but some guy posted an ad for his car on the bodybuilding.com forum, and the pictures included "sexy" photos of his girlfriend, who is everything but. just read all the pages of comments and responses. some great

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this was my reply in an e-mail string about presidential athletes. i got halfway through it and couldn't turn back and had to finish it. i'm posting this because it could possibly be the most ridiculous thing i've written in a long long time:from steve:i think i would enjoy playing on the same squad with obama. after all, he's a redistributor.from what was written in the history books, martin van

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last night, at 9 PM, i took my son into my arms, sat on our couch and watched barack obama's acceptance speech with him.it was an amazing experience. obama represents so many things to so many people, but the one thing that any american, democrat to republican to independent, can admire is how, despite everything he had going against him, he was able to be elected by people of every race and age

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last year, i purchased and jumped into the foo fighters' newest album and, to be honest, didn't really like it. i thought it was schmaltzy. too sentimental. boring. it sounded like a band that just ran out of things to say.alas, it won a grammy for best rock album, further reinforcing my original ideas that this album just didn't have it.but i've been listening to selected tracks recently, like "

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and here's the latest:measure R is about renaming the oceanside water treatment plant in the city of san francisco.to what, you might ask?why, the the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.oh hell yes, i'm voting yes.

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and by back, i mean i have fifteen minutes in between feedings and feel like typing.

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and i know that sports doesn't just build character, it also reveals it. and that just gets proven over and over again, such as these past 24 hours, where it became impossible not to be impressed by and appreciative of what both youth (tampa bay rays) and experience (bernard hopkins) can pull off.i heart sports.

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wyatt > everything else

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and they are correct.it is.wow.hello, wyatt.

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this is the last moment in my life that i am living for myself. from here on out, everything i do will be done for my child's benefit. every thought, every emotion, every action, every word is dedicated to make my child's life better.these last 34 years, in which i was the most important person in my life, is coming to a dramatic end in a couple of moments.it was a damn good run.but i can't wait

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in the past hour, i've seen my wife go through shakes, raised blood pressure and a fever - all at the same time. it was one of the worst hours i've ever been through, and it didn't affect me physically. never had i felt so helpless, despite the countless cold towels we continuously put on her.but she got through it, the latest intense challenge in her pregnancy.and, as the doctor checked her out,

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the first lady of steveohville has had the most visceral, gutteral and intense contractions ever known to shake this planet. but she's got the most loving, giving and proactive nurses and support team around her. as she cries, we cry. if we can only capture her pain for her.and let's be honest here: if men had to deliver babies, this civilization would have ended centuries ago.but now we're in

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they don't call it vacation. they don't call it paradise. they don't call it easy street.they call it labor - for a damn good reason.the first lady's had a rough time tonight. the cervix checks are very painful, and that's when and where they also inject the misoprostil pill into her. it breaks my heart to see her break down in pain like that, but it's a necessary evil.anyways, between the

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the pitosin actually has a higher level. i mean, 60 is great. but we got that sucka up to 66. and afterwards, after a run through and a cervix test, our doctor decided that this pitosin ain't really workin'. or, rather, has worked as much as it can.so we're switching tactics to misoprostal (otherwise known as cytotec), which will soften the cervix even further, hopefully allowing the first lady

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the first lady of steveohville has still been utterly amazing. we've been having a great time with her mom, aunt, sister-in-law and friend, a huge estrogen meeting with me on the outside, looking in. and it's been wonderful. the ladies have taken her mind off of her full body rash, the contractions and the edema.now the pitusin is at level 60 (the highest), and suddenly her walks to the nursery

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she's been so strong since we've been admitted to the hospital. this hasn't been the best pregnancy, and the whole body rash she's just gotten is pretty damn mean, but through it all, she's been the most courageous and inspiring person i've ever been around. i'm so damn lucky to spend the rest of my life with her, and to have her be the mother of my child.we've got a couple of hours to go. the

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once, when i was in college, i went to a club in long island and wound up peeing in a stall directly opposite from dee snider. our eyes caught, and all i could muster out to say was "you're dee snider". it was 1995, and he wasn't willing to take it then.but now? maybe.

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let's say i'm an architect in charge of building amazing houses. i hire a general contractor to put the pieces together. his job is to find the crew and to get the finest supplies.as we're building, i have big concerns about the bricks that our general contractor purchased. they seem rather flimsy. in fact, they keep falling apart. and it comes to no surprise to me that, just as our house is

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here's bill maher's "new rules" segment from his show "real time". start watching it from 1:50 on. it's truly some of the most inspired, insightful and best written political commentary i've heard in such a long time.and, of course, hilarious.

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although i'm extremely suspicious of anything that involves the government, large corporations and insane amounts of money, i must admit that i don't know how they all work together. but what i do know is that rep. marcy kaptur of ohio absolutely speaks for me and my fears.good for her.

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ever notice how the loudest person in a bar is usually the most ignorant? well, here's a list of the wonderful insights yelled out by the loudest football fan in the valley tavern this morning - a lesbian woman in a pats jersey:- "what's with the o-line? what's with the o-line!", in response to watching a replay of the pats' line trying to stop seven rushers with five blockers.- after cheering

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my morning jacketthe greek theater, berkeley, caseptember 19, 2008this is not my first rodeo with this louisville-based outfit. i caught them a couple of years ago at the fillmore as the guest of my friend dylan, who produced their first album (and was the impetus for their lyric, "met a bad man from california"). we went backstage with them and met them. happy to report that they're cool chill

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and you thought rednecks were done not worldly:The origins of this term Redneck are Scottish and refer to supporters of the National Covenant and The Solemn League and Covenant, or "Covenanters", largely Lowland Presbyterians, many of whom would flee Scotland for Ulster (Northern Ireland) during persecutions by the British Crown. The Covenanters of 1638 and 1641 signed the documents that stated

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1. sit on a chair or a couch.2. jolt it forward in one movement.3. wonder what the hell that was.

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as most of you know, i don't believe in political parties. in fact, i view government and politicians as being a complete marketing mirage generated to keep people separated and in line. the coolest thing about being an independent is that it allows me to keep an open mind towards the candidates of both buffooneries. but right now, i'm leaning towards barack, i'm still very open to the idea of

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it stuns me to realize that a great number of people in this country still have no idea that the left side of an escalator is the passing lane. i've missed three trains this week because of ignorant blockages. i'll vote for the candidate who can write this into a law.the differences between the mcdonald's southern style chicken sandwich and a chick-fil-a sandwich are huge, when you consider that

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jet blue > virgin america > this > any other american airplane company.

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unedited:How are tou my dear Donzi? Your sister told me you lost lots . Are you ok? I know you can't sleep enough my sweet baby. Theresa told tou are excellent doctor and you love your job. In this world, nothing is easy but when you try your best God help you and blesse you my sweet Donzi. Thank you for Theresa and she came yesterday evening for clean . This afternoon 4pm she go see Dr. Lui.

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when someone yells "code seven!" inside a walgreens at union square, it means that someone just ran out of the store because he stole a tiny jar of vaseline.

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yep, you know that you've made it when you've been rickroll'd.and when you watch this version, you realize how genius this is.and, of course, how sad that someone has that much spare time.

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here's what i got on my mind about the olympics, which has been televised somewhere near my eyesight for about 16 hours a day:1. best moment of the olympics so far: i was gonna say jason lezak's come-from-behind american victory against the arrogant french in the men's 4X100 swimming relay, but i need to go with the chinese men's gymnastics team laughable and awkward high-fiving after their

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in case you haven't seen it yet, here's the new nike basketball spot featuring marvin gaye and his revolutionary version of "the star-spangled banner" from the 1983 nba all-star game.and before some of you write in and get on my case about my hypocracy on this, let me set the record straight: marvin gaye took the national anthem and turned it into something completely new, and he sang the hell

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of course, whenever i write a line like that, i'm talking purely about the onion. this time, in video form.enjoy.

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yep, i just saw hands down the best film of the year, and we're not even into the prime months of november and december.starring christian bale, aaron eckhardt, heath ledger, gary oldman and maggie gyllenhallwritten and directed by christopher nolanviewed at the kabuki sundance theaters, san francisco, cawell, well, well. even with all the hype and anticipation, even with everything i thought it

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beyond being an amazing social networking tool, facebook never ceases to teach me. to begin with, i learned about the los angeles earthquake two minutes after it happened due to the status updates of my friends who experienced it. cnn came in a good nine minutes later.and today, also by reading my friends' status updates, i was shocked at how many of them were absolutely shocked that a politician

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i think everyone believes that these olympics by the host country could be an amazing achievement or a colossal bust. of course, there's the olympic spirit of overachieving athletes that overtakes everything. but there's also all of china's problems struggling against all of china's potential. beyond winners and losers, there's the drama of how china will do while under the microscope of the

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i got two emails tonight, and they both help out two good people.the first one is a link to a facebook page for "the myth of lost", an unauthorized look into that amazing tv show by my friend, marc oromaner. if you're facebook inclined (and if you aren't, what's wrong with you?), then become a fan of the book and you'll be notified when it comes out in september.and then i got another e-mail,

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ladies and gentlemen, may i present to you, triumph the insult comic dog at comic con.and yes, it's everything you'll think it'll be.

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i've successfully tivoed the three exhibition games that the men's olympic basketball team has played so far (against turkey, lithuania and russia), and although they've won every game by over thirty points in each, i can't saw that i'm all that impressed. they're gonna get beat - maybe not against the weaker teams, but spain, argentina and greece are definite threats.first off, these teams

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but it seems that the national do-not-call list doesn't apply to a 202 number you can find here. i've been getting three calls a day from these jackasses - with no response on the other end from them - and it seems like i'm not alone nationwide. i called verizon, and unfortunately there's no way i can block their calls to my phone, which seems like an essential option that should be

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the first lady of steveohville and i have a weekend vacation in monterey at our cousin's house. unfortunately it doesn't come with cable tv, so we're left watching the local news. as you would expect, hilarity ensued.seems their anchor has a weird name. you just don't find many lead anchors named olga. at least she doesn't look anything like she sounds. at the beginning of their pieces, their

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namely, my family, my friends, pizza, shea stadium and the close proximity to the greatest city on earth. when i'm gone for too long, i feel it. it's a pull that will never go away.but what i don't miss is greased-up douchebags like this. not at all. and since these don't exist out here, i can say how happy i am to be a californian.whooaaah!

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that is, danilo "the rooster" gallinari, the newest of the new york knickerbockers.suck it, isiah.also, i'm now the proud owner of a pair of hyperdunks, the flyest and most revolutionary basketball kicks in the entire universe, only sold in this country at the niketown in las vegas, and now currently wrapping my ankles. here's my colorway:suck it, sneakerheads.

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the first lady of steveohville and i just sped through all thirteen episodes of the first season of "mad men" and it is completely deserving of being the most awarded drama in the emmys this year. i mean, my god it's amazing, the characters are so rich, the storylines are gradual and compelling, the art direction is gorgeous, the writing dead-on, the acting sublime and each episode leaves you

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hello. we are kashi. we make high fiber cereals. and we're calling it "good friends". because we believe that this is a meal that good friends would enjoy together in a healthy lifestyle.and by good friends, we want to make sure that we, kashi, think that good friends can come in any shape, size of color. especially color. and we can prove it. see? we have a white woman and a man who could be

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the first part of that is a quote from my friend will. the second part is a human truth.seriously, the first lady of steveohville and her friends can't get enough of "so you think you can dance?" and, unfortunately, with the lack of good shows on during the summer months, i've been sucked into it. it's a bizarre show. i don't get dance, but i do get storytelling and athleticism. and when they

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last night, when the first lady of steveohville and i went to kaiser for a baby checkup, i noticed that the large majority of men in the hospital were sporting mustaches. they were thick and thin, long and short. they hid their upper lips. these were men young and old, hip and out-of-date.why were all these mustached men there? were they there for mustache impants? were their mustaches carrying

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here's some links that i dug recently:when the first lady of steveohville and i were making wedding plans, i half jokingly mentioned that i wanted chick fil a for our wedding meal. and the first lady half jokingly told me she would leave me if we did. that being said, and not joking at all, i can't believe this wedding passed muster - by either party. can you guess which which olympian is the

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i saw this originally on deadspin, but it's too great just to leave there, mostly because it speaks so deeply to the inner reaches of my soul.newsday, a long island based newspaper, was forced to print this story correction, and trust me, you couldn't find a more important topic to new yorkers to get this right.that poor guy could have been stained forever.

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check out my friend JQ's new shakespearean hip-hop play called "funk it up about nothin", which is hot of the heels of his last critically acclaimed shakespearean hip hop play, "the bombitty of errors". as someone who's worked closely with JQ (he composed all the music for my nike "my game is made outside" campaign) and as someone who really digs his creativity, i can be pretty damn sure this'll

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i remember when the mets let darryl strawberry go. i was distraught. and the day lawrence taylor retired? heartbreaking. when the knicks traded patrick ewing, i understood why, but it still sucked.however, i never lost the mets, giants or rangers. i still had the rest of the team to root on, still had the home games to attend, still had the emotional chains that pulled harder when the season drew

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with all the things that have been going up in our lives, the first lady of steveohville and i decided to do a whole lot of nothing during this past weekend. i can't tell you how much of a gift that's been, to not worry about deadlines or checklists. seriously. you should try it sometime.anyways, you still have to do some stuff to fill up a whole lot of nothing. so we decided to go for a walk

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it pains me to announce that, in the 2008 calendar year, i had yet to see a film inside a movie theater. if you know me, or even just read my blog, you know that i usually have to find my way inside a theater just to re-energize myself (and to give myself something to write about).but with, you know, everything that's gone down this year (or, as i like to think about it, gone up), i just haven't

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sorry i haven't been writing as much. getting married will definitely crimp a writing style.here's what i think about last night's nba draft:i think the knicks did alright. we're gonna suck next year and the year after, and we need to dump salary, so we might as well draft a kid who has a good chance to be a stud in two years or so. until we get rid of marbury, curry, randolph, crawford and

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the best thing about being up late getting wedding stuff done and listening to tony paige and ed coleman on WFAN at 4AM except that i'm living on the west coast where it's just 1AM is that i'm the first in my family to hear that willie randolph has been fired by the mets. and it'll be another three hours until anyone else back in staten island will learn about it. so eat some of that, dad, mike

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i finally upload all my photos from my trip to ofoto. so, for posterity's sake, here they are.and if you want to ever look back and relive my glory days, here's an easy way to find my blog entries:day one: orange countyday two: orange countyday three: orange county day four: orange countyday five: guangzhouday six: guangzhouday seven: guangzhouday eight: guangzhou ritz-carlton day nine: tokyoday

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after checking out for a second time, we decided to spend our last free four fours in tokyo exploring other nearby parts of the city - and in the sun for the first time during our trip. we walked though shibuya to yoyogi park, which is much like central park - except you don't really see the city skyline anywhere in the distance. central park always gives you the idea that you're in a park

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it's very difficult for an american to comprehend how much of an ordered society japan is. everything has a correct way and reason, and that's it. in an example like the intersection in shibuya, it works wonders.in other ways, it's completely inexplicable.three examples of this, as how it affects me:1. when preparing for our shoot, we wanted an outside exterior or court that screamed "japan!" and

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each day i spend away from "the sickness" makes my body a little bit better. if i were at 15% on the day i was sick, i would say 50% the day after, then at 85% yesterday.after all the sushi i ate yesterday, and after learning that my favorite roll was the one with foie gras, my body operated at about 63% today.oh well.still, we had the first day of our shoot today at the nike customer service

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tokyo has some weird shit going on.first off, there's these things called love hotels, which are pretty much exactly what you'd think they are - except not. before you think bad of me, these things are listed in most tourist books as an area to check out, so we did, right after dinner. this is not out of first-hand experience.if you travel up a hill in shibuya, you are led to this seemingly

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i'm alive. and in more ways than you realize.i woke up without a headache, willed my tired body to get dressed, packed, checked out and dragged myself into a cab to the airport, and i couldn't be happier to get out of guangzhou. what didn't make me happy was learning that rich, my DP, contracted the same food poisoning that i had (except delayed by 18 hours). so as we drove to the airport, he was

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holy crap.over and over again.guangzhou finally got the best of me. diarrhea by the hour, on the hour, from midnight to noon, followed by a searing migraine until 8pm, all going hand-in-hand with dizziness, delirium and weakness. it was like my stomach was a septic tank, and each time i unloaded, the level went down a little, but not all the way, and each time i turned my body, i was reminded

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i'm typing this while cloaked in a terryclothed ritz carlton robe and slippers, fresh from a well-earned hot bath after a long day of shooting. i'm very tired, and i don't know how many words i have in me to get out.today actually went great, although it mirrored yesterday - a great and fruitful morning, followed by a strange and disinterested crew in the afternoon. it must be something in the

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words and meaning do not only get lost in translation, but they also take time. that's what i learned today trying to direct talent and a crew that speaks cantonese.when they're not asked to make decisions, or to think on their own without being told, everything is great. in fact, you can fly through stuff. but once anything gets disrupted, all hell breaks loose, and you just can't get back on

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guangzhou is endless.think of it like los angeles - a huge sprawl that spreads for miles and miles. except, when you drive through and around it, think of it like new york and chicago - nothing but high rises and skyscrapers everywhere you look. it's an utterly impressive city of twelve million residents.and the architecture is stunning. i don't dig rectangles and squares, but that's what makes

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at 8am, i left the ritz-carlton in dana point, onward towards LAX. twenty four hours later, i returned to the ritz-carlton, but now in guangzhou, a half world away.a lot of nothing happened in between. you know a trip is gonna be great when you pick up your computer bag and the strap breaks - because that's exactly what happened to me. and then, while in the airport, the plastic bag you boought

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today was a pretty uneventful day. got to the gym, watched a professional tennis player work out, shot eight hours worth of film and left. my shirt did not smell, i did not eat a $35 breakfast burrito and i did not piss on golden hydrants. but i did learn that there's no place for me to hide from my shin splints.crap.it was at dinner with my friend brian where i learned that david cook won "

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there are very few things as uplifting to me as jumping rope early in the morning while watching hordes of surfers take waves into the shore. that's the first thing i did upon waking. not a bad way to start the day.however, what is a bad way to continue the day is to put on a t-shirt that smells like ass. and then putting on another t-shirt that also smells like ass. and then realizing that all

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orange county is an interesting place, and i mean it's interesting in how uninteresting it actually is. gated community after gated community after hollywood video, i could be anywhere in the country where the sun shines. in fact, it reminded me of vegas - not the strip, but where everyone in vegas lives, a rather soulless and fully homogenous place where character melts in a puddle outside

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yes, three years into chien-ming wang's career, they finally went there (look at the "BBTN Minute" copy in grey under the photo):so, with me heading to china and japan for ten days, i figured it's gonna be best for me to converse with everyone by posting on this here blog - and it's an easy way to chronicle this great trip for posterity's and sarcasm's sake.it's going to take a big wang to pull

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after today's excruciating 1-0 mets loss to the nationals, causing the lowly nats to take 3 out of 4, and dropping the mets record since last june 1 to 74-75, i've got to say that i've come to the realization that the mets are what they are: a .500 ballclub that just doesn't play hard for their coach, and just doesn't seem like they care enough about winning.and it pains me to say that.and, the

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you just can't do it for a :30 media buy. this one hits on a universal truth with humor and a deft touch and, although it's a touch too long, it's not rushed or forced.nice job, whoever.

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i just want to congratulate goodby, silverstein and partners for reaching their 25th anniversary as the highest vanguards of creativity and truth in advertising. and that's not just my opinion; they've got bookcases full of awards to prove it over and over again.i had a great ten months there, and although i couldn't make it to their black-tie and open-bar extravaganza at the san francisco opera

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this is from espn.com's writer marc stein's article about the knicks pursuit of mike d'antoni as their head coach.i've taken a screen grab, just because i'm sure this completely hilarous error will be corrected by the time you read this.yes, i remember those michael jackson/scottie pippen/phil jackson heydays well. the zen master would call out a play, pippen would bring the ball up, and wait for

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because i would have loved to have seen jaye p. morgan or jamie farr gong the shit out of both of jason castro's performances. and then, to keep the good taste patrol in the house, waldorf and statler from "the muppet show" would then throw tomatoes that would stick in his dreds and sting his eyes.why? because those half-assed performances were inexcusable cries for help. seriously, he has a big

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i received a letter from the editor of my old campus paper, the stony brook press, asking me if i had any information on the rumor that the porn movie "debbie does dallas" was filmed at suny-stony brook.immediately, i remembered that rumor.but it was one of those rumors that was essentially unprovable in 1996 when i graduated. of course, the university denied it. and besides, information like

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