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I bought a new water bottle yesterday.
The girl ringing me up says she’s not convinced, says the bad plastic has been in baby bottles for years and we’re all ok, right?
I looked at her and said, “What if we’re not?”
She paused a moment, reflecting on my question. You could see her deflate a bit, then […]

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Metal bowls left atop preheated ovens will also preheat to the desired temperature (375° F). Ouch.

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CycleFest, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.
Does the week begin on Sunday or Monday? I’ve never really be clear on the matter. I’m of the opinion that Sunday […]

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Hohner Squared, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.
Senior year of high school I taught myself how to play harmonica by:
a. buying this book & tape combo (yes, really), […]

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I’m sure someone spent lots of research dollars researching this very important subject mater, but they could have saved a lot of time (and money) and just asked me. I could have filled them in pretty quickly.
“Young men just find it difficult to tell the difference between women who are being friendly and women who […]

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Being sick really blows.
The Plan…
Friday

Attend DCist Exposed opening.
Hang out with folks post show at Rocket Bar, basking in the awesomeness of the opening. Take photos.

Saturday

Sleep in and continue reveling in the afterglow of an awesome opening.
Make way downtown to shoot Idiotarod for third year in a row.

Sunday

Fight Day Lights Savings time switch and head […]

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I am declaring February as Brian’s Month of Many Things Space-y.
To date I have:

Watched live coverage on NASA TV of STS-122 (Atlantis) blasting off into space.
Which inspired me to purchase and watch an all time favourite movie, Space Camp.
Which inspired me to watch The Right Stuff.
Which indirectly lead me to a Flickr meetup and first […]

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Maybe I should start a list of the places where one can leave their car and not worry about having someone smash the driver’s window and steal stuff.
The latest non-incident occurred last night when, in a hurry (and a little psyched about the decent parking spot I’d just discovered), I left the new GPS stuck […]

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Because it is 4:30 in the morning and I got home only fifteen minutes ago I will relate just this one story for now about the evening…
My car, you might recall, was broken into on Monday.  The driver’s window was smashed and the GPS was ripped out, never to be seen again.  And where did […]

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There is a small creature in my attic who, from the sounds of the clawing, seems to be trying to burrow its way through the ceiling and into my bedroom. I’m not scared or anything, I like my chances against whatever might fall from the sky. It’s just the little scratching and banging […]

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