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so here's an old ad that used to scare the crap outta me as a kid

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But know I'm all like: !!HEY IT'S VINCENT FUCKING PRICE!! kickass

fly the coop

the wind is picking up. my steps like floating. the direction is firmly aimed north. for the first time I feel the change. my resistance has lifted, and now I will fly the coop. destiny in flight feels so much different than I thought. my wingspan is wider and my stride is smooth. sure of my direction even without a map. I am both scared and excited, and now I will fly the coop.

my most influential fictional mom

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My mother will always be my hero, and as far from someone like Roseanne Conner as one could be. Motherhood is a tough job and it takes all kinds. I feel there are many forms of right when you are a mom. Today I would like to tip my hat to Roseanne. She may be unconventional (and yes I know fictional), but she was honest, funny, and loved and sacrificed for her family. A trailblazer with a real point of view, she often expressed her opinion, solicited or not. Her relationship with her husband was a true parntership that weathered its set of storms. She may not be real, but she is based on a real woman who I suspect took more than a few of her personal life experiences and directly applied them for sitcom fodder. So here is to you, Roseanne. Happy Mother's Day, Domestic Goddess

the last year of candlestick park

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in september of this year, the San Francisco 49ers will play their last season at Candlestick Park. Most people who have grown up in the bay area and have become local sports fans by default like myself, have been to "the stick" at least once in their lives. After the Giants moved to ATT park at the beginning of the 2000 season, it has felt like the longest countdown to demolition ever. Finally 13 years and countless "will they/ won't they" debates, the 49ers will in fact leave San Francisco. Thankfully, it's not for another part of the country. Only 45ish miles south. Right near their training facility in Santa Clara. I'm sure it will be knocked down to make way for more housing in our already overcrowded city by the bay. To help me remember it fondly, like any good silicon valley kid, I did a google image search. Here are some my favorite images I found: I will miss "the stick" a lot, but I understand the need for the 49ers to have a