Belatedly Sad Bunny - RIP Gman/Gabe I only dip into Metafilter occasionally the past few years & I just found out about gman/Gabe's passing.

I'm sad I missed the event but hadn't seen him in years. There are some cute (OLD) pics of us at meetups. He introduced me to his personal brand of world-traveling bombastic epic storytelling, along with the requisite (VERY excellent) hash he would procure on his far-flung travels.

Fuck. Godspeed, brother. MeFi has given me so many friends and acquaintances and all too many have passed on way ahead of the rest of us.

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ps hi everyone I love u

Things I've learned from drivers. I used to have a career that involved a lot of travel so I was in a lot of taxis and limos. When someone drives you many of them feel they must talk to you. A lot. Here are a few things I learned.
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So, what are we watching on TV these days? →Read more...

MeFi Holiday Card Exchange is up I've linked to the Google Form for the MeFi Holiday Card Exchange - signup is open until end of day Friday 11/23, and I will have addresses out by end of day Sunday 11/25.

I'm also happy to send a card to anyone who wants one, if you don't want to be in the exchange - just send me your info!

My neighborhood is burning down. A few weeks ago a 100 year old 50,000 sq ft office building and production area a block and a half away burned down when workers doing renovations ignited a fire.→Read more...

MetaFilter Holiday Card Exchange! Hi all - just wanted to let people here know that I am coordinating a holiday card exchange again this year if you are interested! →Read more...

This is probably the best story I've read on Twitter.

I hab a cold. I'm trying to focus on self-study work and brushing up for a job interview, but during my (too-frequent) breaks I'm amusing myself by covering songs from Extraordinary Machine in the style of Tom Waits.
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Halloween observation. Lollipops are the favorite candy of the 5 and under set.