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Raiders Of The Lost Walmart Uncover More Retail Antiquities - The Consumerist
They are always searching. The Raiders of the Lost Walmart never stop their quest for the most ridiculous, most outdated items still on the shelves of their local Walmart stores. Here are their latest discoveries: a game that you can download for free, and a decade-old digital camera.
Old Fashioned 101
There is no slice of orange in an Old Fashioned. There is no cherry in an Old Fashioned. You do not mash up fruit of any kind in an Old Fashioned.
Flickr Is Getting a Major Makeover | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.
Today in srsly?: Visual Basic 6 Renewed to Run on Windows 8
One reason American health care costs more: We’re fat and getting fatter - The Washington Post
comicallyvintage:

Fists are exciting.
Morning destruction.
Michigan City.
Drink Recipe: Lemon Southside

Lemon Southside

2 ounces gin

2 ounces lemon juice (about 2 lemons)

1 ounce honey syrup (2 parts honey dissolved in 1 part hot water)

10-ish small mint leaves

Club Soda

Add ice to tall glass, set aside. Add gin, lemon juice, honey syrup, and mint leaves to iced shaker. Shake well. Strain into tall glass. Top with club soda, mix gently. Garnish with lemon slice (for fanciness).

One story about this drink’s origin is that during Prohibition a south-side Chicago gang leader used sugar and lemon to mask the taste of bootleg gin.

From: Market-Fresh Mixology: Cocktails for Every Season
I can only meditate when I’m walking. When I stop, my mind ceases to think; my mind only works with my legs.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (via mnmal)
Microsoft: Don't press F1 key in Windows XP
modernsecurity:

Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE).

Are you still using IE? Well, you deserver to get completely wacked!
When you're spending $67 million on an engineering marvel like the Grand/Red Line stop, why not brag a little?
Properly Sauced: Rob's Mai Tai - Chicagoist
Tom Has Finally Reached His MySpace Friend Limit
Cityscapes: Suburban sprawl, meet suburban tall
New high-rises offer chance for lively, walkable communities, but suburbs can’t decide whether they want to be like the big city or distinct from it.
Greektown dedicated to rebuilding after fire
via Sociological Images
Forget Valentine’s Day, celebrate Paczki Day!
Captain Phil explains crab farts.
Cool Building Wednesday: The Yale Apartments

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Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro. #delicious #beer http://t.co/2uf3sacx
Sleepy. http://t.co/MffGAcV2
Babe wife putting the boat away
Good morning!
Morning guitar
Playing the pumpkins like drums. And singing.
Legos!
On the South Shore with our Starbucks treats.
Belmont blue line
Cat, lounging on dog pillow: #cat #moreappropriateforfacebook #xanga4life