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Miscellaneous

Chicks Just Don’t Get It

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Justin • 2 Comments

One night when I was out with Eleonora, I bought a pack of gum and received some annoying penny coins for change.  Lacking any pockets and with no homeless people in sight, I simply threw them on the ground rather than carry around some dirty coppers all night.  Eleonora was absolutely shocked.  A lengthy discussion … Continue reading →

Personal

Sainsbury’s Siren: Biomechanics

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Justin • Leave a comment

Standing in the mixed nuts section of Sainsbury’s, a blur of blonde caught my peripheral vision. Turning, I saw a gorgeous girl following a middle-aged man around the fruit bins. She looked about 18 years old, at the peak of her womanly ripeness. She was wearing velvet athletic shorts so small that the underside of … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous

I Can’t Take The Illiteracy Anymore: An Open Letter

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Justin • 6 Comments

Thanks to the combination of politicians who care more about “freedom fries” than educating the young, parents who are too busy or oblivious to care what their children know, teachers who are just as ignorant as their students, and spell-checking software, an entire generation of children in this world has grown up illiterate. In other … Continue reading →

Speed

Lights Out Time On Frenchtown Road

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Justin • 1 Comment

At my first job during high school I used to work at Lucky bagging groceries. Justin Ames bagging groceries? Yeah, I’m not above a little manual labor now and then and it was a good first job because the hours were flexible and it paid quite well (Also, as I found out later, Snoop Dogg’s … Continue reading →

Art

Tattoos: The Best And The Worst – Part 2

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Justin • 15 Comments

Given the popularity of the first Tattoo Madness post, I decided another one was due… Tattoo Madness – Part 1 So, without any further introduction, here are the Tattoo Madness – Part 2 results in no particular order. I don’t think any of us had a perfect childhood, but… Really? Why we don’t let our … Continue reading →

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