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Checkin Big 5 Sporting Goods

Need a new tire pump for the bicycle.

This is my first time here. It’s pretty nice and more selection than I would have guessed. They have twice the number of SKUs a space this side should have. There were an awful lot of quirky homeless people inside and in the parking lot, but I suppose it goes with the neighborhood.

Donald, This I Will Tell You | New York Times

Read Donald, This I Will Tell You by Maureen Dowd (New York Times)
Donald, you said you could shake up Washington and make it work again. Instead, you’re the one who got worked over. 
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📖 Read Loc 1-261 of 6508 of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires by Tim Wu

📖 Read Loc 1-261 of 6508 of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires by Tim Wu

So you think that you control what you read, watch, and listen to? Better take a closer look…

Many will know and understand the outline of the argument here, but it’s important to read the details of the case studies so we can help break “The Cycle”, an aptly named problem.

In some sense, this is a microcosm of governments over the past 12,000+ years when looked at from a Big History perspective.

Checkin Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill

Checked into Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
Dinner with the gang.

Main dining room at Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
Main dining room at Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
The bar at Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
The bar at Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
Braised Short Rib with smashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and a red wine demi glace.
Braised Short Rib with smashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and a red wine demi glace.
Cakebread Crab Cakes: Lump and blue crab, red pepper aioli, granny smith apple salad, Champagne vinaigrette.
Cakebread Crab Cakes: Lump and blue crab, red pepper aioli, granny smith apple salad, Champagne vinaigrette.
Old Fashioned with Jameson black and rose water at Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
Old Fashioned with Jameson black and rose water at Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
Custom cocktails at Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
Custom cocktails at Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill
Exterior window
Exterior window

Why You Should Never Accept The First Hotel Room You’re Offered | Huffington Post

Read Why You Should Never Accept The First Hotel Room You're Offered by Suzy Strutner (Huffington Post)
Be courteous, but firm.
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What killed the romcom? It was Love, Actually

Read What killed the romcom? It was Love, Actually by Hadley Freeman (The Guardian)
Richard Curtis’s sexist, saccharine turkey is being recooked at a time when TV romance is far superior. May it teach filmmakers to aim higher.
‘The script is bad in Love, Actually. So bad. Not one person behaves like a recognisable human being.’ Photograph: Universal Studios

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Leftover Rice Could Make You Very Sick | Lifehacker Skillet

Read Leftover Rice Could Make You Very Sick by Claire Lower (Lifehacker | Skillet)
On a scale from “1” to “listeria” the amount of stomach trouble I would expect a bowl of rice to give me falls around a “2,” but apparently the seemingly innocuous grain can inflict a lot of pain if it’s not stored properly.
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