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- October 2nd, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Real Men Wear Houndstooth
Yea, Alabama!
Wade Wallace famously was invited to take the 9-0 Crimson Tide to California in 1925 to face off against Washington. At game’s end, the Tide was 10-0, declared national champions, and the nation, collectively, turned its head south and recogni
- September 29th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Real Men Wear Houndstooth
Auburn and the Dawn of the Age of Irrelevance
Has General Tecumseh Sherman returned to Georgia? No, it’s only Nick Saban, and that dark cloud of smoke hanging over Athens is just the smoke from 90,000 black shirts burning. I think it’s safe to say the Georgia “blackout” i
- September 17th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Death Magnetic
Trust me, Metallica has pissed me off plenty through the years, and never so much as they did with the utterly pathetic album “St. Anger,” which I shelled out the cash to buy as soon as it came out. Me, I suppose I’m one of the very
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Quad
Matt Staggs has invented a 2d6-based RPG that you can play while boozing and watching TV. I like this idea (inventing games is another hobby of mine, so I can relate). Be careful though, there’s at least one typo he’s fessed up to and wil
- September 14th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
HFCS EVIL
In Parents Magazine this month there a full-page add by the corn refiners association that is intended to enlighten people about high fructose corn syrup; that HFCS is nutritionally equal to sugar and honey. But the add itself is a highly inflammator
- September 13th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Crystal Rain
I just finished reading Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell, and I am a FAN. What an awesome book. This is not a review, this is just a fanboy proclaiming adoration of a book. Sly Mongoose is next. If you liked that post, then try these...Comment Policy a
- September 12th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
The Alabama 6106 Club
So there I was, innocently perusing Flickr for a picture of a butter churn, when I am handed this picture of this guy, with a bowl of fresh butter, who’s under the username RedJar. For some reason, I see that youngish guy in what looks like a c
- September 11th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Real Estate
Why do real estate agents always put their picture on their billboard and business cards? Are they all crazy, that they have to have their face seen by as many people as possible? Is it some kind of American Psycho competition, in which Katherine Bar
- September 6th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new myspace blog: [Re]Evolver
- September 5th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Action v. SciFi [Movies]
In a conversation today about science fiction movies, a person I was talking with challenged me on the “realism” in scifi movies. And of course I kind of had to shake my head. To me, scifi is realistic. It’s the modern action movie
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Disco Ball
Some pics must be shared. By pdgibson If you liked that post, then try these...Earth and Moon as seen from Mars on June 9th, 2008Lone Wolf & Cub on March 6th, 2006Spirituality on July 8th, 2008Sunset on Mars on June 3rd, 2008Cylon For Hire on F
- September 1st, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Dragon*Con Wrap
I was only there on Sunday, from 11AM to around 5PM, and I had a blast. I didn’t get to see any shows or presentations or author readings or contests or, well, anything at all, really. I walked around with my wife, Suzy, hopping between the fou
- August 27th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Hurricane Gustav
Can the Crescent City, the coolest city in the United States, survive another hurricane? NOAA predictions put Gustav right in the mouth of the Mississippi sometime around noon Monday, with very little between it and Cuba to slow its progression into
- August 26th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Technology has made technology obsolete
I’ve been known to ruminate about our distant future before. Truth is, I’ve spent quite a chunk of time considering it, and one theme continues to repeat itself, running through my mind over and over. The impossibility of it making it tha
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Plurk
Anyone using Plurk? It’s got an appealing format, even if it is just Twitter on ‘roids. But it looks like it could be fun. If you’re there, friend me up at username reevolver…It’s lonely out in Plurkdom. If you liked th
- August 25th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Real Men Wear Houndstooth
Goodbye, Raycom
Raycom is about to be a greasy smear beneath the wheels of the ESPN money truck, which just parked outside the SEC’s vault and is unloading $150 mil per year for 15 years. And that’s to televise all the games that CBS doesn’t. What
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- August 23rd, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
DragonCon
Anybody else going? I’ll be there Sunday. If you’re there, look me up, I’ll be the freak wearing the plain clothes. I’m thinking I may really attract some stares with my getup, I’m planning on wearing a tee shirt and may
- August 21st, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Real Men Wear Houndstooth
Houndstooth SEC Coach Rank
You’ll be delighted to know that in this season’s first Houndstooth SEC Coach Rankings, the two previous national champion head coaches are (justifiably) ranked in the bottom half of the conference. Nick Saban — The only people who d
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Real Men Wear Houndstooth
Year of the Bird
It’s been a long offseason, but now that the college football season is upon us again, Real Men Wear Houndstooth is back. Is anyone else excited that the big bully is back? Alabama’s been down for a long time, but those days are over. Las
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Ivan Maisel
Yesterday on the Paul Finebaumshow, Ivan Maisel was interviewed in response to his book, “The Maisel Report: College Football’s Most Overrated and Underrated Players, Coaches, Teams & Traditions,” which lists Alabama as an overr
- August 20th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Cognito is a strange place
I didn’t even know I was incognito until I passed the sign that said “Cognito Dead Ahead.” I suppose you’ve noticed that I’ve kind of taken a break from the internet. I’ve gone into the woods and found out that I s
- August 10th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
First Day of Autumn
Yeah, I know it isn’t Autumn yet, but Saturday was noticably cooler than it has been, and the sun has crossed the ecliptic and is casting shadows now with just a little more slant than they have been, and the air just suddenly grabbed that cris
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Falling Rock
I believe I have found an evil place. Yes, I have accounted for the fact that I very nearly died in the canyon of Falling Rock, and that I did so in a way that was teasing (even to myself), but in all seriousness, this place is full of bad mojo. But
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
RIP Matt Mitchell
Here’s what we know so far: The deceased–a Mr. Matt Mitchell (or at least his pride)–was hiking in a remote area known as “Falling Rock.” From evidence we acquired from his person, including maps, a GPS unit, and various
- August 7th, 2008
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Arm & Hammer
In my household, my wife and I are striving to reduce our carbon footprint. We already recycle, even though there’s no program in our city. There are recycling stations provided by Waste Management on the campus of the local university (Monteva
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Teleportation?
In a stroke of near-Douglas Adams caliber genius, Warren Ellis has figured out a perfectly plausible way for mankind to realize teleportation: Teleportation should be a matter of simply proving you’re somewhere else. A teleportation device would be
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Knights Templar
The Knights Templar (or at least one sect of them) are suing the Vatican for €100Bn. This comes on the heels of the release of trial documents released by the Vatican last October in which the Vatican admitted that the dissolution of the Order was
- August 6th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
I’m Back
Yes, I’m back, but my brain is custard and I’m leaking sanity behind me everywhere I go. I can’t seem to gear back down to regular life. So I’m taking a few more days off work to see if my brain will re-engage. I’ve alre
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mattmitchell8 has updated their Flickr.
- August 5th, 2008
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- July 26th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Destin
In the wee hours of the morning, we’re off to Destin, Florida, for a week-long family vacation. There’ll be 18-20 of us occupying a 6BR house. I don’t expect to be totally silent for the entire week; I’m taking my laptop, and
- July 23rd, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Church of the Sublime Internet
I find it hard to believe no one’s worshipping the Internet yet as a deity. What’s up with people? As fad-following as people can be, there’s got to be a few folks out there who think the Internet is God. But I can’t find them
- July 22nd, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
The Simple Life Manifesto [Ten Steps to a Simpler Life]
This article is a work in progress, or will be for a bit longer. Feel free to critique it, because I’m writing it for my company and I’m not really a specialist in this field, although I do practice several of these concepts. But they all
- July 21st, 2008
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Tower Dogs
I used to climb towers for a living, until my knees couldn’t bear it any more. I began climbing because I figured I was “uniquely qualified,” meaning that I wasn’t afraid of heights. In my few years working towers, two of my f
- July 18th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Have you ever seen the Milky Way?
Photo from NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day website. Click for full size. I have seen it, yes, but I wasn’t looking for it, so the moment doesn’t really stand out for me. I can remember nights when I was at sea (aboard the USS Am
- July 17th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
The Truth about Spirit Animals
The spirit animal: is it a myth, or a misunderstood fact? Most of the information I can find on the internet can justifiably be categorized along with alien abductions and fortune tellers. Nobody really discusses the practicality or possibility of a
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Animalia. Imagery.
Just some amazing animal photography I’ve collected around the web over the past few months: Electron microscope image of a fly’s foot. Found on Dark Roasted Blend. What amazing detail; what an amazing adaptation… A sunburst orange
- July 16th, 2008
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Old Turtle
Knowing that I’m a fan of turtles of all kinds, and always in the market for a new children’s book, my wife bought a book called “Old Turtle” from Amazon. As soon as it came I opened up the box and read it to my two boys. The
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CFL Bulbs
I have a question for all of you learned and brilliant people: Why do the GE CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) bulbs bought from Lowe’s suck, but GE CFL bulbs from Wal-Mart rock? I’ve been trying to replace all my bulbs, but that fluorescent
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Be Deductible to Fructose
Sometimes, like many bloggers, I like to delve into my mass of spam comments just to make sure nothing’s slipped through accidentally. And also like other bloggers, I find that sometimes, the spam I get is so utterly nonsensical that it sounds
- July 15th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Sooper Sekrit Projeckt
As I’m thinking about the direction of this site (in the past tense, not in the future), it looks like I’ve spent a whole lot more time discussing green power and the environment than I have my writing. Since the site is called “mat
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- July 11th, 2008
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mattmitchell8 has posted a new entry on: Unabashed
Turtles All The Way Down
Photo by veintecerodos. I still love this bit from Stephen Hawking’s 1988 book A Brief History of Time: A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around
