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The wedding tour begins. 2 weddings in 2 cities in 1 week... I'm even a groom's man in one of them.

I just recovered (kind-of) from a bad red-eye flight. The following things made it bad:
• The flight was delayed 75 min
• The movie on the plane was set in a winter wonderland. That means the TVs were blinking bright white backgrounds the whole time illuminating the plane
• The person behind me physically prevented me from reclining my seat at all, even though he reclined. He'd push his knees up high and push my seat back up.
• When we arrived, the rental car computer system was down and it took us over an hour to pick up our rental car.

At least when we arrived the weather was better than predicted. Sunshine and no thunderheads in sight.

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You know all those stories about how taking caffeine to sober up doesn't work? Well it still doesn't. Please rely on a designated driver and don’t try to drive jittery and drunk.

In other news, though, trying to sober up with coffee might still be a good idea, just for different reasons than most would think. Although your stomach will still be angry, your liver may thank you for it.

It's all here in this excellent and obviously scholarly article:

Study: Coffee counters booze in liver
Kaiser finds multiple cups of joe a day appear to stave off cirrhosis

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Now no one can say that I've never been to an outdoor camping rave with a bunch of pseudo-hippies.

Eccentric people, interesting music, and tons of alcohol… It was fun, but I think I've had my fill for awhile.

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I had surprise party #2 of my life tonight.

It was fun. Thanks for planning it, anonymous planner.

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I'm 25 today.

The 25th birthday is a significant one. It's the last birthday where you gain any right or privilege.

• At age 15, I was not subject to curfew in St. Louis.
• At age 16, I got behind the wheel.
• At age 18, I earned the privilege to buy a cigarette lighter and the right to vote.
• At age 21 I was able to legally purchase alcohol.
• And, at age 25 I can now rent a car without paying a premium and pay less for my auto insurance.

Yes, this is a small perk, but I better savor it since it's all down hill from here. Future birthdays will only bring more pounds of fat, less health, and more responsibility as my career advances.

In other news, it's my birthday so time to get drunk!

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Yesterday was a primary and a vote on a couple referenda in CA. I did not vote, as usual.

Why did I not vote? I did not vote, because I am a lazy sloth. I did not realize how lazy until I got home, though. When I arrived at home, I noticed that there was a poll set up 50' from my front door. Yes, there was a poll inside my apartment complex. It was open 2 for hours after I arrived home, yet I still did not vote.

It's sad that the political system is so annoying and uninteresting to me now that I won't even walk 50' to vote.

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I was addicted to Meridian 59 in 1996, and lost a friend to Everquest a few years later. Those two games sure had a lot of something in order to be so life impacting.

Other games I’ve played are comical, limitlessly entertaining, and of little life impact. These include Zelda, Tetris, and Theme Park.

I believe I’ve found a game that blows away both of these groups even in their strengths. This game is called Progress Quest. My double Wookie voodoo princess is already level 2 and armed with a fine pointed stick. I’m playing on Expodrine, so please come and join me for a duel.

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