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         Currently, my favorite YouTube song:        <p style="clear:both;"> 
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         I don&#39;t know any details about this, but it is carved out of pure awesome:        <p style="clear:both;"> 
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         Tired and not feeling well, so here&#39;s a video that I am currently enjoying.        <p style="clear:both;"> 
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   Like a lot of the current crop of adult geeks, I grew up on Star Wars.  I remember standing in line for Jedi when I was eight years old and I remember watching the cartoons on Saturday mornings.  And, of course, I had a metric ton of toys.  Includ...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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         Lots of things I don&#39;t have time to give the attention they deserve; these are the things on my mind right now.  Robert Jordan, RIP - I&#39;ve been reading the Wheel of Time series since a friend handed me a copy of &quot;The Eye of the World&quot; in 9th grade...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Recommendation:  Decoder Ring Theater</title>   
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        <published>2007-08-03T13:49:18Z</published>
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    Sometime late last year, while browsing through Podiobooks,  I came across a serialized detective story called Black Jack Justice produced by a group called Decoder Ring Theater.  I subscribed to the series and soon found myself pushing each new ...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <published>2007-06-22T15:11:06Z</published>
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    Apparently, I am merely average.   Please try to ignore my ego there, writhing on the floor, mortally wounded, while I explain.  This evening, via Make Use Of, I found the brain training site Lumosity.  Their comments:  &quot;cool brain fitness progra...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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