Month: April, 2012

Hall’s Rule of Social Order #194

30 April, 2012 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

A musical act should be rated against this rubric to determine their quality: Band’s name – 3% Band’s aesthetics (clothes, make up, hair, physical attractiveness, showmanship) – 7% Ability to attract listener’s attention (lyrical hooks, real life publicity, etc) – 10% Instrumental proficiency – 23% Originality/inspirational quality of lyrics – 26% Ability to perform live […]

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2012 EQT Pittsburgh 3 Rivers Regatta – June 30th – July 4th

27 April, 2012 (12:00) | Pittsburgh

The tri-state’s largest summertime event, EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, will commemorate its 35th anniversary year with five days of world-class entertainment featuring more power, more pyro, and more fun for the entire family… ALL FREE! The nation’s largest inland regatta will run June 30 through July 4 complete with some first-time signature acts and […]

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Suburbanites

25 April, 2012 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

When they’re tired of the community faces, Relying on everyone for everything, When they just want to be left alone, You’ll see homeless become suburbanites. When they’re tired of the shared spaces, Welcoming anyone to do anything, When they want a fence around their home, You’ll see children become suburbanites. When they’re all armed with […]

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Hall’s Rules of Social Order #13

23 April, 2012 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

Girls have a right to dance. If you’re smart, you’ll never try to deny them that right.  Eventually, they find someone who will dance with them.

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Dalton Ghetti’s pencil tip carvings

20 April, 2012 (12:00) | Geeked Out

http://blog.kidrobot.com/pencil-tip-micro-sculptures-by-dalton-ghetti/ This is nuts.  This guy can carve the tips of pencils into just about anything.  I can’t imagine how many times he’s had to start over after breaking off a tip.

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You should just give me a call

18 April, 2012 (12:00) | Poll the People

how often do you talk to people on the phone?  Answer the question for the people that are not physically close to you or that you don’t see in person regularly.  I’ve always had the desire to see people, but I’ve never really wanted to talk to people on the phone.  I just really dislike […]

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