Steve Mirsky
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Retired layabout. ❤️🇨🇦 Former staffer, current contributor at Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/acknowledging-reality-is-an-excellent-way-to-function-within-it/
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Killing of Victoria Snelgrove - Wikipedia
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November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Correct. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...
While he could never pilot or navigate a plane, he could produce that much excrement.
October 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
While he could never pilot or navigate a plane, he could produce that much excrement.
Re: Brown www.cleveland.com/pdq/2012/09/...
Performance-enhancing drugs, rain, fish and more make Strange But True
Performance-enhancing drugs, rain, fish and event a Secretary of Defense make this week's Strange but True column.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Re: Brown www.cleveland.com/pdq/2012/09/...
I thought it might play anyway. She talks about her mother saying she should wear more makeup. So she goes way overboard on the makeup and then creepily says to her mother, “Baby look pretty now, mommy?” Your experience reminded me of it.
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I thought it might play anyway. She talks about her mother saying she should wear more makeup. So she goes way overboard on the makeup and then creepily says to her mother, “Baby look pretty now, mommy?” Your experience reminded me of it.
Mike Johnson being played by Henry Gibson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_G...
Henry Gibson - Wikipedia
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October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Mike Johnson being played by Henry Gibson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_G...
Still wearing 1/8?
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Still wearing 1/8?
1976 film Marathon Man. Hoffman had a grueling scene coming up, where his character hadn’t slept in three days, and Hoffman told Olivier that to prepare for the scene, he too hadn’t slept for 72 hours. “My dear boy,” replied Olivier, “why don’t you try acting?” gretchenrubin.com/podcast/litt...
A Little Happier: Laurence Olivier's Advice to Dustin Hoffman Works for Me, as Well. | Gretchen Rubin
Laurence Olivier’s advice to Dustin Hoffman works for me, as well.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
1976 film Marathon Man. Hoffman had a grueling scene coming up, where his character hadn’t slept in three days, and Hoffman told Olivier that to prepare for the scene, he too hadn’t slept for 72 hours. “My dear boy,” replied Olivier, “why don’t you try acting?” gretchenrubin.com/podcast/litt...
I overheard a small boy explain to his sister, “If there was no devil, God would be so bored.” Same thing.
October 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I overheard a small boy explain to his sister, “If there was no devil, God would be so bored.” Same thing.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
A cat who had a home a few houses away figured out our cat door. We sometimes left the house knowing he wasn’t here only to came back and find him sleeping on our bed.
October 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A cat who had a home a few houses away figured out our cat door. We sometimes left the house knowing he wasn’t here only to came back and find him sleeping on our bed.
He’s been in the Hall of Fame for 53 fricking years. (Ford Fricking?)
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
He’s been in the Hall of Fame for 53 fricking years. (Ford Fricking?)