I’m heading off to Toronto this morning, so I’m trusting you not to break anything. I’ll try to bring back some Tim Horton’s.<\/p>\n
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Poets, judged by beard weight<\/a>.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n The coffee ouroboros<\/a>.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n You need special glasses for this website<\/a>.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Dogs: adorable knuckleheads<\/a>.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Sadly, this is the town<\/a> where my dad lives.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n If only I had a cheat code<\/a> for my Top 20 Pharma issue.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n I had no idea 30 Rock was so unfunny<\/a>.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Gah! Sprites sans junk<\/a>!<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n And in honor of this weekend’s vacation: Nathan Rabin of My Year of Flops<\/a> writes up Canadian Bacon<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m heading off to Toronto this morning, so I’m trusting you not to break anything. I’ll try to bring back some Tim Horton’s. Oh, you’re looking for some Unrequired Reading? 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