Good Luck With That, Lawyer! (tags: strange news, cincinnati, smh-worthy)

Bull ride brings suit against Cadillac Ranch

An Alaskan lawyer who busted his mouth while riding a mechanical bull at a Downtown bar is suing the bar for at least $25,000 because it didn't make him sign a waiver that would have explained he could get hurt by riding a machine designed to throw a human being from it.

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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20101112/NEWS010702/11130322/Bull-ride-brings-suit-against-Cadillac-Ranch?GID=VRXtRXG1DmRw0C+7lko62XttEjfRVQztMhzG68QbilE%3D

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A Twinkie Diet? Yeah, I'll Pass.

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds

 

(CNN) -- Twinkies. Nutty bars. Powdered donuts.

For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals. To add variety in his steady stream of Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Haub munched on Doritos chips, sugary cereals and Oreos, too.

His premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most -- not the nutritional value of the food.

The premise held up: On his "convenience store diet," he shed 27 pounds in two months.

Read the entire article here: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html?iref=obnetwork

 

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Change...

Change is constant. And unavoidable.

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This song was stuck in my head this morning.

The Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson:

Growing up, I thought the chair stunt she did around the 2:20 mark was the coolest thing ever. :)

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Quote of the Day

When somebody says you've changed, it's only because you stopped living your life their way. 

(via @ihatequotes)

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A Quote (found at the park): Something

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"REMEMBER that EVERYONE you meet is AFRAID of something LOVES something and HAS LOST something" - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Stone installation spotted at this park.

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Quote of the Day: Opportunity

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

- Alexander Graham Bell

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Video: New Twitter Interface

I love videos that tell a story without voiceovers. This video for the new Twitter.com interface does just that:

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A quote for payday

Money talks, but all mine ever says is goodbye.

-Unknown

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Video: Street Piano

Another quick piece I put together recently. There are street pianos temporarily installed at various locations in Cincinnati. This clip features the piano at the Public Library.

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Amy Winehouse - Help Yourself

Thanks Pandora.

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A Quick Thought

Enjoy the small miracles. 

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Quote of the Day

If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
- Paul Beatty

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Quote: Trust

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), Faust

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