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NBC’s announcers always say athletes are “X years of age.”

Is this awkward terminology required over against the standard “X years old”?

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Using prose to explain…

…the experience of poetry is like standing on your tiptoes to experience the minimal gravity of the moon.

-Gary Dop

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Q: What’s another word kinda like tautology?

A: tautology

Kidding…kidding.

Real answer: pleonasm

Relax…it’s not as gross as it sounds.

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I was driving with my fiance to get married in Pennsylvania when I heard Johnny Cash died. I think I might’ve cried.

(Preview on Amazon)

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Watch this video, and then thank me in the comments.

Or, actually, thank Derek Webb who tweeted it a few minutes ago.

Update: They took it off YouTube, but not Vimeo yet.

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1. How to trap squirrels: A video tutorial

2. No remodel is complete until the drums get set back up

3. Extended Scripture Memory for Kids (and parents)

4. C. J. Mahaney’s drum solo: “What I lack in talent, I’ll make up for in passion.”

5. Go rock, Obama! Outtakes of Orison trying to say that pesky first name.

6. How to Fold a Fitted Sheet: A Video Tutorial

7. Orison’s after-nap singing

8. Like father, like grandson: A sermon by Orison

9. You’ve been cordially invited to break your heart.

10. Feeling positive about Obama’s win

11. I’m not a very convincing authority figure at nap time.

12. The last 22 songs that have been stuck in my head. Enjoy.

13. Orison’s thoughts on Santa: He’s fun.

14. Video of crossing the new I-35W bridge for the first time.

15. Orison’s musical tastes (and dance skills) extend far beyond mine.

16. “I Want to Do What I Do in My Heart” by Orison

17. Orison’s Bathroom Church Service

18. Orison meets Morrow

19. I Just Love Jesus, I Just Know

20. The glories of his righteous mess: Merry Christmas from the Pipers

21. I’m raising a rock star, and for now I’m OK with that.

22. Orison Faceplant

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Sophie Ibbotson:

…head and legs are removed and the resulting holes sewn up to minimize the spread of entrails across the field.

(Image source)

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