For fuck sake will somebody PLEASE give DaShiv his own news show? He knows more about this shit than any talking head on any channel, anywhere. America needs you to have a bigger megaphone than just Metafilter.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 6:50 PM on August 27, 2008

"The perfect is the enemy of the good" is probably the one I use the most in my life. And as I tell my fiancee all the time, "Not having fun is for suckers and chumps."
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 12:47 PM on August 27, 2008

OOH! Countdown to Neal Stephenson's "Anathem" - set to release Sep. 9!
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 8:43 AM on August 27, 2008

I took the kind that comes in Zipfizz capsules. Didn't do anything to suppress the appetite but did give me some shakes much like I got when I use to use ephedra (Ripped Fuel).
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 9:10 PM on August 24, 2008

Devin later got in the water, intending to keep an eye on the alligator. But the animal had apparently slipped under water

Can they do that??!?? Poor kid. I would never have seen that move coming.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 10:35 AM on August 23, 2008

Two things from my experience come to mind...one is to mix it with juice, I think it absorbs best that way. I'd pick a juice you don't really love, because mixing it with creatine can spoil the flavor of that juice forever. I use apple juice because I'm not all that fond of it. I think grape juice is supposed to be a good combo. Second is that if your experience is like mine you might want to take some Immodium AD with it for the first week, because I definitely found myself running to the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 10:40 AM on August 8, 2008

I'd pay good money to watch Reggie Bush wreck that shit.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 5:01 PM on August 7, 2008

You can't watch the boat races, but you can definitely watch the Blue Angels from Groveland Park on the West coast of Mercer Island (whoo whoo represent!!).
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 1:45 PM on August 1, 2008

Find out his favorite player, then buy that guy's rookie card. Frame it. As long as it's not Ernie Banks it should cost you less than $100. God, I hope my Cardinal's fan girlfriend doesn't see me helping you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 8:42 AM on July 23, 2008

It used to be brewed right down I-5 in Olympia, I'm sure it can be found at one of the bigger beverage stores in Seattle.
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 11:52 AM on July 22, 2008

Go here: http://beermapping.com/maps/citymaps.php?m=seattle#

Click on all the locations you don't want to remove them from the map. Call the rest!
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 11:54 AM on July 22, 2008

Seamus - wikipedia claims it's so - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_Brewing_Company
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 6:11 PM on July 22, 2008

Kudos for taking the approach that this is to be used as a stopgap when you can't feed a really good diet. A balanced diet is definitely the way to go and when you're able to feed high quality dinner then supplements can be superfluous. Here's a couple that I like:

Missing Link

Wellness Welltabs

Ark Naturals Antioxidant

Solid Gold Seameal... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 1:15 PM on July 20, 2008 marked best answer

In Seattle we have a glossy, professional publication called CityDog. (http://www.citydogmagazine.com/) It looks like they do them for all big cities. It's a for-profit enterprise though. We also have a publication that's focussed on rescue and adoption and it is interspersed with the kind of articles you describe, it's a free handout.

Whenever we put out a collection jar in our store for Greyhound rescue, the donations pour in. People almost always put their change... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 11:45 AM on July 18, 2008

Muttmatchers Messenger.
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 11:55 AM on July 18, 2008

You might be able to make up little $1-donation coupons, put them out near the register at the pet store, and collect just as much money for the shelter without having to create fresh original content about dog-walking every three months.

Would the $1 coupons be reimbursed through the store's cash register though? You really, really don't want to make extra work for the staff if you can avoid it. A store would have to ring it in, collect... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 12:07 PM on July 18, 2008

Pullman, eh? Normally I would NEVER help someone from Cougar country :)...but for dogs I'll make an exception. I think you need to try and include Seattle in your distribution for one thing...it's the second largest dog market in the country behind San Fransisco. Lots of dogs that are ultimately placed in Western Washington come from shelters in Eastern Washington...there isn't enough population out there - I personally know of at least two people who make about a once a month drive east to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 12:36 PM on July 18, 2008

Good for you paddbear!!!
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 11:38 AM on July 18, 2008

All Wellness in cans is pate style. The pouches are chunky. In the cans the chicken, turkey, beef and chicken, chicken and herring, and turkey and salmon are all grain free and appropriate for overweight cats.

Evo has a number of different flavors including beef, chicken, duck, and venison. These are all paste-like, but each flavor has a slightly different level of grain. Actually all EVO varieties are grain free.

Other... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 11:18 AM on July 15, 2008 marked best answer

Clint Eastwood in "Million Dollar Baby"
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 1:47 PM on July 14, 2008

This is me favoriting this post. Thanks for the link.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 1:12 PM on July 11, 2008

David Foster Wallace, in Infinite Jest: "You'll worry less about what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do."
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 1:03 PM on July 5, 2008

I am such a sucker for bottled water, I can't even fucking look myself in the mirror. I buy 36 packs at Costco, tall bottles at gas stations, and gallon jugs at work. I'm fucking addicted to it like it's crack cocaine. About a week ago I told myself I would quit buying it and start drinking tap water, and by that afternoon I had convinced myself that buying it in a flavor format was an acceptable loophole. I've been hanging out at Mom's all day and every drop of water I drank was from a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 9:53 PM on July 4, 2008

Jimi Hendrix playing The Star Spangled Banner
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 10:54 AM on July 4, 2008

It will be tough to do based simply on the expected motion of a pitch. What it also requires is familiarity with the specific pitcher. Lots of pitchers throw a two-seam fastfall which is expected to move kind of like a slider. Greg Maddux's two-seam fastball will probably move as much or more than most guy's sliders. Other cues are how batters take pitches. You know Johan Santana just threw another dirty change-up when the batter has completed his swing before the catcher has the ball. A... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 12:25 PM on July 3, 2008

If you'll indulge me, I wrote this crap some years ago...

"Imminent Demise"
The curveball breaks your heart
by making a razor thin incision diagonally
across it from top to bottom.

The fastball breaks your heart
by blowing a huge goddamned hole
right through the middle of it
like you got shot at close range
with a shotgun.

The... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 12:30 PM on July 3, 2008

Friedman?!?!? Fucking guy thinks the world is flat.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 10:36 AM on July 3, 2008

I try to do this every year in the days before Seafair and watch the Blue Angels practice. Alas I cannot make these days cause of work, but it sounds like fun!
posted to MetaTalk by vito90 at 6:15 PM on June 20, 2008

I followed my own Dad's footsteps into Meet the Press fandom. Never miss an episode. Although I like Russert I have to admit many times I was frustrated with what I perceived as lack of courage in some of his questioning. I never quite understood his reputation as being so tough. Wonder who his replacement will be? David Gregory?
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 1:09 PM on June 13, 2008

I think you've got PLENTY of materials. I just used the Kaplan CD, it has enough sample tests on there that I didn't feel the need to do any more than that.

Let me give you one tip that I learned as well. In the weeks leading up to the test I hit the Kaplan CD hard, going through all the modules, timing myself, the whole bit. I set it up so I'd take the final practice test the afternoon before the real deal, review it that night and take the GMAT the next day. Well,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 10:05 AM on June 12, 2008

Keep him plenty warm, if you have a heating pad or electric blanket that would be good. Place it near his egress to his bathroom spot so he doesn't have to go too far. If his teeth are good keep ice cubes near by for him to chew on so he doesn't have to go far for water. You can also make the ice cubes out of tasty things like low-sodium chicken broth. Feed him tasty, stinky, healthy stuff that is super nutritious like beef tripe. This is all assuming he doesn't have any health problems... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 2:03 PM on June 9, 2008

I keep up on pet food recalls for my store here: Pet Connection. I have a bunch more links bookmarked at my other store, I'll post them next time I'm there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 12:49 PM on June 8, 2008

Check out the books by Matt Christopher, his website is here. I read alot of his baseball books as a kid. I was rewatching "The Bad News Bears" the other day and was astounded by how much Buttermaker teaches about nuances in baseball, but alas the sheer quantity of four-letter words in the flick would render it wholly inappropriate for a kid that age.
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 6:17 AM on June 7, 2008

That was brilliant. In the comments of the 4 minute Civil War is a link to the same kind of application that shows the European front in World War 2. Don't know if it's any good, going to check it out now. Thanks LM for the links.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 7:51 AM on June 5, 2008

Buncha cowardly dudes in that office, there.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 5:25 PM on June 3, 2008

Please note: when I freak out and start throwing monitors, staplers, and anything else I can get my hands on, vito90 will save you all.

If you throw a monitor at one of my female coworkers? I WILL fuck you up, take it to the bank.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 5:56 PM on June 3, 2008

Great link about a great movie - thanks for posting this.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 7:25 PM on May 27, 2008

Have you taken her to play golf with you? I always felt like the reason I am able to cope with failure is because I played so many sports as a kid and learned not only that failure happens but often there's no consequences to failing. Take her with you to a pitch and putt golf course or play other sports with her.
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 9:03 AM on May 23, 2008

Got to be Shultzy's, no? It's right where the poster is staying and got a promise of love from us last time. Plus a guy I know works there, and surely he'll pick up the tab for the entire group.
posted to MetaTalk by vito90 at 2:40 PM on April 14, 2008

I'll try to swing through for a beer, but I have to go see the Moms for dinner. She changed my diapers fer chrissakes!
posted to MetaTalk by vito90 at 12:59 PM on April 19, 2008

...not recently...
posted to MetaTalk by vito90 at 12:59 PM on April 19, 2008

Dammit, dammit, dammit, it was the spot I wanted and I couldn't make it. More stories, please?
posted to MetaTalk by vito90 at 9:52 PM on May 11, 2008

Good times. What made this was the production value. "He's not going to have the answer for the triple decker pecker wrecker."
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 10:24 AM on May 8, 2008

tkolar, you've no doubt spent more than 6 minutes complaining about the post. You should have just watched it, hated it, and shutted the fuck up.

If that's the case, this post is a fine example of how the "mystery meat" approach can completely torpedo an FPP. For you.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 1:01 PM on May 8, 2008

Timber Wolf Serengeti (chicken)
Solid Gold Indigo Moon (chicken)
Innova EVO (chicken/turkey) (dry and wet)
First Mate (fish)
Orijen (chicken/turkey/fish)
Nature's Variety Instinct (dry is chicken or rabbit, wet is lamb, chicken, venison, or duck)

What all these have in common is they are grain free, low-filler. Carbs come in the form of fruits and vegetables. The First Mate in particular has blueberries, a very... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 11:24 AM on May 8, 2008

Poor groom. Amy will be insufferable after this.
posted to MetaFilter by vito90 at 2:52 PM on May 4, 2008

I worked for many years for a company that did this sort of thing professionally. Most of the work was big jobs, for hospitals, law firms, gov'ts etc. But we had lots of small jobs like this. You might find a company (look under "imaging services") in your local yellow pages who can do this for $.05 per page or less. Dozens of notebooks makes me think hundreds of pages (or even over 1,000 that seems like it would be super time consuming to do at home.
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 3:26 PM on April 25, 2008

Lots of cd's are produced for certain chains like WalMart and Target without the cursing. Those companies move alot of music and have the clout to force acts to produce two versions. Then often those versions filter their way to used cd stores as well. Sometimes the versions are simply edited out cusses and sometimes they rewrite the songs without cusses.

I noticed an interesting phenomenon with some Snoop and Dr. Dre records a while back. I enjoyed the clean... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 11:27 AM on April 25, 2008

dzot has it above, the Burger Bar is great and affordable. Also they serve until late at night which is surprisingly difficult to find inside casinos.
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 3:20 PM on April 22, 2008

My sister has been doing it for a long time. What made it pretty good back in the day but tougher now is the price of gas. She'd get a list of stores to shop, they instructed her to spend $10 and thy'd pay her $10 on top...so she got $10 worth of goods and $10 cash for her trouble. She only shopped grocery stores so the compensation wasn't awful but she'd have to spend time doing a write-up on her experience. If you can stay in a relatively compact area and nbot spend resources on gas and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vito90 at 2:45 PM on April 14, 2008