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Thought this bicycle parkour was so cool that I had to share:

I've never wanted to buy a VW, but this is just beautiful.

James Dobson should be happier now. SpongeBob Squarepants, the flaming spokessponge for gay and lesbians around the globe has finally checked into Exodus International. Other gay children's characters reacted like Bert and Ernie who told reporters SpongeBob is "denying who he is." Read the full story at Lark News: A Good Source for Christian News.

SpongeBob checks into Exodus International.

Gracie's is a great place to hear live jazz, funk, soul, blues, and the like. You can find me here at least a couple weekends a month.

The New York Times has an article about The Man Date that discusses the social dynamics of male friendship. The Man Date is defined as

two heterosexual men socializing without the crutch of business or sports. It is two guys meeting for the kind of outing a straight man might reasonably arrange with a woman. Dining together across a table without the aid of a television is a man date; eating at a bar is not. Taking a walk in the park together is a man date; going for a jog is not. Attending the movie "Friday Night Lights" is a man date, but going to see the Jets play is definitely not.

It's tough being a straight man these days. So much homophobia through which to navigate... How many Man Dates have I had? Quite a few, but now I'm a little freaked out, since getting together with a friend now has a label with Date in the title. Thanks, NYTimes.