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Super sad

Posted by Stew at 5:41 PM

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Photos of super sad people by Nicolas Silberfaden

I like a little meat on my ladies

Posted by Stew at 5:32 PM

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If you've got muscles, you might as well show them. I think my wife could don this swimsuit with class. For $90 or so, your lady can own one too.

A tool fit for the apocalypse [#zombiekiller]

Posted by Stew at 5:24 PM

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When the zombie apocalypse is upon us, it will pay to be prepared. I'm pretty sure the M48 Apocalypse Tactical Tomahawk could come in mighty handy. If nothing else, I'll look like a badass with this baby in my paws.

Here are the deets:

Lightweight to be carried all day without added muscle fatigue
Wide, upswept axe blade for mammoth chopping, slashing and zombie cutting potential
Secondary edge on the back side of the head, specially sharpened on both edges for a cutting and hooking attack.
Blade is securely attached to the paracord-wrapped, 30% nylon reinforced handle with three separate bolts.
Includes a durable nylon belt sheath with belt loop and snap closure buttons.
8" blade, 15" overall

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Book Review: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

Posted by Stew at 7:03 AM

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The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Dog Stars has sky-rocketed its way near the top of my favorite books! As many people have said, you can't help but compare it to Cormac McCarthy's The Road in many ways - the subject matter, the style of writing and general absence of most punctuation, and the overall tone. While I also loved The Road, The Dog Stars spoke to me in a way that the other didn't. I guess you could say that, if possible, The Dog Stars isn't quite as dark and provides glimpses of hope throughout the story. Beyond that, the story felt very real and very close to what I could imagine life being like following an apocalypse of this scale.

Hig, Bangley, and all of the other characters were very complex and I found them each to be likable in their own way. There wasn't a moment when reading this book that I wasn't totally engrossed. I gobbled it up from beginning to end!

This was one of the books I won in a Goodreads giveaway but it's one that I would have been more than happy to purchase on my own. It's a must-read for fans of post-apocalyptic fiction!

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Book Review: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Stew at 5:57 PM

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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is one of those extremely rare cases where I actually liked the movie better than the book. Don't get me wrong, the book has some interesting ideas and is a quick and relatively fun read, it just lacks the action and suspense of the film. Of course, this is probably a vile statement to make to a book nerd but I wasn't in love with the story. I was, however, in love with the ideas and I think Asimov was very successful in stimulating thoughts about a society that relies on intelligent machinery. Obviously, the subject matter has direct correlation to the time we live in now so the book is extremely relevant... I just wish it were a bit more exciting.

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