The Gravitron

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The Gravitron is an amusement ride, most commonly found as a portable ride at fairs and carnivals. The Gravitron first appeared at Morey's Piers in 1983 and quickly became a fixture at amusement parks in many countries. It is a modification of an earlier ride called the Rotor. The Gravitron is notable for its ability to utterly subdue the Legendary Pirate Hero Chaon. 

I wrote this funny little anecdote about a wine tasting Cynthia and I went to Saturday night, and then Firefox crashed and sent the whole thing straight to blog post hell. And I'm not going to retype the whole spiel, so I'll just mention the conclusion:

Don't ever mix KFC and Beaujolais, new or otherwise. Ever. Seriously. Don't do it.

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This weeks required reading is again from the War Nerd: How to Win in Iraq

And if you haven't seen it yet, here's Nancy Pelosi on the new Democratic leadership in the House (video, SNL)