Displaced Mississippian living in Dallas, Texas. Apple fanatic, sports nut, beer snob, devout atheist, & Ole Miss Rebel.Tumblr (3.0; @thebigjim)http://bigjim.org/<a href="http://www.redcuprebellion.com/2012/5/18/3029138/the-sec-has-new-bowl-game-that-well-probably-never-play-in">The SEC Has New Bowl Game (That We'll Probably Never Play In)</a>: <blockquote><p>This would basically be a step above the Sugar and Cotton bowls as far as prestige goes, meaning that Hugh Freeze or whoever it is replacing him in three or for years needs to <strong>win a metric shit-ton of days</strong> to get this program an invite.</p></blockquote> <p>Sad but true.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23302580257http://bigjim.org/post/23302580257Fri, 18 May 2012 14:29:34 -0500sportsfootballncaaole missole miss rebelssecbig 12<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48e7e9FEl1qz5otyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ordered a muppet as a gift…got a murder victim.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23300003889http://bigjim.org/post/23300003889Fri, 18 May 2012 13:33:14 -0500disneymuppetsfunnylol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46rrqUj1q1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/23248418587/tiny-steve-jobs-selling-iphones-in-midtown" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/?p=159933&preview=true" target="_blank">Tiny Steve Jobs Selling iPhones In Midtown Manhattan</a></p></blockquote>http://bigjim.org/post/23297477968http://bigjim.org/post/23297477968Fri, 18 May 2012 12:29:02 -0500appleiphonesteve jobs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m484xgM8Fb1qz5otyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Click through for lots more things that <a href="http://thechive.com/2012/05/18/this-wont-make-you-feel-young-37-photos/" target="_blank">won’t make you feel young</a>.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23292322033http://bigjim.org/post/23292322033Fri, 18 May 2012 10:16:41 -0500funnythechive<a href="http://betterwithabeard.tumblr.com/">Better with a beard</a>: <p>Cool tumblr!</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23278217068http://bigjim.org/post/23278217068Fri, 18 May 2012 00:42:00 -0500<a href="http://bonus.kottke.org/post/23245526427/the-history-of-the-taco">kottke.org: The history of the taco</a>: <p><a href="http://bonus.kottke.org/post/23245526427/the-history-of-the-taco" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">jkottke</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>In this <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Where-Did-the-Taco-Come-From.html?c=y&story=fullstory" target="_blank">Smithsonian interview</a>, University of Minnesota history professor Jeffrey Pilcher drops serious knowledge on the history of tacos. Among other bits of taco trivia, Pilcher, author of the forthcoming book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0199740062/ref=nosim/0sil8" target="_blank">Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food</a>, roughly disabuses us of the lie…</p></blockquote> <p>I <3 Tacos.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23253917869http://bigjim.org/post/23253917869Thu, 17 May 2012 17:54:29 -0500tacosfoodkottke<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3d75mPHu31qfkop6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stadium-love-.tumblr.com/post/22229494249/a-texas-sunset-by-david-carroll-rangers-ballpark" target="_blank">stadium-love-</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>A Texas Sunset</strong> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39551218@N02/5926163086/" target="_blank">David Carroll</a></p> <p>Rangers Ballpark in Arlington: Home of the Texas Rangers</p> </blockquote> <p>Ballpark is so much fun, need to get back soon, only saw 1 game so far this year.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23252398993http://bigjim.org/post/23252398993Thu, 17 May 2012 17:31:34 -0500rangerstexas rangersdallastexasmlbsportsbaseballarlingtonballpark“Craft breweries account for more than 95 percent of the breweries in America, but they make just 6 percent of the beer.”<br/><br/> - <em>NPR Planet Money: <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/05/17/152845779/more-breweries-less-beer" target="_blank">More Breweries. Less Beer.</a></em>http://bigjim.org/post/23246264713http://bigjim.org/post/23246264713Thu, 17 May 2012 15:57:00 -0500beerbrewingeconomicseconomy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46pknSFyc1qz5otyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Butt 2 Butt (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23245378985http://bigjim.org/post/23245378985Thu, 17 May 2012 15:43:00 -0500instagrampetsdogsdachshundeliwalt<a href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57435504-93/lenovo-dumps-classic-keyboard-on-new-thinkpad-laptops/12/05/17/lenovo-keyboards">Lenovo dumps classic keyboard on new ThinkPad laptops</a>: <blockquote><p>The new T-series ThinkPads offer a host of enhancements over the prior models. But the classic-style keyboard has been jettisoned in favor of the chiclet, or island-style, flavor.</p></blockquote> <p>I bought an IBM T42p in 2004 and it is one of (if not the best) laptop I’ve ever owned, certainly my favorite. Sad now that I sold it a few years ago, but I used it longer than I have used any laptop as my primary machine.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23244068666http://bigjim.org/post/23244068666Thu, 17 May 2012 15:22:00 -0500laptopibmt42plenovokeyboard<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3osstpl9u1qbtvl9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://bigjim.org/post/23242821564http://bigjim.org/post/23242821564Thu, 17 May 2012 15:01:37 -0500clerksKevin Smithmovies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46nctrbp81qz5otyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46nctrbp81qz5otyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46nctrbp81qz5otyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46nctrbp81qz5otyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/17/racing-skull-ferrari-f430-calavera-by-unique-sportscars-and-nov/" target="_blank">Ferrari F430 Calavera</a></p> <p>Couple years old, still one of my favorite wallpaper cars on my Mac.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23242495579http://bigjim.org/post/23242495579Thu, 17 May 2012 14:55:00 -0500carsferrarif430<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1xhvfZUVz1qh9xdao1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1xhvfZUVz1qh9xdao2_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1xhvfZUVz1qh9xdao3_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1xhvfZUVz1qh9xdao4_250.png"/><br/> <br/>http://bigjim.org/post/23235797373http://bigjim.org/post/23235797373Thu, 17 May 2012 12:28:21 -0500scarlett johansson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qj1cGwY31r8q9x8o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qj1cGwY31r8q9x8o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qj1cGwY31r8q9x8o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qj1cGwY31r8q9x8o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://bigjim.org/post/23233448567http://bigjim.org/post/23233448567Thu, 17 May 2012 11:33:14 -0500cartoonsfuturamatelevision<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45f8luVVK1r0j4u3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bigjim.org/post/23214174878http://bigjim.org/post/23214174878Wed, 16 May 2012 23:47:32 -0500rangerstexas rangersdallastexasmlbbaseballsports<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45akjh15W1qz5otyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Seeing red. #blizzardsucks</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23206024490http://bigjim.org/post/23206024490Wed, 16 May 2012 21:21:55 -0500diablodiablo3gamesblizzard<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45ad6weou1qz5otyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>iPad screenshot, mid-rotate.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23205704888http://bigjim.org/post/23205704888Wed, 16 May 2012 21:17:30 -0500gadgetsappleipadscreenshot<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3n2fyiWEr1qeuixno1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>One of my favorite movies ever.</p>http://bigjim.org/post/23188796724http://bigjim.org/post/23188796724Wed, 16 May 2012 17:31:11 -0500moviesclerks 2kevin smithjay mewes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1j4pxx2uP1qhizepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bigjim.org/post/23178936298http://bigjim.org/post/23178936298Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:18 -0500televisionmad men<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vN7HQrgakZU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/artist/The_Temper_Trap" target="_blank">The Temper Trap</a> - Sweet Disposition</strong></p>http://bigjim.org/post/23171999724http://bigjim.org/post/23171999724Wed, 16 May 2012 12:31:04 -0500musicmusic videotemper trapthe temper trap