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Read moreMonthly Archives: October 2013
Red Sox win World Series! (Baseball is a funny game)
Before the season began, I fully expected my Red Sox to finish last in the AL East. (I wasn’t the only one.) I figured Ellsbury and Petey would be solid, but past that there were so very many discouraging things to consider: New manager: there was reason to be hopeful about John Farrell, but still, new guy at the helm
Read moreCyberspace, cognitive mapping and design: some stray thoughts
I apologize in advance because this is going to ramble. And be wonky. If it helps, please know that it all makes sense in my head. Our professional development program at work – yeah, my new job has an actual interest in professional development – has us doing some reading each week and informally discussing the insights. This week we
Read more10-second beer review: Laurelwood Brewing Pumpkin Ale
Maybe I’m biased, but I’ve always felt like holiday brews should be bold, audacious even. Laurelwood’s seasonal pumpkin strikes a lovely note body-wise – it’s a nicely balanced amber that’s very “drinkable” (although I hate that term).
Read moreTim Tebow, the St. Louis Rams and the Sadie Hawkins Day Dance Massacre
As explained to me by my 14 year-old daughter, Chloe. So, the St. Louis Rams had their star QB Sam Bradford, who is majorly hot, go down for the season with a knee injury? And word is Tim Tebow was thinking here was his chance – an NFL team needs a quarterback and he’s an NFL quarterback? But the Rams
Read moreRIP Lou Reed: one of rock’s most influential artists dead at 71
Solo and with Velvet Underground, Reed changed the rock landscape forever When the iconic Velvet Underground & Nico album was released in 1967 I was all of six years old, so VU was never a part of my lived experience. I never became a fan of their music, exactly, although my inner rock historian grew into a deep respect for their place
Read more10-second beer review: Elliott Bay Mashing Pumpkin
Tasty coppery ale with crisp pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg high notes and rich malt body.
Read moreThe UNSHARE button: Can we all just step away from the propaganda?
Our social media activities would benefit from a dose of critical thinking. A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on. – Terry Pratchett I had an exchange with my sister earlier about something she had shared on Facebook. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the one alleging that 11 US states now have
Read moreI just realized something about Sam’s dog
I really liked Sam’s piece this morning on dog dreams. But in thinking about it, I’ve come to a disturbing conclusion. The dog is mystified by science and technology. He can’t tell the difference between what’s real and what’s imaginary. A lot of his happiness in life results from his ignorance. Sam, your dog is a Republican. Jesus is coming,
Read moreThe GOP’s highly entertaining civil war
Embarrassing defeat in government shutdown and debt ceiling face-off reveals cracks in GOP coalition. While I have retired from political blogging, there is some value in pausing, from time to time, to remind our readers about past discussions of particular relevance to the events of the moment. One such opportunity presented itself this morning, as John “The Straight Talkin’ Mavericky
Read moreThe dreams of dogs
Have you ever wondered what it must be like being a dog?
Read moreSaturday Video Roundup: Get lucky!
Periodically I like to surf through YouTube for interesting song mashups, which are as pure a postmodern art form as exists. Today was one of those days, so here, for your listening pleasure, are some things that go together like peanut butter and basketball. Up first, Ozzy vs. a-ha. Folks, this just ain’t right.
Read moreOur psychopath Congress
Government shutdown, debt crisis reveal how much GOP has in common with other sociopaths… Is this to be an empathy test? Capillary dilation of the so-called blush response? Fluctuation of the pupil. Involuntary dilation of the iris? I believe Philip K. Dick had it right in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Technology had, in that not-so-distant future, created androids that were
Read moreA stray thought
Know what I bet would hurt like a sonofabitch? When a vampire bites his tongue. Jesus is coming, and he doesn’t like his undead sparkly…
Read moreA cooking question
Which do you think would be better – chorizo fried in bacon grease or bacon fried in chorizo grease?
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