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Fall in Colorado: it’s been glorious
I love almost everything about Colorado. Almost. Sadly, the climate here tends to have very short transitional seasons, and like a lot of people who grew up in my neck of the woods (NC), my favorites times of year have always been fall and spring. I took the long, moderate, invigorating equinox seasons for granted, I guess.
Read moreThe Birthday Massacre: Saturday Video Roundup
I needed a soundtrack for yesterday’s workout and settled on my favorite Toronto band, The Birthday Massacre. Chibi and company are still rattling around in my head, so I thought I’d share the love, starting with the new video for “Superstition.”
Read moreWhy I'm pulling for the KC Royals tonight
Mighty Casey struck out, but Mighty KC almost never does. Kansas City beat the NY Mets last night and lead the World Series 3-1. They can claim their first championship since 1985 with a victory in New York tonight. While I typically don’t give a damn about anything KC-related (Chiefs, Sporting, barbecue, the states of Kansas and Missouri in general)
Read moreFestival of the dead: Samhain 2015
Hat full of words, words like the ember-lit belly of a Samhain sky
Read moreZombie America: a metaphor
US culture is like a zombie apocalypse. Andy Borowitz nails it: Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report) – Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports.
Read moreLawn jockey: yard and garden statuary in the post-racial South
A question of black and white
Read moreAre Bernie and Obama socialists? A brief primer
If you think Barack Obama is a socialist, you simply don’t know what the word means. That’s likely because you’re lazy and willing to trust those who would manipulate you for their own cynical ends, and who really could not care less about your well being. Obama is demonstrably to the right of Nixon (aside from the racist Southern strategy) and
Read moreSuperShuttle satisfaction survey: you people need to get your act together
SuperShuttle is a smoldering dumpster fire. I returned home from vacation this morning. I had reserved a lift with SuperShuttle to save a few bucks on airport parking. Never again. As we landed I flipped on my phone. I had an e-mail from SuperShuttle explaining how to check in on the mobile. Sweet. I followed the instructions and proceeded to
Read moreTurning Leaves: Reynolda Gardens
Hoosier Pass
Great new music for fall: Saturday Video Roundup
Chvrches, Metric, Meg Myers and IAMX lead the charge into autumn No major theme today – just some cool new discoveries. Let’s start with the latest from Chvrches – folks, end to end this is one of the absolute best pop CDs I have ever heard. “Leave a Trace” is the lead single and it’s the earworm from hell, but
Read moreRIP Yogi Berra, anchor baby
Would the GOP have deported Yogi Berra? Item 1: Yogi died last week. He was an American icon of the first order and a legendary practitioner of the national pastime. Wikipedia sums his career up nicely. An 18-time All-Star and 10-time World Series champion as a player, Berra had a career batting average of .285, while compiling 358 home runs and
Read moreJust a tree
… but one of my favorite trees. It’s a survivor; it’s a loner; it’s monument to the majesty of the Colorado Plateau. I posted a different angle of this scene this summer.
Read moreWhen a capella met metal: Saturday Video Roundup
So, I wake up this morning to find that Frank Balsinger has uncovered an a capella take on Rammstein’s “Du Hast.” Because of course somebody would have to do that, and of course Frank would find it. So for SVR today, let’s enjoy some a capella abomination. I guess that would be a bomination, huh? First, Viva Vox, and if you don’t get why
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