Why the iTunes Music Store is successful
I’m not a big fan of the iTunes Music Store. In fact, there are a couple of things about it that really rub me the wrong way, and I have… Read more »
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The smell of browse
The website for one of the local entertainment journals has a sidebar featuring personal ads. The way it is laid out occasionally produces results especially amusing to me.
Everything old is new again
I’ve been anticipating this latest life change for many months now, over a year in fact. Now that it’s happened, I have abruptly realized that the new arrangement is a… Read more »
Woodworking
I started a woodworking class through the local community college this week. In college, I worked extensively in the college theater scene shop, so I have a comfortable working famialiarity… Read more »
The Aladdin seems to have a number of shows this season that I’m excited about. Last night I saw Andrew Bird. I don’t think any description I can provide of… Read more »
Suicide Girls!
I saw the Suicide Girls burlesque show at the Aladdin last night. The opening acts were more fun than I expected. There was a five-girl punk band from LA whose… Read more »
American cars
I want to like American cars. Really, I do. All things being equal, I prefer buying local products, supporting local jobs, sparing the impact of shipping cars from overseas. But… Read more »
The Men That Don’t Fit In
I rediscovered this poem recently and liked it all over again. Which is mostly noteworthy primarily because I’m not a big poetry buff. The Men That Don’t Fit In, by… Read more »
A Treatise
It’s rare that I wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream still running through my head. Rarer still is the dream that leaves me with… Read more »
Not your mom’s “pigs in a blanket”
I got this idea from a tapas bar and have made it my own. Medjool dates, with the pit removed. Stuff the pit cavity with goat cheese. Wrap in prosciutto…. Read more »