Archive for the 'Life' Category

so much for fiscal conservatism

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Sean Braisted pointed us to this casual election survey by Domino’s Pizza. Of course it’s fun that Obama won, but here’s what I found interesting:

In general, Republicans:
# Spend more per order than other customers
# Rely on credit cards more than other customers
While Democrats:
# Pay cash for their food

this election is making me THIRSTY!

Friday, October 31st, 2008

John Stewart last night made a great joke in reference to the shots of the amber waves of grain in the Obama infomercial, to paraphrase — “Finally, a candidate you want to make a beer with!”
And now the Beer Activist tells us about … wait for it… The Audacity of Hops –

‘08% ABV and full [...]

McCain’s Economic Plan

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

McCain’s Economic Plan

old school

Monday, July 28th, 2008

No spectacular new ideas or information here, but as a fan of San Francisco, and a fan of Henry George, I do enjoy Fred Folvary using the term San Francisco School as another name for Georgist economics.
That reminds me, I never did finish my travel diary from my trip. I can’t believe it’s been more [...]

nothing to fear but fear and loathing

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Apparently it was August 20, 1991 when I drove up to Orlando for the first lollapalooza, which I bring up to tell again about the pre-show activities, when I ate some acid with a random hardcore freak I met in line — who actually said his name was Gonzo — who gave me a copy [...]

Nanobrewing

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

This should be fun!
I just received some belated birthday money, and since most of my stimulus check got sucked up in medical expenses, I was determined to get something I wanted with this nice little bonus. So the Coopers Micro Brew Kit which I’ve had my eye on for a while is now en route. [...]

War without Tears

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

This song has come up in conversation a couple times in the past week or so, and it’s one of my all time favorites, so I thought I’d point a link. Plus I’ve seen a few people do something about “Feel Good Fridays”, but I figure the closest I can get is “Feel Dark, Reflective, [...]

Fair use of Fairgrounds?

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

The Nashvillest has the latest scoop on the fairgrounds redevelopment issue. Particularly they point us to the marketing research group contracted to study the issue.

festival day

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Walked over to Coleman for the Flatrock Festival opening ceremony. Heading back over there shortly, but just wanted to share this great quote from the ceremony (paraphrased from memory) …

I’ve been in the Woodbine community for 36 years, and people always ask me, “Why on earth do you live in Woodbine?” — and now I [...]

More Music at Coleman

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

After enjoying the Flatrock Festival this Saturday, you can come back next week for the Música de le Gente / Music of the People Festival:

A festive and FREE celebration of Mexican-American music will be presented by American Roots Music Education and Metro Parks and Recreation on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the newly renovated [...]