mushin no shin

so here we go;
sorry I haven’t written much here lately. I have no greater excuse than simply not having been in the right frame of mind.
Well. Don’t know when I’ll be back, but I’m here. And it’s Saturday night, after Christmas. It’s been a decent one. Thursday with the dad, brother, and brother’s family, at [...]

After stumbling to the computer this morning, as coffee medicated a mild hangover from a kickass shindig the agonyzer hosted with his partners in crime to celebrate their success in a damn fine production of A Christmas Carol — my firefox went batshit and commandeered my morning.
Long story short, over the course of maybe a [...]

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

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

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. [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

I’ve been meaning to post about this, so before I forget again —
This Saturday, May 24, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM at Coleman Park is the Hands Together In Flatrock Music And Arts Festival. From the presser:

In an effort to encourage interaction, greater understanding and tolerance among the older residents and the new immigrant [...]

Mike has pointed us to the awesome:

In related news…
Of course I’m told that even monkeys won’t drink PBR without irony.