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If only more of you damn women would read this…
Now, there’s a face. But she wrote useful things! Go forth and learn! Literature clubs are evil!
Is there nothing beer will not influence us to do?
The wonderful people at Reuters bring us news of a brilliant money-making venture in the city of Amsterdam. It seems a clever inhabitant has built a large pedal-powered vehicle with room for twenty-two. The passengers pedal for their locomotive needs and are rewarded with the … Read More →
Les Paul
Les Paul died recently. While most currently known for his eponymous guitar models from Gibson and Epiphone, he was quite a popular musician in his time as well as the originator of technology that birthed modern music. Just watch this: Hear all of those vocal … Read More →
Killing Bambi.
Overblown story of the week. So, an old lady beat a fawn to death with a shovel. She did this either because she was frightened (her story) or it was eating her flowers (her nosy neighbor’s story). She is in trouble because, for some reason, … Read More →
Attempted Escape from Dystopia Ends High in Sky
From the newspaper of record, The News-Herald: Woman recovering after river rescue Tuesday, June 30, 2009 An unidentified woman is recovering in the hospital after she leaped from the old Pelton Bridge Monday night in Willoughby. ”Apparently, she had been drinking with her boyfriend at River … Read More →
Geeeeeeeeeeetar ritein
Guitar magazines contain some of the most painful prose anyone is likely to encounter outside of the free local ‘zine. The word choice rankles, the basic coverage of the topic at hand is scattershot and the understanding of basic mechanics and electronics is closer to … Read More →
Book Review: Crusader Nation: The United States in Peace and the Great War, 1898-1920
Crusader Nation is a fine book to give one a good, albeit fairly shallow, understanding of the forces at work in the Progressive movement of the first two decades of the twentieth century. From the frenetic absolutism of TR to the revolutionary fervor of the … Read More →
Spring Food!
Last week allowed us a glimpse of some warm temperatures. And what do warm temps bring? Tomatoes, of course! Start with a mozzarella, tomato and basil salad with a home made vinaigrette . Then onto a wonderful bacon, spinach and tomato sandwich with a light … Read More →