St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast

Free Muffin at Starbucks

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:49:17 -0400

[I approach counter with enormous smile on face]

Barista: Look at this guy! What are you so happy about?
Me: Oh, you know, just excited about my muffin.
Barista: If I give it to you for free, will you just start skipping out of here?
Me: Maybe?
Barista: Here. Seriously, just take it, for being so happy.
Me: Yay. [Exits, skipping.]

Sewing for Men and Boys

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:13:43 -0400

http://www.amazon.com/Sewing-Boys-Simplicitys-How-Illustrated/dp/B000ASB2WM

“Fashion in the Seventies lets a man express his individuality as an exciting clue to his personality.”

(picture from http://www.flickr.com/photos/chanadaal/ )

Michael Lewis on Icelandic Crisis

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:23:21 -0500

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/04/iceland200904?printable=true¤tPage=all

“You spent seven years learning every little nuance of the fishing trade before you were granted the gift of learning from this great captain?” I ask.

“Yes.”

“And even then you had to sit at the feet of this great master for many months before you felt as if you knew what you were doing?”

“Yes.”

“Then why did you think you could become a banker and speculate in financial markets, without a day of training?”

“That’s a very good question,” he says. He thinks for a minute. “For the first time this evening I lack a word.” As I often think I know exactly what I am doing even when I don’t, I find myself oddly sympathetic.

Dailies Gone, One More Round, Dailies Gone

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:15:05 -0500

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-onthemedia1-2009mar01,0,4383071.column - San Francisco Chronicle to close

http://www.cobo.org/goodman/siip.html#dgone - Steve Goodman album I keep listening to

Anime Voice Actresses Sing Punk Songs

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:28:22 -0500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH6cASSPBoo

Facebook Poll

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:24:31 -0500

Facebook Poll

Hootie Redux

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:20:22 -0500

On March 11, Hootie & the Blowfish stopped by the Silverton for the renaming and re-grand opening of the official “Hootie & the Blowfish’s Shady Grove Lounge.” Members of the band, who will be taking over naming rights and adding menu items and band paraphernalia to the lounge, mingled with fans.

http://www.lasvegas-nv.com/brett/032005.htm

Hootie and the Blowfish: The Ballet

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:55:27 -0500

http://www.columbiacityballet.com/season_events/hootie_and_the_blowfish/

Reform Candidates for Harvard Board of Overseers

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:59:56 -0500

http://media.www.hlrecord.org/media/storage/paper609/news/2009/02/19/News/Silverglate.Seeks.Spot.As.University.Overseer-3637855.shtml

If you’re an alum, you can vote.

Angela Dufresne

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:38:22 -0500

is cool. I wish I could buy prints.

Wall Street Journal on World's Fairs

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:54:50 -0500

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123499805562316993.html#articleTabs_interactive%26articleTabs%3Darticle%26project%3DWORLDFAIR09

There’s an infographic about the US fairs, but it wasn’t loading properly in Firefox.

And, they omitted Seattle ‘62. Luckily there’s a photo gallery at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/worldsfair/

Win/Win Situation

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:45:24 -0500

General Motors asks for up to $16.6 billion in loans, Chrysler $5 billion. In return, the automakers say, they’ll slash jobs.

(from LA Times front page)

There's Flies in the Kitchen

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:51:00 -0500

John Prine apparently wrote, and first recorded, “Angel from Montgomery.” (!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_from_montgomery (yes, it cites reputable sources)

I actually think his version is better than Bonnie Raitt’s.

Back Issues of Hygeia

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:08:03 -0500

http://www.tias.com/10697/InventoryPage/1878484/1.html

Daily Routines - Robert Caro

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:43:07 -0500

http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/2009/02/robert-caro.html

Indeed, though they have each devoted their lives to him for more than three decades, the Caros have a policy of not discussing Lyndon Johnson, at dinner or anywhere else. Ina presents her research to Bob in typed reports, which her husband then marks up. “I know what he’s looking for without him telling me,” she explains. She rarely reads his work until it is in manuscript form.

Ain't No Monkey, But I Know What I Like

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:29:09 -0500

http://bpfastball.com/Neko%20Case-Buckets%20of%20Rain.mp3

Neko Case recording of Buckets of Rain. Thanks to NY Times for reminding me.

Vermont Country Store Introduces Sex Toys

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:51:00 -0500

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/02/16/us/AP-Catalogs-Quandary.html

”The intimate massagers are certainly not what will uplift the youth of America but instead will lead them to be perverted pleasure seekers,” wrote one customer, asking to be removed from the mailing list. ”Please rethink what you are doing.”

From Hygeia, the Health Magazine, August 1931

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:50:00 -0500

To the editor - I have tuberculosis. I am not very ill but I have an abnormal fear of spreading infection to others. In two of my desks, there are books, papers, pencils and pens that have come in contact with me. The pens and pencils I have placed in my mouth; I may have wet my fingers in turning the book pages or my hands may have been sputum soiled. Do you think that my desk and its contents are infected and dangerous? Some time ago I used handkerchiefs for expectoration, which were placed in my coat cuff, pocket or were wrapped in thin paper and placed on the floor until they were washed. Is the closet in which they were placed, its floors or the clothes in it infected? While walking in a field in which cows were grazing, I raised some sputum. Not knowing how to dispose of it at the time, I buried it, but the ground was hard and it was not buried well. Do you think that one of the cows may have come in contact with it and could tuberculosis then develop in the cow? My doctor told me that swallowing either lung sputum or catarrhal discharge from the nasal passages will not harm my health. If sputum were raised and swallowed instead of expectorated, would my lips e soiled nevertheless and need cleaning in order not to spread the bacilli? - L. K, Connecticut

The Reed School: For Nervous and Backward Children

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:37:52 -0500

and for the correction of defective speech.

http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/advert&CISOPTR=193&CISOBOX=1&REC=4

Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Wassenaar

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:59:32 -0500

Dutch pop song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTcqvsYwMag

Translated lyrics: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Flirama.net%2Fsong%2F56972&sl=nl&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

I waited on the bus, my card ready Saturday
I said “driver, I have to Wassenaar”
I got off the bus, called to her ha -
She said “come up, iba man, come but”
r I ran it here and I put it there
She said “now you get my sensitive nerve”
Suddenly she was strange and a bit weird
She said “turn on my buttocks, pulling her to my
Harder, harder, because I almost “(woehoe)

Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Wassenaar, uhuh, Wassenaar