the week that all my heroes diedHell. What a dark and sad week it has been. Last night, Jam Master Jay was shot dead. Jam Master Jay from Run DMC was a galactic pioneer on the decks and was my introduction to the world of Hip Hop just as Paul Wellstone was my introduction to …
Monthly Archives: October 2002
let the campaign begin! Charged after the memorial/rally last night, I searched high and low this morning for a Walter Mondale for U.S. Senate lawn sign. No luck. So I made a little temporary one until things at the campaign become “official”. If you’d like a copy here is a pdf version (500kb).
wellstone memorialHeading off to the Paul Wellstone memorial. I hope to drive by the Wellstone campaign headquarters as I haven’t seen that display yet. I’m happy that this amazing outpouring of grief and support has been organized. Interesting that Dick Cheney has been uninvited, I’m not exactly sure what that’s supposed to mean. I think …
OSX rules my morningI’m sitting here in a conference room of a major software company in Saint Paul, waiting for the guy I’m supposed to meet with to show up. One of the reasons I’m here is to look at the intranet site of this company. No less than four people have been putting me …
the jackass got lostToday I went for a long walk in my new city and got hopelessly lost. I can’t quite figure out how it happen exactly. Started walking around the lake, turned to take what I thought was a parallel road that would take me back towards the general direction of my dwelling and …
mcsweeneys vs. they might be giantsI got treated to a really great little show last night at the Fitzgerald. Dave Eggers and They Might Be Giants hosted a roof raising vaudeville show filled with talent and creation. Eggers read a colorfully wet story about going to a junior high dance that anyone who grew up …
fly around my pretty little missI have been getting up at odd, wickedly early times these last few weeks. I get up when the sun hasn’t even thought about breaking the horizon. Sadly, I am coming to grips with the possibility that I may be a (shudder) morning person. Part of the reason could be …
washington sniper theories and tributesThe biking season has ended with the arrival of the fresh slushy white stuff and now I am back to driving pavement city again. That means listening to the talk box, and getting that familiar queazy feeling in my stomach again from listening to the silent majority unleash their opinion on …
the campaign for better lamps I was inspired to build a glowing tribute to a Minnesota political candidate this weekend based on the plans in Readymade Magazine for a “for sale” lamp. The basic material is a plastic corrugated yard sign. I wanted to make a Paul Wellstone lamp because then I would have a …
on my way to the impound lotI’m perched up in the kitchen, sipping my morning coffee and nibbling the feet off the animal crackers I bought in bulk at the Babies R’ Us last night. The missis has another baby shower to attend today, which makes like 10 this year. Apparently making babies, especially the …