The Sound of Afrojet Packers beat Vikings. All is good and right in the world. Brian K sends me the best link I’ve heard in months. Want to know what afrojet sounds like? It’s very similar to the beginning of a Bjork album. Listen now. For a full sonic invasion, open the link in multiple …

A Good Day For Up For some reason The Pixies show last night, has me thinking about Dr. Seuss today. Not really sure what the connection there is but I’ll go with it because it led me to a great article by John Fea on Thoughts on a Seussentenial. A reflection of the American moral …

Festivals I’m currently suffering from a serious case of leaf bag envy. It ain’t listed in the DSM-IV as a psychological disorder, so I’m guessing it’s just a seasonal thing – but still. I thought I was big shit cause I had like nine, 45 gallon bags bursting with leaves that I had placed on …

War Corporatism The folks at Knife Party have put up a beautiful and meticulously designed video exploring the role of US imperialism. The bright side of four more years of Bush will no doubt be the amplification of creativity.

Framing Solutions Problem: I like art. I like to purchase art. I like to purchase prints. Prints are probably my favorite. Most of the prints I buy are from local artists. Most of the prints I buy come unframed. Most of the prints I buy are of odd (original) dimensions that don’t fit into off-the-shelf …

Wallmart and God I awoke to a bitter and hellish double whammy on November 3rd. It left me wandering around the house all day yesterday. Boxer shorts and slippers. As far as I got in dressing myself. I walked for miles – wearing out the same ten foot stretch of carpet, scratching my head and …

Halloween Wrap Up Good Halloween holiday weekend. It had been awhile since the last time I was kicked out of a hotel party by the Minneapolis police. It’s good to know that it still feels pretty good. I ditched the Ketchup costume at the last minute in favor of an evil golf outfit. It was …

Afrojet Workout Plan Currently: sore, broken, damaged, exhausted, abused. The sedentary nature of computer jobs and the upcoming long winter months have prompted the misses and I to join our local health club. It could turn out to be our biggest mistake. Tuesday night was the first trip to the gym. It was to be …

Season of the Gourd I got a little carried away in the gourd department this weekend and ended up with more gourds then one household should have. What can one do with so many gourds? JG got me a Heinz Ketchup t-shirt while on holiday in Pittsburgh. It’s just in time as I think it …

Voter Stomping The election is little more than a week away and already there are wild reports of voter fraud in almost every battleground state. Steve Perry in his article in the City Pages makes the case that the war on voter rights is going to be the real october surprise this election season. Yikes. …