Cribbage, Grog, and the South Side of FearJust as the housesitting was coming to a peaceful and tranquil end, things turned weird. I had made everyone in the neighborhood nervous and it was catching up to me in strange ways. There wasn’t much I could do; my hands were tied. I had to go along …
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Selected ReadingsVery busy here housesitting my parents pad. I’m finding I need lots of time for reading by the fire, growing my beard, taking hour long breaks in the sauna room and watching as much reality television as possible. Have you seen the one where M.C. Hammer, Vince Neil, and that kid from “Goonies” all …
Do Not Pass Me Just To Slow DownIt’s the return of the Wild West. Sitting with el rey del perros this morning, I’m tossing the ball and working on my third cup of black coffee, laced with some Snowshoe Grog that I raided from my parents liquor cabinet. Outside, three bunnies are running along the …
HousesittingAll the children will sleep well tonight. At least that’s what I heard on MPR this morning. But I just can’t draw a closed circle of truth these days. My hands are freezing and don’t work properly. I start the pen in an irregular angle and end up south of fiction, working on finding one …
Holy Fucking Media BiasI was pretty impressed with Rev Sharpton on Meet the Press yesterday and got online this morning to read what the press was saying about his interview with Tim Russet. The fucking dogs at the Washington post went after him this morning with everything they have. People hate this guy (Sharpton) and …
Blake Schwarzenback Eulogizes Joe StrummerBeautiful and dark things are tossing around in the mind of Black Schwarzenbach these days. And we are all better for it. In his first post in a long time to Jetstobrazilonline, Blake talks about a tour denting depression, puts in an open call to replace the irreplaceable Chris Daly on …
Clap Your Hands for the Snow Yo Hey, what’s this shit? Tiny little white things are falling from the sky in Minnesota. Ahh Ha. Dance! I have the absolute best party track of the 2K3 to dance to in the snow. “Get By” (4.3MB), by Talib Kweli is just too damn tight. What a huge …
Give Me a Hybrid or Give Me DeathI’m getting really excited about owning an electric car. In a strange but timely epiphany, four points have come together this week to squarely define my desire to rid my life of the 1985 Olds’ transpo-rocket that I commute to work with every winter day. First, my friend …
The StarTribune is out of styleI went to read the daily news at the StarTribune.com this morning and found that its stylings were being whacked up by apple’s new well intentioned safari browser. My guess is someone over at the Strib is cursing Steve Jobs right now and working frantically to right their style sheet …
Vic versus The SystemQuite a line-up today. First up to bat we got G-Dubya, rolling his trojan horse into town. Corporate tax breaks and the elimination of dividend taxes disguised as a growth stimulus package? Jigga-who? Let’s all brace for a collective moan to sweep the country when this one hits the streets. But wait…the …