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I like snack.
At the supermarket, they have a variety of trail-mixes available, which I buy even though I seldom walk on trails. Even within a single species of mix, there can be good tubs, excellent tubs, and downright crappy tubs. I start to get the feeling that trail-mix mixing is more of an […]

Milton Friedman died at the age of 95 yesterday. Milton was a proponent of controlling the economy by working with the supply-side of the equation. You have Milton to thank for your 2.185% mortgage. Ultimately, Milton promoted a clear and free market across the board, with less government regulation and interaction.
He played […]

Just heard Diamond (link to mp3) by Bootcut (”The World’s Greatest Hammond and Drums Duo”) on the radio this afternoon, and thankfully they’re progressive enough to have quite a handful of free MP3s available on their site.  They are definitely in the general style of Medeski, Martin & Wood or the Benevento/Russo Duo, but seem […]

Thanks to my buddy Ben Walding, I’m now unofficially participating in the month of Movember, apparently to help raise awareness of men’s health issues.
Of course, I cheated by simply trimming down an existing beard, instead of growing a mo’ from scratch. I passed through an awkward Fu Manchu stage before arriving at the French-inspired […]

This evening, sitting around talking to Jeff and Rebecca, telling stories, the idea of “half my life ago” came up repeatedly.
We were listening to And I Feel Fine: The Best of the IRS Years 1982-1987, the collection of the best years of REM. I recalled how one particular girl in my science class mentioned […]