Soundtrack in my head: Soundpool, The Divides of March With two papers and a presentation due in less than two weeks, I haven't had much time to write. So I thought I'd take this time to share with you a clip from one of my favorite bands, Soundpool. They mix shoegaze with a bit of … Continue reading a Soundpool of good vibrations, amplified
smelling blood, the news hound sticks his nose in a pile of manure
Soundtrack in my head: Don Henley, "Dirty Laundry" Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay The things that pass for the news and credible journalism these days are, well, incredible. Trusted news source CNN thought they could get a leg up on the competition by identifying the person reportedly at the center of the Secret Service scandal. Upon publicly … Continue reading smelling blood, the news hound sticks his nose in a pile of manure
the way things are meant to be? part 3 (you can lead a horse to community…)
Soundtrack in my head: The Guess Who, "Share the Land" I procrastinated on writing part three of this subject. (Parts 1 and 2 were the first two posts in this blog.) At first, I think the intent was dramatic pause but that simply gave way to procrastination. Part of the struggle was in writing an … Continue reading the way things are meant to be? part 3 (you can lead a horse to community…)
the giant kombucha mother that gobbled up the east side of madison
Soundtrack in my head: The Standells, "Dirty Water" I have a new hobby. Or should I say, a new hobby has me. Kombucha is the hobby. I have entered into a mutual cooperative working relationship with what biologists classify as a "zoogleal mat." (When I entered that term into Wikipedia, it redirected me to a … Continue reading the giant kombucha mother that gobbled up the east side of madison
they’re heeeere…but not many are paying attention to the primary election
Our primary election is next Tuesday, April 3, and we will also be voting on some judges and school board members. I happened to be walking by the Sheraton here in Madison when I came across this... While the 2008 primary election here in Wisconsin garnered not only national but international attention per my blog … Continue reading they’re heeeere…but not many are paying attention to the primary election
correction: it’s NOT all fun and games before the polar ice caps melt
Soundtrack in my head: School of Fish, "3 Strange Days" This picture reflects what Madison WI usually looks like during the first or second week of May. It looks like fun and games. The lawns are green and ready to be mowed, and the tree buds are turning into real leaves. But with the last … Continue reading correction: it’s NOT all fun and games before the polar ice caps melt
Fuzzbox: another band from my generation goes on a reunion tour
Soundtrack in my head: Fuzzbox: Love Is The Slug Robman94 [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] You know you're getting old when the bands that you listened to in college start going on reunion tours. I chronicled the 2010 comeback of The Primitives in a previous post. I didn't know until later that a more obscure group … Continue reading Fuzzbox: another band from my generation goes on a reunion tour
is this now silly season?
Soundtrack in my head: Tommy Roe, "Dizzy" Years ago I read a short story by Robert Heinlein called "The Year of the Jackpot." It was written in 1952 and the story takes place in 1962. It is about a statistician who makes notes of trends and plots them on a graph, which he refers to … Continue reading is this now silly season?
it’s all fun until the polar icecaps melt
Early this morning marked Daylight Savings time. With daylight going an hour later on our clocks, you could see more children playing outside, more people walking through the neighborhood and more bicyclists out on the street. It was a sunny day, with the temperature reaching 64 degrees. In the morning I walked outside with a … Continue reading it’s all fun until the polar icecaps melt
the way things are meant to be? part 2 (reaching out for something)
So, regarding this phenomenon of a group of strangers reaching out and hugging each other and holding hands and having what was basically a G-rated love fest. What was that all about? It's worth noting that we were all young adults, and we were at a conference where we got ourselves all excited about changing … Continue reading the way things are meant to be? part 2 (reaching out for something)