A younger version of me once thought that the Great Salt Lake seemed fascinating. Learning about it in school, we were told of its great buoyant properties. One could literally lie atop the water and never sink, we were told. By extension, I think many of our 6 year old brains even began to ponder [...]

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Epicurus, the coolest cat ever, left this world on February 4, 2005

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Holding back in the west coast weather
broken heart and a brand new sweater
telling lies—well, it never felt better than that
retread tires and a shiny new quarter
drive all night to the California border
my lucky day—well, it never felt shorter than that
Falling down in the west coast weather
I saw your face when you read that letter
I saw [...]

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I have just discovered that the butcher shop I worked at in Germany, which is owned by my dear friend Alex’s family, has its very own web site! Guten Appetite! (Make sure and go to the Kontakt page and get some pictures of my past life)

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So Roger Moore may be a trooper:

“Towards the end of act two at the matinee today, Roger Moore fainted on stage. After a break of about 10 minutes, the show continued and Mr. Moore finished the performance. After the show, he went to be checked out by doctors,” said a statement released by the theater. [...]

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Everybody’s all ga-ga over their vintage Members Only Jackets, but having grown up in Colorado, I get far hotter over the old school Powder Jackets that everybody had to sport with their Chippewas and 501’s.
For those who don’t know, a powder jacket was a nylon shell-type jacket with a zipper down the front about 1/3 [...]

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I came across the greatest download of all the other day: the Classic Monday Night Football theme. I did some research and discovered the treasure is appropriately called “Heavy Action.” Before the boondock hucksterism of Hank Jr was the classic opening instrumental theme, the soundtrack for countless blue collar Monday nights. A perfect [...]

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I was listening to “Moonlight feels right” by Starbuck the other day. It’s a pop gem from the mid 70’s and no, the band has no connection to the uber-yuppie coffee chain of the same name. The band makes it’s mark in musical history as being the first multi-Moog touring band. Their hit single “moonlight” [...]

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Remember this ad? It’s probably the single most-effective piece of propaganda I’ve ever witnessed. I haven’t intentionally littered once since I saw it.

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