Month: May 2007
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Wink wink, nudge nudge
Very classy, Mr. President. Don\’t forget to cover your stomach during the National Anthem. Or if you\’d prefer something more low-brow, you could try clicking here. Sorry for the short gambit; this is the best the day will allow.
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Love 105? Hate it!
I was driving home yesterday and flipped on my usual first choice in FM radio, Drive 105. It\’s an alternative station that isn\’t the best station, but here in the Twin Cities FM radio pretty much sucks. At any rate, they were playing a song from Offspring, which I thought was pretty odd. Their staples…
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paging norman rockwell
i may rag on it from time to time, but i truly do love austin. i won\’t wax springsteen or mellencamp on you, but i believe it was a great place to grow up. that said, it\’s a different town now. part of it is because it\’s changed; part of it is because i\’ve changed.…
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Lost Dog: Please Help
If you aren\’t an avid reader of Explosive Bombchelle… a) you should be and b) you may have missed this A friend of ours has lost her dog in the Richfield/South Mpls area. Please take a quick look and pass this along to anyone you know who lives in this area. Especially anywhere near Minnehaha…
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well, that answers that
dateline st. louis, MO: St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was drunk and talking on his cell phone at the time of his fatal accident, and marijuana was found in the sport utility vehicle he was driving. huh. apparently no word yet on whether the car contained a jug of trans fats, a pamphlet on…
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All Growed Up
I feel as though I\’ve cut my last tie to immaturity. That\’s right, this week marks the close of another chapter of my life. I finally paid off the last of my student loans. Obviously, this is of overall benefit to me. It\’s quite a bit like getting a significant pay raise, for one, since…
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STAB! STAB!
intersting news item out of winona today. click here and then come ba… ah, screw it, it\’s short: A 23-year-old Winona man who was stabbed nine times early Saturday morning told police he couldn’t identify his assailants because he slept through the whole thing. Deputy police chief Tom Williams said Winona Police are investigating the…
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Hurts So Good
I biked into work today. It kinda hurt. But in a good way. You heard me right. I bought a bike. Specifically, I bought this bike, with the idea that its primary use will be for me to ride it to work, whenever the weather and my overall fitness level allows for it. So far,…
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things that weigh more than sidney ponson
+ Ford F-150 + al newman + 275-pound cheese wheel + the world\’s largest pumpkin + both a ton of feathers *and* a ton of bricks + 1,000 sticks of butter + three nick puntos
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Tabs
My license tabs are up at the end of this month, and I recently received my bill from the state. The good news is that now that my car is 8 years old, my bill went down 40 bucks! The more interesting news is that on the bill it tells me to go to: www.mndrivinfo.org.…