Undirected update

Here’s some unsorted noise: Tonight I sang Strawberry Fields Forever to a nearly-empty Irish Emigrant. What happened to this place? It used to be so packed. Strawberry Fields Forever modulates downward on the word “down”. I couldn’t actually remember how the song went until I got on stage and heard the first few strains of…

Metronatural?

The new official tourism slogan of Seattle is “Metronatural“. No, I’m not kidding. Even jokingly, I don’t think I could come up with something this lame. Apparently, if I could, I would be $200,000 richer. This is the product of too many years of encouraging people to think outside the box. Furthermore, embracing something simply…

Long words

OK, three posts in one day is excessive. I’m sorry. But listening to Welcome to the Jungle (after writing the Slim Fast post), I was reminded for the second time today of something I relally like. Sometimes in a song there is a word, one word that really stands out. It usually has to do…

Voting Records

What do you care about when you vote? One of my most important issues is civil liberties. This handy site recaps the voting records of all of our senators and representatives on key pieces of legislation relating to civil liberties. Thanks digg for the link. My Senators are: Maria Cantwell, Democrat incumbent, upfor re-election this…

You got a hunger for what you see

Monday, I concocted the most amusing breakfast. Let me tell you about it. If you were to open my cereal cupboard, as I did Monday morning, you would find: Kashi Go LeanO Organics Oat Bran FlakesNorthern Gold Raspberry & Blueberry GranolaNorthern Gold Raspberry & Blueberry Granola (backup box)Cinnamon Toast Crunch I like the healthy stuff,…

Orange and White

The perfect accompaniment to watching a Texas game is some kind of orange food. Preferably, orange and white. Last Saturday, for the occasion of the the Texas p0wnage of OU, early arrivers were treated with peach yogurt parfaits. These are extremely easy to make. I used- Vanilla Yogurt Granola, homemade đŸ™‚Peaches, prepared with brown sugar…

Acting in Self Defense

If you encountered the horrible traffic coming down to my place yesterday, here’s why [link]: SEATTLE – A man who was assaulted by a stranger in front of Westlake Center in Seattle pulled out a gun and shot his attacker once, killing him. And lesson here? Don’t try to beat up a stranger. They can…