Category: Miscellany

  • Geez…

    Could they possibly cram any more ads into The Onion?

  • One theory about why I didn't get Beck/Flaming Lips tickets

    I blame Ev.

  • Fog's in. After two three

    Fog’s in. After two three days of blazing heat peaking in the midafternoon, it started to cool off yesterday and this morning the sky is totally socked in cloudy from the window of my breakfast nook. It’s a relief. The ultrahot weather has its charms, especially in the evening when its just balmy outside, but…

  • Groan from Uncle TJ. Please

    Groan from Uncle TJ. Please don’t kill the messenger! Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him ….what? (Oh,…

  • Take the 1990s lyrics quiz

    from Art of the Mix (via MZ): Do you remember a band called Blind Melon? Can you still rattle off the words to “Shoop” by Salt-n-Pepa? Visit this site to test your knowledge of pop and rock lyrics from the 1990s. Hint: look out for appearances from a few hip-hop and country crossover artists. From…

  • Tickets impossible. After spending sixteen

    Tickets impossible. After spending sixteen frustrating minutes on the phone and on the web a few Sundays back, failing to get Elvis Costello tickets. I asked a friend to deal with getting us all tickets to Beck with Flaming Lips at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. No such luck. He got in after a few…