February 2011
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January 2011
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April 2010
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I am not quite sure why I have an aversion toward returning things to stores, but I will do everything possible to avoid it.
“Jelly Man, I can understand the berries and the sugar and the jars. But how did the spiders get in?”
March 2010
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Conclusion: hot chocolate made with milk from the bottom of a bowl of Lucky Charms is no different from regular milk.
On 95 today, I saw a minivan advertising an adult “dating” site and driving was a 60 year-old woman.
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Corn Beef and Cabbage →
I may just be a little oblivious, but I never realized that corn beef and cabbage was an Irish-American tradition.
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google.cn →
February 2010
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Someone in a bathroom stall just popped open a drink. How refreshing!
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musicMonday: State Radio
This weeks band is an easy choice, because they are in town. State Radio carries a politically weighted message to most of their music. (ex. Guantanamo, Democracy in Kind or Camilo) My favorites are often when they mix in reggae influence, such as Bohemian Groove or People to People, but the song that gets stuck in my head most frequently is Diner Song. You can listen to most of their new album on...
Rosanna says “chicken wings = pimples” That explains everything.
January 2010
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mM: Malcolm Palmer
Looking back through past posts, I was astonished I had not written about Malcolm Palmer. In 2005, he released Between the Womb and the Tomb, which was a beautiful combination of spoken word over an rhythmic acoustic folk. Lyrically, he is brash, honest and not something everyone will like or appreciate. Some of my favorite songs from the first album where Useless Blues, The Sermon and Awkward...
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MusicMonday: onenightmusic.com
With groups like ALO and Forest Sun, Santa Barbara is becoming one of my favorite homes for music. Recently, I came across one of Forest Sun’s sessions on onenightmusic.com and realized I had found my online mecca. Whether it is Omnivore with her telephone or Ricky Rodriguez with his ukulele and kazoo, each new session brings out something different and intriguing. Everything is available on...
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March 2009
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MusicMonday: Eric Hutchinson
As many musical conversations begin, my brother found Eric Hutchinson’s …Before I Sold Out, which I still listen to more than his first album. Not that Sounds Like This is worse, he is just really good in the instrumental simplicity of a keyboard and guitar in …Before. He keeps a pretty upbeat tempo matched with some catchy lyrics and what feel like uncomplicated melodies. Some...