Best Winter Solstice Ever!

went to see the christmas carol at the new guthrie

that story still works on me

vowed to be better

one will be rewarded

got my nightly news from conan

marijuana has surpassed corn as a cash crop in america

let's put 2 and two together, huh?

happy solstice!

I'm Only Happy When It Rains

I mean "snows".

Did the Commies Win?

I love the way the word "LIBERAL" is spewed out with disdain by all the Neocons and the Old Guard Fascists from the Republican Party.

It's a word that seems to have changed meaning since I began striving for that title in the early 70s. Back then, I thought it was a good word ... it meant that you were open to other opinions, as long as they weren't conservative in any way, and it also meant that you could probably score a nickel bag for a Brother or a Sister of "The Revolution".

We were into helping, not only humanity, but each other ... let's say you knew a cute hippie chick with big, brown eyes and a Ziggy Stardust shag (but with gorgeous, chestnut brown locks instead of bright orange), whose Old Man had just split on her. She was having a bum trip over the whole scenario, but as a "Liberal", you were always prepared with a little extra love to give, and that would be your gift. Of course, you'd be rewarded for it later in life, through Karma. So it was always worth your time to help out your friend, (maybe her name was Melanie) by sharing your gift of love.

Liberal is a word Rush Limbaugh stole from the "Slightly-left-of-centers" ... we're stealing it back!

A Late Night Thought

A friend of mine thinks that when I say "it was late", it means "I was stoned"; and it doesn't ... I don't think. I argue with him about it for a while and then I usually see some type of snack on the kitchen counter that looks interesting and next thing you know, I'm sitting in front of a lava lamp in a dark room with my acoustic guitar writing a song about all the shit that just went down.

But ... back to the point of tonight's post ...

What the fuck would happen if somebody spiked the water coolers at FOX News with some type of truth serum, maybe something tangy with a twist of lime?

Best Halloween Ever!

Who is Bob Dylan?

I was taking a break from cutting Styrofoam circles to look at a link listing the 7 worst fonts. If I give you the link you'll click on it and never finish reading my blog; so screw them, you can always Google it.

I just Googled:

"something more interesting than monday mud"

... and was surprised to see only about 740 links ... that was before I realized I misspelled "something" and after making the correction, it only took Google 0.24 seconds to find 2,010,000 results more interesting than Monday Mud.

You have to have a thick skin to survive in the short attention span theater of this modern world. You ever have somebody remove you from their Top Friends list on MySpace? Marriages have possibly broken up from this situation.

You know what would really suck? If you were Ross Geller and you saw that not only Chandler Bing dropped you from his top friends list but so did Rachel, Joey, Monica and even Phoebe. Then to add insult to injury, the only one who kept you on was the "Eggs a la Eddie" guy.

You know who probably has a thick skin? Bob Dylan. He probably has rhino hide.

During my surfing I found a post from a guy who will be attending a Bob Dylan concert with his friends. The kicker is, he as no idea who Bob Dylan is.

First of all, I don't believe it and second of all, if it were true, and it could be ... where would you start if you felt the need to educate him?

He was a folk singer?

Just seems a tad funny.

In a few weeks, I'll be attending a Bob Dylan concert with my 12 year old son. It doesn't hurt that the opener will be the Foo Fighters who will be performing an acoustic set. They're one of his favorite bands, along with Nirvana if you're counting the old school stuff.

I don't push my hippie music on my kids but my heart is always warmed when I see they've grabbed a Neil Young CD from my collection to burn to their iTunes library. I try not to don a Nehru Jacket and gold medallion like Norm from the Courtship of Eddie's Father then try to use slang and tell them that I really "dug" that Smashmouth CD that I found in their bathroom waste basket.

But the kid did look surprised when, after seeing his newly installed braces, I said "Nice grill."

It's interesting to make that verbally silent ride to school in the morning listening to bands like Wolfmother full blast. The ride isn't silent till we pick up their shaggy-haired buddy "Kid Doe" who's wearing a Cradle of Filth t-shirt and I begin to pick up those signals that perhaps I shouldn't say anything. But, I catch myself whistling along to the more melodic songs on their "oldies" playlist like Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown."

But Wolfmother cracks me up a bit because ... well, the name to start with ... but the sound is pretty much related to those riff heavy bands from the 70s that I listened to at their age. But these bands from Down Under take those riffs and oversaturate the works out of them to the point that it's almost comical. And I never dare say it but as soon as the singing starts I toy with the idea of asking them if the singer is the guy who used to be with STYX.

But I just stay quiet and enjoy the ride.

House Cleaning Art Show #1

As I've sorted through papers to ditch over the years, I keep finding this one because I can never seem to ditch it. It's a freaky photo from the Strib from 2001. GW and Tommy Franks face, and are dwarfed by, White House mutt, Spot who is apparently a bit closer to the camera lens than they are.

It's a twee bit surreal, like a scene from the 50's classic, The Incredible Shrinking Man.

So this is how I can use Blogger, as an archiving, house cleaning aide.

Wild About the Wild

Wow, 4-0 ... first time in franchise history? Love the shootout endings.

How the NHL Shootout Works
From Jamie Fitzpatrick,
Your Guide to Pro Ice Hockey.
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2005-06 marks the beginning of the NHL shootout era.
As of the 2005-06 season, the NHL has adopted the shootout to settle ties in regular season games. The shootout is used if the game remains tied after five minutes of overtime.
Under the NHL format, each team names three shooters. If the game remains tied after the three shooters are done, the teams continue shooting in "sudden death" mode.

With the adoption of the shootout, ties are eliminated from the NHL standings. Teams are credited with two points for a win (listed as "W"), zero points for a regulation loss ("L") and one point for a game lost in overtime or a shootout ("OT").

Goals scored during the shootout do not count towards a player's total goals. Goals allowed during the shootout are not added to the goaltender's total goals against. The winning team is credited with one extra goal in the final score, and credited with one extra goal in its total goals scored.

To facilitate the shootout, it will be preceeded by a two-minute break, during which the ice-clearing machine will cut a fresh lane from centre ice to each net.

The shootout will not be used in Stanley Cup playoff games. The format of playoff games remains unchanged.