Park City, Utah, February 2009
Archive for the ‘Slacking Off’ category
My new favorite soap
Okay, so Twitter. What’s up with that, right? I mean, who *really* wants to know the minutiae of other people’s days? Maybe occasionally someone will post a funny joke, a handy link, or something cool that’s going on, but generally? It’s even more of a waste of time than Facebook. Right? Thinking this, well *knowing* […]
Made on my phone.
Jorge Colombo has produced a number of covers for The New Yorker using an iPhone app called Brushes. Brushes is a painting program that uses the iPhone’s touch screen as a finger painting canvas. The tool sets for the program are limited — you get five layers, a limited palette of sizable brush styles that […]
Big Infinity: Intro
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KQhV1mChIk[/youtube] … Big Infinity, stoner Visionary for hire.
Bonus playlist Wednesday: Best of 2009 edition
All 72 counties in Wisconsin are officially in a state of emergency. The National Guard is helping people off the highways. A blizzard warning is in effect until midnight tomorrow. We’re getting over a foot of the white stuff. Gusting winds, up to 50 MPH, are expected to cause some crazy-dangerous snowdrifts. The governor has […]
That was nice twice
As previously reported, Dave and Stella went to Maine. First stop, the American Folk Festival in Bangor. It opened with the University of Maine Black Bears Marching Band. And Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials. And a couple with matching LL Bean backpacks dancing. The next day tropical storm Danny made it very wet. But […]
Stella and the sheepdog trials
After the excitement of the fell race, Stella arrived at the sheepdog trials. Besides the competition, there were many other forms of entertainment, including spinning, a farmyard petting zoo, ice cream, beer, and the North West Stickmakers. But the main attraction was the sheepdog trials. The judges watched from a special van, while the contestants […]
Silly mid-on
Yorker. lbw. Allrounder. Gully. Slips. Century. Googly. Confused yet? Me too, and I’m even trying. These fascinating words are all associated with the (to me) mysterious sport of Cricket. I’ve spent a little time trying to figure out the rules, sorry “Laws” of the sport — watching a few matches on TV, following on line, […]
Marathon minion
I suppose watching a marathon is not as hard as running one. Spectators do not get as sweaty. Some sit in lawn chairs, but most stand up, wedged against barriers and each other. There is not much movement on the sidelines. The cheerleaders can only tip toe up and down, squinting, trying to discern one […]
