Sunset before Storms
Tookt this before some big storms rolled through the Twin Cities; on the last day of summer, they produced one tornado but we just saw a lot of rain.
Tookt this before some big storms rolled through the Twin Cities; on the last day of summer, they produced one tornado but we just saw a lot of rain.
La Grolla - Our next date? Classic Italian: “In a grand old setting that is both opulent and cozy, friends clink glasses over delicious food like the Capesante “spider”: scallops wrapped in angel hair pasta … “
Flying Spaghetti Monsterism - One of the most creative commentaries on America’s current “intelligent design in school” issue.
It asks an important question: if the government endorses multiple creation viewpoints, where does it stop? Why can’t Flying Spaghetti Monsterism receive equal billing as Evangelical Christianity?
I like how FSM does the unexpected by dodging the details of the issue, and forcing us to look at a more global, pragmatic picture of the situation.
I brought this desk up 10 flights of stairs so I had room to study - it’s been nothing but worth it.
Professor Ulrich is a smart man - he knows his theology, and he has lectures about complex inter-religion relationships prefabricated in his head. He used the word “pantheon” the other day (this past Monday), and I realized that I simply must document it as a great word.
Pantheon.
It’s not that it’s particularly useful, or perfect for describing something I have been thinking … no, it is just a word anybody can incorporate into their vocabularly and sound more sophisticated; depending on your audience, it could have the opposite effect and alienate everyone you are talking to. Use at your own risk. Feel free to add your own favorite words.
Author: Madeleine L’Engle - I loved A Wrinkle in Time - maybe I’ll read one of her adult books sometime.
What happens when you got to Cupcake but miss the shot of the store? You take a blurry night shot!
Trains and sewing machines! Lordy this was a good concert. My First Time at the Ascot Room the past Friday at the Quest, and certainly that room did not disappoint, except for the morons who were talking. They were really annoying and should have stopped talking. Seriously, they had an entire lounge area to yell about pointless things but they chose the back of the Ascot Room. Ridiculous. Anyhow. I was expecting Imogen Heap to have the delicate voice of Dido (who, from the cuts I have heard, sounds horrible live), but Ms. Heap (can I call her that?) is anything but weak live. Her voice is smooth as silk, effortlessly running up and down her catchy melodies, and dropping down from high notes with a signature and distinctive sound.
Mix this with Heap’s masterful blending of her soulful voice and on stage electronics, and there is musical magic in the air. Mykala bought a vinyl cut of her most recent record, and the thing is beautiful: a frosty semi-transparent material makes up the record instead of the usual black: I’ll have to post pictures. Plus, the music on it is really great (of course). This concert was part of the Hotel Cafe Tour, and I have to admit that all of the artists that performed from the tour on Friday night were very unique and good.
What a refreshing romp off the radio dial and away from the RIAA’s greedy money grubbing greediness.
These bloomed unexpectedly large; I guess those rose ‘grades’ do really mean something.
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