Month: September 2010
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I Got Your Pledge Right Here
I’m so confused. This Pledge to America unveiled by congressional dorkwads to great fanfare today: It’s just more of the same snake oil congress has been selling us since probably a bit before my time, isn’t it? The gist of it, and correct me if I’ve got it wrong, is: ‘The other guys suck, we… Read.
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Finders kee … how much?
While I was prowling the aisles of the Madison Antique Mall this morning I spotted this Corona Sterling sitting amongst the china, figurines and other bric a brac. Carefully picking my way past the tightly-packed shelves so as not to become the not-so-proud owner of a newly-broken Humel, I managed to get a close look… Read.
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You Too Can Afford To Grind Your Own Coffee Beans
New coffee toy! It’s a coffee grinder. My grandmother had one of these; I think my aunt (her daughter) has it now. Not exactly like this one; hers was a wooden box with an iron crank on top. If memory serves, she kept pennies in it. The last time I asked her, she said she… Read.
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Just Hanging Out
I’m of two minds when it comes to recycling parts of old typewriters for jewelery or other artwork. My first reaction is revulsion. Typewriters have an intrinsic value to my nerdy sensibilities that is so great I could probably be persuaded to sentence key-cutters to jail terms that would raise an eyebrow on Charles Manson.… Read.
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Time out
Hey! This is my last week of near-absolute freedom to do whatever I want before I start my new job on Monday! Yay, me! I think. There are still all kinds of things to do around Our Humble O’Bode before the snow flies, but I don’t know how many of them will get done in… Read.
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Books!
I finished off the last of the books I’ve been reading this month: Of A Fire On The Moon I’ve never read anything by Norman Mailer before. This is one hell of a way to start. I’ve picked up Of A Fire On The Moon at least twice, once when I was in high school… Read.
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All the live-long day
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Morning Bike Ride
Was I supposed to do anything today? I couldn’t remember, so I made up an answer: No. Then, I rolled my bike out of the garage and went for a little ride. First, I rode a route from my house straight up Monona Drive and Atwood Avenue to Walter Street, where I could catch the… Read.
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Smith Corona Super Coronet
I stumbled upon this Smith-Corona Super Coronet waiting on the counter for someone to take it home from the Willy Street branch of the Saint Vincent de Paul’s thrift store in Madison. Unfortunately, I didn’t take it home because I couldn’t figure out how to make it fit in my book bag and carrying it… Read.
This Is Drivel 