Archive for April, 2005

Absolutely, Power Corrupts

April 28th, 2005

Absolutely, Power Corrupts
No, not an article about Tom Delay. (I’m soooo funnny)
Mark Teahen is no exception. This odd swing of his — the reason he’s a good hitter but not a power hitter — has a rich provenance. There was nothing to do in Yucaipa except play baseball — or, at any rate, nothing else [...]


Update on the Deer

April 27th, 2005

It has a name:
Buck the Singing Deer Head
Yes, that’s right, Buck the Singing Deer Head.
I guess they were compelled to point out that it is, in fact, not an entire deer that sings, just the head.
Awesome.
If anyone at brandonsale.com wants to send me a commission, feel free… maybe they are in the Amazon Associates program?
Update: [...]


Menards Is Awesome

April 24th, 2005

We were shopping at Menards today. If you are not living within the reach of Menards, it could be thought of as a big hardware, lawn and garden place. Much like Home Depot. Except uniquely Minnesotan. [or at least midwestern] Witness the below pictures:

This is just what you need to finish the decorating on your [...]


Twins Stadium

April 24th, 2005

Awesome, awesome, awesome!
Twins, Hennepin County have stadium deal.
Under the terms of the plan to be unveiled at a Metrodome press conference Monday, the Twins and the county would build a $360 million, 42,000-seat open-air stadium. The site is near the confluence of Interstate Hwy. 394, the end of the Hiawatha Light Rail line and the [...]


Trying to Live Green

April 18th, 2005

I mentioned in the previous post that I’ll be heading down to the fair grounds for this year’s Living Green Expo.
This is something I think about a fair amount… We all drive cars, use energy, do wasteful things, throw away recyclebles, eat cow, etc. There are things you could do… like spend, oh, about $25,000 [...]


Where’s the Juice?

April 18th, 2005

I’ve been gone a little while. After a wonderful vacation for a week and a half, it’s back to work. The daily grind.
This was the first vacation I’ve had where one day into it I had a sinking feeling of having forgotten to do something at work before leaving. Two days in I had emailed [...]