The Kay Dub Series
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Introducing the Starbucks Splash Stick
There will always be a great big place in my heart for no-tech innovation. Tackling the problem of drink spillage, this simple device is smart, reusable, and works with any drink lid similar to the one manufactured by SOLO® that Starbucks uses. Oh, and they hand them out for free (if you aren't offered one, just ask).
Export your Facebook Photos to Flickr
Wow. This is a pretty handy tool. You're required to have accounts setup on both Facebook and Flickr before you can use it.
Ariel Pink and Cass McCombs
Live performance at Tasty World in Athens GA.
November 19, 2007.
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"Dance It's Fucking Wham!"
| Title | Dance It's Fucking Wham! | |
| Date | September 28, 2007 |  |
| Medium | One Standard CD | |
| Theme | None | |
| Status | Delivered | |
| Notes | A mix for Joe and Mindy. | |
| Tracks |
The Russian Futurists- "It's Not Really Cold When It Snows"
Noel Ellis- "Rocking Universally" Coquina Marble- "Panacea" Harry- "You Have Gone Wrong" The Associates- "Boys Keep Swinging" Alasdair Roberts- "The Cruel War" Baxter Dury- "Francesca's Party" The Twilight Sad- "That Summer, At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy" Architecture In Helsinki- "The Owls Go" Tindersticks- "Before You Close Your Eyes" Toms- "Sun" The Chameleons- "Swamp Thing" The Sleepy Jackson- "Rain Falls For Wind" Woods- "Night Creature" The Names- "I Wish I Could Speak Your Language" The Left Banke- "Walk Away Renee" Justice- "D.A.N.C.E." Keepbullfighting- "March" |
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Cute in a stupid-assed way
As much as I love my kitty companions, I often find myself annoyed with their stupidity. These feelings quickly subside when I remind myself that they are, after all, cats, and cannot be held to unfair human expectations. Like when I catch Jacky licking the residue from the surface of the bathtub, or when he insists on walking in front of me, then stopping every few feet to lie down, causing me to have to step over him—which really wouldn't be all that big of a deal if he didn't panic as soon as I started to step over him, altering his location while I'm mid-step and forcing ME to panic and quickly change course so that I don't step on him.
It's really not all that bad, in fact most of the time it can be downright entertaining. Like when I feed them both a treat, and Bobby appears absolutely clueless for upwards of thirty seconds unless I place the treat where he can specifically see it. My amusement quickly sours into frustration, however, on the not-so-rare occasions when he ultimately fails to find the treat before his brother has time to (a) finish his own treat, and (b) successfully locate and eat Bobby's treat. This is all typically preceded by a brief episode of me frantically pointing at the treat, sensing the urgency of the matter, while repeatedly saying something to the effect of, "it's right there!" (like that helps at all!), all the while Bobby sits dumbfounded, staring at my finger and not in the location it is pointing toward. The three of us have lived together for close to one year now, so I mustn't overlook the possibility that, having learned by now my principles of fairness, this could all be a ruse to get more treats. After all, if Jacky eats his treat, and then scores a second treat by stealing from his brother, then it's only fair for Bobby to have two treats. Such is how the events usually play out during "treat time."
Furthermore, experience has surely taught them that I am either (a) unwise to their clever conspiracy, or (b) not about to punish them for it. In their world, punishment has thus far amounted to being restricted from gaining access to certain parts of the apartment without supervision. This is the case with the bathroom and the closet, where, in both instances, they have proven themselves to be untrustworthy. Since their bathroom time is limited to my bathroom time, they get absurdly excited whenever they hear the bathroom door open, and come running inside like it were third grade recess or something. They even keep a supply of toys in the bathroom to entertain themselves during my extended "seated" sessions (presumably, one can only lick the bathtub for so long before it becomes tedious), and it is perhaps this behavior which I find to be most intriguing. I must be clear in saying that I did not place these toys in the bathroom myself, rather they were brought there by the cats. Since my actions do not forbid them from removing the toys from the bathroom whenever they please, I must conclude that they are either, (a) just as indifferent as I am, regarding the matter, or (b) leaving the toys there purposefully, establishing and maintaining a sort of enticing exclusivity about them. Their "toys," I might add, are seldom the colorful sort that one would expect to come across in the pet aisle of the supermarket, as they don't really prefer those. Maximum pleasure is found instead, in wadded up paper towels, pieces of paper, and plastic bottle caps.
Since it's just me and them in this little apartment of ours, we spend a great deal of time interacting with one another. We sleep together, converse with each other, and I periodically annoy them with the camera… 
final days in the heartland
"I never liked Douglas Park! And no one likes it now!!"
Sign at the entrance to Douglas Park, Danville, IL.
If you know the source from where the opening line was taken, then you deserve a pat on the back! First commenter to answer correctly gets bragging rights! No cheating!
It has now been four+ days since returning home from my road trip, and I figured it was only sporting of me to spend a little time covering the events of the last few days spent in Illinois and Indiana. I must confess that I felt bored-sick on a number of occasions, but only while I was in Danville. In hindsight, I would have liked to spend more time in Indianapolis, or make good on that inclination I had to spend a day up in Chicago. Thursday and Friday were spent driving lazily around Danville, trying to think of places that were worth visiting and photographing. I did manage to visit the last two schools St. Paul's Catholic School and North Ridge Middle School. I attended while still living there, and came away with a good set of photos to show for it.
Another stop I made along the way was the building 
Radio station WDAN-WDNL, Danville, IL. where WDNL D-102 broadcasts from. I had visited the station about three times prior, but not since moving away in 1992. This is the radio station where I made my As mentioned in a previous post, I do solemnly swear to share the details of my "tween radio years" in an article sometime in the near future. broadcasting debut, though I use this term quite loosely. I did not, however, enter the building this time around — I attribute this to (either) the fact that I was enjoying the cool air inside my rental car too much
TO BE CONTINUED…
edison elementary school
The school that I attended during the 1st and 2nd grades while still living in Danville, Illinois.
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