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Steve Earle The first time I heard Steve Earle was a song he did a video for in the 80′s called Copperhead Road. It’s a cool song about meeting your maker and stuff. He looked really scruffy back then. Check out the totally 80′s video if you have a minute. Then Steve Earle disappeared from [...]

Filed under: Reviews on April 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Before we destroy our existing lawn, I wanted to get pictures of our old, mostly non-functioning yard. black mulch I’m learning that mulch, in almost all cases is bad news. It prevents important insects from doing their jobs. They then roam the neighborhood in unruly gangs. Unraked Grass Yes… this grass is unraked and it’s [...]

Filed under: EWAKI on April 17th, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Those of you who’ve been reading a few months know that we’ve been doing a lot of renovation here at Granola Central. The renovation is nearing completion, but we’re missing some critical electrical work that make the rest of the kitchen appliances usable. So we can’t use any of our new toys. When work started [...]

Filed under: EWAKI on April 14th, 2008 | Add Comment! »

Say what you want about my beloved former governor…. at least he didn’t do THIS. It sounds better in another language doesn’t it?

Filed under: History, Politics on April 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

As any recovering Catholic will tell you, good Friday is the day that all Catholics mourn their faith. Well, actually I felt that as a Catholic I mourned my faith every day. But on Good Friday you got an extra large dose of Catholic guilt. It was like opening a can of papal whoop-ass. My [...]

Filed under: General Observations on April 10th, 2008 | Add Comment! »

This is one of the best things the queen of my universe has called my attention to in quite a while. Apparently, President Bush threw the first pitch out at the season opener of the Washington Nationals’ game. It’s important because it’s their first game ever as a new franchise. As a matter of fact, [...]

Filed under: Politics on April 3rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Think about how much effort you put into your garden, but what you get for it? Yes… a summer of beauty, but after that? Nothing. You don’t get doodly squat. Isn’t it much more efficient to put your sweat and, as if often the case when I garden, blood into something that will bring benefits [...]

Filed under: EWAKI on April 1st, 2008 | Add Comment! »