I’m a huge fan of irreverence in any context. My guitar sensai introduced me to the music of Bobby Bare, who was way ahead of his time in terms of being irreverent, and its this irreverence that initially attracted me to Todd Snider.
Snider sings about things that I often think about, but [...]
Filed under: Music, Politics on January 14th, 2010 | Add Comment! »
Behold, the Tye-Dye Tomato from the Burpee seed company. Although I suspect it’s somehow genetically engineered (is that what hybrid means nowadays?) it looks really cool, and probably tastes good too. The Queen of My Universe says their seeds suck… but admits that their marketing is top notch.
I can’t [...]
Filed under: Food on January 10th, 2010 | Add Comment! »
It occurred to me, as the New York State Senate recently choked on its historic opportunity to provide equal rights to my gay and lesbian brothers and sisters, that the problem people are having with gay marriage is the word “marriage.” We hear lots of talk about “preserving the institution of marriage” (bullshit) and [...]
Filed under: Politics on January 9th, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Here they are, in no particular order.
The Jane Does - You Bring the Devil
This is perhaps my most obscure pick of the decade, and my freakiest find. The Queen of My Universe was showing me the tremendous hoax of a video blog called Lonely Girl or something, and she had a Jane Does song [...]
Filed under: Music, Reviews on January 4th, 2010 | Add Comment! »