Found this while beating my head against the desk because multiple stylesheets weren’t…
Found this while beating my head against the desk because multiple stylesheets weren’t working. This might be old hat to some of you superstars, but I had no idea that the presence of a title attribute in the stylesheet link could set a preferred CSS file and even prevent stylesheet’s from being applied altogether.
I guess you learn something new every day.
Robbie Badd Gets Married
There are only a handful of people that I’d drive 1200 miles in a weekend to be at their wedding. Robbie Badd is definitely on that short list. Beth and I left Pontiac early Friday morning, arriving in Houghton/Hancock late Friday evening, only to turn around and make the 11-hour drive home on Sunday morning. It was a busy weekend, without many opportunities for sightseeing on Beth’s first trip to the western U.P., but, in every single way, it was worth going.
Rob and Katie’s wedding ceremony was at her parents’ house on the shore of Lake Superior (which was way more beautiful than it sounds) with a short reception and drinks at the bar afterward. “Bridgefest” was in full swing back in Houghton, with fireworks and a cover band playing Jackyl (seriously) to cap off Saturday night.
It was great to see Rob (a good friend that I don’t see nearly enough of) and to be there for his big day. Congratulations!
“A mechanism of bones from the afterlife.”Some really interesting long exposure…
“A mechanism of bones from the afterlife.”
Some really interesting long exposure photographs of crowds in St. Petersburg, Russia. (via BLDGBLOG)
Green Day == Van Halen
I used to love Green Day. Actually, I take that back. I still love Green Day’s old stuff. Kerplunk is a classic and Dookie is still great, but as they kept releasing albums, I cared less and less. I never thought much about it until I was talking to Beth the other night and it just clicked. Green Day is exactly like Van Halen.
Hear me out. Green Day’s early/good records (1000 Hours - Dookie) are like Van Halen with David Lee Roth. Upbeat, catchy and energetic songs. Bands having fun and really enjoying making music. Contrast that with the Green Day of the last four or five years (the American Idiot era). These guys are like the Sammy Hagar version of Van Halen. Like, “I’ve been listening to Diamond Dave for all these years, and now I’m supposed to take this asshole seriously?!” Sorry, if they’ve “evolved” or “grown-up”, but ever since we were supposed to take this guy’s political opinions seriously, his songs have gotten a lot worse.
Obviously, I’m wrong here, because 15 year-olds bought their last album em masse, but then again, what the hell do 15 year-olds know?
Bravo, Jenny Hart for writing a great reminder to those of us who work for ourselves, and a good…
Bravo, Jenny Hart for writing a great reminder to those of us who work for ourselves, and a good description of what we deal with every day for those who don’t and think we just sit on the couch making money all day.
Good luck, Paul!
Joining the masses of our friends fleeing Michigan for better opportunities, my friend Paul is leaving next week for New Jersey. His going away party was last night at the Belmont, and Dan and I went to wish him the best of luck with his new job and home.
I can’t blame anyone for wanting/needing to leave Michigan, but it’s so sad watching the mad rush of our generation leaving our great (but failing) state.
We’ll miss you Paul, and I hope you come back to visit soon!
Weekend Lessons
Just one major lesson this weekend: Make sure to check the weather report before leaving to take your dog on a long walk on the trails, so as to not get caught in a horrible storm miles away from your car or any shelter.
The Breeders @ the Magic Stick
Beth and I went to see the Breeders earlier this week and, as promised, it was a great show. Even though they’ve been around for nearly 15 years (jeez, am I getting that old?), they still deliver. Their new songs, while not quite as good as the classics, are still better than most of the B.S. today’s kids are into. (Shit. I am getting old.)
In addition to the Divine Hammer video above, I also took videos of (my personal favorite) No Aloha, New Year and Cannonball (just by random chance, all off of Last Splash) and some photos of the evening.
The Nixon Summer Concert Series is just getting started!
I stopped on the way home from work for an oil change. The kid mistook my transmission plug for my…
I stopped on the way home from work for an oil change. The kid mistook my transmission plug for my oil plug and accidentally drained all of my trans fluid.
“No big deal. Looks like you get a free transmission flush!” says the manager as he mistakes my front differential for my transmission and tops that off with FUCKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, leaving me with an empty transmission and a differential overfilled with the wrong fluid.
You just can’t find good help anymore…
Quit yer bitchin’
“In 2007, out of the 32 industrialized countries surveyed by the International Energy Agency, only one (Mexico) had cheaper gasoline than the United States.” True? Sure… but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m spending $500+ a month on gas.
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Skating with Kona
Some people skate with their kids. I’ve got a dog…
The zoo was busy on our anniversary, so… we went to Ikea…
The zoo was busy on our anniversary, so… we went to Ikea instead.
