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Entries from June 2008

music: The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

 Here’s an album from 2006 that I’ve been listening to lately- The Hold Steady’s Boys and Girls in America. Hey look, I am a father with two kids, don’t expect these reviews to be timely or something, I have a real job you know! I think I would listen to this album more, except that [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · music

Fox News = Fox Poos

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Does anyone still believe that Fox News is actually a credible news organization? And if so, did you misread the last sentence wrong and think that I actually discrediting a veterinary journal that covers news about foxes and other small canids? Nope, that one probably actually has something useful to say. I mean the one that masquerades [...]

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Tags: politics · rants

Are we there yet

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments

We’ll be heading to the Turks and Caicos in July, and right now July can’t get here soon enough.
Sure, it will be in the 90s and sure, July is getting into hurricane season. But hopefully that just means more time sipping rum in the shade, and if it a tropical storm does kick up – [...]

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Tags: travel

Eternal Timesink

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s one way to spend hours and hours: customizing your blog.
I added an about page, a sitemap, an archive page, avatars, and made the picture of the day image actually keep the same picture for a whole day.
Basically this was a refresher on PHP. And since I changed the permalink structure for the site to get [...]

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Tags: ones and zeroes

music: Radiohead – In Rainbows

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments

 Here’s a musical review without no value add: Radiohead’s In Rainbows album is totally great. Of course, if you are any sort of fan of Radiohead, then this is a completely obvious statement.
I put this album in the same strata as Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief, which means if this album were made by any [...]

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Tags: music

Best Milkshakes in Pittsburgh

June 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Now, I don’t consider myself a professional milkshake tester, I didn’t see that major offered in college otherwise I may have taken that path. Despite lacking the proper accreditation, I believe I have taught myself a love for a well-done milkshake.
Honorable Mention: Ben and Jerry’s – It’s available anywhere in the US (as far as I know [...]

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Tags: pittsburgh