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This was surprisingly easy to do. I had expected to struggle … but I soon found myself imposing arbitrary rules just to make it interesting. The most important was that I wasn’t going to pick more than one song per artist. Note that they’re alphabetical by artist … that’s the order that I skimmed my . . . → Read More: Answers to the top 25… The New York Times today has an infographic about how we’re being disenfranchised. It’s worth the free registration. Rhode Island has several ballot questions this year. Here’s how I plan to vote on them. I expect every single eligible voter to do at least this much research, and to vote. . . . → Read More: Ballot issues The wine is bottled. The red clocked in at a specific gravity of 0.95. That qualifies as “bone dry,” since there is no sugar left in. It’s tasty, though very simple. I got 24 bottles, and a half carafe to have with dinner. The white was around 1.012, which qualifies as “medium sweet.” I . . . → Read More: Wine! As my costume takes shape, previously unanticipated thermal issues are rearing their heads. I shall be warm. In other news: GO ELEPHANTS. New developments with rogue elephants — they rape and kill rhinoceroses; attack villages with intelligent measures like blocking escape routes and pinning down humans before goring them to death; and display psychological . . . → Read More: Costume We went to an end-of-season party for the scratch farm last night. It was a festive affair, and people brought all sorts of food and drink. My carrot wine was an unexpected hit … and people were demanding that I write down the recipe for them. It was sort of flattering. The sauerkraut was also . . . → Read More: People Shame The commissioner of internal revenue has ordered his agency to delay collecting back taxes from Hurricane Katrina victims until after the Nov. 7 elections and the holiday season, saying he did so in part to avoid negative publicity. Shame. No rules… just list 25 sets of lyrics that move you. If you can guess the songs *without* help from Teh Interwebs™, have at it; but if you think you’ve got it, guess by posting another quote from the same song so others can guess! . . . → Read More: Lyrics |
