Jim’s Useless Ramblings
A Modest Proposal: Mowbray Allan edition
Dr. Mowbray Allan was one of my English professors in college. My brother and I were among his biggest fans. I think we might have been alone among his biggest fans. He had a rumbly voice that was hard for many people to follow. He’d start a thought, and then begin laughing, and it was … [Read more…]
A Blaze in a Northern Town*
From time to time, I run across something on the internet that is so amazing, it needs to be shared. And though I have had nothing to do with its creation, I want to put my stamp on it, I want to say HEY, dudes, here it is, I brought this to you. Today, I … [Read more…]
The future best album of 2011
According to this page on William Shatner’s web site: The Line Up For “Searching For Major Tom” Has Been Announced. WilliamShatner.Com Is Happy To Report That The Album Due Out Later In 2011 On The Cleopatra Records Label Will Have The Following Songs… Now as something of a self-professed expert on music, and also an amateur but … [Read more…]
My new favorite thing in the whole of today
Who knew Immortal had a new video? I did not. This is incredible, clearly a descendant of the ludicrousness of “Call of the Wintermoon” and yet undeniably awesome. Enjoy Yes, I know, this album came out last year, this video came out months ago. I just saw it today and it rules.
No really, I don’t look anything like Zach Galifianakis
OK I have just about reached critical mass on this one so allow me to take this opportunity to correct something of a misapprehension many of you people seem to have. Here is an example of a typical exchange I might take part in while grocery shopping or throwing darts in a pub. Random person … [Read more…]
Goose Island Liquid Lunch
I just had one of these: Shortly thereafter, I saw this guy: My recommendation: drink this beer.
Rich Whitey – The Illinois Gubernatorial race
There was a recent hubbub about Illinois gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney’s name being misspelled as “Rich Whitey” on some electronic ballots. Originally the election board said it was too late to correct the error but now we’re being told that crews will be working overtime until it’s fixed. I found the “mistake” to … [Read more…]
More free musics for you
Since the last time I posted here, I’ve put up a couple of mixes over at Radio Gen1us. Head on over there and check them out! In other news, my family’s annual Labor Day hog roast is this weekend and man, am I looking forward to that. Piles and piles of great food. Just the thing … [Read more…]
Mission Accomplished
A couple of them actually. Brewing, bottling, and watching men in shiny flying armor pummel the crap out of each other. No photos though. Hopefully I will document the next brew session photographically as well. Well the weekend was successful, though not without its hiccups. For example, when digging out my all-grain brewing equipment … [Read more…]