stoothman

A friend of mine sent me this video. It really makes you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIDLIwlzkgY

Along with the staggering implications of this on technology and human interaction, what does it mean for the infrastructure to bring us all this information. Where will we get the electricity and natural resources to build and maintain this infrastructure.

A Tale Of Two Cover Albums

Yesterday, the two new albums I ordered arrive. They were MxPx's new cover album "On The Cover II" and Fearless Records latest Punk Goes effort "Punk Goes Pop Volume 2". These two albums exemplify the the best and the worst of cover albums.

First the best, "On The Cover II", it is an excellent album of cover songs. Like...
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So I have reached the end of day 5 of the renovation project and spring break is over. I did not accomplish as much as I would have liked but I did get far enough I feel like I accomplished something. The bathroom is rebuilt and drywalled on the outside. Still left to go the electrical work and the plumbing, but those will be much...
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Well day 4 of the bathroom renovation finds me back on the right track. I finally got the shower installed. It is the center piece of work I am doing. It is huge for a shower, 4 feet wide and almost 3 feet deep, which means plenty of room for two. Hopefully, today I can finish framing the bathroom.

I did not make as much progress as I had hoped yesterday. As I tear apart the house I find all kinds of things wrong and this project has not been an exception. So spent yesterday building a temporary set of supports so I could cut out a piece of rotten cross beam. Then I installed the replacement cross beam and added some additional support....
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It is a gray, cold, and rainy day here in the Midwest. So I have been sitting in my office on my couch catching up on the news of the week. Nothing better than being curled up on the couch with a warm cup of coffee and reading.

I have now been a member of SG for two weeks or so now. It has been...
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I was going to write but I could not bring my self to do it.

I could be mean and nasty but I can not see my way through it.

You know what this is about and what I could not bring myself to do.

But I am sure that this will miss most every one but you.

I struggle and fight to try and...
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Thanks for that special smile. I really needed it.

Well after closing out the bar on Friday night, I did not think I was going to be up for going out again Saturday. But I managed to get a second wind and headed out for a fundraiser for the Mid Iowa Rollers, our local womens flat track roller derby team. I know one of the "chicks" on the team. I must say the roller...
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