Visiting Los Angeles
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005 Posted in Just for Fun | 1 Comment »I'm in Los Angeles right now. Just thought I'd let you know. Another business trip, checking out the west coast and seeing some friends again. I don't have anything thrilling to report, I just love being able to crash on a ...
Chimp Tops Warhol
Monday, June 27th, 2005 Posted in Monkey News | No Comments »Paintings by a chimpanzee named Congo sold for more than $25,000 at auction earlier this month, while works by Andy Warhol and Renoir attracted so little attention they had to be withdrawn. The artworks were created by Congo in the ...
Bill & Hillary Clinton Introduce Billy Graham
Saturday, June 25th, 2005 Posted in God, Church & Stuff | 1 Comment »Bill Clinton took the stage at the Billy Graham Crusade in New York tonight to introduce Graham and was later joined by his wife, Hillary. And here's the money shot: Graham called the Clintons "wonderful friends" and "a great couple," quipping that ...
Man’s Inhumanity to Man
Friday, June 24th, 2005 Posted in Society | No Comments »As I've been watching Into the West, a TV mini-series about the American West, or anything about that time perioud, it always strikes me how incomprehensible the Native American plight is. How is it that we could slaughter and displace ...
Ignorant of Bleeding Kansas
Friday, June 24th, 2005 Posted in TV | 1 Comment »It seems that unless somebody tells the story, or in today's times, makes a movie, nobody will know. For the past few weeks I've been watching Into the West on TNT, which weaves a dozen different stories of settling America's ...
Brick & Mortar vs. Online Bookstores
Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 Posted in Business & Marketing | No Comments »Barnes & Noble is competing with it self. Last week I went to my local Barnes & Noble to pick up a few CDs with a gift card I'd received for my birthday (Somehow I can't bring myself to ...
Dangerously Hot
Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 Posted in Twin Cities | No Comments »That's what the Star Trib said about the weather today. Ug. My non-air conditioned, second-floor, south-facing office can't handle much of this. I've tried working at the kitchen table, and if this keeps up, Monkey Outta Nowhere may have to ...
The UPS Man
Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 Posted in Business & Marketing | 1 Comment »How many times must the UPS man drive by / Before he'll deliver my goods? Sheesh. I'm expecting a UPS package today and I've seen the UPS truck drive by three times already without delivering anything to me. What can brown ...
The Power of ‘Sorry’
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005 Posted in Business & Marketing | 1 Comment »I filled up my gas tank today and as I was tightening the gas cap the pump beeped at me and asked if I'd like a receipt. Yes. It beeped and told me it was printing one, and I waited dutifully. My ...
Longest Day of the Year
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005 Posted in Introspection | 1 Comment »Today is the longest day of the year. Well, the most daylight of the year. It's still got 24 hours, just like every other day. Hope you spent those daylight hours well. I actually felt semi-productive today while I answered e-mails ...
