The Internet Gives Voice to the Fanatic
Thursday, March 29th, 2007 Posted in Internet | No Comments »One thing that bothers me about the whole global warming debate is the way the Internet gives voice to the fanatics. The extreme fringes in this debate, or any other, get just as much say as the unbiased, balanced sources. ...
GodTube: The Christian YouTube
Thursday, March 29th, 2007 Posted in God, Church & Stuff | 4 Comments »The self-imposed Christian ghetto lives. As if we didn't learn anything from the Christian music scene and the lame Christian alternatives to MySpace, we now have a Christian alternative to YouTube: God Tube. Newsweek calls it "a goofy, fascinating window ...
Jerry Falwell Thinks Global Warming is a Hoax
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Posted in Science | No Comments »Apparently Jerry Falwell gave a sermon entitled "The Myth of Global Warming" and then backed up the sermon by saying God will take care of any environmental problems we have: Falwell said the Bible teaches that God will maintain the Earth ...
Monkey Outta Nowhere is Moving
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Posted in Company News | No Comments »The home office is going from a 6x8 glorified closet with no door to a full blown 12x23 office with--well, there's still no door, but I've got my own balcony! Bottom line: It's a big step up and we're very ...
Minnesota to Ban Smoking
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Health, Twin Cities | No Comments »I hope the state of Minnesota will soon be going smoke free. Ramsey County passed a smoking ban two years ago when St. Paul couldn't get one passed (thank you very much former Mayor Randy Kelly--I voted against you ...
Cloud Cult Rocks
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Music | No Comments »Thanks to the Current's Song of the Day (how many times do I need to recommend it?) I discovered Minnesota artist Cloud Cult. OK, my musically progressive friend discovered them first and tried to introduce me to them last year, ...
Crumbelievable
Monday, March 26th, 2007 Posted in Business & Marketing | 4 Comments »The TV commercial for Kraft Cheese Crumbles actually described them as "Crumbelievable," shredding the EMF song "Unbelievable". It's as painful as the "diponomically designed" pizza from Pizza Hut. I guess it's a perfectly cromulent word. (OK, that was all Abby. I just blogged ...
Change of Address
Monday, March 26th, 2007 Posted in Business & Marketing | 2 Comments »Our move is coming up fast and I spent my afternoon calling my list of 50+ locations to change our address. What a hassle. It's funny how many different ways there are to change your address. Some places connect you with ...
The Changing Name Changes When We Get Married
Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Posted in Society | 4 Comments »Interesting story in USA Today about more men taking on their wives' last names when they get married. Some newlyweds are no longer following the patriarchal tradition of taking the man's last name. There are all kinds of alternatives ...
Care Enough to Update Your Site
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 Posted in Business & Marketing | No Comments »One more thing from Shaun Groves. In his rock stars need to get human post, he encourages musicians to care enough about their fans to do a number of simple things, including: Add content to your site: Update the thing and ...
