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This is another thing that bugs me.  Apparently it bugs one of my work buddies, Erin. It’s when people use “quotation marks” when they’re not really “necessary.”  Or in this case, misleading.  It’s not soup, it’s “soup.” I understand they’re … Continue reading →

You missed a deliciously wicked rant about the corporate doublespeak emerging from Dick’s Sporting Goods in light of their fourth quarter performance and the rationalizations that followed. I deleted it. I was being a bad Christian and a bad Buddhist … Continue reading →

Maybe it was the woods this morning, but I’m thinking it’s time to buy some Ilford Delta 400Pro and shoot some B&W.  I know…it’s film.  But y’know, I sorta like the smell of developer.  I like 6×6 negatives.  I like … Continue reading →

I like White-breasted Nuthatches. They are cool. Respectfully (but not loquaciously) submitted, Canoelover P.S. These were originally misidentified as Red-breasted nuthatches. Rookie mistake as I was listening to Red-breasted nuthatches while I was taking pictures of White-breasted nuthatches.

So a funny thing happened to me today.  Actually, a hilarious thing happened to me today. So I get this email from Outside Magazine: Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:48:22 -0500To: Darren BushSubject: Outside’s Best Companies Hi Darren: As you’ve … Continue reading →

So my friend Jean sent me this awesome book of poems.  Lovely stuff, lovely friend.  I love good poetry.  So does Jean, which is why she’s my friend.  She had it sent from a used book store because it’s out … Continue reading →

I believe that the best way to keep an office efficient is to keep people as uncomfortable as humanly possible.  That’s why four days a week, we’re all dressed in our finest Hickey Freeman suits with Gucci loafers.  Nylons and … Continue reading →

One tends to associate different styles of towns with different regions of Italy.  Tuscany and Umbria have hill towns.  Emilia-Romana has old flat cities with cool Byzantine architecture.  Campania has colorful villages covered with bougainvillea and window boxes of rosmarina … Continue reading →

From the minivan in front of me this afternoon on Monona Drive. Well noted, thank you. Olfactorally submitted,   Canoelover

I love XM Radio. On the way to work I was channel surfing. I got to hear: Hawaiian Wedding – Elvis Sister Christian – Night Ranger Neil Young – Harvest Piano Concerto No. 21, 1st mvmt. – Mozart Don’t Fear … Continue reading →