tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52450452009-03-18T05:07:52.783-05:00Big Black FelineBikes, Books, Comic Books, Movies, Snakes, Naughty Words, Music, Fondue, Weird Links, Spam, Otters.... Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1107190083246114782005-01-31T10:41:00.000-06:002005-01-31T10:48:03.246-06:00It Lives.
So, the big project alluded to below is up and running. American Nerd, baby. Read 'er and weep. Fresh crud every monday.
I'll probably resume posting stuff here at my usual irregular pace after AmNerd settles into a smoothly-functioning groove.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1106335825304490102005-01-21T13:27:00.000-06:002005-01-21T13:30:25.303-06:00Watch this Space
So, usually when I go foe over a month without updating, it's because I'm immensely lazy. Not this time. I've been spending the past month putting all of my energy into a new, fancier, more life-changing web-based venture (exciting, no?). The new project will go live at the end of this month, and I'll certainly put a link to it here.
So, um, keep watching the skies (or some Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1102695334238402622004-12-10T10:13:00.000-06:002004-12-10T10:15:34.236-06:00Today, the comic stylings of Mr. Mike Allred.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1102608774251356772004-12-09T10:12:00.000-06:002004-12-09T10:12:54.250-06:00Today's image search: Temperance River.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1102524207924456342004-12-08T10:41:00.000-06:002004-12-08T10:43:27.926-06:00Today's image search: Doberman puppies
Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1102439902168374042004-12-07T11:17:00.000-06:002004-12-07T11:18:22.170-06:00Today's image search: The Chrysler BuildingKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1101837359921272662004-11-30T11:54:00.000-06:002004-11-30T11:55:59.923-06:00Manifesto for a Better America
1. We do not trust those new, grapefruit-sized avocadoes that are mysteriously sweeping the upper Midwest. "Slimcado" does not sound appetizing.
2. We would be sincerely touched by your commitment to supporting the troops if you painted one of those ribbons on. Magnets are for weenies.
3. As long as we have iPods and cell phones, we have no intention of being Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1101249546841290042004-11-23T16:37:00.000-06:002004-11-23T16:39:06.840-06:00Rich Kids
While waiting to see Sideways (which absolutely ruled), I saw a preview for some goddamned movie about some goddamned kid who miraculously comes to possess millions of dollars (it might be pounds, actually- they might have been British, I can't remember, I went and drank a bunch of wine after seeing Sideways... that's what that movie demands). That in itself is a pretty cool premise Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1100899065284139312004-11-19T15:16:00.000-06:002004-11-19T15:17:45.283-06:00Hey, Doo, Fix Us up a Couple of them Baloney Sandwiches
Last night, we went down to Mystic Lake Casino to see Loretta Lynn. Seemed like the obvious thing to do; we're old-timey country fans, we loved Van Lear Rose, and I've always kicked myself for not seeing Johnny Cash before he died.
Well, now I can say that I caught Loretta's act before she died, but it might have been just in the nick ofKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1100723697044509262004-11-17T13:32:00.000-06:002004-11-17T14:34:57.046-06:00Again with the Rock Writing
Piece in this week's Pulse about Twin Cities band The Glad Version. They're a nice bunch of guys who, like 75% of the population of Minneapolis and St. Paul, went to Luther College.
Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1100551177930136352004-11-15T14:38:00.000-06:002004-11-15T14:39:37.930-06:00WiReD Interview with Jeff Tweedy
In which Tweedy shows remarkable coolness about where music-delivery technology is heading.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1100277694855305972004-11-12T10:40:00.000-06:002004-11-12T10:41:34.856-06:00The Riddler Hangs It Up
Seems to be superheroes week at McSweeney's. Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1100190483812238702004-11-11T10:25:00.000-06:002004-11-11T10:28:03.813-06:00Pille's Amazing Secrets Revealed!
Here's an article in the newest Rift wherein I spill my guts about what various songs are actually about.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1100107050218212562004-11-10T11:16:00.000-06:002004-11-10T11:17:30.216-06:00Bad Things to be Awakened By
1. The bulk of Jim Belushi's gut as he sleepily rolls over and puts an arm around you
2. Cats jumping on your groin
3. The sound of a wolf tearing your tent open
4. Fox news
5. Your hangover
6. Rumbling guts
7. The smell of napalm in the morning
8. The anesthetic running out
9. Rats
10. Spontaneous combustion
Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1100038697425463282004-11-09T16:15:00.000-06:002004-11-09T16:18:17.426-06:00Slogans Rejected by the Twin Cities Tourism Board
1. It's not that cold. Don't be such a pussy.
2. We guarantee we smell better than Sioux City.
3. You know we're a big city because our cab drivers are shitty!
4. Minneapolis- home of the passive-aggressive skyway busker.
5. Putting the "great" in "great plains!"
6. St. Paul- closed at 5 PM.
7. Just be glad you're not in Omaha.
8. Hey, Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1100028608836444182004-11-09T13:27:00.000-06:002004-11-09T13:30:08.836-06:00Superheroes in the Twin Cities
I have a thing up at McSweeney's again, this time about superheroes in Minneapolis and St. Paul; I actually originally wrote it for the Feline here, but sent it over there on a whim. Between that being up and seeing The Incredibles this weekend, I'm feeling unusually Super.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1099514558671928222004-11-03T14:39:00.000-06:002004-11-03T14:42:38.673-06:00Well, shit.
I'll hand the mike over to BBF correspondent William Shatner, who expresses my feelings about the election much better than I possibly could.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1099415435926320352004-11-02T11:09:00.000-06:002004-11-02T11:10:35.926-06:00My Shockingly Shallow Take on the Election
Rebecca and I got up at 6 so that we could vote and get breakfast before work; if one polling place in South Minneapolis cam be extrapolated to the entire country, turnout will be heavy and people will be drinking a lot of coffee.
I may live to eat these words, but right now I have a good feeling about the election. Could be self-delusion, but I thinkKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1098673864083777182004-10-24T22:09:00.000-05:002004-10-24T22:11:04.083-05:00Some Not-Terribly-Profound Thoughts on Running
1. I've been experiencing something weird lately; for the first time in a long, long time, I think I'm hitting the limits of what i can accomplish running. For the past few years, since I've gotten back into running big-time, it's always been the case that if I decided to kick up the pace or add a little bit of distance, all I needed to do was Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1098376225576782572004-10-21T11:19:00.000-05:002004-10-21T11:30:25.590-05:00A Fist Full of Links
1. Another good one from McSweeney's- a takedown of Dagwood Bumstead. Finally, someone gave that bastard what he had coming.
It also looks like I'll have some stuff in McsWeeney's again at some point in the next few months (with something I'd originally written for the Feline here, but decided to send out first). It involves-- and I know this will shock anyone who's Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1097184699868185372004-10-07T16:29:00.000-05:002004-10-07T16:33:54.596-05:00A Few More Little Things
(I swear, I will actually post something longer in the near future; hey, at least I'm posting something)
Item 1: Still a dick after all these years. Slate interviews Howard Hunt, former CIA Operative and shadowy figure who played a part in the Guatemala coup, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and Watergate. Busy guy. He's also a supporting character in Norman Mailer's Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1096925326142909272004-10-04T16:26:00.000-05:002004-10-04T16:28:46.143-05:00Don't Know How I Missed This
Huh. Somehow, I've been unaware that Bill Tuomala of Exiled on Main Street has a blog.
Cool.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1096664572470291362004-10-01T15:59:00.000-05:002004-10-01T16:02:52.470-05:00Archetypes Observed in the Urgent Care Waiting Room This Morning
(I'm fine, thanks for asking)
1. Howling children; listen, kid, I understand you don't feel well, but lay off the pipes, huh?
2. 30-ish woman in abject tears; I don't know what was up with her, but I'm assuming it's not a pleasant story.
3. Middle-aged women with the approximate IQ of a bar of hand soap discussing last Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1096660348895514302004-10-01T14:50:00.000-05:002004-10-01T14:52:28.896-05:00Maxim Does the Classics
Hate to keep posting single-link stuff to McSweeney's, but this piece by Wendy Molyneux is pure genius.
Belly up to the bar, J-Man.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245045.post-1096572824479167512004-09-30T14:28:00.000-05:002004-09-30T14:33:44.480-05:00Clearing House of a Month of Unposted Backlog
Item! I've got another piece up in the latest issue of the Rake. Straightforward humor this time, without any of that crazy journalism stuff. I sort of expect to get an angry letter or two because of the crack about the Minneapolis Police Department.
Item! And speaking of the Minneapolis Police Department, this thread on the Minnesota Offroad Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411827723337054881noreply@blogger.com1