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There comes a time when every man feels the urge to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and start slitting throats. — H.L. Mencken

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Lifestream

  • Checked in at Munger Place United Methodist Church
  • Checked in at The Pearl Cup
  • They bothered to ask, "more caffeine or more body?" (@ The Pearl Cup) http://t.co/VmwH5zx7
  • Seriously, deal sites, if I have to give you my email address just to see if your wares/prices are worth my time, forget it. #justbeamazing
  • Don't forget Saturday -- Entrepreneurial Journalism and the Future of News featuring a bunch of smart people, plus me: http://t.co/DEvPH7m0
  • Listened to 89 songs.
    • Mark Sultan – See Them Wave Goodbye
    • Robbie Fulks – The Buck Starts Here
    • Johnny Lloyd Rollins – The Morning After
    • Fats Waller – Believe It, Beloved
    • Kool & The Gang – Joanna - Single Version
    • Compulsive Gamblers – Capone's Finest
    • Imelda May – Eternity
    • Concrete Blonde – Still In Hollywood
    • Jerry Garcia Band – Deal
    • Wilco – Black Moon (iTunes Session)
    • MGMT – Time To Pretend
    • The V-Roys – Mary
    • Wynton Marsalis;Donald Hunsberger;Eastman Wind Ensemble – Variations Sur "Le Carnaval de Venise"
    • Boston – Cool The Engines
    • Leftover Salmon – Another Way To Turn
    • Old & In the Way – Jerry's Breakdown
    • Canterbury Fair – Song On A May Morning
    • James McMurtry – See the Elephant
    • Mitch Ryder – Walking The Dog
    • Alejandro Sanz – Viviendo deprisa
    • Eddie Holland – Leaving Here - "16 Big Hits" Stereo Version
    • Double Side – Captain Of Her Heart
    • Nat King Cole – Bring Another Drink
    • R.E.M. – Voice Of Harold
    • The Civil Wars – Falling
    • The Smithereens – A Girl Like You
    • The Dirtbombs – Maybe Your Baby
    • Old 97's – The New Kid
    • State Radio – Black Cab Motorcade
    • Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
    • Foo Fighters – Big Me
    • The J. Geils Band – Must of Got Lost [Live]
    • Jimmie Dale Gilmore – My Mind's Got a Mind of Its Own
    • Chic – Good Times (Live)
    • Steve Earle – Transcendental Blues
    • Wilco – Born Alone
    • Jason & The Scorchers – Take Me Home. Country Roads
    • Merle Haggard & The Strangers – Honky Tonk Night Tim Man Old Man
    • Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
    • Dan Fogelberg – Longer
    • Ben Harper And Relentless7 – Boots Like These
    • The B-52's – Private Idaho
    • The Human League – Don't You Want Me
    • Asia – The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
    • Slobberbone – Josephine
    • The White Stripes – Jolene (Live)
    • Elvis Costello – Leave My Kitten Alone
    • The Beatles – 13 13 - She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
    • Ben Folds – Not The Same - Live Album Version
    • The Kinks – Come Dancing
    • Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
    • Urbie Green Big Band – I Ain't Got Nobody
    • Joe Simon – Before The Night Is Over
    • Duke Ellington – Black and Tan Fantasy
    • The Mountain Goats – If You See Light
    • Queen – More Of That Jazz
    • Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Drivin' Down To Georgia - Live
    • Elvis Costello – Sally Sue Brown
    • State Radio – The Legacy of Margaret Brown - Live Acoustic 12/7/09
    • Mississippi Fred McDowell – Jesus Is on the Mainline
    • Taj Mahal – The Hustle Is On
    • The Charmels – As Long As I've Got You
    • Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name
    • Styx – Renegade - Live From Orpheum Theater In Memphis, TN / 2011
    • The Mountain Goats – Orange Ball of Peace
    • Inner Circle – Games People Play - Album/Radio Version
    • The Grass Roots – Live For Today (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
    • Jimmy Buffett – They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More
    • Wilco – Passenger Side
    • The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
    • The Mountain Goats – Game Shows Touch Our Lives
    • Genesis – No Reply at All
    • The Spartan Dreggs – The Physics Of Blown Sand And Desert Dunes
    • Compulsive Gamblers – I Don't Want To Laugh at You
    • The Black Crowes – Shine Along
    • Bravo, Max! – Kiss
    • Gary "U.S." Bonds – The Pretender (Jackson Browne cover)
    • Dr. John – Memories Of Prof. Longhair
    • The Stylistics – Betcha By Golly Wow (Live)
    • Ry Cooder – Suitcase In My Hand
    • Swamp Dogg – Lady Madonna
    • Folk Family Revival – Shade From the Storm
    • BR5-49 – Six Days on the Road
    • Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
    • Charlie Parker – Merry-Go-Round
    • Jason D. Williams – You Look Like I Could Use a Drink
    • Mississippi John Hurt – Avalon, My Home Town
    • Compulsive Gamblers – Negative Jerk
    • Dianne Reeves – Oh Lady Be Good
  • Feared I might regret mentioning OKCupid in tweet. Glad I did, as elicited follow from @InspectingCupid & discovery of: http://t.co/78HUl3JA
  • Via @memolane, reminded that year ago I was top testimonial on @MadMen_AMC's Matthew Weiner's speaker page. Still so: http://t.co/oHMr7Gau
  • RT @dogsdoingthings: Dogs noting that from the perspective of the universal farce, your life is not an integral element but a unique, su ...
  • The people who give a damn, the ones not dead behind the eyes-- we move amongst the zombies, but we recognize each other. #fb
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How not to get me into your beta

Posted by morren on January 23, 2012 . 2 Responses

First, a caveat: I’m not doing this to pick on Wavii. They are no different from myriad other web companies who like to run extra vowels and consonants together. I’m sure they are magnificent people whose dogs love them. However, they have the misfortune of having hit my email box at a moment when I [...]

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Rapturous tunes for the Crapocalypse

Posted by morren on May 19, 2011 . Leave a response

Been fun knowing ya’. As we all know, the Holy Billboard of Religious Cults with Poor Design Aesthetic has spoken, and the jig is up on Saturday. It’s a shame, because I had so much more that I wanted to procrastinate around writing here. Anyway, I’ve responded to this calamity the way I do most [...]

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Pimp my business plan

Posted by morren on December 12, 2010 . Leave a response

Let’s get this part out of the way: In general, pimping is a terrible business to be in, and not one I advocate in any way — particularly when human trafficking and/or children are involved. But one pimp investigated by YouthRadio has a business plan from which many execs could glean some good lessons (excerpted [...]

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Near truths and hotel rooms

Posted by morren on November 3, 2010 . Leave a response

Somehow, hotels bring out the worst in me. Over the eleven years (and counting) of our marriage, April has slowly domesticated me, making me less of a slob. (I’m sure we’d disagree on the degree of the transformation.) Lord knows, keeping my surroundings clean and orderly doesn’t come naturally to me. I grew up in [...]

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Keepin' it real

Posted by morren on November 3, 2010 . Leave a response

Just an introduction to one of the new categories on the blog: “Keepin’ it real” is a subset of the Esse Quam Videri category. It’s for posts that touch on something unpleasant, politically incorrect, embarrassing or otherwise true, but not pretty. Probably NSFW. Not for the faint of heart, people who have an elevated opinion of me, etc. [...]

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