Seven Reasons You Should Support The Extraordinary Contraptions’ Kickstarter

Liesel Hindmann yesterday posted her Six Reasons You Should Support The Extraordinary Contraptions Kickstarter. I immediately thought, “Six? That’s such a wussy number. Seven, now. Seven is way better than six. If only Liesel had seven reasons then The Extraordinary Contraptions would probably already have soared through their fund raising goal and be headed directly …

New Family

Say hello to Artemis and Apollo! They arrived at our home less than half an hour ago. Apollo was the most outgoing at the Vet, but he was not the first one to emerge from the carrier. Better pictures when we get better light. I don’t want to shock them with the flash.

The Extraordinary Contraptions Need Your Help!

You may be aware that I am familiar with The Extraordinary Contraptions. They are almost done with the recording of their third album! However, recording and mixing an album is the part that is not expensive ((For some values of “not expensive.” The Extraordinary Contraptions do all their recording at home and with band-owned equipment …

Facebook: Good Bye – Don’t let the door hit you

As of now, I’ve kicked Facebook to the curb. I am no longer a Facebook friend. I’ve decided that it is not worth my time, and is actively hindering my ability to manage my life. I do not expect you to follow my lead on this, although I’d encourage you to think about how Facebook …

REI Sells Crap to its Customers

I am a member of REI, proudly so. I appreciate the store’s return policy (which I’ve never actually taken advantage of) and I feel it puts its customers near the top of its actualization pyramid. Unfortunately, I’m appalled that the company is selling hologram bracelets Power Balance, the most notorious of the hologram manufacturers, has …

Thanksgiving Evil Cat (You know you want one)

Along with the rest of my family, Jenn and I visited my sister’s in Tulsa for Thanksgiving. We had a good time, etc, however we had a cat who tried to eat us. Pictured above is the neighbor’s cat, in its own dining room. We were using the ovens in this house because the neighbor …