uncool2pillow

My foodie wife is in tears when she found out.

Used to get lots of Rhinelander in college. $5/case

Replacements Color Me Impressed Answering Machine Here Comes a Regular Can't Hardly Wait Talent Show

Ha! I will drink crappy beer if it's all that's available. I enjoy Budweiser with Asian food for some reason.

Oh my God. You're Hank Hill, aren't you?

Love!

The Des Moines Register went with the "out of the ashes" bit in their article about this. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/music/8035/2015/04/07/weezer-wilco-lineup-announcement/25404241/

I think he meant to say exactly what he said. He doesn't have a Wilco CD. I don't think he was implying they're uncool.

I have no doubt that much of what you say here is absolutely sincere. Those who follow these political threads probably label me as conservative. I still define myself by that term, though the test you just shared seems to show I am wrong. If people read my posts in Facebook arguments with an old high school acquaintance, they would see a completely different side. Usually when I respond to online political debates is when I feel I see either misinformation or poor logic. When I agree, I keep quiet. So they way people perceive my views is going to be largely determined by who else is in the di

You'd have to ask the members of the band. I would suggest a possibility is that they are willing to wait out the upcoming Supreme Court decisions.

Boycotts have proven to work time and time again. Sorry for Indiana fans, but they work.

I think the way Indiana and Arkansas have replied in face of serious economic impact shows that this stance is laughable. Is Wilco helping bring this law down? Maybe at a minscule level, but playing the show and making a bunch of empty, poetic platitudes from the stage would've gotten a lot of cheap applause, some positive posts here, and NO impact on real change.

How many Catholics would make sure a couple who comes into their bakery have not engaged in pre-marital sex or are on their first mattiage? I've sympathized with thos point and still do a bit, but if they want to actively discriminate against gays, then they better be trying to root out the other sinful unions. The more I think it through, the more I conclude it's discrimination plain and simple.

If I had tickets, I'd be pissed. I might not be so understanding...

First, nice idea for the refund money. Second, I disagree with the first part. I think any little action like this could add to a cumulative economic impact that would cause legislators to change their mind. Time will tell. Here is another article along the same vain as the Atlantic one, only clearer, IMO. http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/03/30/3640374/big-lie-media-tells-indianas-new-religious-freedom-law/ Many of the existing laws were passed in the 1990s. Not that long ago, but movement on attitudes towards gay rights has been incredibly fast. I suppose Wilco could boycott other sta

I think you and I are closer than we may think, I just avoid absolutes. There are always exceptions. For example, I worship at an ELCA (Evangelical Church in America) church. Our local synod organizes an annual Lutheran Day on Capitol Hill (Des Moines, not Washington) to lobby on issues related mostly to hunger and poverty. These people are motivated by their religious beliefs and I fully support their endeavors. Now, others are going to lobby on more divisive issues (abortion and gay rights), and I hope they lose. But I don't want to reject them their right to have a seat at the table because

I would be that most who hold extremist views don't think they're extremist. All the points you made are absolutely true. Religion can be divisive and ignorant. But if we had "absolutely no religion" in public life, I guaranteed that the abolition on slavery would have taken much longer. While slaveholders used the Bible to justify their evil practice, the abolitionists were even more inspired by religion to do away with the practice.

Haven't seen the movie, but I want to. I'm sure that character had demons, but he would not be the only bandleader to be difficult. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus#Personality_and_temper

I agree much of what you say here. I have made the same point you make about Islam over and over to many. I don't understand why some automatically assume that because I think pointing out degrees of extremism is important means I am somehow justifying the Indiana law. It's a shitty law. I would say most forms of extremism are bad. I can't think of any good kinds, but I don't like to deal in absolutes. One could argue that your view ("absolutely no religion") is extremist. My main point is that comparing the Indiana law to Taliban or ISIS or Eric Rudolph (I was not intending to single out I

Did the Indiana law sanction bombing of abortion clinics? There are degrees of extremism here and to lump this law in with clinic bombers or beheaders only dilutes those evil actions. Indiana's law is shit, to be sure. I read a good piece on this type of legislation that essentially said, let the bigots discriminate, but make them advertise their bigotry loud and clear on signage, web sites, etc.

When they start stoning people for their crimes, you can compare them to the Taliban. It's an awful law, but good lord.

This is heartbreaking. I appreciate you taking the time to describe the funeral. I teach 7th graders a unit about world religions, so I appreciate learning these tidbits.

So this was the Minus 5? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY_Oex-Zk3c

Isn't it a badger? Like "I'm badgering you" or something? Or am I just an idiot?