theashtraysays

I just had the weirdest déjà vu. Like I had lived this exact moment about an hour ago.

Seals and Crofts

How men and women record things in their diaries...... ------ Wife's Diary: Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made no comment on it. Conversation wasn't flowing, so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk. He agreed, but he didn't say much. I asked him what was wrong; He said, 'Nothing..' I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. He said he wasn't upset, that it had nothing to

Thanks again all. BTW - I'm in the 50YO married (for 25 years) male with 3 college aged kids demographic. In other words, right in the Wilco sweet spot. I read "Skinny Legs and All". It was really good for quite a while, but then I thought the ending got rather preachy and uninteresting. Are his other books as political / satirical? I liked the quirky aspect a lot, but didn't need the whole lecture on the middle east and organized religion. Well, this one got a major raised eyebrow from my wife, especially when the genre label from the library said "Romance". But it was a quick r

Surf! And turf! At the beach!

Thank you everyone.... I really appreciate the input. Based on your advice, a couple other recommendations, and a trip to the local library, here's what I'm taking with me. I have no illusions that I'll read them all, or even more than maybe 2, but I figure some may not click and I'll have some choices. I also have an upcoming long trip to China after the vacation, so I'm hoping to have some carryover reading enthusiasm for that... The Last Girlfriend on Earth The Restaurant at the End of the Universe An Oral Biography of Buster Casey Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain Skinny Legs

OK, book people! As an avid non-reader, I would like to get some recommendations for a book or two to read on an upcoming beach vacation with my wife who will be glued to her kindle. I haven't read a book in years. I'd like to get something that's along the lines of the earlier Michael Crichton books - kind of science fiction / techie stuff, but an easy read. Also something funny / quirky a la Hitchiker's Guide but maybe a little more current. Not much to go on there. Any help would be greatly appreciated... I generally have no business in a book thread.

actually, I cheat a little, but it's OK because that's the way Alton Brown said to do it. Once it gets to 155 on the smoker griller thingie (about 6 hours), wrap it up in foil and put it in the oven till it gets to 200 (another 3 hours). Still an all day event, and still really good. Here are the last two I did a couple months ago, right before going into the oven.

A pair of pork butts, who shall spend their entire Saturday becoming smoke laden and delightful by evening.

Night of Joy

Today I installed iOS 7.0.2 Today I can once again add songs to my alarm clock Coincidence? I think not.

I hadn't warmed up to them much in the past (tried but it just didn't work for me). I did give this a lunchtime spin on spotify today, and I really like it.

Small world... no, can you PM me that?

No, I did not try that. What else do you recommend?

Yeah, I tried that... but when I click on "pick a song", I get a blank white screen. Also, on my freebie alarm clock app, same kind of thing... the "change music" button does nothing. Both used to work.

Why can't I get my iPhone alarm clock to use a song instead of an annoying tone now that I have "upgraded" to 7.0?

Should I go see The Romantics tonight? It's free but I'm thinking it's gonna be sad sad sad. They gotta be pretty old. I saw them open for Cheap Trick in like 1980. Seriously.

Well that was cumbersome. But successful.

Today I did not load IOS 7 onto my iPhone. It says it needs 5GB of free space to load. Seriously? That's like half my Wilco collection.

The National

Break a leg! Or whatever the appropriate radio good luck saying is.....

How much money do cows really need?

Randy Newman

Does the preseason matter?