Y'know, I thought that once I graduated from college, I'd be done with all-nighters.

Completely unrelated, I've been caught in another " I didn't know he was still alive" moment after reading the death notice: Sam Greenlee, author of "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" and co-author of the script of the movie of the same name, died on the 19th.

I've been informed that Pete Special has passed away, probably Monday evening.

He was always a friendly person and a superb performer, whether he was leading his own band, or performing in groups like Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows, Brother Brother, and Sonic Voodoo.

I haven't found an obituary yet. There were a few Youtube links though:

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From e-mail:

"We are thrilled to share the news that "Citizen Koch" is coming to a theater near you -- it will open at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Friday June 13th 2014 and in theaters across the country throughout June, July and August."

"Citizen Koch" is the documentary that went to Kickstarter after its funding not-so-mysteriously ( Read more... )

I want this, but I don't want to buy a Kindle edition

The Dawkins character is a hoot: foul-mouthed, pompous, so certain of his beliefs that he will dissect a puppy in front of primary schoolchildren if it will disabuse them of the creation "myth" invented by the "dark forces of religion".

(From the review of When the Professor Got Stuck in ( Read more... )

Really? Is it that hard to design an on/off light bulb socket that doesn't require massive upper body strength?

Yeah, I can handle it (although I'd rather not have to exert that much pressure through my fingertips), but people with physical conditions like arthritis do exist.

(*Grumble*, out to a different hardware store, I guess).

That box of Irish Breakfast tea -- that I am two-thirds through now -- is decaf.

Play House from Alex Allmont on Vimeo.

This doesn't quite fit into that category though ( Read more... )

From White Flower Farm (the same time as McClure & Zimmerman):

6 Fraise Des Boise 'Baron Solemacher' (i.e., alpine strawberries)
1 Heuchera 'Rave On' (coral bell)
1 Dianthus 'Candy Floss'
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Got a (land line) call today that actually looked like something important (we've been having a lot of issues in Chicago, what with Mayor Emanuel trying to fix the school system by destroying it, among other things ( Read more... )