OK, I've already told bk that I want people to dance at my wedding. I'm not sure that he knows this is what I have in mind. (Fun, even if you aren't interested in my wedding plans.)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm catching up!
Basiljaz posted about her favorite covers and I was searching YouTube for recordings of them and came upon this. Totally unrelated (but nice).
If you don't really watch the video it hits home for real people since, aside from the fact that the protagonist is obviously 10, she could easily be 23. Or 37. Or 49.
If you don't really watch the video it hits home for real people since, aside from the fact that the protagonist is obviously 10, she could easily be 23. Or 37. Or 49.
Golfing!
bk has taken up golf.
He played for the first time in his life (although I'd gone to the driving range with him once) when we visited Chetek in early July. Since then, we've been three times out to a really lovely "Executive" course near his house. It's 55 par (there is a single par 4, the rest are 3's) and we are hideously bad. The good news is that everyone who plays that course is also hideously bad. It's also great exercise and a good way to spend time together because we walk it (obviously).
It's lovely there -- I wish I had a picture of the really wonderful old trees -- but the chances of being hit by a ball at that course are substantial. The fairways are extremely narrow so I almost always end up on the 6th fairway when I tee off on 1. Ok, always. So far.
Anyway, I've updated my golf scores (new list up on the right) so you'll see that I'm improving in very small ways. I shot less than double par today.
I consider it a victory.
He played for the first time in his life (although I'd gone to the driving range with him once) when we visited Chetek in early July. Since then, we've been three times out to a really lovely "Executive" course near his house. It's 55 par (there is a single par 4, the rest are 3's) and we are hideously bad. The good news is that everyone who plays that course is also hideously bad. It's also great exercise and a good way to spend time together because we walk it (obviously).
It's lovely there -- I wish I had a picture of the really wonderful old trees -- but the chances of being hit by a ball at that course are substantial. The fairways are extremely narrow so I almost always end up on the 6th fairway when I tee off on 1. Ok, always. So far.
Anyway, I've updated my golf scores (new list up on the right) so you'll see that I'm improving in very small ways. I shot less than double par today.
I consider it a victory.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
United Breaks Guitars
I saw this story on Fark.com yesterday and I don’t know if it’s because it’s such a funny video, or because the guy has a great smile, or just that I find his reaction to a bad situation so … plucky. Anyway, I think it's awesome.
Here’s his story (in his own words), followed by the first video.
In the spring of 2008, Sons of Maxwell were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour and my Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. I discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged. They didn’t deny the experience occurred but for nine months the various people I communicated with put the responsibility for dealing with the damage on everyone other than themselves and finally said they would do nothing to compensate me for my loss. So I promised the last person to finally say “no” to compensation (Ms. Irlweg) that I would write and produce three songs about my experience with United Airlines and make videos for each to be viewed online by anyone in the world. United: Song 1 is the first of those songs. United: Song 2 has been written and video production is underway. United: Song 3 is coming. I promise.
Here’s his story (in his own words), followed by the first video.
In the spring of 2008, Sons of Maxwell were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour and my Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. I discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged. They didn’t deny the experience occurred but for nine months the various people I communicated with put the responsibility for dealing with the damage on everyone other than themselves and finally said they would do nothing to compensate me for my loss. So I promised the last person to finally say “no” to compensation (Ms. Irlweg) that I would write and produce three songs about my experience with United Airlines and make videos for each to be viewed online by anyone in the world. United: Song 1 is the first of those songs. United: Song 2 has been written and video production is underway. United: Song 3 is coming. I promise.
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