Sweet Gravelly Jeebus

I just stumbled upon this, and it is too cool to not share:
Tom Waits and Kool Keith (aka Dr. Octagon, aka Dr. Dooom). The music is incredible, and the visuals certainly do not disappoint. I’ve done the hard work – you owe it to yourself to hit play.

 
An mp4 is available for download from BoingBoing.

Save the Date!

The most difficult part of wedding planning has to be the guest list. Unfortunately, we can’t invite the whole world. And if you haven’t received the following in the mail yet, you probably won’t. Sorry.

 
We joked that we should say underneath the Sherri & Will some text like “But don’t tell Bea!“, as most people [...]

On Tagging, etc.

I hate taggers. Speaking in broad generalizations, I think taggers just a group of people who, unable to make their mark on the world, decide the next best step is to write their pseudonym in permanent marker on other people’s property. It’s juvenile and immature, and shows a distinct lack of respect for others. I’m [...]

The Price of Modern Communications

I took a quick jaunt uptown today to help my friend, a (quasi-?) retired lawyer, hook his cable internet line up to his shiny new wireless router.
About 15 minutes after arriving at his house, his two laptops and his wife’s desktop (who was up until today connecting via dial-up – *the horror*) were hooked up [...]

Spooks, Spirits, and Saints

I’m getting old. Well, not old in the numbers sense as I just passed the 29½ mark, but more in the “I’d rather stay in” sense. And I must admit, it’s not a bad thing.
For me, Halloween started on Thursday, with a VooDoo hash where I ended up running circle in a cemetery and talking [...]

Smartphones are dumb.

While upgrading the system software on the crackberry this morning, it decided to wipe out all my contacts.
So if you are so inclined, please send you phone number along to dubtea@gmail.com. Thanks.