Occasionally Wrighttag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-39862008-08-04T21:33:58-04:00Random randomness at random times...TypePadA New Source of Musictag:typepad.com,2003:post-537583582008-08-04T21:33:58-04:002008-08-05T19:19:38-04:00Prior to trying out thesixtyone.com I had never heard of the following bands and artists: Aron Wright Bandwagon Device (from Saskatchewan) Dust Rhinos (from Winnipeg) Hudson Paul and Storm Sarah Donner Squid The Avett Brothers (who are downright awesome) I came across all of them, and more, in the past...BenThis is a testtag:typepad.com,2003:post-534154742008-07-28T22:40:06-04:002008-07-28T22:40:06-04:00If you're reading this it means I've successfully posted from my new Blackberry. If you're not reading it... Well... I guess you are, aren't you? I'm not sure why I want to be able to submit posts from my Blackberry but it seems like a function that might come in...BenMusic Mini-Crisistag:typepad.com,2003:post-532016642008-07-24T21:57:15-04:002008-07-29T08:38:53-04:00No one ever warned me a lot of the music I used to listen to would be a whole lot less fun after I got married. It turns out I used to enjoy a lot of angst-filled music about relationships and break-ups. Now I can't relate to much of anything...BenOverreact Much?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-521846242008-07-02T20:42:16-04:002008-07-02T20:42:16-04:00Umm... right. A French-language rights group is demanding an apology from Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a controversial poster hanging at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The poster — used to advertise the embassy's Canada Day party — featured a picture of French explorer Samuel de Champlain holding a...BenNew Member Of The Family (It's Not A Baby)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-513443862008-06-14T16:16:33-04:002008-06-22T21:45:29-04:00First there Sekai, our golden mix that Meg has had since shortly after she started vet school. Then there was Eddie, who we got shortly after we got married in the fall of 2005. Somehow we went from having a dog and a black and white cat to adding a...BenAn Open Letter To Cook Countytag:typepad.com,2003:post-502893702008-05-22T22:07:13-04:002008-05-24T01:52:49-04:00Dear Cook County, GA, At no point in the future will I ever intentionally stop in your county to spend a solitary cent. If there was a way to get to Florida without driving through your county I'd do it. Who, in their right mind, imposes a 50 mph speed...BenAmerican Idol All Over Archuletatag:typepad.com,2003:post-501787222008-05-20T21:10:10-04:002008-05-24T19:11:25-04:00My wife likes American Idol so I watch American Idol. It's that simple. I got sucked into this season because there was one contestant who was actually entertaining to listen to- David Cook. It shouldn't surprise me that a show like American Idol set up the final for a David...BenPrince Caspiantag:typepad.com,2003:post-501154742008-05-19T23:35:24-04:002008-05-19T23:35:35-04:00I haven't seen Prince Caspian yet, but it doesn't surprise me in the least that it's getting reviews like this: The unexpected success of the first episode of C.S. Lewis' seven-part Chronicles of Narnia three years ago — $745 million worldwide — has spawned the inevitable sequel, a darker, more...BenFriends Waiting For News From Burmatag:typepad.com,2003:post-497176522008-05-11T22:13:07-04:002008-05-11T22:13:19-04:00It boggles my mind that the government of Burma/Myanmar still isn't allowing much-needed aid into the country, and while disasters like this halfway around the world are usually pretty faceless, this one is hitting home. Ruth and Aung Lawt are two of my mother;s best friends back home. She babysat...BenObama's Face Shows Up In An Odd Placetag:typepad.com,2003:post-483607442008-04-12T23:19:36-04:002008-04-12T23:19:45-04:00As far as I know nobody else is talking about this (aside from a very brief thread on the Thrashers' message boards). So can someone explain to me why the Obama campaign is advertising on the site of an NHL team? That in itself is odd enough as don't imagine...Ben