My son Logan introduced me to Andrew Bird. He performed a song entitled “Dr. Stringz” on one of Logan’s favorite TV shows, and after enjoying his sound, I decided to search for what else he’s done.
I downloaded his album Weather Systems and realized that his song Lull pretty much perfectly encapsulates the way I’ve been [...]
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Andrew Bird Wrote the Song I Wanted to Write
If This Is The Best They Have to Offer, I Am Not Impressed
May 11, 2010
If this is the most tolerance and acceptance the extreme left has to offer, then I am not impressed. This is a video recorded by the Golden Gate Minutemen during a anti-Arizona, pro-illegal alien rally. I’m not going to go into details of the video — here because it would be better for you to [...]
Grade School White Kids Excluded from Field Trip Because They’re Too Smart
May 7, 2010
Fresh on the heals of yesterdays infuriating, political-correctness-gone-too-far story, comes this rousing article from the Daily Tribune. You should visit the source to read the whole entry, but here is a summary:
A school district is defending its intentions but reviewing its policies after a field trip by African-American elementary students to meet a University [...]
AMERICAN Students Sent Home for Wearing AMERICAN Flags at an AMERICAN University on a Mexican Holiday
May 6, 2010
So apparently an American student, from an America school, wearing an America flag on a Mexican holiday is offensive. From the source:
Galli says he and his friends were sitting at a table during brunch break when the vice principal asked two of the boys to remove American flag bandannas that they wearing on their heads [...]
I’m Not Artsy Enough to ‘Get On Yer Bike!’
May 4, 2010
Updated: You can also read my thoughts about the Kevin Max album this single is featured on, Cotes D’Armor.
I like to think of myself as a consumer of unusual media — often the more off the beaten path a particular song or movie is, as long as it retains a tether to reality and isn’t [...]







May 11, 2010
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