I just got a pr email from Smart saying that they are finally going to launch the Smart brand in the US in 2007 with actual vehicles being available in early 2008. No tag for this post.

The Patriot Act has suffered a nice blow from some good people in Connecticut. No tag for this post.

For some bizarre reason my installed version of WP Audioscrobbler stopped working some time in the last few days and after poking at it for a bit and doing some more looking, I ran across something better: Scrobbler Tags: Music

Yesterday in a fit of total idiocy I managed to fry my skin pretty badly, though there is actually quite a bit of success to this little story. I always _used_ to fry my head really badly in the sun on weekends like this. But now I’ve finally gotten into the habit of reliably wearing [...]

I finally got to see some of the Hot Summer Jazz Festival last night. I arrived at Peavey Plaza just after Frank Morgan and David Young took the stage. What a totally excellent start to the evening for me. He and David, along with the rest of the combo played a great set while I [...]

I know of at least two people who will be interested in this site: AmigoFish In their own words: a way of finding podcasts and videoblogs of interest to you. I haven’t created an account for myself yet, or really done much more that just give it a cursory look, but I ran across a [...]

There’s a reason why I was pretty excited when my ex-wife brought home one of the “Happy to pay for a better Minnesota” lawn signs a couple of years ago. It’s still in my front porch window and will probably move with me. Today’s full page ad in the Star Tribune from 203 of the [...]

This week’s issue of The Escapist is all about women and gaming. Some interesting reading in there. Anyone with more of a feminist bent want to do any commentary? I thought the article about the possible myth of male focus in gaming to be especially interesting. No tag for this post.

Joystiq is reporting that Kings Quest III has been updated and re-released. I came to the King’s Quest games remarkably late in the series so I’m looking forward to playing through this. Tags: game

The Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival starts with a bang this weekend in St Paul at Mears Park. I’ll be in the northern woods of Wisconsin, but you can bet that I won’t be missing out on next weekend’s performances in downtown Minneapolis, and possible some of the other events during the week. This [...]