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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court argued Monday over whether states fighting voter fraud and illegal immigration can make people document their U.S. citizenship before allowing them to use a federal voter-registration system designed to make it easier to vote.
Several justices questioned whether Arizona and other states have the right to force people to document their citizenships when Congress didn't require it in ordering states to accept and use the "Motor Voter" registration card. But other justices said states should be able to police the citizenship of voters since the federal government only asks people to swear on paper that they're U.S. citizens. "This is proof? This is not proof at all," said Justice Antonin Scalia, who sounded skeptical of the opponents of Arizona's law.
But lawyer Patricia Millett, representing those challenging the law, answered that courts accept sworn statements as proof in procedures "by which we execute people."
Congress decided that a sworn statement with the risk of perjury was sufficient to register to vote in the federal system, she said, and not "a ticket into the state's own registration system" where states can ask for additional information.
The court is deciding the legality of Arizona's requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship in order to use a registration form produced under a federal voter registration law. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which doesn't require that documentation, trumped Arizona's Proposition 200 passed in 2004.
Arizona appealed that decision to the Supreme Court.
Four other states — Alabama, Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee — have similar requirements, and 12 other states are contemplating similar legislation, officials said.
The federal 1993 "Motor Voter" law allows would-be voters to fill out a mail-in voter registration card and swear they are citizens under penalty of perjury, but it doesn't require them to show proof. Under Proposition 200, Arizona officials require an Arizona driver's license issued after 1996, a U.S. birth certificate, a passport or other similar document, or the state will reject the federal registration application form.
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Thanks to everybody who participated in the first BWE Photoshop Contest. We got so many great entries it was hard to pick just one winner. So, just like the Westminster Dog Show, we're going to have a bunch of winners, with the grand prize going to the entry the judges deemed Best In Show.
So, without further adieu, I present you the winners of Put Paul Anywhere!
<—- Best Proof That Paul's a Dog (click below for the rest!)
Best Proof That Paul Scheer Does, In Fact, Care About Black People
Most Accurate Depiction of Paul's Life in the 80's
Most Accurate Depiction of Paul's Life in the 70's
Best Animated Paul
Best Paul-Punk Band (or Pop-Paul)
Most Appropriate Paul Scheer Love Interest
Best Use of Corey Feldman
Best Use of a Leather Jacket and a Speedo
Third-Scariest Paul
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The Classy Paul
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Yoko Paul-O!
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EDITORIAL: Voters should take time to study city bond issues
When it comes to voting on bond referendums, voters, like ice cream at a typical fast-food joint, tend to come in just a few flavors.
The vanilla of the bunch reject almost every bond vote because of the debt and tax burden they add to a municipality, and thus the citizens who pay those bills. There's a certain buoyancy to that argument, as residents living on fixed incomes pointed out Monday at the Sanford City Council's public hearing on its four $14.5 million bond issues. City officials estimate the property tax impact of the combined projects at just over 5 cents, meaning $50 and some change in additional taxes to voters who own a $100,000 home. In an economy that has seen folks go from stretching every dollar to stretching every penny, any increase in tax burden is unwelcome.
But the most informed voters decide on the merits of the issue — factoring in, of course, the added financial burden and the return on the investment, as well as the big-picture fiscal condition of the municipality — carefully, and vote accordingly. It's that issue of "the informed voter" that drew most of the attention of bond naysayers at Monday's public hearing.
There was discussion Monday, both among council members and city residents, about the need to delay the city's bond vote. Originally scheduled to coincide with November's general election, the four bond issues were moved to the Sept. 10 primary election by a 4-3 vote of the council two weeks ago. Councilman Jimmy Haire, the loudest voice then against moving the bond from November, spoke again Monday. Having the vote in September, he said — with early voting starting in just three weeks — doesn't give citizens nearly enough time to learn about the bonds.
But Councilwoman Rebecca Wyhof, who voted with Haire two weeks ago, countered his sentiments on Monday. She said testimony both "for" and "against" the bonds by citizens at the public hearing were proof that the educational process about them was beginning to yield fruit.
Plenty of accusations have flown — including some not-so-thinly-veiled ones leveled at the council during the hearing — that council members are playing politics with the date of the bond vote. It's certainly possible, but it's always easier for conspiracy theorists to assign motives rather than accept things on face value. The real question they, and all of us, should be asking: Is this the right time for these expensive, but possibly community-defining, projects?
And there's plenty of time to answer that between now and the primary election day.
The bonds — which, if all approved, would provide funds for a streetscape improvements in Sanford and Jonesboro, improvements in existing recreational facilities, the extension of the Endor Iron Furnace Greenway and the repair and addition of sidewalks in Sanford — aren't difficult to grasp. Information on the city's website (http://www.sanfordnc.net/Bonds/bonds.html) provides a good overview of the projects, and a series of stories starting in today's Herald provides more depth and insight.
Most of these projects have been on the drawing board for a decade. Voters who'll take time to study the candidates prior to the Sept. 10 primary election can easily do the same about the bond issues — and, we trust, vote intelligently.


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Date: 3 Oct 2006
This enhanced-color view shows gullies in an unnamed crater in the Terra Sirenum region of Mars. It is a sub-image from a larger view imaged by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Oct. 3, 2006. This scene is about 254 meters (about 830 feet) wide. The upper and left regions of this scene are in shadow, yet color variations are still apparent. The high signal to noise ratio of the HiRISE camera allows for colors to be distinguished in shadows. This allows dark features to be identified as true albedo features versus topographical features.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona
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- Transfer mixture to crockpot, and add milk and peppermint syrup.
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Wake up to the adventure you've been dreaming about. The Sun International Falls Resort exudes a real African flavour! Like all Sun International resorts, you can look forward to swimming pools, restaurants, coffee shops, bars, the Kamp Kwena Kiddies Centre, a beauty centre, shops, dinner-dances and 114 exclusive private acres along the Zambezi River to relax, unwind and soak up the magic and natural beauty of Africa!
The Victoria Falls, one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This mighty waterfall forms a spectacular backdrop to the Sun International resort along the Zambian banks of the great Zambezi River. Special attention has been given to re-cultivating many different species of indigenous plants to recreate a totally natural environment, so that the 2 hotels on the resort blend harmoniously with the surrounding landscape.
The resort consists of 2 luxury hotels and The Falls Entertainment and Convention Centre - all situated on a 46-hectare (114 acres) private site of unspoiled African bushveld, inside the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Wildlife Park. It is a place that is both a sanctuary and a world of activity, with superb facilities for every type of visitor. The close proximity to the Victoria Falls makes this resort unique, as guests are invited to take a leisurely stroll along the banks of the Zambezi River that lead right up to the beckoning 'Smoke that Thunders'. It is this locality which makes this resort a destination of choice for all travellers seeking to experience one of Africa's true wonders. Visit The Falls, FREE of charge, as often as you wish, from either the Royal Livingstone Hotel or the Zambezi Sun . On the Zimbabwean side, you'll have to book transport as well as pay US $20 per person for every visit to The Falls.
The Zambian side of the Victoria Falls provides an entirely different experience to its better-known Zimbabwean counterpart. The views are more spectacular and you can get right up to the falling water by walking down a steep track to the base of The Falls and follow spindly walkways perched over the abyss. If the water is low and the wind favourable, you'll be treated to a magnificent view of the Falls Bridge. This country is as yet untouched by commercialism and offers some of the best game and bird-watching experiences in Africa.
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The X Factor
5 Reasons CeCe Frey Shouldn't Have Been Eliminated
CeCe Frey has left the set of X Factor, and our body has broken out into leopard-print shaped hives in protest. This gal and her imaginary bald eagle (yes, that's a thing) were the best part of our lives, and we're this close to writing a letter of complaint to Khloe Kardashian. We blame her for all our problems.
In celebration of CeCe's reign on X Factor, we've rounded up 5 reasons she shouldn't have been sent home.
1. She Wanted It the Most (Except for Reed Deming)
CeCe was like the Little Engine That Could of The X Factor. She just kept chugging along no matter how many people hated on her, and it's all because of her passion. There's no doubt that this gal loves being in the spotlight, and we're pretty sure she would have pulled a Britney and shaved her head if it meant winning the $5 million.
Not many contestants have put on truly fabulous live shows complete with props, singing, and dancing — but CeCe knows what's up. She dominated the stage every time she performed, and she had true star power. Plus she wore Daisy Dukes on stage, so bow down to your new queen.
3. She's Great at Taking Criticism
Unlike some people (Reed Deming's vest), CeCe listened to what the judges had to say and put their advice to good use. If they wanted her stripped-down, she'd do a performance sans backup. If they wanted a show, she'd give them a show. Girlfriend was always willing and ready to try harder. Sob, it might be time to right a think piece that's even more thinkier than this one.
4. She's Totally Unique
CeCe is her own unique breed of superstar. She has the funky style of Ke$ha combined with the vocals and performance skills of Pink. Basically, she's the best of both worlds plus half-leopard. CeCe's competitors are all awesome, but no one holds a candle to this girl!
5. Her Style Is The Tops
Remember when this happened? So do we. And that is all.
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Articulatory and phonatory responses to independent manipulations
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By L. Max and L.S. Hine
The central nervous system's ability to adjust motor commands in response to unanticipated consequences of the resulting movements is critical for adaptive sensorimotor control. Observations of such adaptation and after-effects in the presence of externally manipulated sensory information suggest that subjects are able re-learn the mapping between motor commands and afferent information. Unfortunately, little is known about sensorimotor adaptation and after-effects during speech production. We will report initial results from work investigating articulatory and phonatory adjustments in response to independent manipulations of formant- and fundamental frequency-related auditory feedback. Subjects produced isolated vowels in control (non-manipulated feedback) and experimental (manipulation of either formant frequencies or fundamental frequency) conditions with feedback delivered through insert earphones. Four experimental conditions involved formant manipulations (relatively small and large shifts up and down) and four involved fundamental frequency manipulations (relatively small and large shifts up and down). Automatic software routines were used to extract fundamental frequency, first formant frequency, and second formant frequency (a) averaged across the middle 50% of each vowel, and (b) at time points 25%, 50%, and 75% into each vowel. Results will be presented and implications regarding the integration of auditory feedback and internal models in the sensorimotor control of speech production will be discussed.


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Daily Slice: Culina, Los Angeles
Steps away from the streets of Los Angeles hide the al fresco dining patio at Culina at the Four Seasons, Beverly Hills. Instantly relaxing when the shade of the billowing canopy hits your face, the modern Italian menu offers a perfect mellow lunch. The buzz over Executive Chef Victor Casanova's Crudo Bar is deafening and the pasta dishes are killer—but not much has been said about Culina's pizza... yet. More


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Microsoft lauches their Icelandic versions of Live, thanks me like alot!
Category Archives: MSN and LIVE - Page 3
MSN, thanks
Have you seen the adCenter Blog Nostalgia?
Have you seen MSN sumerise 2007, the adCenter Blog Nostalgia? Well here you go! And by reading it I sure got into the New Year party mood, great stuff Mel, Carolyn, Jeanie, Jason & Chris. Looks like the year 2008 is going to be a great one.
One minor pointer, the deep URL's on you blog, what is up with that? http://adcenterblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!85E824269AB8C30D!616.entry … pweeefffff
Google up 6% YoY in the US
Google only seams to be getting stronger. While the others have improved greatly, that is MSN, Yahoo and ASK they are just lacking the pull to get some traffic. The results are getting better and better and actually in some tests that I have done I've gotten more relevant results on MSN than Google to my search. Google is still the most Iceland friendly search engine, but MSN has the best maps of my country.
According to Hitwise, Google accounted for 64.49 percent of all U.S. searches in the four weeks ended October 27, 2007, while Yahoo Search, MSN Search and Ask.com accounted for 21.65 percent, 7.42 percent and 4.76 percent of searches, respectively.
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Apr 07 2007
I Love Bovine Creatures and All…
Almost every single one of them is eyeballin' me.
What on earth do you think is going through their mind as they stare at me? Are they just watching me, assessing my distance from them as it relates to a potential threat to their wellbeing? Do they vividly remember those vaccinations they received when they were babies and watch me to make sure I maintain a healthy distance? Or are they simply curious about these strange, stand-on-two-leg human forms that in no way resemble their fellow bovine brothers and sisters?
I prefer to think they're all checking out my clothes. I was wearing low-slung, flare-leg jeans that day, and a black tank top and jean jacket from The Gap. They're all heifers, so I"ll bet you anything they were scrutinizing my outfit. The jean jacket was, like, so 2005, and I'll bet that's what they were thinking. Plus, I hadn't had time to grab a rubber band to keep my hair pulled back as we drove around in the pasture that day and I'll bet those heifers were looking at my stringy hair blowing wildly in the wind and judging me like crazy. Plus, I didn't feel like putting on socks and boots that afternoon, so I was wearing a pair of neon-orange flip flops and I'm certain I caught a couple of those bovine beeotches glancing down at them and making all kinds of sweeping generalizations about my chipping toenail polish and my deformed pinkie toes from all the years of wearing toe shoes. And yes, I've sort of fallen off the exercise wagon lately, but that's no reason for them to snicker about my jeans being a little on the tight side that day.
Cattle can be so smallminded. Don't they realize I'm a real person and have feelings just like them?
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India On Saturday, April 7 at 7:52 am
Hi Ree, really enjoying your blog.
What happens to the cows/cattle/steers when they have been weaned?
Bob Cleveland On Saturday, April 7 at 8:08 am
Everybody'd hate me if I put up the remark that's chasing through my mind right now….
kim-d On Saturday, April 7 at 8:13 am
Okay, don't ask where I came up with this one, but here goes–I kind of thought the bovines were thinking you'd made a good appetizer if you got closer to them. Until you mentioned the flip-flops, then I had to agree that they were judging you. Or maybe they were just worried about if your pictures were capturing their "good side." HA! That first pic? WOW! I am lovin' me some bovine pics!
Remudamom On Saturday, April 7 at 8:19 am
With your fantastic camera you've GOT to do this. Lay on your back in a pasture and put the camera up to your face. You'll get really cool shots of strange bovine expressions as they all creep up to see what you are doing. Or have the kids lay down and take a pic of everyone taking off when the kids can't stay still any longer.
Cattle are too much fun, I think the steers are the best, they seem a bit more goofy than the heifers, and cows have seen it all.
Jenni in KS On Saturday, April 7 at 8:20 am
Nah, I bet they were thinkin', "Aw, she looks kinda nice. If anyone's going to make us into man-pleasing sandwiches, we want it to be her."
Dh and I like that first picture. It looks more like a painting than a real photo.
And Bob C., please don't tease us this way. I'm going to go out of my mind trying to guess, just like with that nun joke. I'm so glad you posted the punch line to that.
Gee On Saturday, April 7 at 8:22 am
Yes, they look like those judges from "America's Next Top Model"…no mercy! Very funny post, Ree….I'm laughing into my coffee cup. Wondering if my snorting at your antics all these years has been a major motivator for you to keep yanking it up a notch?
cecedon On Saturday, April 7 at 8:23 am
I think a lot of those things when I go to the zoo and the lion just sits there and stares at me through the glass. It really does make you think they are judging you doesn't it? Oh yeah and one night a couple of years ago I 'caught' a raccoon staring at me through my back door, he was up on his hind legs just checking me out, sort of like *I* was the zoo animal. Anyway, the end of your post got me wondering…..do you have a place you can get pedicures around there or do you just take care of those pretty feet all by yourself?? (I'm trying figure out how I'm going to squeeze in a pedicure today so my feet don't look yuck in my shoes tomorrow, I'm so not doing it myself).
Angela, Mother Crone On Saturday, April 7 at 8:38 am
I just love heifers, and those fields of green…gorgeous photos. I am certain they were just wondering if they could ever get red the same color as yours from a bottle, or if they would have to go to town for salon. Really, how could they be petty with eyes like that?
Amy On Saturday, April 7 at 8:46 am
Maybe they were making double sure that you weren't wearing any leather.
Bob Cleveland On Saturday, April 7 at 8:53 am
OK, Jenni. At the risk of being forever banished and universally hated:
"Wow .. bet SHE's a heifer.."
Wendy On Saturday, April 7 at 9:00 am
I love the colors in the these pictures. I must sound like an idiot: Woooo look at all the pretty colors.
And what they were thinking, I am thinking about you, too.
Sgt Dub On Saturday, April 7 at 9:01 am
Or they could just be asking, "did she bring anything to eat?" That's what I would ask.
Colleen On Saturday, April 7 at 9:18 am
We used to tease my Mom mercilessly because every time we'd pass a field of cows (and it happened surprisingly often) she'd say, in all seriousness, "Hey everybody look! The cows are all facing the same direction! No, LOOK!" She had a thing about cows all looking the same way. An eye for it, if you will. And now it appears they're all looking at YOU. I'm starting to think Ma was on to something.
Good morning!
Kristi On Saturday, April 7 at 9:22 am
I love those pictures!
But, paranoid much, Ree?
Susan On Saturday, April 7 at 9:32 am
Wow! Great pictures…that grass(wheat?) is sooo green. As always you a great treat to read in the morning.
Beth On Saturday, April 7 at 9:34 am
I think you're right; that's precisely what they were thinking. But I also think they were composing their blog entry. You know, they have a blog. You didn't know? Really? They do! It's called Go Fug Yourself (www.gofugyourself.typepad.com). Now that you're a celebrity and all, if I were you, I'd be just a bit nervous that you might appear there one of these days in your unflattering getup. You really should think about cutting the wireless connection to the barn.
carla On Saturday, April 7 at 9:42 am
Beautiful pics of those girls. They were all looking your way because I was driving by on the road just behind you. Like Colleen's mom, I have a habit of looking at cows in fields. Just to embarrass my kids, I roll down the window and yell, "MOOOOOOOooo". Every time. It's especially fun when they have friends in the car.
SarahD On Saturday, April 7 at 9:43 am
It must be the flip flops.
Kini On Saturday, April 7 at 9:48 am
Nah…it was the low slung jeans! They're just jealous of you Ree!
norma On Saturday, April 7 at 9:50 am
Ree, I was looking at you that way at breakfast but thinking how could she be sooo S/B and have four darling offspring…Gaga
Rachel On Saturday, April 7 at 9:51 am
I love your photography! Would you ever consider putting up hi res photos so people could use them as desktops?
patti On Saturday, April 7 at 9:59 am
Too bad you weren't wearing leather…
Rachelle H On Saturday, April 7 at 10:01 am
It was probably the pinky toe. Everyone hates an ugly pinky toe with chipping paint. Especially, if they are housed in flip flops! What were you thinking. Good thing you weren't headed to Starbucks, they might not have served you.
Karen in Maryland On Saturday, April 7 at 10:02 am
They are also curious about the camera. What is that thing she carries around and points at us. The walking on two legs has got them baffled too.
My favorite is the dark one with the all white face. I am thinking you need a close-up of that lovely creature in your porfolio. While on that subject, how close can you get to them, take a picture, and still be out of harms way?
Have a Happy Easter!!
Valgal On Saturday, April 7 at 10:07 am
This is my first comment (I feel like a virgin) but I love your site, Ree! I thought I was the only weirdo who comments on the cows all facing the same way. I love your stories and pictures and I can't wait to try the recipes.
Heidi the Hick On Saturday, April 7 at 10:24 am
Ok first of all, I'm jealous that you're in a tank top and jean jacket combo–with flip flops on your feet!!!!–and I'm getting a freak snowfall on Easter!
I didn't grow up with cows, but I spent a lot of time facing a few horses like that. They take a few steps and then stop, ears up, nostrils wide, waiting to see who'll blink first. Grazers are so sensitive and perceptive! That's how you know for sure that they noticed your shoes, eh?
Needleroozer On Saturday, April 7 at 10:44 am
I'm with Carla. What are teens for if not to embarrass with a hearty MOOOOOOOO every now and again.
LB, but not the horse LB
stefanie On Saturday, April 7 at 10:48 am
I LOVE photos of cattle… Where can I buy my signed copy..
and when is the cookbook coming out??? You really should do one….
Jennie On Saturday, April 7 at 11:02 am
Too funny Ree.
I think they were thinking stuff like, "Now what is that girl ruminating on now?" or "And they say we're mad." or "I hear up at the ranch they're usually in underwear."
claudia On Saturday, April 7 at 11:11 am
ohmigod, this was funny!! The heifers!!
Pamela On Saturday, April 7 at 12:17 pm
probably checking to see if your boots were made from great great aunt daisy.
Pamela On Saturday, April 7 at 12:19 pm
good thing your were wearing flip flops (polyeurothane… not leather right?)
Suzanne On Saturday, April 7 at 12:37 pm
It's only-O! (obvious) They're not checking you out, you simply caught them at a time while they were all facing Mecca!
Suz On Saturday, April 7 at 12:50 pm
I dunno. If I were a heifer, I'd be wondering if you had any ranch cubes in your purse!
BTW.. Do you?! =]
JennaG On Saturday, April 7 at 1:10 pm
You make me laugh! Great pictures.
Angela On Saturday, April 7 at 3:55 pm
Great pictures Ree, I just love the face of a cow with their big beautiful eyes. Too bad they're so tasty!! Ohh I made Marlboro Man's favorite sandwich for my man yesterday and he loved it. Happy Easter.
Michelle On Saturday, April 7 at 4:26 pm
I love cows! I think it is hysterical how their ears – and well their whole head really is disproportionately small for their bodies! Again fantastic photography – I see the grass growing for crying out loud!
Miz Booshay On Saturday, April 7 at 5:14 pm
Here is what they are thinking,
Moo. Chomp. Chomp. Moo.
They are beautiful in that green green wheat.
But, of course, I am partial to those big eyed creatures, being from Wisconsin and all.
Tiger Lamb Girl On Saturday, April 7 at 5:32 pm
CHIPPED TOENAIL POLISH?! *gasps in utter shock*
Have you no dignity?
Marcia On Saturday, April 7 at 5:35 pm
They were thinking those jeans would never cover my 2 stomachs.
amy p On Saturday, April 7 at 7:07 pm
Hi Ree! I started reading your blog a few weeks ago and am now all caught up. Love your stories and your pics! You are absolutely hilarious!!
This one especially made me laugh because when I am out and about not looking very fab, and women stare at me I usually think in my head,"What are those heifers looking at?"
Oh and we share our bday and I have 4 rugrats as well. But I am not near brave enough to move more than 2 miles from a Starbucks!
jessica fantastica On Saturday, April 7 at 7:13 pm
Hi! I found my way here from Mandajuice. So just wanted to say hi. And also, the cows, they look delish. But filling.
Hana On Saturday, April 7 at 7:38 pm
Very nice Ree, but how is the weather over there? I'm seeing wierd weather on CNN for different parts of the country. (I know….like people expect it to be raining in LA when it is in SF)
This is what I think the cows are thinking… "Wow look at that shiny (metalic and glassy) nose on THAT one! Isn't that the same one who makes wierd noises ? "
Bob Cleveland On Saturday, April 7 at 9:08 pm
Another thing they were thinking:
"Here we all are wading around knee deep in winter wheat and she's obsessing about whether we see her SANDALS and the paint on her HOOFS? What do they FEED those animals, anyway?"
cristie On Saturday, April 7 at 9:23 pm
crack me up
imelda On Saturday, April 7 at 9:53 pm
you are too funny and boy are those shots amazing! you don't eat them do you?
SQT On Saturday, April 7 at 10:30 pm
Speaking of bovine creatures…. I made MM's favorite sandwich for my family tonight, and they were a huge success. My husband had two and is now wondering why his stomach hurts.
Robinella On Saturday, April 7 at 10:49 pm
Just wanted to say great blog! I became a fan about a month ago. My question: What'd you do in your previous life? Before MM.
Deanna Anthony On Saturday, April 7 at 11:15 pm
Man! Now it's going to bother me all night, like when you can't think of the darn actor's name in that movie… What ARE those cows thinking?
I may never know………..
Great post as always…
Linda On Sunday, April 8 at 4:02 am
I bet they're thinking that you are too thin. Lovely photos
Lisa in Jax On Sunday, April 8 at 10:19 am
Your bovine photos reminded me of a Kaley (oldest dd -now 13) story:
When Kaley was about four, we lived in rural Va. Our house had cow pastures on three sides.
One night, as we ate beef tacos, Kaley asked dh, "Dad, where does taco meat come from?"
I should pause here for a moment to say that the dining room table was situated in a way to allow us to see cows in every direction. And, because the back of the house was so close to the fence line, we often found that the cows stared at us through the windows when we sat in the dining room.
Thinking he could avoid a difficult conversation and aware of the bovine spectators, Jim answered, "Taco meat is hamburger."
Our Kaley, ever the curious child, asked, "What kind of animal is hamburger?
Jim hesitated for a minute, sighed and said, "Hamburger is made from cow meat."
There was silence as Kaley turned to look out the window at 20 reproachful bovine eyes, and I was sure I'd be raising a vegetarian from that moment on.
After a brief pause, Kaley said happily, "Cow meat sure is good!" and finished her taco.
Keya On Sunday, April 8 at 2:36 pm
They are probably thinking, Hey you what are you doing with that camera.
Kunoichi On Sunday, April 8 at 6:52 pm
Reminds me of the last time I visited my sister before we moved away. We went out to visit the cows and they call came over to check me out – and try and eat my Birkenstocks!! They tried to eat my kids' runners, too.
It was hilarious.


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I vowed I'd not replace my sweetest Holly when she died.
I found her loss so hard to bear,
her empty home just standing there,
so many days I cried.
Such a gentle creature, she had been my truest friend.
I taught her many words to say,
and tiny football games we'd play,
I loved her to the end.
But in a while I saw an empty home as something sad,
So Lewis came to live with me,
I brought him home in time for tea,
I wondered, was I mad?
They said I shouldn't handle him that night, just let him rest,
but straight away when we got in
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that feeling was the best.
Pretty soon he settled in, my home became his too.
Bright tail of red and feathers grey,
he learned new sounds and words each day,
our bond and friendship grew.
'You are my sunshine' is a song he sings the whole way through,
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Workman's whistles, yawns and sighs,
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He asks me for 'Some water please',
'mwah' kissy sounds he makes in threes,
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In a nationally televised concert that included some of the biggest names in pop (Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj), a smaller rock band from Vermont with a vintage blues/soul twist grabbed the spotlight and turned it on its head. The event was VH1 Divas Salute the Troops, the band Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. We asked the Nocturnals' gorgeous frontwoman Grace Potter about her show-stealing experience, and she told us performing at VH1 Divas is "by far the biggest thing we've ever done." Apparently, the social media and search engine stratospheres agreed. Almost immediately after their high-energy set aired, including their recent hit "Paris (Ooh La La)" and a duet with veteran rockers Heart ("Crazy On You"), the term "Grace Potter" shot to #5 on Google's hot searches and lit up Facebook and Twitter, ultimately crashing Grace Potter's website under a strain of heavy referrals.
It seems VH1 Divas viewers discovered what their fans had long known: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals have honed their live sets and stage chemistry to perfection through a relentless tour schedule of up to 200 gigs a year. It also didn't hurt that this VH1 Divas crowd helped to further electrify the atmosphere. "The troops really understand the joy of a visceral experience because that's how they live their lives," said Grace. "They really got us. They really get what we do. It's all about the adrenalie [and] the response from the soldiers was unprecendented and sweet."
But asked if the concert was a life-changer in a some kind of spiritual sense, Grace responded it was more like a honeymoon than a wedding. "Being with the troops meant the most to me," she said. "I did not see God. I just saw Kathy Griffin's ass." Still, Grace admits that since the show "it's been nuts." She's been interviewed by Entertainment Tonight, MTV and the Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post deemed Grace Potter & the Nocturnals the "breakout act" of the night.
Up next for Grace is a tour hitting major cities across the country and eventually a new album. "I'm writing for a new record," she says. "We want to pump it out soon." Grace already has a potential standout song in "All Over You," which she describes as dancy, uptempo, sentimenal and fun.Lest your worried Grace Potter & the Nocturnals' rise will jeopardize their down-n-dirty rocker essence, Grace promises that her band won't lose sight of its humble roots. "I love dirty clubs," she says. "It's the most fun. It was what we were built on."
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A Scalping at St. Andrews
You and your golf buddies have always dreamed of visiting St. Andrews to play the Old Course, and now, inspired by this year's British Open, you're finally going to do it. So you call up a tour operator and ...
Hold everything!
There's a right way to book this trip and a vastly more expensive way. Do it the right way and your round on the Old Course will cost you about $219 at recent exchange rates. Choose Door No. 2 and it will set you back as much as $1,800.
Think about it -- up to $1,800 for one round of golf.
This two-tiered pricing system for tourists, with one group paying eight times more than the other, is the handiwork of a company called Keith Prowse Ltd. The London-based corporate hospitality firm has an exclusive deal with the people who run the Old Course to purchase about 3,200 rounds a year (or roughly 7 percent of the total). Bundled with hotel rooms, meals, van transportation, food vouchers and various souvenir knickknacks, most of these tee times are marketed by Keith Prowse as the Old Course Experience.
This summer, one Old Course Experience package includes three nights at the Old Course Hotel and three rounds of golf -- one of them on the Old Course -- for $3,500. What tourists are really paying for, though, is that guaranteed time on the Old. To figure out what the tee time costs, we priced all the other components of that $3,500 package if they had been bought separately. These figures are based on an exchange rate of $1.90 per £1:
• Two rounds of golf in addition to your Old Course round: 1. New or Jubilee course, $105; 2. Kingsbarns, $277.
• Three nights at the Old Course Hotel (double occupancy): $797.
• Two dinners: $172.
• Two lunches in the Links Clubhouse: $76.
• "Official souvenir merchandise and souvenir photograph": $191.
• Van rides from the hotel to the golf courses and back: $40.
Total: $1,658.
So that's the a la carte price of everything but a round on the Old Course. Subtract $1,658 from the package price of $3,500 and you get what your Old Course Experience round on the Old Course is costing you: in this case, more than $1,800.
You don't need to pay anywhere near that much to play the Old Course. Indeed, most visitors can play the world's most famous links for $219. But the Old Course Experience does have many tourists over a barrel -- specifically, those who want guaranteed tee times and who (a) have more than eight players in their group or (b) haven't reserved their times in the previous calendar year.
If you're the typical American golfer, your trip to Scotland revolves around the Old Course. You want to play in the prime time of summer, but you probably book the trip no more than six months in advance, not in the previous calendar year. You doubtless have a list of other great "rota courses" in the area you want to play as well. Pinning down exact tee times on the Old Course is critical because it allows you to book other choice courses around those times. Otherwise, your whole itinerary is up in the air.
Big group? Didn't book way ahead? You'll almost certainly have to pay a huge premium. It's a bit like paying for "scalped" tickets at a major sporting event or concert. The difference is, the scalping at St. Andrews is officially sanctioned. Naturally, Old Course Experience officials don't care for that comparison. They argue that the premium is no different from paying extra for a first-class seat on an airplane or a ticket to the Super Bowl. But again there is a difference, and it's a big one: The airlines and National Football League teams are profit-making enterprises. The Old Course is public-owned, not-for-profit, and open to all.
Golfers might feel better about spending that kind of money if most of it went to the Old Course or the charming old town of St. Andrews. But it doesn't. St. Andrews Links Trust, the nonprofit organization that manages the town's six courses, including the Old, New, Jubilee, Eden, Strathtyrum and Balgove, generates only about $1 million a year in revenue from the Old Course Experience. Most of the money from those premium tee times is going not to the Trust but to Keith Prowse, a unit of the publicly traded British food-service conglomerate Compass Group PLC. Consider that $3,500-a-person Old Course Experience package. By Golf Digest's calculations, the Links Trust will see only $455 of the $1,800 premium paid by tourists. The remaining $1,345 or so from this package, minus expenses, goes to Keith Prowse.*
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Smooth-Stone was promising to deliver a low power chip for data centre servers that will be aimed squarely at rivalling Intel's dominance in the server chip market.
"Our goal is to completely remove power consumption as an issue for the data centre," Smooth-Stone chief Barry Evans said.
"Imagine that change for companies with a large presence on the Internet."
Smooth-Stone was developing its power saving server chips on ARM's chip architecture, found in many mobile phones.
It had not set a timeframe for the delivery of its technology, but said in its statement the funding was for the "final" stages of development.
Apart from ARM, the funding syndicate announced today included Texas Instruments and Highland Capital Partners.
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TT with HD: Brandon Zwagerman
[Ed. note: Brandon arrived for his totter ride in a mini-van packed with all his belongings. He was on
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HD: I noticed that the car that you drove over here, this minivan that you rented, it actually has New York plates, so did you ...
BZ: ... I didn't make a special request for that! I went over to Dollar Rent-a-Car over by the airport and asked for a minivan, and it happened to have New York plates already. Don't ask me! Destiny.
HD: So this is going to be a one-way rental?
BZ: Yeah, I'm leaving it in Manhattan. I have it, I think, through the 2nd of the month. I have it for a few extra days just in case I need to haul something or another. But it seems like a pretty nice car, I mean, for a mini-van, for a car. I don't really like cars much.
HD: So you don't have a really tight travel schedule that you have to adhere to then?
BZ: Well, I really don't want to stay overnight anywhere on the way. I'd really like to make it all the way to New York tonight.
HD: Wow, you've got a long drive ahead of you!
BZ: I've heard different things about how long it is. I didn't bother to really research it. In my head, I was remembering it was eight hours or something last time I went. But I'm starting to think that might have been ...
HD: ... optimistic?
BZ: Or incorrect. Exactly. I'm hearing it's maybe ten, eleven, twelve hours. I drive pretty fast. I don't think I'll stop too often.
HD: So the mini-van is cruise-control equipped?
BZ: It has cruise control, it's got a CD player. It doesn't have a CD changer, which is kind of tricky when you're driving by yourself. But I've got a bunch of music in there. I'll probably listen to NPR for a change, too. Should be pretty scenic. The weather looks nice, at least on this end, and hopefully further east is, too.
HD: Do you have a specific destination, or are you planning to cruise around mid-town looking for a place to live?
BZ: Oh no, I have a place to live. I have a sublet over in Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, which is about four blocks from Prospect Park, which was designed by Olmsted, as well as Central Park. I haven't actually seen the park, but I hear it's really nice. The neighborhood is, I think, a lot of brownstones. The sublet is for like three months.
HD: So you haven't actually seen the place?
BZ: I haven't seen the place. I just didn't have the time to get over there and look at it. But it's a sublet and the guy seems really cool, who I'm renting it from. He's a friend of a friend. He's a musician, and he's going on tour for about three months, so the room's just sitting there waiting. It's 750 a month, which seems expensive, but it's not bad for a nice place in Brooklyn. It's rent-controlled.
HD: So do you have keys already?
BZ: No, I have to get a hold of him when I get there.
HD: But you're going to be arriving in the middle of the night, right??
BZ: Well, no. Tonight, I'm just crashing at a friend's in Brooklyn Heights. A friend from high school lives over there, just graduated law school. Then tomorrow I'll go move in with all my stuff. You don't want to move thing in at night anyway. I'll be exhausted, I'm sure.
HD: So what kind of commute does that represent to your new job?
BZ: I haven't quite tried it yet, but I'm thinking it's probably twenty minutes or a half hour, max. I think it's a straight shot on one train. The job's about a block or two off Times Square, so I think whatever train line it's on goes right there. As you can see, I really researched this in detail! I'm just going to show up in New York and see what happens.
HD: When's your first day on the job?
BZ: First day is on Tuesday. Day after Labor Day. I figured that was a good start time. I actually accepted the job about a month ago, so it gave me some time to kind of get my act together, and put on various events I had going on around here.
HD: So once you accepted the job, did you begin a cycle of the-last-time-I'm -going-to-do-X-Y-Z in Ann Arbor?
BZ: I was planning on doing that. I was going to go hit all the hot spots. I went to my favorite bars a lot, anyway. I stopped working my summer job about a week and a half ago, so I've been going around the town quite a bit since then. I've been having a lot of fun, but I know I'll be back is the thing. I have a lot of friends here. I'll probably come back a few times a year and visit. I had planned to walk around one day and just take pictures of the city, but I was busy packing and that didn't really happen. I'll be back, I'm not worried. I know I'll see Ann Arbor again. I try not to get too nostalgic about it. I just try to accept it that this is what's happening: I'm moving to New York. I'll be in touch with everyone and I betcha, give me three months, I'll come back for some weekend. We'll see what happens.
HD: So maybe Thanksgiving?
BZ: I'm not sure what's going on Thanksgiving. I mean, I should see my family at some point. They live over in Holland, Michigan, on the west side of the state, so I might go back there. If I come back here Thanksgiving, then everyone's out of town, of course. That might not be the best time to come back to Ann Arbor.
HD: How much time elapsed between your actual interview with this design firm and the offer of the job?
BZ: I had a phone interview sometime in July, I think. And then about a week, week-and-a-half later, I was invited to come out to New York and interview in person. It seemed pretty promising. I had about a three hour interview with my soon-to-be supervisor, and he seemed like he liked me quite a bit ...
HD: ... so just with the one guy?
BZ: Just with him. There is someone higher above him, too, who I didn't meet, who I think was in a meeting all day. But he showed me around. It was very informal, actually. It wasn't too stressful. There's different types of job interviews. The ones with the HR people are very formal and they have their list of 40 questions about, Talk about a time you used teamwork on the job. Then you have to flip through your head and come up with some random thing that you did when you were a groundskeeper five years ago. So no, this was more conversational. About two or three days later I got the call and actually got the job offer. It happened very fast. I asked for like a month to actually get out there and get settled.
HD: And they were fine with that?
BZ: They were very fine with it. I guess another person is just starting the same day.
HD: Oh, that'll be nice, you'll have a buddy.
BZ: Yeah, there's going to be two of us in this position working in different wings. I'll be more on the urban design end of things.
HD: So do you have a clear concept of exactly the kind of activity your day is going to be filled with?
BZ: Well, not exactly. I'm going to be working as a marketing coordinator for an urban design and architecture firm, so it's not exactly urban planning. It's not what I went to school for, but it's related. So a city, or developer, or a university, or whoever, will issue an RFP--or request for proposals: We have this parcel over here, we were thinking about doing this with it, submit X, Y, and Z with your qualifications, and examples of related projects, etcetera. I'll be writing or drafting these proposal booklets. And researching leads on possible work for them. My job will be basically to convince people to hire this firm to do their architecture and urban design work. It'll be a lot of writing, I think, which I think I'm pretty good at. But I don't know exactly what it's going to be like on a day-to-day basis.
HD: So it's safe to say they're not going to ask you to design and build a Greenway?
BZ: [laugh] You never know! In New York, they're doing the High Line thing. Have you heard about that? It's this abandoned elevated railway in Manhattan that they're ...
HD: ... I've seen photos of it, yeah.
BZ: I don't know exactly what the status is, but I know they're trying to turn that into some sort of Greenway-esque pathway.
HD: So this firm you're going to be working for, are they involved with that at all?
BZ: I don't think so. So I won't be designing any Greenway-esque things. I won't be designing anything, frankly. I'm just kind of the front-end, the marketing wing of this company. I don't have a lot of design training. I really like urban design, but I can't draw anything. I cannot use CAD or any of these other programs. There are a lot of people who can and there'll be a lot of people working here, who can do that. Looking back at my education, I kind of wish I had taken some classes in that. But no, I studied more policy and history.
HD: I had wanted to ask you if there were any courses that you look back at now and say, Boy, I wish I would have had that course!
BZ: In terms of my urban planning master's program, I studied land use and environmental planning. There are lot of these kind of sub-concentrations within the degree. Which I think was good, but I really wish I had at least a few urban design courses, just so I could understand the process of what goes into it. You have a plan of this five-block area here, and starting from that how do you create an attractive, pedestrian-oriented street. I mean, I understand what a good street looks like, but I can't actually design one myself. I wish I had those skills, especially in terms of this position. I never thought I'd work in a private sector job, frankly. I haven't before. I mean I have, way back in the day, working in the garden center in high school. But in terms of internships or anything I've had since being in school, it's all been non-profit and public sector. I tried to apply to all sorts of things in various cities, and this is what's happened. They do really good work, I don't feel like I'm contributing to the sprawling of America or anything by working there. It's good urbanism that they do, and ...
HD: ... it seemed like a very prestigious firm from what I saw of their website. You've got guys running around in bow-ties.
BZ: I didn't notice the bow-ties, I'll have to look at that again. But it seems like they're very well respected, and I'm excited to be there. They take a lot of pride in their work. I think it'll be a really interesting opportunity. I guess I should be a little intimidated!
HD: I was intimidated just by their website.
BZ: It's New York. New York, in general, is intimidating. It's a very competitive sort of place, a lot of people, a lot of money, a lot of education. People with high opinions of themselves. Ann Arbor is probably a nice transition compared to growing up in Holland [Michigan] anyway [laugh].
HD: So circling back to the interview you had with them, were you concerned at all when you went on that interview or on other interviews, that you would be asked about any of the online writing that you've done?
BZ: [laugh] Well, you know, most of the stuff I've written online is not particularly Google-able by my full name. But some of it is. Actually, the guy who interviewed me, he Googled me and found some writing samples somewhere and apparently liked it. So he mentioned that and I thought, Oh jeez, why'd you put ...
HD: ... so as a part of your preparation process, just in general, in applying for jobs, did you sit down and say, Okay, what's the entire body of work that I've written online, and is there anything I might be embarrassed about, either because I was too harsh, or rude or anything? So that you could develop a standard answer, if you were called out on it?
BZ: Right, well, I haven't thought that much about it, because a lot of people seem to use the internet less than maybe you and I do, for instance. There's probably things out there--but they're not usually under my full name for the most part--that I regret. But I don't think there's too much I feel bad about. I've definitely had some harsh comments about things before, but hopefully they're not too Google-able!
HD: I noticed on your MySpace page ...
BZ: ... oh, no! ...
HD: ... that you've been TV-free for something like two years? Was that a conscious decision or did your TV just break and you just didn't buy a new one yet?
BZ: It's a variety of things. I actually never really owned a TV. I was living with a friend a few years ago and he had a TV and we seemed to watch it quite a bit. We had full cable. He was always watching it. When I moved into this new house on Madison Street two years ago, I didn't have one up in my room. My housemates eventually did real basic cable, but I almost never watch it. I'll pop in, if they're watching it. Wherever I'm going to move, I don't see myself buying a TV, but sometimes you live with people who have it. Every now and then my housemates will be watching something decent. I actually never watched Star Trek before, but one of my housemates is always watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, and I actually got a little into it. It's kind of dorky, but good. And they're always watching that CSI or some other stuff, and I will watch from time to time. I have no interest in TV, though. It's just really time-onsuming. You just get stuck sitting on the couch for hours and hours and hours.
HD: I think you have to be organized about it. You have to have something to do during the commercial breaks, you have to have something to do while the show itself is on.
BZ: Right, right. I just think TV makes people very passive. I don't want to know who the heck the contestants on American Idol are. I have no interest. You just really get immersed in this pop-culture BS that you know is completely meaningless.
HD: But wouldn't you say that is a part of American culture, and if you consciously exclude yourself from it, then around the water cooler, there's a certain amount of cultural fluency you might be lacking?
BZ: That's true. I feel like you can't escape some of this stuff, at least on a broader level. I might not know every character on whatever show, but it's in the papers, it's on the internet, you're stuck hearing about it whether you want to or not. No, that makes sense. But there's other things I'd rather spend my time learning about.
HD: I think you're right about the fact that it's possible to keep up with what's going on with television just by reading the newspaper. My wife and I actually went without a television for around 10 years. That was a result of getting rid of our television along with a lot of other stuff, just before we went off to China for two years. And then when we came back, we decided not to buy a new one. We finally ended up getting one again, when we wanted to watch the World Series, I think. But it was remarkable how easy it was to keep up. I imagine, for example, a person who doesn't watch any television would probably still know what the rules are to Deal or No Deal.
BZ: See, I don't even know what that is.
HD: [laugh] That's a show it might be worth buying a television just to watch.
BZ: What is it?! Tell me!
HD: You remember Howie Mandell, right?
BZ: Sure.
HD: Well, he has shaved his head now, and he is hosting this game show. The premise of the show is, you've got I think it's 26 pretty girls in pretty dresses holding numbered briefcases.
BZ: Okay?
HD: Inside each of these briefcases is a dollar amount. As a contestant, your job is to pick one of the briefcases to be your own.
BZ: Do you get the girl, too?
HD: No, they're just holding the briefcase. And their job is, when called upon to do so, to open the briefcase revealing the dollar amount.
BZ: That's not a bad gig.
HD: No, it's not a bad job. So you pick one to be your own, and that one you don't get to look at the dollar amount. And then what you do is pick other briefcases and those dollar amounts are revealed. Now, the list of possible dollar amounts is known and standard, and they have a big board where they keep a tally of which dollar amounts have been opened. So as you open briefcases, those are amounts that can't be in the case you chose at the beginning. So you to see all these amounts between one dollar and one million dollars start to be eliminated, and what you're hoping is that the briefcases that you open in the early stages are the lower amounts. And then after each stage where you opened a certain number of briefcases, there's this shadowy character up in the booth ...
BZ: ... Regis?
HD: No, who is the Banker and he makes a phone call down to Howie with an offer to buy the contestant's briefcase for some amount of money. It's always a dollar amount that is somewhere between the lowest amount still out there and the highest amount.
BZ: It's complicated.
HD: So after the banker makes the offer, Howie gets to do his job, which is to say, Deal or no deal?
BZ: Ahh, like the catch phrase, Is that your final answer?
HD: No, there's no final answer.
BZ: But it's very Regis-esque it sounds like.
HD: Well, yeah. I think it was the end of last year, when they were just piloting, trying it out. I watched it, because I just could not look away and I thought there's no way this could survive. Because it's too inane, there's just no drama there. But apparently, America feels differently.
BZ: Well, America usually feels differently than I do, it seems like. But see, I hadn't even heard of that, I'm completely out of the loop. I can't relate to anyone!
HD: Well, now you'll know, in case on your first day, the other new guy--or is it a new girl you're starting at the same time with?
BZ: I think it's a female.
HD: So if she wants to talk about what happened on Deal or No Deal last night, at least you'll know what she's talking about.
BZ: Or maybe she'll talk about some sweet local music. You never know who you'll be working with or what they'll be into.
HD: You mentioned this house on Madison Street, Madison House ...
BZ: ... as it's called often. I don't know if it'll still be called that.
HD: Who actually holds the lease to that? Or does the landlord maintain separate leases with all the housemates?
BZ: It's owned by a landlord and there's five of us on the lease. It started out, I don't know if you know Dale Winling, he's one of the housemates, ...
HD: ... I know of him.
BZ: We were both starting grad school at Michigan a couple of years ago and met at some lecture on urban planning up on north campus. I think he'd seen me online somehow about something and got a hold of me and said, Hey, you wanna get a place together? And I said, Okay! So I just decided to basically bike a circuit of everywhere within whatever radius I drew on a map of downtown Ann Arbor and look for For Rent signs. I figured that might be a way to find places that are a little under-the-radar, that aren't the big property management companies ...
HD: ... and by definition would be bike-able.
BZ: Exactly. And walk-able for that matter, but the bike was a little faster way to see them all. I basically went up and down every single block. I eventually found this place on Madison with a For Rent sign. We called, the price was right, it was really affordable. I think my other requirements were, I didn't want any vinyl siding, and I wanted a front porch, and wood floors preferably. It had all those things ...
HD: ... wow, vinyl siding would be a deal-breaker in a rent situation for you??
BZ: I just think it looks like, well, I hate it.
HD: Dude, I've got vinyl siding and I love it!
BZ: You do? Oh, it doesn't look bad, it looks almost like wood. It's good vinyl. Is it a newer kind?
HD: I don't know.
BZ: I would not have even noticed. I thought it was paint, frankly. I thought it was wood.
HD: I have to say, on aesthetic principle I'd rather have wood siding than vinyl siding, but given that I haven't had to paint in the last 9 years ...
BZ: ... oh, I understand, I understand. But it had me fooled, though, actually.
HD: Well, it came with the house. So it was one of those deals, where I was in a pleasant position of saying, Of course, I think vinyl siding is wrong, but what can I do?? I would have to take it all off and that would be really expensive!
BZ: Now maybe you've converted me to vinyl siding.
HD: Anyway, back to your story.
BZ: So we found this house and we just decided, let's recruit some other people to live there. We both had this idea a great community in the house with everybody hanging out together all the time and whatever. It didn't quite work out that idealistically, but it's worked out okay. We just put up some ads online, and on CraigsList, and on UM off-campus housing website, and put up a little survey to find out a little bit about people. We had a ton of applicants for this place, because it was a great location and really affordable. So we found a few more people to live there. And every year, it seems like a few people now move out, but some stay. It's kind of a rotating cast. There's still a few original people who will still be there this fall. Dale will be there and also one of our original housemates, Heidi, will still be there. So it'll keep kind of cycling. Next year they'll probably have a few people stay, and then they'll try to recruit some new people as well. It's just a rental house with a bunch of us on the lease.
HD: So at what point did it evolve to be the nexus of the local music scene?
BZ: I don't know that it's the nexus of the local music scene.
HD: Okay, then, one of the nodes.
BZ: It's a node. It was a node, alas. Well, what happened actually, one of your past totterees, Dustin Krcatovich, a.k.a. Actual Birds was coming home from a Greyhound bus tour of the West Coast and posted something on MySpace--MySpace cliche, but everyone does use it!--something like, Hey, I'm coming back off a tour, I need a show somewhere in Ann Arbor, can anyone help? And I said, I dunno, I guess you could use my backyard. We don't have anything, we don't have a PA system, we don't have any seating, for that matter. It's basically just a gravel outdoor room with fencing on all sides, but I thought it might be all right. I kind of thought about that when we first moved in. I thought it might be some space where we could sort of hold some sort of event back there. Because it's a really intimate and enclosed space. I said, Yeah, you can do this. He got Fred Thomas on the bill, which kind of blew my mind, because he's just one of my very favorite songwriters. He's amazing. So he was playing, and then Emily Jane Powers, who's originally from Ann Arbor and lives in Chicago now for school. And I got my friend Nick Dykert to come over from Grand Rapids to play, too. And amazingly--this was booked five days ahead of time, and I put up maybe 30 flyers, and posted it on the internet a little bit--and about 30 people showed up to watch. It actually sounded really good. I was amazed you could actually hear without amplification. It was completely audible and really fun. Some or most of my housemates were out of town that summer, so I kind of just decided to start doing more of these, without too many people there to complain.
HD: Did you get any flak from neighborhood houses at all?
BZ: No, well, that's the genius thing about that space. On one side's a parking lot and on the other side's an abandoned rug store--well it wasn't abandoned at the time--and our house is on one side. Across the street from our house is the Cingular store. The parking lot and the garage is on the other side. We have one direct neighbor, but it's pretty far to their house and she's actually really cool. Diane, she's really been accepting and doesn't really even seem to hear the music, for the most part. The other thing is, it's mostly acoustic. Every now and then, someone will plug some things in, but it's almost always acoustic music, so it's really quiet. And we try to start them by 6 or 7 [pm] and they end by 10 something at the latest, so it doesn't happen too late. It worked out pretty well, just in terms of the location and the timing and the way it wasn't amplified, that we weren't bothering many people. We did once have a band that was coming through that needed a show--they were coming from Seattle--and I said I guess they could play there. I tried to get them to turn things down, they were a little loud. That's the one time we had someone come over and say, Be quiet! But that's the only time. Every other time we haven't bothered anyone. I'm surprised that more of the neighbors haven't come out to check it out. But a few have and seemed to have a good time. It was great. You could do that here, you could put on shows back here, it's a great space!
HD: Well, even though the actual music might not be an issue, um, I have to say that 30 people talking, even in normal conversational voices, would create enough of a commotion that I'd have to think about how I'd feel if my neighbor on either side were to have something that size on a regular basis.
BZ: It's not that regular! Don't your neighbors have little parties, or have a barbecue? It's a similar thing, I think.
HD: Well, most of the time if they do, then I'm invited, or if I'm not invited, I'll tend to sort of insert myself into the situation as if I'm invited. I'd have to think about it.
BZ: Well, you have many more neighbors than I did, too, in close proximity. During the day, I don't think people are too bothered. As long as you're not waking them up at night, I think. That's when people get annoyed.
HD: Can you think of anybody here locally, any local personality at all, who you'd like to teeter totter with?
BZ: If I could teeter totter with anyone in this town? Wow, that's something to think about. You know, I'd say I'd like to teeter totter with Greg McIntosh. I don't know if you know him. He's in Great Lakes Myth Society, a local musician. He works at a local company that provides content for music reviews and such. He's a great guy, he's one of my favorite people in town. I'd like to totter with him, I think. I could see him and me having a few beers and hanging out here for a few hours, not getting too bored. Eventually someone might fall off, but I could see that being a nice lazy Sunday afternoon event.
HD: Alright. Anything else on your mind this morning?
BZ: Oh man, is this running down already?? Wow. Well, I don't know. I have some exciting news, that I just learned about last night! Local band Starling Electric ...
HD: ... oh, yeah, they live right over there ...
BZ: ... you know them! Yeah, they live right over there. You should get them over here sometime. They are going to go play in New York with Robert Pollard from Guided by Voices fame. Three shows.
HD: Wow.
BZ: That's a big deal for them. I just learned about that last night.
HD: And their new album was just released, right?
BZ: Yes, just finally officially released, so that's great. That's exciting news. What else is going on around here? I don't know what else I have to say. I'll miss Ann Arbor, that's for sure. I'm basically heading out right after this. I have a few stops to make. I have a book I borrowed from someone I have to give back. I have a staple gun that I have to give back to the East Quad Music Co-op. And there's a CD I need to get at Encore yet before leaving town, but basically I'm on my way out.
HD: What's the CD you're going to pick up?
BZ: There's a lot of things you can't buy in New York that come from Ann Arbor. A local musician, Umberto--Gina Pensiero, who plays under the name Umberto--she has a new CD I haven't ended up purchasing yet. There's actually a song on it, Don't move to Brooklyn, so I think it'd be good driving music for heading over there. I think that's the one local CD in my mind right now that I haven't picked up yet, that I need to snag before I go. Hopefully Encore is open already, and I'll hit that on the way out of town, and maybe stop at Cafe Ambrosia one last time, too for a little more coffee. I'm ready to go. But I'll be back, I know I'll be back.
HD: What I'm concerned about is, I want to be able to say that you tottered literally on your way out of town, but you've got these errands ...
BZ: ... I'm on my way, no I'm not going back to my house! I'm just making a couple of more stops on the way to the highway, so you can officially say I stopped on my way out of town. This was going to be my last stop until I realized I had these other things I had to do that I didn't get around to doing until yesterday. I was basically packing until the very end last night right up until I went out to Leopold Bros.
HD: Okey-doke. Well, thanks a bunch for making this your last stop.
BZ: I was honored, it was a lot of fun, I've been reading your website for quite some time and was glad I could be a part of it. Keep it up!


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The blogger dashboard indicates this is my 300th post (!) so just for fun, I've decided to share some nice snapshots from Greece. Click on the image for its author _via flickr®. ♥Cheers!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
With Love From: Greece
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