Monthly Archives: January 2010
Charles Clary’s paperworks
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Interview with Charles Clary
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More Unnecessary Censorship
Menifee school officials remove dictionary over term ‘oral sex’
“Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms in southern California schools after a parent complained about a child reading the definition for “oral sex”.
When a parent volunteering in her son’s classroom came across the word — she complained to the school’s principal about the explicit language, curriculum officials [...]
Posted in Soap Box, WTF..., YuckyTown Featured Tagged banned books, bible, censorship, cunnilingus, dictionary, oral sex, Song of Solomon Comments closed
Unnecessary Censorship
Monday morning Unnecessary Censorship
So wrong. Just TRY not to laugh.
~Jimmy Kimmel Live 6-27-08
Posted in Random Tagged censorship, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Elmo, gooey, Grover, sesame street, video Comments closed
The Bakestriss: It’s Bagel Time
Forget grocery store bagels because they don’t taste that great, and definitely forget speciality store bagels because they’re too pricey! Making your own bagels is surprisingly easy and the taste and texture are wonderful!
I’ve been trying to make all of my own bread products since I moved to Colorado. At times, it has proven difficult [...]
Posted in Dining, YuckyTown Featured Tagged bagels, bakestriss, baking, homemade, non-diastatic malt powder Comments closed
High Plains Grifters
Before I proceed any further, I should qualify my rather harsh opinions by stating that they are entirely based on observations made in a small section of Fort Collins. These observations and related assertions do not translate well to larger urban settings such as downtown Denver where I feel that most of the homelessness and [...]
The Google Knows…
Brought to you by the letters:
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and:
G
Best of Northern Colorado Craigslist ads
M.A.R.G.I.E. Letter Pillows (Fort Collins)
these decorated my dorm room eons ago. Maybe a lil Marge or Margie can enjoy these now. Prefer phone calls or text ***-****
Wow. Yes, finally all the little Margies out there can be like their friends the Brookes, the Bridgets, and the Kylies. Also, I bet your roommate in the [...]
Foreign Candy Club: Wizz Fizz
Today I had the pleasure of trying an Australian delicacy, Wizz Fizz.
You can set down the phone and stop dialing paramedics. I’m still alive despite the best efforts of the good people at the candy company.
The first thing you notice about Wizz Fizz is the fact that it comes with, well, a coke spoon. And [...]
Road Trip: Famous Colorado Residents – Morris the Alligator
If you’re on the way to the middle of nowhere and drive a little out of your way, you’ll hit Mosca, CO.
In Mosca, you’ll find the Colorado Gators, home of over 400 gators, including Colorado celebrity Morris the Alligator.
You probably know Morris without even realizing it. He is the star of, amongst others, Happy Gilmour, [...]
Bizarre Local Art Installation of the Week: Convergence of Penises
“Masterful” -New York Penis Art Weekly
“A true credit to the form” -Attigar’s Peniart Review
“Haha, Holy Shit!” -Peter
Apocalypse At Last!
For anyone who has read The Road by Cormac McCarthy, it was medium-exciting news that the movie was coming out. Only “medium” because I guess there’s always that fear that the adaptation will be total crap, A la All the Pretty Horses, not to mention Choke, the Spirit, Fahrenheit 451, HItchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, [...]
Posted in Cinema Tagged cormac mccarthy, Greeley, Kress Cinema, Movies, the road, weekend Comments closed
Announcement: Yuckybooks Book Club
Welcome to the first (announcement of the) meeting of the Yuckybooks Book Club!
The plan: Meet once a month and talk about some good books. And maybe some crappy ones too.
When: The First Monday of the Month. So for this time, February1st.
What Time: 8 P.M.
Where at: Patrick’s Irish Pub (this time)
If you’re coming: Comment on this article. [...]
Posted in Books Tagged beat the reaper, book club, Books, Greeley, josh bazell, meet-ups, Patrick's Irish Pub Comments closed
Have You Seen Steamboat Charlie?
Have You Seen Steamboat CHarlie? @ Yahoo! Video
Posted in Random Tagged Cats, Greeley, Guerrilla Art, Lost Pets, Steamboat Charlie, video Comments closed
Some Best Books of 2009
Here are a few of my favorite picks from 2009, in no particular order other than this is the order my brain came to them.
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This is a graphic novel for Smarts. If you’re a Smart, get on this shit. Then tell me what the hell it means.
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Great short stories about skids, which are my [...]
Bizarre Local Art Installation of the Week
Found @ Blackjack Pizza, 10th st. Greeley.
For some reason, nearly every establishment feels a need to contribute to the art world. Whether it be hanging a print of Starry Night framed by plastic bars or a sea bass that sings Barbara Ann, everyone has their own idea about art.
Blackjack has gone with a series of [...]
Play the Only Level
I admit, most online games are idiotic. They mostly involve rotating fields of jewels and gems in order to make some sort of pattern that causes them to disappear. They mostly involve tetris-like simplicity and the savvy consumer can’t help but notice that the bandwidth-munching banner ads on both sides show three times the technical [...]
Posted in Games, Reviews Tagged elephants, Games, online gaming, Reviews, this is the only level Comments closed
Best Bets for the Weekend
Best Bet #1: The Hurt Locker
Basically on every Top 10 of ‘09 movie list you can find out there, up in the 90’s on rottentomatoes.com, and declared by Roger Ebert to be one of the best war movies of all time.
Tuesday-Thursday, 7 P.M.
Kress Cinema, Greeley
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Best Bet #2: Ice Racing!
Do you like motorcycles? This is for [...]
Posted in Local Tagged Budweiser event center, Greeley, hurt locker, ice racing, joe lee parker, Kress Cinema, Loveland, motorcycles, Movies, Patrick's Irish Pub Comments closed
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Film Review:
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Director: James Cameron
2hr 40min – Rated PG-13
I guess it was inevitable.
The last decade seemed to be all about the remaking of crappy TV shows and movies from the 70s and 80s. The Beverly Hill Billies, Bewitched, Land of the Lost, Clash of the Titans. I wouldn’t be surprised if Krull and I Dream of [...]
Trey Ratcliff
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Check out Trey Ratcliff’s Flickr photostream: Stuck In Customs.
Posted in The Arts Tagged bamboo, Chicago, Flickr, HDR, photo, photography, Trey Ratcliff Comments closed
Rant: Emily Post 2.0