namaste....

long day of playing connect-this-person-with-this-person-so-they-can-do-this-which-will-ultimately-be-good-for-all-concerned karma dance..doo wah diddy diddy....hung with my tennis buddies tonight and they thoroughly handed my ass to me..i literally can't imagine how sore I'm going to be tomorrow....came home from this karma-infused day and found that I have to pump out some of my Dunkin Donuts animation goodness out to the Cleveland Indians before Opening Day (read:11 days from now)...i love surprise gigs and esp dig when they need stuff in Apple codecs I don't have readily available....but back to the title of this post....Nameste... a greeting in India...something your hippy friend says to u while being ultra-kewl...also a new summer brew by Dogfish Head...adore these guys beers...you may have seen them on a tv show called BrewMasters or something like that..anyways good people with a new killer brew... its called Nameste, a beer brewed with coriander, orange and fresh lemongrass...delicious, yes? oh delicious yes!...anyways, on the bottle its defines the name as "the spirit in me recognizes and celebrates the spirit in you"....i like that more than the beer, which is tasty...i later found out that a Belgian brewery had a huge loss of 1/3 their yearly product due to a heating malfunction and that Dogfish Head is taking the profits of Nameste and turning it over to that brewery....very Nameste indeed....very good karma day..moustaches abound...tonight, my spirit recognizes and celebrates the spirit of all my friends and loved ones...Nameste!...kipsta out..

almost impossible

to have a bad day when Soph left the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the tv this am when she left for school...those songs are pretty damned joyful

never traveled far without a little Big Star

One of my musical heroes, Alex Chilton, passed away one year ago today and the musical world is still a little less brighter. Alex was the leader of Big Star, one of the most influential pop/rock groups to enjoy practically no commercial success during their existence. Once ignored by everyone but critics, several songs from 1972′s #1 Record and 1974′s Radio City have become belated classics, including my favorites "September Gurls", "Holocaust" and "The Ballad of El Goodo." My favorite all-time band, the Replacements, immortalized the man by writing and recording their ode to him "Alex Chilton" on the Pleased to Meet Me album, yet another amazing song. So here's to you Alex, on this St. Paddy's Day..."children by the million scream for Alex Chilton when he comes on...."

Alex Chilton (1950-2010)

and of course, Paul Westerberg of the Replacements playing their ode to the man...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biz8kE-3Leg&feature=related

IPO of the Future

a bit too often i ask myself, why didn't i think of that silly lil idea that no one else thought of? tonight, by Jove, i think we got it...had a blast tonight, Aaron!

Japanese Devestation, in pespective

Here is a diagram to put the Japan Tsunami in perspective. If Chicago had a Tsunami that reached 6mi inland, the red area would be destroyed. The Blue area is the footprint of the Great Chicago Fire.

advantage McEnroe

...totally found some people to play tennis with tonight...this is a great thing because since switching gyms (mainly because Centegra, the new gym has indoor tennis courts), i have been playing the ball machine a lot and she's an unrelenting bitch....and she gets a little boring, i must say.....you see, probably not surprising to you, dear reader, but i like to play really late, I'm usually there from 9-11pm and its hard to find folks who feel like exercise at that time......so i joined three guys for a doubles set....realized I'm not the worst tennis player in the world but there is a huge gap between me and anyone awesome at it...at the very least, i had fun and got a good work out...playing again next week...awesome! i have tennis buddies!

the fermentation begins!!!

Product of yesterday's Brew Day....the carboy on the left is an English Pale Ale and the one on the right is the Bourbon Barrel Porter that I'll be babysitting for a while...bothare kicking in with very strong fermentation starts...