We’ve got an albino squirrel that lives in our backyard (or nearby, at least). I don’t see him too often, but every once in a while when I go out on the balcony for a smoke there he is, pigmentless fur and red eyes. He bounds around the yard, climbs the trees, gets into the [...]
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March 18, 2009
Hmm
So, I’ve been toying with the idea of starting a podcast. I’m looking for a way to reach audiences that’s greater than a blog, something that’s entertaining, and keeps me writing. All those, coupled with City Pages’ recent description of me as possessing a “polished, radio-style delivery” makes me think this might be [...]
March 16, 2009
Cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day
All right, I’ve been tantalizing people with this recipe, so here it is. I made a couple changes to it, so those are noted as well.
Guinness, Jameson, and Bailey’s Chocolate Cupcakes
Found on sassy radish!
For the Cupcakes
1 cup Guinness
2 sticks unsalted butter
3/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder I used Hershey’s Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 c. All-purpose flower
2 [...]
February 19, 2009
Oddities next door
I’m not sure how I feel about the house next to ours. Don’t get me wrong–I love where I live. The quiet two block street next to the made up Bible college that no one never knows about. A little hidden spot in Downtown Minneapolis.
And, as those little hidden spots tend to [...]
February 16, 2009
Breaking News
It’s official: Allegra will be in the 2009 Minnesota Fringe.
Updates will follow.
February 7, 2009
The ghetto-ization of the gay community, part I
Read this.
I was on the cruise ship with this family when this happened. What the article neglects to mention is that is was a gay family cruise–so the shock of going from such a gay-friendly environment to the attitudes they encountered at the hospital was just that much more atrocious. Please read, and my thought [...]
February 2, 2009
The lost letters
I was at the bar last week with the Mamba and she was telling me that she had sent a package to someone and, as you normally do, enclosed a note / letter in there. But she was concerned, because it had been a few weeks since she’d heard from the package’s recipient, and she [...]
