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6.23.07


a couple of days ago i made my playlist for the 4th of july. if you don't know, my parents are having a big party on the fourth, kind of a preliminary wedding event. if you read my blog, you are probably a friend and are welcome to come. there will be food and fireworks, and my 4th of july playlist.
on a similar not, ryan adams is all i'm listening to right now. rock n roll is a summer favorite of mine.
others i've included in my 4th playlist:
allison krauss + union station
the beatles
elton john
the cardigans
coldplay
counting crows
gin blossoms
the eagles
the new amsterdams
james taylor
jamie cullum
ray charles
norah jones
simon and garfunkel
the strokes
marvin gaye
nickel creek
ben kweller
jack johnson
the get up kids
belle and sebastian
the anniversary
martha reeves
the beach boys
the format
james brown
diana krall
4 tops
u2
patty griffin
wilco
whiskeytown

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6.16.07

Why no one should ever eat (or drink) at applebees:

Toddler served margarita in a sippy cup

Fri Jun 15, 4:12 PM ET
ANTIOCH, Calif. - Kim Mayorga was confused when her 2-year-old started making funny faces and pushing away the apple juice he had ordered at Applebee's. The explanation came when she opened the lid of the sippy cup and was hit by the smell of tequila and Triple Sec.

The restaurant staff accidentally gave Julian Mayorga a margarita Monday. He grew drowsy and started vomiting a few hours later and was rushed to the hospital.
"I wasn't going to make a big deal about it," the mother told the Contra Costa Times on Thursday, "but then he got sick."

The apple juice and margarita mix were stored in identical plastic bottles, and the manager mistakenly grabbed the margarita container to pour the boy's drink, said Randy Tei, vice president for Apple Bay East Inc., which owns the franchise restaurant and nine other Applebee's in the San Francisco Bay area.

The Mayorgas will be reimbursed for their medical bills, and Tei said the franchise group's restaurants will no longer serve apple juice and margaritas in similar containers.
"We absolutely believe it was an honest mistake," Tei said.

The serving appeared to have been accidental, Antioch police Lt. Pat Welch said. Mayorga said her son is now doing fine.

She said the company has been very apologetic and offered free meals, but she added, "If they think I'm going back there, they're ridiculous."

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6.14.07

DON'T PUT YOUR KEYBOARD IN THE DISHWASHER!

not that i need to really tell you that, because you probably have enough common sense not to do so...

but apparently its all over the place that this is a good idea. NPR did a story on it this morning. go here to read more and see the results of a keyboard that's been through the pots and pans cycle.


oh, and to all of you slackers who never update their blogs... you should update them. i have nothing to do now while i'm at work. shelli is the only one who gives me something new everyday. and stu, i'm glad you commented, even if all you said was, "ridiculous."

i overreacted in the last paragraph. i'm not mad.

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6.8.07

word of the week:

"bureaubabble":

"They have taken language hostage. We wanted numbers but this is bureaubabble. ... It is not real in any language. We are looking for accountable language and numbers. I might be a rock star but I can count."
- Bono, denouncing G-8 leaders for a lack of timelines and other substantive details in their recent pledge to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

This was taken from the Sojomail daily email. Its one of those made up words that only professors -or in this case- rockstars can use as a legimitate word. thanks, james,for being the first to blog about this.

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