http://www.minorthird.com slightly dissonant, yet pleasing Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:12:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en so...as I was pulling into the parking lot this morning The Beatles were on the radio: "I'd hate to miss the train...oh yeah!" it was rather appropriate as I managed to either miss or almost miss my train six times over the last 8 work days. Today? On time. Early, in fact. I ... http://www.minorthird.com/2008/03/17/ive-got-a-feeling/ so...yesterday marked the 5th anniversary of minorthird.com. What? You missed the fanfare and huge celebration? Oh, that's right...there wasn't any. Actually, I let the clock tick down until it was almost too late to renew my registration...but, alas, here I am. I barely read any blogs anymore -- flickr is the ... http://www.minorthird.com/2008/03/10/11th-hour-decision/ so...there is a guy standing next to me on the Green line platform wearing a fur coat -- it's not every day that you see that (it shouldn't be any day that you see that!) when women wear fur it either makes them look either regal or stuck up; this guy ... http://www.minorthird.com/2008/01/25/i-bent-my-wookie/ so...this morning, while enduring my marathon of a commute to the train station (okay, it's only a mile, but at 5:15am everything feels magnified!), I was flipping through the radio stations. I got about 5 stations in on my presets when I was struck by a Mack truck of sound, ... http://www.minorthird.com/2008/01/11/why-im-carrying-a-two-string-bass-around-the-office/ Ice from plane destroys shed so...why is it that when a large chunk of airplane toilet ice hits something on the ground there is always someone willing to hold it up for the camera? Dude...it's a huge block of ice! From a toilet! On an airplane! Did you miss the toilet part? Great! ... http://www.minorthird.com/2008/01/11/the-first-one-to-melt-it-wins/ so...here we are, the end of the year. Will this be a recap of 2007? No; just a recap of the awesomeness that is my son... While walking walking around the mall yesterday: Sammy: [fuss, fuss, fuss, whine, whine, whine] Me: What's wrong Sammy? What do you want? Sammy: Booty! Now, he might have been ... http://www.minorthird.com/2007/12/31/whats-another-word-for-pirates-treasure/ so...I think it's either slightly ironic or slightly like a kick in the crotch that they're playing "It Never Rains In Southern California" on the platform at the train station while it's snowing. http://www.minorthird.com/2007/12/03/ha-ha-ha/ so...this is the best quote you'll read about a Presidential candidate's wife, taken out of context, all day: "They've obviously never tasted Ann Romney's sweet potato dish. It's smooth as velvet, drizzled with butter and sprinkled with brown sugar." -- Eric Ferhnstrom (just moments before Mitt punched him in the throat ... http://www.minorthird.com/2007/11/21/out-of-context/ so...I want to be so wrong on this, but, the Red Sox are going to screw this whole deal with Mike Lowell, all on the grounds of a fucking year -- but, they'll contemplate giving a 10-year, $300+ million offer to Arod? 2008 might be the year of the idiot all ... http://www.minorthird.com/2007/11/13/give-me-a-who-haw-two-times-tuesday/ so...how do you make a situation like waiting for a late train in 35-degree weather even less enjoyable? (keep in mind that all of the usual annoyances, read: people, are accounted for) pipe in every Enya song known to man... I'm going have "Sail away" stuck in my head all fucking day ... http://www.minorthird.com/2007/11/07/a-special-kind-of-hell/