Archive for February, 2008

we are the beggars (part 2)

I spent my last post outlining the various methods by which the homeless beg for money – intentionally a little tongue-in-cheek, though I acknowledge that the root problem is truly not at all funny. As I was writing, an interesting parallel popped into my mind that has proven extremely difficult to get out in words: [ READ MORE ]

we are the beggars (part 1)

It was pointed out to me that San Francisco has a lot of homeless people… more than many cities, I presume largely because of the temperate climate year round. As I was wandering around downtown the other night, I couldn’t help but notice the different methods by which the homeless would beg for money. There [ READ MORE ]

back from visiting the fruit company

Well I got back from San Francisco last night having spent three days out there. It was a really good trip, all in all. Wednesday I flew out, and we had an all day EMI showcase at a venue just outside of downtown. Got to see Tristan Prettyman perform which was fun – have always [ READ MORE ]

random monday update

I’m just going to tell you right now this will be a boring post. If you want to be really bored, keep on reading: I go to San Francisco this week for a sales meeting with a fruit company. That should be interesting. Gotta give props to Flash for the great recommendation on the band [ READ MORE ]

the unfortunate character assassination of tim

It would seem that the only way to get Tim to comment on my blog these days is to write a scathing post in attempts to destroy his character and bring him to ruin. Tim is a terrible human being. For one, he used to hate me. Aside from that he never blogs anymore. In [ READ MORE ]

defining artistic brilliance

It’s so difficult to find artists these days that are truly re-defining in their sound and ushering in a new era of popular music. Hats off to this fine group that has taken a classic hit and reworked it in a truly fresh way while still maintaining a sincere and brilliant retro flavor&#[ READ MORE ]

twittle-dee, twittle-dum

I finally signed up for Twitter. If you care to hear my random thoughts as the day progresses you can find me at twitter.com/burnshead[ READ MORE ]

what was your favorite superbowl commercial?

There were some good ones, and some less than mediocre ones last night. What was your favorite Superbowl commercial[ READ MORE ]

reign over me

Steph, Rachel, and I watched the movie “Reign Over Me” with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle last night. It was a fascinatingly good movie, and somehow I let this one get by me when it released to theaters last spring. The movie is essentially about Adam Sandler’s character dealing with the loss of his entire [ READ MORE ]