I love when stuff like that happens. I was walking in the Public Gardens the other day when I heard that Augustana song "Boston," and almost cried in public!

Hail Fail (But Nice Try)

Hah! That's kind of awesome.

I love when stuff like that happens. I was walking in the Public Gardens the other day when I heard that Augustana song "Boston," and almost cried in public!

Hmm. I can lay claim to the theme from WKRP, and that's about it.

Kinky Friedman's "Sold American" has the line "Once you heard the Opry crowd applaud/Now you're hanging round at 4th and Broad," which I think of every time I'm at 4th and Broad in Nashville, which happens at least a couple of times a year.

It Never Rains In Southern California better not come on. Though, thanks to the falseness of the subconscious it feels like every song is about the rain.

I think I have mentioned that there is some serious sketchiness going on at my job.

Well now one of the people involved in the non-business work that has been going on has resigned. He holds a sensitive position in the company, which would usually mean a quick departure, but he is hanging around for over a month! Also, his boss has not informed other of the resignation, but the resignee is talking about it openly today while boss is away. NOW, in addition, an employee of the resignee (this one is not involved in the non-business work that has been going on) has turned in a resignation. Resignee is talking about that openly and big boss doesn't even know yet. SO SKETCHY.

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To the WRONG CITIES. Stoopid Omar Minaya lost Bengie Molina and Joel Pineiro. The Mets need to fire his ass.

Hey, he dodged a bullet on Bengie. Giants fans are livid that Sabean re-signed him. Thirty-five year old catcher with declining defensive skills who is (a) the slowest player in the MLB, and; (b) owner of the lowest OBP in the MLB. Plus he's blocking the arrival of stud-in-waiting Buster Posey.

Admittedly, Omar's done crappy with the kind of budget he's had. The Mets could've had Joe Blanton from the A's for a rosin bag and a throwaway outfielder.

Tom Waits songs are packed to the brim with specific corners and addresses. That's why it's so easy to do the LA tour about him.

10th and Hennepin in Minnesota, though, is the one I would most like to see.

Tep, there are some other Cincy songs. One by Scott Walker. And a country song or two.

10th and Hennepin in Minnesota, though, is the one I would most like to see.

You mean 9th and Hennepin, right? That area is completely different than it was when Waits wrote that song.

Corset Reacts to Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Air

Take a deep breath and exhale. Feeling a little tight around the middle? Your corset could be sending you a message about air pollution.

Designer Kristin O’Friel has created a garment that reacts to the carbon dioxide levels in the environment and offers physical feedback by tightening the bodice in relation to air quality.

“I wanted to create an experience that changed our perception of environmental data,” says O’Friel, “by making a wearable device that engaged with this information in a direct and tangible way.”

The CO2RSET has a carbon dioxide sensor sewn into the garment. It responds to CO2 readings by tightening or loosening itself when the levels of the gas in the atmosphere increase or decrease, respectively. O’Friel designed it as a student in the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University’s Tisch School of Arts.

I brought my lunch, but they are serving fish and chips at the cafeteria. I am torn.