Is it just me, or has LiveJournal lost a lot of its appeal due to Facebook? I know I check it a lot less often, although truth be told I'm not on FB nearly as much these days either. Well anyway, for those who are still around I figured I'd provide an update of sorts. Here goes, in no particular order:

• Hopefully everyone that made it out to our ( Read more... )

So to make our new backyard more complete, we bought a metal garden stake (about 4 1/2 feet high) on which to hang our bird feeder.   Problem is, a couple of squirrels have taken it over.  I didn't think they could run up the rather thin metal stake, but I've seen them hanging off the top as evidence.  I don't have anything against squirrels, but ( Read more... )

• Saw Stone Temple Pilots at PNC with a coworker.  Excellent show despite Weiland being wasted out of his gourd.  Full review up on the Big Blog.
• Played golf with the wife and our hairdresser and her husband.  Considering it was my first time picking up a club for anything other than mini golf, I did OK (It was a pitch n putt course).  Got a birdie on ( Read more... )

So the Minus the Bear show was last night and Philly, and I went with 
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A full review is forthcoming, but in the meantime...

The show: Awesome.  All 3 are great performers and seem to love playing. 
The venue (Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philly):  Very nice atmosphere, excellent food.  Got a good wine to look for later.
The verdict:  A great night out.

The Bad Plus will be in Philly on March 14/15.  Tickets are $25, and we are definitely going.  If anyone else is interested, let me know ASAP and also what day you prefer.  I'll call late Friday afternoon, since you can't seem to buy tickets on the interpipes.

And for those not familiar with The Bad Plus, head on over to last.fm and check out some ( Read more... )

Any interest in seeing Joe Jackson at the Keswick Theatre on April 4?  Tickets are $35 or $45.