We have a big old ceiling fan in our bedroom... and I mean that literally. It's large and ancient.Our bedroom was part of an addition to our house in the '70s, and for some reason, the owner decided not to add the heating and air conditioning duct work to it. This doesn't surprise me because based on a few other "shortcuts" I've found, I'm pretty sure it was the owner himself and a bunch of his friends who put the addition on the house.Anyway, because the bedroom has no forced air, they compe... Read Full Story

I kept wondering if anybody would find it.Of course, nobody does this anymore.What's that? You have no idea what I am talking about?It’s the secret additional song on The Receders new CD.Now, I know you purchased at least three or four copies of it awhile back when I posted the big announcement. Everyone should have several copies. I keep one on my keychain.The secret additional song can easily be heard if you wait for “Turn It Around” to finish playing and then listen to 5 minutes of sile... Read Full Story

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The other day I was rocking out to some Chili Peppers, and for some strange reason (probably because I was hungry) I started thinking about bands that had food items in their names. For example:Red Hot Chili PeppersBlack Eye PeasMeatloafPearl JamSmashing PumpkinsThis of course immediately caused me to imagine artist names that could easily be twisted into puns.Why? I dunno, why not? But don't worry about it. I did it and you're stuck with it.So here are my top 10 tastiest artists:OreosmithSm... Read Full Story

By the time I was only 17 I had accumulated enough keyboard and PA gear to fill a small van. Unfortunately the largest vehicle we had at the time was dad's Plymouth station wagon that looked something like this.I learned that if I placed everything just right, I could squeeze my 2 huge Yamaha speaker cabinets, 1 over-sized rotating Leslie organ speaker, 4 large keyboards and various other accessories into the back of this poor thing. Of course the half ton or so of equipment I crammed into it... Read Full Story

Every year, on our kids' birthdays, we give them a free pass to eat whatever they want for the entire day.Usually this is an open invitation for them to indulge in foods they would never normally eat at our house... or more accurately, foods we would never buy for them.And so Austin turned 17 today, and this year is no exception. When we asked him yesterday what he wanted to eat he made this list:breakfast - chocolate covered crepeslunch - Space Aliens restaurantdinner - corn dogs and macaron... Read Full Story

Guess what Charli and I did this weekend? We went to not one... not two... but THREE parades!Why? Because we don't have enough Dubble Bubble, Dum Dums and Toostie Rolls of course. Duh.Actually, the real reason is because Rosie has joined St. Cloud's All City Marching Band - and as parents we are contractually obligated to attend all parades no matter how far away, how rainy or how long they last. But that's perfectly ok with us because Rosie is a great kid and we are proud parents.This band ... Read Full Story

Scientists cloudy over new classificationNot since Pluto was demoted to a space rock has something so controversial shaken up the scientists.According to sources deep within the esteemed cloud categorization community, this picture, taken by a Cedar Rapids, Iowa office worker, shows what may become the first new cloud type to be recognized by scientists since 1951.AM - Cedar Rapids, Iowa under dangerously undefined cloud formation"This is big stuff!" claims Gavin Pretor-Pinney, lead... Read Full Story

Last night Charli and I were watching TV and a commercial for this popular sleep aid product came on. The ad itself wasn't all that interesting, but we cracked up at this list of frightening side effects.sleepwalkingeating or driving while not fully awake, with memory loss for the eventabnormal behaviorsconfusion, agitation, and hallucinationsworsening of depressionrisk of suicideshortness of breathswelling of your tongue or throat drowsiness, dizziness and headachediarrhearisk of depende... Read Full Story

Every blogger has them...... certain posts that get tagged by Google as the number one listing for a specific search. Most of us don't plan for this happen, it just does out of pure luck. In fact the ones we try to promote usually fall flat on their faces and go nowhere.But I get a kick out of the success of my signature post, Secret Motorcycle Hand Greetings: Revealed! In just the last 10 months alone this post has been visited 11,979 times internationally. I don't have statistics t... Read Full Story