Dave Page » Musings http://chwalisz.org Stuff Sun, 06 May 2012 23:35:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 She Sells Beer http://chwalisz.org/2012/04/21/876/ http://chwalisz.org/2012/04/21/876/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:32:13 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=876 The only Super Bowl ad this year I remember was the Budweiser “Eternal Optimism” spot, a highly patriotic decade in review since WWII. And I like the music, hate the beer.

Imagine my surprise when the song turns out to be a mashup of “She Sells Sanctuary” from the 1985 album “Love” from an [...]]]>

The only Super Bowl ad this year I remember was the Budweiser “Eternal Optimism” spot, a highly patriotic decade in review since WWII. And I like the music, hate the beer.

Imagine my surprise when the song turns out to be a mashup of “She Sells Sanctuary” from the 1985 album “Love” from an English band, The Cult. Nothing against English rockers, mind you, but if you are hawking crappy American beer using overt American symbolism, might you not want to use an American band? Just askin.

Nice mashup, reminds me of the Kleptones.


]]> http://chwalisz.org/2012/04/21/876/feed/ 0 Lab burgers: it’s what’s for dinner (The Economist) http://chwalisz.org/2012/03/04/lab-burgers-it%e2%80%99s-what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner-the-economist/ http://chwalisz.org/2012/03/04/lab-burgers-it%e2%80%99s-what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner-the-economist/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:34:54 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=864 Memories of Chicken Little in Pohl and Kornbluth’s The Space Merchants I first read in high school. The older I get, the more that novel gets everything right.

Hamburger junction www.economist.com Lab burgers: it’s what’s for dinner A QUARTER of a million euros is rather a lot to pay for a hamburger, but that will [...]]]>

Memories of Chicken Little in Pohl and Kornbluth’s The Space Merchants I first read in high school. The older I get, the more that novel gets everything right.

Hamburger junction
www.economist.com
Lab burgers: it’s what’s for dinner A QUARTER of a million euros is rather a lot to pay for a hamburger, but that will be the cost of the patty which Mark Post proposes to stick in a bun this October.
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]]> http://chwalisz.org/2012/03/04/lab-burgers-it%e2%80%99s-what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner-the-economist/feed/ 0 Another half century to go… http://chwalisz.org/2012/01/01/half-century/ http://chwalisz.org/2012/01/01/half-century/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:18:08 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=855 My 50th birthday is officially over. Thank you to all who sent cards. 85 cards creates an impressive pile. Heck, I didn’t know I knew 85 people. Thanks!

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My 50th birthday is officially over. Thank you to all who sent cards. 85 cards creates an impressive pile. image of a pile of cards for my birthday
Heck, I didn’t know I knew 85 people. Thanks!


]]> http://chwalisz.org/2012/01/01/half-century/feed/ 0 Shiny Dimes http://chwalisz.org/2012/01/01/shiny-dimes/ http://chwalisz.org/2012/01/01/shiny-dimes/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:08:01 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=849 Just found two Roosevelt dimes, one from 1964 in silver and one alloy from 1965. Never noticed how dull real silver one is compared to the alloy

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Just found two Roosevelt dimes, one from 1964 in silver and one alloy from 1965. Never noticed how dull real silver one is compared to the alloyimage of two dimes, 1964 and 1965


]]> http://chwalisz.org/2012/01/01/shiny-dimes/feed/ 0 Blue Star http://chwalisz.org/2011/12/27/blue-star/ http://chwalisz.org/2011/12/27/blue-star/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:34:54 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=846 While watching “2 Broke Girls“, Caroline sells some rings so they can get a new Blue Star range to cook cupcakes. Blue Star?

Never heard of them. Looked them up. Nice. Expensive, ala Viking. Might not get it very soon

So here is mine. Love the 20,000 BTU burner – I am so there. [...]]]>

While watching “2 Broke Girls“, Caroline sells some rings so they can get a new Blue Star range to cook cupcakes. Blue Star?

Never heard of them. Looked them up. Nice. Expensive, ala Viking. Might not get it very soon

So here is mine. Love the 20,000 BTU burner – I am so there. Blue Star Website

Our friend owns Young’s Appliances in Glen Ellyn. He sells Viking. Wonder if we can get a deal…


]]> http://chwalisz.org/2011/12/27/blue-star/feed/ 0 Best Eulogy Ever http://chwalisz.org/2011/11/09/best-eulogy-ever/ http://chwalisz.org/2011/11/09/best-eulogy-ever/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:52:22 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=826 Rest in Peace, Dennis

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Rest in Peace, Dennis


]]> http://chwalisz.org/2011/11/09/best-eulogy-ever/feed/ 0 Purple http://chwalisz.org/2011/03/20/purple/ http://chwalisz.org/2011/03/20/purple/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:40:21 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=741 “It’s hard to feel motivated. All this red vs. blue, it’s like, Are you guys Crips and Bloods? What about tackling jobs, obesity, poverty? Since red and blue make purple, why not unite, because scientifically speaking, purple is the fastest light. If they were to come together, they would be faster and more powerful”

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“It’s hard to feel motivated. All this red vs. blue, it’s like, Are you guys Crips and Bloods? What about tackling jobs, obesity, poverty? Since red and blue make purple, why not unite, because scientifically speaking, purple is the fastest light. If they were to come together, they would be faster and more powerful”

The Black Eyed Peas’ Will.I.Am, quoted in Newsweek, December 27, 2010


]]> http://chwalisz.org/2011/03/20/purple/feed/ 1 Unloading the loaded http://chwalisz.org/2011/01/23/unloading-the-loaded/ http://chwalisz.org/2011/01/23/unloading-the-loaded/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:56:13 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=718 Reading this story in the latest Economist reminded me of the old Heinlein short story “-We Also Walk Dogs”. Both efficiently separate the rich from their money – RAH also throws in an intergalactic conference on the Moon.

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Reading this story in the latest Economist reminded me of the old Heinlein short story “-We Also Walk Dogs”. Both efficiently separate the rich from their money – RAH also throws in an intergalactic conference on the Moon.


]]> http://chwalisz.org/2011/01/23/unloading-the-loaded/feed/ 0 Laura’s 50th at Pinstripes http://chwalisz.org/2010/11/07/lauras-50th-at-pinstripes/ http://chwalisz.org/2010/11/07/lauras-50th-at-pinstripes/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:19:48 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=655 Our old neighbor had her 50th birthday party last night at Pinstripes, a trendy bowling alley/restaurant/bocce court in a new mall in South Barrington. We had round banquet tables set up along the bocce courts in a back room with gas heaters overhead. The food was excellent, starting with crostini with mozzarella & tomato appetizers [...]]]>

Our old neighbor had her 50th birthday party last night at Pinstripes, a trendy bowling alley/restaurant/bocce court in a new mall in South Barrington. We had round banquet tables set up along the bocce courts in a back room with gas heaters overhead. The food was excellent, starting with crostini with mozzarella & tomato appetizers and various wine selections that the host of honor and her husband had picked. Family style dinner started with two salads & bread sticks. Then there was a stuffed chicken dish and then a beef roast dish and all were very good. The meal was finished off with coffee and ice cream cake.

In the meantime, we managed to get a couple of bocce games in. We are used to playing on grass, with a bit of friction to slow down the ball. In these courts, it is a hard surface covered with Astroturf and very fast. The slightest bounce is enough to shoot you well past the pallino. Our old neighbor Geno proved that he was the old Italian guy by stomping us with his short range precision.

They also rented out three bowling lanes and these are very nice bowling lanes with leather couches and TVs and really modern equipment.we do not bowl but it was a nice place. Outside, there were was a fire pit where a group from a different party was keeping warm.

A great evening, good food, and fun to catch up with the kids from the hood. Happy birthday Laura!

Pinstripes, South Barrington, IL


]]> http://chwalisz.org/2010/11/07/lauras-50th-at-pinstripes/feed/ 0 The Grue http://chwalisz.org/2010/10/13/the-grue/ http://chwalisz.org/2010/10/13/the-grue/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:33:16 +0000 dave http://chwalisz.org/?p=652 I have a Tai Chi instruction sheet with “White Stork Spreads Wings” and translated into French, “La grue blanche deploie ses ailes”.

So in the old adventure game Zork (Wikipedia), are you you afraid that “it is likely that you will be eaten by a stork”. Oooh, scary.

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I have a Tai Chi instruction sheet with “White Stork Spreads Wings” and translated into French, “La grue blanche deploie ses ailes”.

So in the old adventure game Zork (Wikipedia), are you you afraid that “it is likely that you will be eaten by a stork”. Oooh, scary.


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