tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39285292011-04-21T23:48:49.995-05:00Blue GargoyleFrom way high up, you can see a bit further than those on the ground.Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-24013180587426320662009-05-03T11:29:00.007-05:002009-05-03T23:17:38.236-05:00Junior Brown at Willie's PlaceJunior Brown played the Willie's Place theater Friday, April 17, 2009 at Willie Nelson's truck stop/restaurant/biofuel-station/theater along I-35 in Carl's Corners, TX. I have wanted to see Junior Brown play a live show ever since Curt introduced me to his music way back on Jane Street. He played his "steel-guit", and had two backing musicians, a drummer and a upright-bassist. This was my first Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-52504813335841002522008-11-15T23:03:00.004-06:002008-11-15T23:20:47.557-06:00 Friday, December 05, 2008 marks 75 Years . . . of American Libation!!! .You do the math, gentle reader over the age of 21, and then reward yourself with a cold one or a hot one, a short one or a tall one. A single? A double? A domestic or an import? A red or a white? Dry or up on the rocks? Mix it up or take it straight? Whatever you want!You owe it to yourself and your-great grandpa to knock Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-22305868022365462142008-09-21T12:00:00.000-05:002008-09-21T12:35:20.102-05:00As with any long, multi-state roadtrip, you encounter unusual sights. On the trip from Boston to Texas, we had just crossed into Tennesee when we saw a vehicle:Click on these photos so you can make out the details of what this fellow has engineered on his vehicle. I have never built a car from a kit, or from scratch, so I can't criticize him in any way. Clearly this Summer-Sunday-Touring ... Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-79466928310635496482008-09-07T22:07:00.000-05:002008-09-07T23:20:38.802-05:00Take a look at this lazy lot of loafers. What a way to spend a Saturday afternoon, right? They need to rest though, because in a few hours, like it or not ... ... they will be in the spotlight! This is outside of the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, TX from last weekend (Saturday evening) where the Central Texas State Fair took place. Like most state fairs, there are games and rides and Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-33124282640275751062008-08-11T22:06:00.000-05:002008-08-11T22:57:05.499-05:00We have moved from the Boston area to the Great Nation of Texas. We have found a home, some work (some), and the cat is becoming acclimated to being an indoor/outdoor cat. This is a work in progress, as he hasn't QUITE figured out the "Medium"-sized pet-door that the house came with. We did have to use plums, pieces of cat-bite-sized plums to lure him out with, so as to learn the tricks of theMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-40072815406618987642008-04-13T16:23:00.000-05:002008-04-13T16:49:04.196-05:00News for the ADD set. Posted by ...Found myself with friends snowboarding and skiing at Pat's Peak in NH. It looks like this at night in the winter. Saw some flamenco dancers at the Spanish restaurant Tasca. They looked like this.Cut a friend's hair for free. It came out alright, and looks like this.Saw a swampy fen in the winter. It looks like this. Took a dog to Jamaica Pond for a walk. When Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-9990676188967795682008-02-05T10:35:00.000-06:002008-02-05T12:17:48.468-06:00A Word About Deposits on Bottles and Cans: Print your Slip Before You Walk Away !- or -How Two Dollars Didn't Change My Life for the Worse.Some states have deposits on bottles and cans. You can take your recyclable bottles and cans to a store and get your deposit returned. At some participating stores, you simply hand the bottles and cans over to a person, and they give you money. Other placesMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-19807931419398310812008-01-06T12:09:00.000-06:002008-01-06T16:59:28.373-06:00I have moved to Jamaica Plain, MA, reportedly the most culturally diverse neighborhood in the greater Boston area. A casual look at my block shows this to be true. Asian folk, Mid-East folk, Af-Am folk, Eastern European folk, Suburban-white folk, and dogs, they're all here. There are not many radical departures from what I have known before, but I do want to share some things that I have Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-15829534516642756652007-11-11T10:22:00.000-06:002007-11-11T10:58:49.534-06:00Long time no post! And now the proverbial returning-to-blog phrase: I hope to keep the posts coming and frequently! How've you been? In short, things have sucked, but may have been much worse, and are improving here...The past few months have been ... well, they have been. Work problems, housing problems, health problems, car problems, all circling and swirling, slooping and slopping Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1175122147056575512007-03-28T18:25:00.000-05:002007-03-28T18:58:47.500-05:00This is how the ocean looks must days on the Massachusetts South Shore. Sometimes, we get some winds and there is a swell, with rideable waves. Mostly, it's pretty calm. Lake-like. Two weeks ago on St. Patrick's Day, we had a pretty big snow storm, and the Atlantic Ocean was pretty busy in these parts. These pics were taken around 11:30 AM, about an hour after high tide.The black spots on Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1175120581888671372007-03-28T18:17:00.000-05:002007-03-28T18:23:01.906-05:00This is a series of pictures from Scituate Harbor in February. My favorite is the boat, frozen at the dock. Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1172159722376623202007-02-22T09:39:00.000-06:002007-02-22T09:59:58.110-06:00Twenty years ago today, Mr. Andy Warhol passed away. Shortly before leaving town, I took my girl there to see the headstone. This is from the Post-Gazette:In other news, last week I went out skating in my neighborhood... by myself. It was not the wisest thing to do, perhaps, but it was exhilirating, and the sub-freezing weather last week did not let up. Now, there are myriad factors that Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1167972431810145642007-01-04T22:06:00.000-06:002007-01-04T22:52:19.366-06:00I Open My Fertile Fields for You to Cultivate. - or -Irony, Inwardness and Other Self-Centered Thoughts.All of this stems from a dictionary definition of the word "irony." You know what it means, don't you? Some, like our friend Alanis Morissette, may say that they do, but this is arguable. You can guess that the reason why a 7th grade English teacher might look up the word IRONIC is probably Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1163558820079167932006-11-14T19:56:00.000-06:002006-11-14T21:28:06.606-06:00Voting, Winter, Curry and SaltwaterMad props to the state of Massachusetts! Yes, there's a lot of cool, ground breaking stuff that you politicos are aware of, like Deval Patrick winning the gubernatorail race, and becoming Mass' first black gubernor, and I believe only the second Af Am gubernor ever, but what you may NOT know, is that MA informs the voters. YES! The candidates will make Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1160878445734374442006-10-14T19:10:00.000-05:002006-10-14T21:49:41.456-05:00Scituated: Wild Life and the OceanI am now in my second month of teaching 7th graders and living in Scituate, MA. Scituate is considered "the Irish Riviera," where a fella like me fits in pretty well around here. I'm the sole winter rental tenant in a beach house, and I'll only be there until June. After that who knows??? So I'm enjoying my time here as best I can. It'd be nice to stay in Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1158028711606595722006-09-11T21:28:00.000-05:002006-09-11T21:38:31.616-05:00Ahhh... the sweet smell of "I don't have to live in limbo anymore!" You can expect an update about that. Soon. It involves teaching 7th graders in Massa-chewbacca. Until then, I must return to reading more student "I Am" poems. Some memorable lines so far:"I am the girl who lives at the barn.""I am a gleaming microwave who is kind to others.""I am a wonderful sailboat.""I am a tree hugger whoMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1153722966232025662006-07-24T01:18:00.000-05:002006-07-24T01:57:49.036-05:00A Poetry that has nothing at all to do with...... will*I*am eS*P*y"Prometheus in Wonderland"Father showed, in front of me, While mother's stove and frontispiece Gently spoke so she'd believe That this advice that I do speak Is truly liveTV: "I come in peace.""I did invent the morning star!", claims he, Whose name's known near and far. As flames did lick the kitchen wall, mother heeded Helping Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1152630628034529452006-07-11T09:52:00.000-05:002006-07-11T10:20:57.583-05:00Shine On You Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett, Founder of Pink Floyd Dies at 60The article is brief, well written but has a significant error, much to the chagrin of Roger Waters: he's not mentioned as a founding member, or as being a member of Pink FLoyd at all. ERROR: Paragraph 3, Sentence 1 - "Barrett co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright, and wrote many of Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1152082625172081092006-07-05T01:48:00.000-05:002006-07-05T01:57:05.186-05:00Compulsory Letter Home and Email Home and Stuff: From CampCome on man, give me my stuff. I mean come on, man... give me my stuff. OK, so this is the part where some of us remember Summer Camp, or some likeness there of, be it a fat lip or a dumpster full of sweet stuff that... stunk. We like it an' love it but summer camp, was ...Regardless of the above opinion, I gotta let folks know that Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1151383984473036352006-06-26T23:26:00.000-05:002006-06-27T00:07:22.123-05:00Just a brief note to say hey and stuff. Still on the campaign against the Japanese Knotweed, still on the prowl for Boston English Teacher jobs. Been over a month since a Homestar Runner update, and I'm a bit worried that there is trouble in Strongbadia... Recent goings on of note: Mad props to Joe DJH Lights for scoring me a ticket to see August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean at the Public. I Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1150497379782599032006-06-16T15:55:00.000-05:002006-06-17T12:20:02.266-05:00Father's Day is this Sunday, June 18. Perhaps that's part of what has me thinking about my Dad a good bit now, perhaps it was shaving, the new soap I showered with or the smells that are the medicine cabinet. But who knows? Who knows? There's a long list of things I'd like to talk about with my Dad. Given that it's June, we may have met for brunch at Skidgy's or Tom's Diner. We may have satMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1149869450242702442006-06-09T11:03:00.000-05:002006-06-09T11:10:50.256-05:00School is out for Summer! Which is awesome, because that means no 5:30 AM phone calls "to come in for work today." It wasn't really as big of a deal as you might think, but I do prefer knowing when I am working, so that I can plan accordingly. The person who did the calling for KO was always always always super cool. And so was the person from WT. Now... the trick is finding work for the Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1149485270866018792006-06-04T23:55:00.000-05:002006-06-05T00:27:50.900-05:00I want this post to go the way of the dodo bird, with all of the accompanying fanfare of birthday whistles and party favors. Ya know when you party on those days when you don't care what people are doing, as long as they have fun. So... I've heard from a few troubled birds that they need to see an update. No, I won't promise that I'll write more often. I've trashed the Canadians, and Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1146341290506503222006-04-29T14:46:00.000-05:002006-04-29T15:19:18.710-05:00This past week has been a week of significant change for me and many significant people in my life. My Mom has sold her home and is moving to Texas. It's kind of odd to think that folks I don't know are now living in the house I grew up in. I am taking care of Bailey (the family cat) while she's away shopping for a new domicile, i.e. house, so that's pretty cool. I started rehearsals for 'Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1143692156794901092006-03-29T21:03:00.000-06:002006-03-29T22:15:56.846-06:00Beautiful accidents lay all around us, waiting to be discovered. It was not by design that my last post was about Josh Seybert, and this one leads with my catching up with him and Jessie. In response to my most recent post, I finally got to catch up with Josh and Jessie this past weekend, and much merriment was to be had. Josh, the lizard I mentioned sits atop my monitor awaiting the day it Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1139813359326824962006-02-13T00:33:00.000-06:002006-02-13T00:49:19.336-06:00I haven't heard from Josh Seybert for a while, and I need to get in touch with that man. Especially when I see stuff like this Of Montreal show that airs on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic today. These guys had some really cool stuff in their early albums, Cherry Peel being my favorite, and then some still cool but kookier things happening on Coquelicot. This weekend I went up to Seven Springs Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1138921596884762502006-02-02T16:37:00.000-06:002006-02-02T17:06:36.896-06:00Part of the Boston trip included a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts. One of the first exhibits we saw was the Egyptian and Nubian Hall, which was of particular interest to me becaue I had just covered a history class at Winchester Thurston where the 6th graders reviewed and then tested on Egypt and Nubia. The answer to the extra credit question, "What did the Egyptians and Nubians store Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1138916522947618162006-02-02T12:09:00.000-06:002006-02-02T15:49:55.516-06:00Detroit AIrportFor any of you lucky enough to be heading to Detroit this weekend, be sure to go from concourse A to C, or verse-vice-a. It's so worth it, because... there's a huge curve-roofed corridor, the length of a football field, with ambient music and trippy lights on the walls. It may be the most exciting thing in thier airport. Even more so than the red tram that runs the length of theMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1138116696007528282006-01-24T09:10:00.000-06:002006-01-24T09:31:36.020-06:00Things I'm looking forward to seeing in the next week to ten days:1. Blog entry from Shawn Kirk describing his status as a super enthusiastic Steelers fan living in Seattle Sea Hawk territory (that's still Seattle proper, right Shawn?). I know Shawn has gone to great lengths to ensure seeing the Steelers play. He came to mind as soon as I learned Seattle is meeting us at the Super Bowl. 2. Blog Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1136353122649064782006-01-03T22:53:00.000-06:002006-01-03T23:38:42.660-06:00Occasionally you get a nudge from the world, asking you to do something. Say, feed your neighbors fish. Occasionally, there is an accompanying insistence or urgency that comes with it. Say, go feed your neighbors fish now, because the fish hasn't eaten since yesterday, and those other things you're thinking about doing now, you can do later. Sometimes you follow these nudges, and sometimes youMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1135274900116453602005-12-22T11:40:00.000-06:002005-12-22T12:08:20.130-06:00Several years ago I was visiting my friend Delia who, at the time, lived in Wisconsin. I like Mustard, so it made sense to visit the museum dedicated to my favorite condiment, the Mustard Museum in Mt Horeb... which is know as the Troll Capitol of the world. There are trolls all along the Trollway, or the main road through town. On the way back there were several odd bird- looking sculptures Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1133759512130596802005-12-04T22:24:00.000-06:002005-12-04T23:11:52.140-06:00Unintentionally Revealable, Prohibition, and Crisis Car:As a phrase, a pairing of two words, what do you think of?What is 'unintentionally revealable'? What does it mean for someone or soemthing to be 'unintentionally revealable'?What kinds of thoughts, actions, or whatever, are revealed without intending to do so, and what then is not revealed? How does that work in contrast to that which is Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1132695123994061322005-11-22T15:23:00.000-06:002005-11-22T15:32:04.006-06:00Isn't it odd that this article from the Washington Post is the only thing the major newspapers have to say about today being the Anniversary of Kennedy's Assassinatio? Nothing in the Post Gazette, Tribune Review, NYTimes, or the Chicago Sun-Times even. Props to the Washington Post, if only for it's link to a blog ...Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1132629413722839592005-11-22T00:16:00.000-06:002005-11-21T21:29:54.370-06:00Andrew Bird I had never heard before this morningIt sounds absurd but in a word he's warmingSome place in my play listOh yes I can say this With some confidenceWithout diffidenceWith an audience"He sounds different."So give the man a listen...Do check him out Becky ... you'll dig his violin stuff. Which is prolific. Andrew Bird has an album out on Righteous Babe Records called The Mysterious Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1132425491478236082005-11-19T12:23:00.000-06:002005-11-19T12:38:11.490-06:00OOOooooooooo-keh . . . this is wierd, funny and scary all at the same time. As if there weren't enough drugs already, this is the leading (leading? are there others?) anti-effeminate. Yes, that does say, anti-effeminate. Folks, apparently it's all about pushing down it into pill-form. The list of questions you should ask yourself before consulting a doctor are funny and then they get scary, Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1131386008468082812005-11-07T14:53:00.000-06:002005-11-07T12:06:27.180-06:00Brilliance, Brilliance, some stupidity and some more Brilliance. This all in reference to some recent shows I've seen:Mike Doughty (front man of the former Soul Coughing) at Mr. Smalls, and Doughty was brilliant. G. Love and Special Sauce at Mr. Smalls, and G.Love, JimiJazz and the Houseman (yeah, Special Sauce) were brilliant. Both were good performances, however, there was a difference in Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1130996281146251802005-11-02T23:35:00.000-06:002005-11-02T23:38:01.160-06:00Here is a link to some wierd, funny, dumb cartoons . . . Smile, eh is freaky. http://www.lioninzion.com/Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1130731066776417162005-10-31T00:33:00.000-06:002005-10-30T21:57:46.790-06:00Congratulations to Marty Connolly and Emma Keenan! They wed this past weekend in Somerset county, and it was beautiful. And now, this busiest of wedding seasons (like the hurricane season) has drawn to a close. This has been a record for me, with four weddings this past fall, five for the whole year. All fo the weddings were special in some way for me, and one cool thing is that I had a hand Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1130003834100800262005-10-22T12:39:00.000-05:002005-10-22T13:11:23.550-05:00It's time to brush up on your Isaac Asimov, your Philip K. Dick, and your basic humanities, Ladies and Gentlemen. You're gonna need them, although not, thankfully, for a few more years. Or so it seems. Visitors at the 2005 World Expo in Japan were dazzled by Repliee Q1, who looks and acts remarkably human. Although they do not mention if she is "fully functional," I imagine it's not long Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1129865960466299432005-10-20T22:28:00.000-05:002005-10-20T23:05:02.170-05:00A Poetry for You (and for me)I went to see a pretty cool show last night at Mr. Smalls with Dan Brown, and at some point, our conversation turned to what we make of life. Dan is one of those good friends who turns things around for you so that they make sense, and funny how now that they make sense, you find yourself on your feet again. I'm lucky to have such friends. In light of said Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1129242045658372222005-10-13T17:17:00.000-05:002005-10-13T17:20:45.663-05:00Something Funny, courtesy of Longhorn blog . . ."Dang, we're gonna be so flippin' late! Didn't you invent something faster like hover boots or something?"Napoleon Dynamite vs. Bill GatesIn other news, still trying to figure out the work thing, but i may have some really good news in a couple weeks. Cross your fingers for me!Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1128524013644648222005-10-05T09:31:00.000-05:002005-10-05T09:55:30.616-05:00Pennsylvania Wine in the North EastI am just back from a camping trip and winery tour in Erie with my girl , and I totally recommend doing just that for a mini-get-away whether before the end of October or next September/October. I guess in theory you could do that any time, but you'll miss out on the smell of fresh grapes in the air... everywhere. Like when you walk to the grocery store, come Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1127882388597826642005-09-27T23:22:00.000-05:002005-09-27T23:46:24.543-05:00Bob Dylan Documentary: No Direction HomeI am a fan of the documentary, be it a Ken Burns production on Baseball, Jazz or the Civil War, an A&E Biography on just about anybody, or the presidential campaign of 1992. Martin Scorsese's documentary on Bob Dylan, No Direction Home, was good, and despite it's two dics length, anyone hoping it will encompass the grandeur and scale of the Beatle's Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1127755606785057272005-09-26T15:26:00.000-05:002005-09-26T12:26:46.796-05:00End of September UpdateLooks like Softball is done for the year. This was slack year for softball to be sure. Lots of people say they 'want to play,' but few showed up. What, you have an actual life? Anyways... now that Steeler season is on again, the remaining strongholds have weakened and the game has dissolved. But next year...I have now been in my new place for almost a month. Things areMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1127756342651274032005-09-26T12:38:00.000-05:002005-09-26T12:39:02.656-05:00I went to see the Ann Arbor Film Festival with Meredith over the weekend. Animals with Self Awareness. That was the theme of the first animated short we saw... shock value, a la The Aristocrats. This coming weekend, I hope to see Ray LaMontagne play at the Rex Theater this Friday, Sept. 30 . If you like Crosby Stills and Young, or My Morning Jacket, you'll like him.Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1124778765563786112005-08-23T00:30:00.000-05:002005-08-23T01:32:45.570-05:00The End of An EraThe End of an Era has yawned to a close, as they will do. The last of the Masquer nation who called 2017 Jane St their home is moving out. The thrum of activity that marked this place will take on a new rhythm. A new rhythm.As I sip my cachacha (pronounced ka-sha-sa, or ka-sha-sha) I take a pause from emptying shelves and drawers, loading totes and boxes, to refelct on seven Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1123477721934186432005-08-07T23:51:00.000-05:002005-08-08T00:08:41.940-05:00Edisto Beach and The Big CityI have returned from Edisto Beach (Thank you, Jay. You are a gracious host and I thoroughly enjoyed myself in yours and everyone else's company.) The ocean is good for perspective gaining and what not. There were bright days and hazy days, sea turtle hatchlings running to the ocean (Ann got some greast footage of one little guy trooping over the sand and into the Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1123476334947591862005-08-07T23:26:00.000-05:002005-08-07T23:45:34.953-05:00The Academy of Letters Wrote Back The Academy of Letters wrote back, "Thank you for the interest in our school" To me and some talented others in the pool They didn't ask to get out and towell off.Yes and like the rest, when I got dressedThe polite reply read, "Not impressed"The Academy of Letters wrote back.Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1121832905759479462005-07-19T22:55:00.000-05:002005-07-20T00:24:14.536-05:00Long time no post ... Now long post. Not a lot has been going on in the forefront, or even the backfront. Or at least that's how it seems to me. In reality, there's a lot brewing under the surface that sometimes suffervesces (imaginary word like effervesce, to bubble or froth up, made by combining the prefix sub- under or below, instead of ex- from, and fervescere to begin to boil, glow, Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1115874026640707622005-05-11T23:45:00.000-05:002005-05-12T00:26:10.453-05:00School is done, but then started right back up again. I think this is what the rest of my life will be like: school starting right after ending. This is anaphoristic. It's a good thing that I kinda like school, ya know, given the profession I'm entering and all. Anyways, I'm done with my certification courses and student teaching parts, and now I'm working out the provisional bits. This comes Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1112755482166196422005-04-05T20:44:00.000-05:002005-04-05T21:47:03.296-05:00The world around us speaks to us in many ways.Observe your body and you may observe your spirit.I tremble.Not in fear, or the fear we may know to be senseless.But in a fear that inspires an awe in and of that which we do not understand.I want to share something with you gentle reader.Tonight I met with a friend to celebrate my birthday. We patronized a local establishment and shared a few beers Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1111250366336776192005-03-19T10:27:00.000-06:002005-03-19T10:58:40.753-06:00Spring must be here. I was making coffee this morning, and being Saturday, I looked out the window and actually watched the birds in my backyard instead of dashing off to the shower and getting ready to go teach.And so I saw two little 'chippy' birds sitting on the fence. Rather typical. The one just sat there as the other flew around her, tried landing on her(?) and ... what the? ... oh right.Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1110245232154408142005-03-07T19:22:00.000-06:002005-03-07T19:27:12.156-06:00I had my third observation today, and of course, I forgot to do some rather significant things in my lesson plan. Like hand out previous class assignments. I never get to cover enough of the material i'd like to, but feel better when I ind out i'm not the only one who has this happen. My observation reviews have been OK, sorta what you would expect. I'm think I'm doing alright, though, overallMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1110163761369377892005-03-06T20:41:00.000-06:002005-03-06T20:49:21.373-06:00This was my first week of teaching consecutive lessons, a week that blew by . . . busy, stressful, fun, etc., but exciting because I was actually teaching. i thin some kids may have learned something, too. Me included. The Weekend short version: Friday, out with Tony, met a gaggle of lesbians at the Tiki lounge out for a birthday, and they invited us to come hang with them. These girls sure Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1107647901836132872005-02-05T17:57:00.000-06:002005-02-05T17:58:21.836-06:00I am the country of Cambodia. You're Cambodia! Life's been really rough, but it's slowly improving.  You know way too much about the skeletal structure of humans, mostly from being forced to study it.  This has given you a fear of many things, most especially the color red.  The future has to be more promising though, and your greatest adversary can now never come back to hurt you any Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1107646753075041612005-02-05T17:35:00.000-06:002005-02-05T17:39:13.076-06:00I'm the cover page book on the Book Quiz. http://bluepyramid.org/ia/bquiz.htm You're Loosely Based! by Storey Clayton While most people haven't heard of you, you're a really good and interesting person. Rather clever and witty, you crack a lot of jokes about the world around you. You do have a serious side, however, where your interest covers the homeless and the inequalities of society. Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1106499052299613932005-01-23T10:33:00.000-06:002005-01-23T10:50:52.300-06:00THIS IS NOT YOUR MOTHER'S ONLINE RADIO STATION I doubt if it's yours either. Sometimes it's so refreshing to know that you've got an edge, perhaps even been on the cutting edge, ahh yes the bloody bleeding edge. K C R W My friend Christina Indovina turned me onto this online station a few years ago, and I've loved it ever since. You can see the link there in the margin of this webpage for Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1105775860965498322005-01-15T00:16:00.000-06:002005-01-15T03:34:54.390-06:00This was the week of weird stories. (Disclaimer: You must be 18 or older to read beyond this point, or at least be more than a complete idiot. Do NOT try any of the following at home) This includes the following: Souls are now apparently on sale on E-Bay . . . for $8.67 . . . according to a recent search I just did on Yahoo! Don't believe me, check for yourself. What's that say about our Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1105544199007743292005-01-12T09:06:00.000-06:002005-01-12T09:38:01.410-06:00"What is it about the Steelers' success that makes people say, 'Where's my kazoo?' " - Gene Collier. A pretty good article in the NY Times today about us Pittsburgh folks and our belvoed Steelers. It's accurate, at least in a way that says we can take pride in the Steelers. I don't own a kazoo though, and hopefully won't get one anytime soon. Then I'd have to write the 21st bad Steelers song of Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1103181533298084532004-12-16T01:17:00.000-06:002004-12-16T01:18:53.300-06:00soon to come; gatsby review. had it done, looked good, disappeared. how pissed am I? Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1102955147504288842004-12-13T10:25:00.000-06:002004-12-13T10:25:47.503-06:00the Real Santa Claus was 5'6 and Turkish. . . Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1102883520769766252004-12-12T13:09:00.000-06:002004-12-12T14:32:00.770-06:00There is a very cool series of brief articles in this week's NY Times magazine: The Year's Best Ideas A-Z. Stuff about the best way to skip a stone, a new take on a serious education issue, translucent concrete, some gross jewelry that we're bound to see, and a bunch of other wierd and cool stuff to check out. So do! Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1102704675303056932004-12-10T12:49:00.000-06:002004-12-10T12:51:15.326-06:00Ladies and Gentlemen: Whiplash the Rodeo Monkey. Click the link in the article to see the pictures... Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1102703818127878762004-12-10T12:08:00.000-06:002004-12-10T12:36:58.126-06:00Today we'll discuss the flying lawn mower. Death by Flying Lawn Mower Video of a Flying Lawn Mower Are they good or are they bad? You decide for yourself. Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1102624586400190952004-12-09T15:13:00.000-06:002004-12-09T14:43:02.380-06:00Here's a cool page of MP3s, that's worth going to check out here and there. Maybe you'll find something cool like this live version of The White Stripes doing "Jolene." Just scroll down a little ways and you're sure to find it. Here's a player for the new Wilco album, A Ghost is Born. It's pretty good stuff. I dig 'Hummingbird" a whole lot. These guys are consistently solid songwriters. They Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1102614644889583312004-12-09T11:38:00.000-06:002004-12-09T11:50:44.890-06:00Ok, this is pretty cool, and must've been designed with the blind in mind. Speegle, is like Google, but it speaks the results to you. Pretty sweet, and kinda funny when you type in a search query like "pillow fights" . . . Anyways, I think this has opened up the internet for the blind. Pretty cool! Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1102520828604550122004-12-08T09:43:00.000-06:002004-12-08T09:47:08.603-06:00Dude, you've got to go read this article. You probably know everything in it already, but that's OK, dude... will this Unit Plan ever finish? Oh, and here's the trailer for Life Aquatic. I want to see Wes Anderson's new movie in the worst way, but it doens' come out in these parts until Christmas Day. Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1102282368024632542004-12-05T15:12:00.000-06:002004-12-05T15:32:48.023-06:00Squirreled away in my attic room, I'm desperately trying to finish my Great Gatsby unit plan. It's due Tuesday. Lollygagging is not good for deadlines, but even so the lolly will be gagged... if only for just a moment. I'm enjoying a fast connection from home, and finding that if I had this a week ago even, I wouldve been much farther along with this unit plan than I am. OK. Enough of thatMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1100795460391189712004-11-18T10:21:00.000-06:002004-11-18T10:31:00.393-06:00I just shared a picture you may like, some of you for your own reasons, with Mikey Mel. I had this moment, just a moment ago, where I was wondering what today's date was, and so I looked at the date/time thing in the lower right hand corner of my screen: Thursday, November 18, 2004. 11:18 AM . . . Hoo doggies . . . gotta like when that happens right? Enjoy the Great American Smoke Out day. Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1100540564493758842004-11-15T11:37:00.000-06:002004-11-15T11:42:44.493-06:00Cannibal Stoudt It's not available in stores, bars or beer distributors yet, but it's out there. I was hanging out with a friend from class for her birthday, and Amanda and her boyfriend Frank enjoy ;making homebrew. THeir friend however stepped it up a notch. Cannibal Stoudt apparently is made with yeast grown in human kidneys? Something odd like that, a scientific yeast used in human Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1100537405498001042004-11-15T10:45:00.000-06:002004-11-15T11:36:59.593-06:00Painting by Numbers, a la Holden Caulfield. I hated paint by numbers when I was a kid. Not because I didn't enjoy doing them, in fact I had never even tried. I just thought that if you couldn't draw or paint, that a thing like paint by numbers was stupid, and you could totally tell how dumb the person was who did one. I hated paint by numbers. It was't even real painting, right? It's phony. It Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1099585405539722502004-11-04T13:23:00.000-06:002004-11-04T10:27:46.190-06:00So more than like likely if you are reading this, you went and voted. There's apparently a 50/50 or should I say 49/51 chance that you voted for Kerry. I have to say though, I am satisfied with my fellow voters, my fellow Americans, because you went and voted. This election garnered record turnouts here in Pennsylvania, apparently not seen since the Kennedy/Nixon election in 1960 did we see Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1098725699064452382004-10-25T12:31:00.000-05:002004-10-25T12:34:59.063-05:00You should give this player a listen: Kings of Convenience . You can play one song at a time, but the whole album is on there. I've heard a few other songs they've done, but this good: the music and vocals are pretty solid. They're sorta like a SImon/Garfunkel or Chad/Jeremy sound, ya know the chill, slightly hep to jazz sorta tunes from the mid to late sixties . . . Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1098713564885537772004-10-25T09:04:00.000-05:002004-10-25T09:12:44.960-05:00Did you have a good weekend? I sure did... I drove up near Brookville, PA to meet all the cabin campers Friday night. We stayed in very nice cabins (meaning they had gas furnaces, and were kinda like somebody's home). The fire was awesome, as usual. Saturday afternoon, I went with Marty and Renee to check out the fire tower #9, the scenic overlook, and some trail stuff. the fire tower was Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1098386181276227362004-10-21T13:54:00.000-05:002004-10-21T14:16:40.526-05:00Hey folks - Not too much going on here. Settling in for a good weekend of cabin camping in Cook's forest. I missed last year, for some reason I dont remember. For those of you who will be around a fast connection this weekend, check out Magnet and Helio Sequence: http://www.kcrw.org/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mb&air_date=10/14/04&tmplt_type=show These guys are pretty good sounding, kinda chillMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1098127059732543772004-10-18T15:15:00.000-05:002004-10-18T14:17:39.733-05:00The Shady Weekend This weekend was a little shady... in that I left South Side, and hungout with some work/school folks in Shady Side Friday night. Saturday night? I went to see a band called Shade for their CD release party. My right ear is still gakked up and I can't hear well out of it . . . advice: bring earplugs to a show... especially if yer friend likes to stand up close... Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1095870912181300502004-09-22T11:23:00.000-05:002004-09-22T11:35:12.180-05:00Just a quick note to remind you of the show coming up. Emphasis on show... the Presidential Candidate Debates, minus the elephants, clowns and midgets will be running soon. Hey if you like Bush or Kerry, bully for you. Go vote for them. It's what you should do. But bear in mind, if only for a second, that the 2000 Presidential Candidate Debates excluded some major candidates, who even tried toMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1093895307040833952004-08-30T14:42:00.000-05:002004-08-30T14:48:27.040-05:00Today is the first day of new stuff: a new job and new classes. I'm working as a GSA (Graduate Student Asst.) in the School of Ed and taking my last three classes. I still have to find out what's up with my student teaching, and this afternoon or tomorrow would be a great time to do all that. The bookstore doesn't have ANY of my books yet. I hope they come in, or perhaps that none of my Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1092851009164536692004-08-18T12:23:00.000-05:002004-08-18T12:43:29.163-05:00Oh how time flies when you're not blogging. I was a regular blogger, until I left my old job and started school. Honestly, there was little to post, unless if you wanted to know about grammar and such. You may be better off buying yourself a Warriner's then, but Max Morenberg has a good grammar book. Yeppers, starting to look like a teacher has been here . . . OK, well other news. Joe Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1087848044990999592004-06-21T14:39:00.000-05:002004-06-21T15:00:44.990-05:00A good weekend overall folks. Yes, good overall. Friday: Played some soccer at the Cost Center on Campus. I'm a bit rusty, and in need of some better turf shoes (I just bought some cleats!!!), but they do have indoor soccer too! YAY!!! Went to a luau at Dave and Casey's new place in Swissvale, pretty swankity guys. The idea was to dress Hawaiian, prizes given for best costume and such. I Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1087231442138395532004-06-14T11:27:00.000-05:002004-06-14T11:44:02.136-05:00go away for a week, and what happens? Ronald Reagan dies, then Ray Charles dies . . . but, there is good news: Movies in the park have started again. My weekend in Gallup, NM was lots of fun, and this past week in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic was way way way fun. You can go really cheaply, stay cheaply and eat and drink cheaply. The people are all pretty friendly, and the country is Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1086278956690565402004-06-03T11:04:00.000-05:002004-06-03T11:09:16.690-05:00Getting ready to travel to Punta Cana, Domincan Republic. Got my new swimming trunks, sunblock, aloe gel for sundried skin, clothes packed up, pretty much set to go. I'll have some pics, keep your fingers crossed for more sun than rain. Right now it's looking like the other way around... Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1086124892552442332004-06-01T15:03:00.000-05:002004-06-01T16:22:05.086-05:00Visit the anagram page, and discover new stuff in your name: Half of this is GIBBERISH, but Here are some cool ones for Matthew Dunegan - A WANTED GENT HUM A WANTED MEN THUG (Better look out!) A WANED TENTH MUG A WANED TENTH GUM A TANDEM WET HUNG A MANNED WET THUG A GNAWED TENT HUM A WANTED GEM HUNT A WANTED MEG HUNT A WANTED GENT HUM A WANTED THEN MUG A DAG THEN WENT MU A DAG THEN NEWT MU Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1086117480769406422004-06-01T14:04:00.000-05:002004-06-01T14:18:00.770-05:00Here's a pretty cool video for teh song, Come Together. And speaking of which, it was pretty cool to get together with Curt out in Gallup, NM. Got to visit the Painted Desert, Petrified Forest (which is in the same huge park). Saw El Morro, which is a big bluff with some cool carvings on the sides, and some Indian ruins (Anasazi and Navajo?) on the top. For those of you who dig fleamarkets, Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1085813476307909642004-05-29T01:47:00.000-05:002004-05-29T01:51:16.306-05:00Update from Gallup, NM Flights in: ok. and good. always nice to have your sense of hearing once you land. It's true.... it is a desert out here. I've seen cactuses. for really real. and salsa and some rocks. No for real, toallay having funhere i gallup. it's awesome to hang with curt again. tooo bad ann isn't her. at least she's in italy though oh yeah,i guess what can you use butt Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1085415238599446812004-05-24T10:47:00.000-05:002004-05-24T11:21:25.596-05:00Courtesy . . . is it pase' these days? What ever happened to replying to your friend's emails? Understandable if you won't respond to SPAMMERS, but what about your friends? Your silence is equivalent to saying, "I'll email you when I am hard up for an erection, when I need to enlarge my breasts, or when I need a get-out-of-debt service." Let me give you an example: This past January a 'Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1085170658436272672004-05-21T15:17:00.000-05:002004-05-21T15:17:38.436-05:00Happy Birthday, Mr. T !!!Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1085155172794945682004-05-21T10:46:00.000-05:002004-05-21T11:04:51.386-05:00I went to the hardware store with Jim Hee last week, and vaguely recall seeing a short blonde chick and rocker type guy crossing the street as Jim was hitting the ATM on 18th and Carson. Ok, a not too uncommon sight in South Side, though eh? True enough, but Jim thought that she looked a lot like Drew Barrymore, and sounded kinda like her. He thought, nahhh couldn't be. Apparently the Strokes Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1085067123759996952004-05-20T10:30:00.000-05:002004-05-20T11:20:33.516-05:00Every quadreplegic should have a monkey . . . I mean that with all due respect, but I'd think the breed of monkey is most important. I'm getting stoked about travel plans,but a little worried that being away may hurt me in the job search. Keep yer fingers crossed for me . . . ! In the mean time, don't let yer kid leave his bike by the elephantsMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1084981431954259672004-05-19T10:38:00.000-05:002004-05-19T10:43:51.953-05:00Starbucks has created an official entertainment position. My job search at the university is plodding along, although more slowly than I'd like it... In more important news, are girls wearing sweaters around the hips a lot (ass sweaters)? or is this a Canadian thing? I haven't noticed it, but again it's almost summery out now!Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1084819448276154632004-05-17T13:34:00.000-05:002004-05-17T13:46:35.396-05:00this weekend was pretty cool. got some tix booked for my two vacay trips: Gallup, NM and Punta Cana, DR (Dominican Republic). friday night, i saw neko case at the world, and she rocked the house. what a voice, what... a ... voice...! Saturday, i went ot see Gabby and Autumn do their last show (how many last shows can people do? i thought only the Crawling Low Band did every show as their lastMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1084207401021731332004-05-10T11:42:00.000-05:002004-05-10T11:43:21.020-05:00This is the story of the cat with hands . . . Apparently Blogger has been buys over the weekend. Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1083963195099337662004-05-07T15:53:00.000-05:002004-05-07T16:09:42.403-05:00Everybody is glad it's spring, and some folks are feeling their sap rising, so to speak. This is fine and natural, sometimes pleasant even. What is unpleasant is when people ignore boundaries. like the guy who accosted me this morning. I'm on my way to work, almost to my building and i see this tall middle-aged guy, combover with glasses in a suit and tie approaching the other way. He looks Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1083951520922776502004-05-07T12:38:00.000-05:002004-05-07T12:43:01.640-05:00A Dutch website dedicated to Air Guitar . . .Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1083946785214120702004-05-07T11:19:00.000-05:002004-05-07T11:24:06.123-05:00Hey, I'm looking to take some time off at the end of May, something like an extendo weekend . . . any suggestions for a trip? any takers on a road trip maybe? anybody want to go with? drop me a line and let me know what you think . . . . Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1083781138877652982004-05-05T13:18:00.000-05:002004-05-05T13:23:17.280-05:00So apparently rules #1 and #2 have been broken, but there is a Girl's Fight ClubMatt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1083685209727041462004-05-04T10:40:00.000-05:002004-05-04T10:43:57.780-05:00What is this? Starbucks is bucking up to responsibility? "Hey, Bob, working this flight undercover again? Let's hope it's a nice flight, eh?" Open mic night at the Rex was kinda quiet, but it was cool to hang out with Marty and Madge and Renee and some of the regulars from down there. Not sure what was up with my guitar, cuz it sounded pretty jive, and the vocals allsounded mushed, and well Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1083609730396463352004-05-03T13:42:00.000-05:002004-05-03T13:46:17.123-05:00i'm not really sure what they're saying beyond say, some city names, but it's kinda funny. I'm not even sure why. It's just Japanese, after all. Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1083603673563172692004-05-03T12:01:00.000-05:002004-05-03T12:08:16.466-05:00A good weekend overall. We had sushi Friday night, some Red Hook beer, watched Ten Little Indians and some Spike and Mike's Animation. Saturday i helped my mom and sister with some yardwork, clearing back vines and branches... and then went with Anders to see Jill Sobule. She's pretty cool as a performer, an awesome songwriter, and she really related well with her audience. Softball Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928529.post-1083166674410468812004-04-28T10:37:00.000-05:002004-04-28T10:42:59.200-05:00Here's a pretty cool article about the revamped NYPD and how their new approach to management is cracking down on crime, and spreading across the nation. It's really working in some cities, maybe not so well in small towns though. From the NYTimes. Matt Duneganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12342339516284444833noreply@blogger.com0