Keep Searching For the Pearl

I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together

2008-12-31T21:04:00.003-06:00

Post 365 for 2008 and a successful conclusion to my New Year's resolution of last New Years, to post on average once a day for a year. I coasted down the stretch with a few repeats and rehashes. Let that be a lesson - quality matters. With that, this blog, Keep Searching For The Pearl, is finished. Last post. I'll see you on Facebook. Goodnight.

Post 364

2008-12-31T21:03:00.000-06:00

My next post will be number three hundred and sixty five.

Happy 2009

2008-12-31T20:59:00.000-06:00

From Abba:

Opportunity Drops

2008-12-31T20:52:00.001-06:00

My old friend Eddie said he's not working tonight, but if we show up at the bar where he's gonna be, we can watch his balls drop at midnight. That's a fair deal.

Party Update: 8:30pm Central

2008-12-31T20:23:00.001-06:00

KU wins the Insight Bowl and we're having a dance party contest.

Did I Mention?

2008-12-31T19:53:00.002-06:00

I'm going to the recordbar in Westport on Friday night to see The Pedaljets.

Wii Tournament, Part Two

2008-12-31T19:28:00.001-06:00

We switched to Wii bowling and Grandma bowled five strikes in a row in her first game. Not only her first time on the Wii, but probably her first video game experience too. Good for her.

Wii Tournament Beh!

2008-12-31T18:50:00.001-06:00

We're having a Wii tennis tournament but the kids squabbled over the settings for so long that I waved it off with a fatherly beh! and came upstairs to post this missive.

In Case You Wondered

2008-12-31T17:44:00.000-06:00

I'm back home watching KU play Minnesota in the Insight Bowl.

Time Consumer

2008-12-31T15:40:00.002-06:00

I'm at my parents' house in Fairway helping them with their computer. The scanner quit working. The solution: plug in the data cord. The speakers made every sound file sound as though it were in a cave. The solution: adjust the sound card equalizer.

I downloaded ad-aware and found three pieces of spyware on their computer. I'm in the process of scanning, scrubbing, re-scanning. It takes time. Got to keep the 'rents out of trouble out there.

My Favorite Time Waster

2008-12-31T11:46:00.000-06:00

Visit Kongregate.com for free video games played right in your browser. Don't visit Kongregate.com if you have anything to do today.

Blog Retrospective: New Year's Eve

2008-12-31T09:55:00.001-06:00

Follow the link to read my recollections of New Years Eve parties of yesteryear.

Blog Retrospective: Super Karaoke Pub Crawl Rain Out

2008-12-30T18:46:00.000-06:00

Follow the link to read my essay Wives Fume, Hangovers Loom, from May 2002.

Blog Retrospective: Igor's House

2008-12-30T18:28:00.000-06:00

Follow the link to read my essay Igor Wore Overalls, from August 2004.

Blog Retrospective: Summer Camp Existentialism

2008-12-30T18:14:00.000-06:00

Follow the link to read my essay The Existential Bonanza of Summer Camp, from August 2004.

Blog Retrospective: No Fowler IV

2008-12-30T18:09:00.000-06:00

Follow the link to read my essay My First Name is Fowler, from September 2004.

Blog Retrospective: Thoughts on Soda

2008-12-30T18:05:00.000-06:00

Follow the link to read my essay A Soda For Every Occasion, from September 2004.

Blog Retrospective: Ode to the Oread

2008-12-30T17:48:00.000-06:00

Follow the link to read my essay Ode To The Oread, from October 2004.

Blog Retrospective: Burge and Waters

2008-12-30T16:16:00.001-06:00

Follow the link to read my essay Frank Burge and John Waters, from August 2004.

My Projected 2009 Royals Line-up

2008-12-29T07:13:00.000-06:00

Here's how I'd fillout the lineup card next season:

1) - Coco Crisp (20 steals in 361 ABs) - CF
2) - David Dejesus (.366 OBP in 518 ABs) - LF
3) - Mike Aviles (.325 BA in 419 ABs) - SS
4) - Mike Jacobs (32 HRs in 477 ABs) - 1B
5) - Jose Guillen (158 hits in 598 ABs) - RF
6) - Alex Gordon (16 HRs in 493 ABs) - 3B
7) - Billy Butler (94 OPS+ vs. Teahen's 91 OPS+) - DH
8) - Miquel Olivo (91 OPS+ vs. Buck's 79 OPS+) - C
9) - Alberto Callaspo (98 OPS+ vs. German's 72 OPS+) - 2B
Utility - Mark Teahen (OF, 3B)

Do you care: Mark Teahen led the team with 131 strikeouts.

Indiana Jones Monopoly Mortgage Value Mismatch

2008-12-27T17:25:00.003-06:00

The lad received the Indiana Jones Monopoly game this Christmas. I noticed that the mortgage information on the backs of certain properties does not match the front. Could this make the game more valuable with collectors if it has a flaw?

KJHK - Raw Music Log

2008-12-27T11:47:00.003-06:00

I returned to the college radio station yesterday for an alumni free-form airshift. Here's the playlist time/artist/song/album/comments pasted in from the website listing:(in reverse order)

Regular Music 7:56 Todd Newman Our College Station Then n.a
Regular Music 7:55 R.E.M. rockville eponymous
Regular Music 7:55 Flamin Groovies Yes I am n/a
Regular Music 7:49 Big Dipper Loch Ness Monster Supercluster
Regular Music 7:46 The jam Start! Sound Effects vinyl
Regular Music 7:42 The Stranglers Dagenheim Dave No More Heroes
Regular Music 7:39 The Embarrassment Two Week Vacation Heyday
Regular Music 7:39 The Eat Communist Radio n/a
Regular Music 7:34 The Replacements Left of the Dial Tim Like bein in church
Regular Music 7:29 Psychic Archie No Sex Before Love Unreleased Demo
Regular Music 7:28 The Balancing Act She Doesn't Work Here Curtains
Regular Music 7:28 Lori Wray / Jay Orff Daisychain of Dandelions Glenburn
Regular Music 7:27 Cleaners From Venus Girl on a Swing n/a
Regular Music 7:27 Ramones Beat on the Brat n/a
Regular Music 7:11 The Leatherwoods Proof Positive Topeka Oratorio
Regular Music 7:10 Loudon Wainright III The Swimming Song Attempted Mustache
Regular Music 7:09 The Embarrassment I Only Want a Date Blister Pop
Regular Music 7:02 English Beat Best Friend n/a
Regular Music 6:49 Von Bulows Linda For a Day Unreleased Single Thanks Lori Wray
Regular Music 6:48 Chris Whitley I'm in Love With a German filmstar n/a
Regular Music 6:47 The Applejacks I Go To Sleep n/a
Regular Music 6:46 No Trend Teen Love n/a Out of Print
Regular Music 6:31 The Go-Betweens The Clock n/a
Regular Music 6:30 Brian Eno Golden Hours Another Green World
Regular Music 6:21 Big Dipper Homosapien n/a A Pete Shelley cover
Regular Music 6:08 Psychic Archie Every Time It Hurts Unreleased Demo
Regular Music 6:05 The Feelies Dancing Barefoot n/a
Regular Music 6:01 The Inmates Thought I heard a heartbeat n/a thanks Jon Harrison
Regular Music 5:58 The Plugz Electrify Me n/a
Regular Music 5:56 Sunny and Klaus Ice Bags n/a Thanks Mike, Lori
Regular Music 5:53 Yo La Tengo You Tore Me Down n/a
Regular Music 5:47 Devo Uncontrollable Urge Q: Are We Not Men
Regular Music 5:40 The Vapors Here Comes the Judge n/a
Regular Music 5:39 The Flamin' Groovies Way Over My Head n/a
Regular Music 5:38 Todd Newman I'm going on vacation n/a
Regular Music 5:38 Rank and File Lucky Day Sundown New Copy of Vinyl here!
Regular Music 5:37 Psychic Archie No Pictures of Dad n/a Thanks Jason Willis
Regular Music 5:36 black olive salty bite n/a
Regular Music 5:23 Game Theory Like a Girl Jesus n/a See littlehits.com
Regular Music 5:19 Gang of Four Return the Gift entertainment!
Regular Music 5:16 The Embarrassment Godfrey Harold Hardy Heyday
Regular Music 5:16 Ghosty Dumbo Wins Again n/a
Regular Music 5:15 Wednesday Week You Wanted me to hang around n/a
Regular Music 5:06 New York Dolls Lookin for a Kiss n/a
Regular Music 5:05 the fleshtones right side of a good thing n/a
Regular Music 4:55 casey dienel doctor monroe n/a
Regular Music 4:51 Adam and the Ants Antmusic n/a
Regular Music 4:50 Get Smart! They Walk in Pairs Action Reaction
Regular Music 4:45 Bedroom Walls Your Idea of a Holiday n/a
Regular Music 4:42 Minutemen Green River n/a Live
Regular Music 4:42 Rolling Stones Come On n/a
Regular Music 4:33 Von Bulows Silent Film Unreleased Thanks Lori Wray
Regular Music 4:32 The flamin' groovies Yes it's true n/a
Regular Music 4:29 lions and dogs Tell me Another n/a Thanks Jade Gurss
Regular Music 4:27 The Embarrassment Sex Drive/Pants Down/Gibberish Heyday
Regular Music 4:21 tommy keene highwire days n/a not a furs cover
Regular Music 4:17 comsat angels it's history n/a
Regular Music 4:13 big dipper lou gehrig's disease n/a
Regular Music 4:08 pedaljets lookin out my window n/a
Regular Music 4:06 Pylon Crazy n/a
Regular Music 4:05 the plugz achin' n/a Fowler Jones begins

My Day - 12/26/08

2008-12-26T08:26:00.004-06:00

I'll be broadcasting from 4pm to 8pm on 90.7Fm KJHK. It's part of an alumni weekend broadcast special and it's free form. Tune in if you like alternative music. About 60% of it will be 80s alternative. Thanks to KJ PM Nick Spacek for punching me in on the schedule.

The KJHK.org website has an Internet stream. Check it out. I'll be posting my playlist online too. We used to crib it on paper in the old days. No more! It's electronic. These kids.

As soon as I get off the air in Lawrence, I'm motoring over to Mission, KS for the 8th annual holiday postmortem party at the Clarette Club on Martway, starting at 9pm. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss your 401K goodbye as we gather to reflect on the year and look ahead to the Obama regime. Skaal!

Christmas Blogging: A Rose By Any Other Name...

2008-12-25T14:12:00.002-06:00

My daughter got a whoopee cushion in her stocking. She prefers to call it a "fart bag".

Christmas Blogging: Loot

2008-12-25T13:34:00.002-06:00

Skyler got a Nintendo DS and three game cartridges. Leah got an easy bake oven.