Friday, December 23, 2005

In the spirit of Christmas

A friend of mine, T, is a postal worker in the area and keeps a pretty decent blog.

He related one of the nicest story of giving I have heard in a while. Check it out here!

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

"In the immortal words of Socrates, 'I drank what?'"

I have done a good job avoiding the malls this Christmas season. I shopped primarily with Amazon.com and in little Mom and Pop stores throughout the Western Mass. area.

The other night I saw a store called Plato's Closet. Always on the lookout for a unique shop, I did a drive by, totally expecting a store featuring puzzles, mind games, etc. This to me would make sense. Plato the philosopher would appreciate a shop with "heady" items like puzzles.

To my surprise, it was a used clothing store, apparently aimed at young adults. A sign prominently displayed, announcing they not only sold but would buy your old clothing.

It then came to me:

This store must be named for the late Dana Plato, star of the eighties sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

In the end she succumbed to drug abuse. I imagine she probably sold a lot of her clothes to buy smack.

I found this store's homage to be a little distasteful. I kept on driving.

Birthday Playlist

The office had a birthday party for me today. Lunch was shipped in and it ended with a round of AApples to Apples" One of my favorite co-workers made a cd for me (legally). Here it is with a Rhaposdy link if you want to listen to it. Not included because not found on Rhapsody:
"I'm Feeling Good" - Holly Golightly & Dan Melchior
"Mondjuba" - Angelique Kidjo
"Relate to Me" - The Voyces


Rhapsody Playlist:
1. Dreams Be Dreams - Jack Johnson
2. Ladyfingers - Luscious Jackson
3. Crying Shame - Jack Johnson
4. In The Waiting Line - Zero 7
5. Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
6. Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
7. Super Duper Love - Joss Stone
8. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
9. True Love Is Hard To Find - Toots and the Maytals
10. Beauty In Your Eyes - Chris Ardoin/Double Clutchin'
11. The Revolution Solution - Thievery Corporation with Perry Farrell
12. Your Love Gets Sweeter - Finley Quaye
13. Fruits Of My Labor - Lucinda Williams
14. Stimela - Hugh Masekela
15. Melissa - Allman Brothers Band
16. Anywhere - Beth Orton