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Black Eyed Peas - New Year's Eve Traditions in the South - Recipes for Luck and Prosperity in the New Year

If you are planning to celebrate the New Year in the Southeast, it is most likely that you will be offered black-eyed peas in some form, either just after midnight or on New Year's Day. From grand gala gourmet dinners to small casual gatherings with friends and family, these flavorful legumes are traditionally, according to Southern folklore, the first food to be eaten on New Year's Day for luck and prosperity throughout the year ahead.

The practice of eating black-eyed peas for luck is generally believed to date back to the Civil War. At first planted as food for livestock, and later a food staple for slaves in the South, the fields of black-eyed peas were ignored as Sherman's troops destroyed or stole other crops, thereby giving the humble, but nourishing, black-eyed pea an important role as a major food source for surviving Confederates.

Today, the tradition of eating black-eyed peas for the New Year has evolved into a number of variations and embellishments of the luck and prosperity theme including:

• Served with greens (collards, mustard or turnip greens, which varies regionally), the peas represent coins and the greens represent paper money. In some areas cabbage is used in place of the greens.

Cornbread, often served with black-eyed peas and greens, represents gold.

For the best chance of luck every day in the year ahead, one must eat at least 365 black-eyed peas on New Year's Day.

Black-eyed peas eaten with stewed tomatoes represent wealth and health.

In some areas, actual values are assigned with the black-eyed peas representing pennies or up to a dollar each and the greens representing anywhere from one to a thousand dollars.

Adding a shiny penny or dime to the pot just before serving is another tradition practiced by some. When served, the person whose bowl contains the penny or dime receives the best luck for the New Year, unless of course, the recipient swallows the coin, which would be a rather unlucky way to start off the year.

The catch to all of these superstitious traditions is that the black-eyed peas are the essential element and eating only the greens without the peas, for example, will not do the trick.

Popular Ways to Serve Black-Eyed Peas

Even most avid fans of black-eyed peas will concede that enjoying the flavor, frequently described as nutty, earthy and buttery, is an acquired taste. Whether to enhance or disguise the flavor, depending on your point of view, there are several popular ways to serve black-eyed peas, other than as a simple side dish:

• Hoppin' John - Although served throughout the year as well, Hoppin' John is one of the most traditional New Year's Eve and New Year's Day dishes in the South. Black-eyed peas are cooked with rice, pork (such as chopped pork or ham, hog jowls or hambones, fatback or bacon) and seasonings. Sometimes chopped onions and hot sauce are added. Hoppin' John and other New Year's Recipes from About.com's Guide to Southern Cooking

Texas (Black-Eyed Pea) Caviar - This is a popular casual alternative that blends Southern and Mexican flavors with black-eyed peas and is usually served with tortilla chips. Texas Black-Eyed Pea Caviar Dip Recipe from About.com's Guide to Southern Cooking

Black-Eyed Pea Salad - There are many recipes for salads made with black-eyed peas, a good choice for a side dish served with other dishes. Visit About.com's Guide to Southern Cooking for the following version, made with a cider vinegar and basil dressing. Black-Eyed Peas Salad with Basil Dressing

To Eat or Not to Eat Black-Eyed Peas

Whether you choose to follow the Southern New Year's tradition or not, black-eyed peas are a good source of nutrition. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, black-eyed peas are low in fat, contain no cholesterol, and are low in sodium. They are high in potassium, iron, and fiber and a one-half cup serving of cooked black-eyed peas counts as one ounce of lean meat from the Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs and Nuts Group of the Food Guide Pyramid. Black-Eyed Peas Nutritional Information from About.com's Guide to Nutrition.

More About Black-Eyed Peas

Black-eyed peas are actually not peas at all, but rather a variety of bean related to the cowpea and categorized as legumes, having both edible seeds and pods. According to the Library of Congress, they have been cultivated in China and India since pre-historic times and were eaten by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Early records from 1674 indicate that black-eyed peas were transported from West Africa to the West Indies by slaves. Subsequently, they reached the Lowcountry coastal regions of the Carolinas and Georgia, also via the slave trade, more than 300 years ago.

Additional Information and Sources

• Recipes: More Black-Eyed Peas Recipes from About.com's Food and Drink Guides

Source: The Library of Congress

Source: The U.S. Department of Agriculture - PDF

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I've just learned of a Southern New Year's Day tradition (Thanks Maleah!) and I think I'll whip up a batch myself!

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SMALLTOWN ROMEO: Smalltown Best:09 Mix

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Here's a completely Indie-Fresh yearend mix for you!

BEST:09 TRACKLIST

1) While you wait for the Others - Grizzly Bear feat. Michael Macdonald
2) Just ain't Gonna Work Out - Mayer Hawthorne
3) Stillness is the Move - Solange Knowles
4) Dominoes - The Big Pink
5) Nothing to Worry About - Peter, Bjorn & John
6) No You Girls (Grizzl Remix) - Franz Ferdinand
7) So Insane - Discovery
8) The Sticky - Black Moth Super Rainbow
9) Lizstomania (Classixx Remix) - Phoenix
10) Psychic City - Yacht
11) Blood Bank (Skinny Friedman edit) - Bon Iver
12) Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
13) Animal (Mark Ronson Remix) - Miike Snow
14) Shelter (Them Jeans Remix) - The XX
15) Cruel Intentions - Simian Mobile Disco feat. Beth Ditto
16) Walking on the Moon (U-Tern's Kris Menace blend) - The Dream
17) Bulletproof - La Roux
18) One Life Stand - Hot Chip
19) Rain Dance - The Very Best feat. M.I.A.
20) You Got the Love (The XX Remix) - Florence & The Machine
21) Night by Night (Skream Remix) - Chromeo
22) Pursuit of Happiness - Kid Cudi feat Ratatat & MGMT

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"Now is the time, to act a fool tonight, forget about your worries, and you will be alright!"

Looking Into the Past - a gallery on Flickr

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Super fun idea!

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New Year's Resolution Generator

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Help for you in the next few days!

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The Avalanches are FINALLY ready! Free 23 min mix. DON'T SLEEP!
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The 25 69 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010 - List - Stereogum

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My friend Lena posted this and it's full of goodness! Releases I'm super excited about:

VAMPIRE WEEKEND - CONTRA JANUARY 12 (XL)

THE AVALANCHES - TBA (MODULAR)

FOUR TET - THERE IS LOVE IN YOU - JANUARY 26 (DOMINO)

SERENA-MANEESH - MARCH (4AD)

GORILLAZ - PLASTIC BEACH - BEFORE MARCH (EMI)

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS - TBA (VAGRANT)

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I get to hear these daily at work.

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Makes my day more pleasant each time!

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Goal or not?!

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It was a goal for the Preds!

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New wind chimes.

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A gift from my gracious family in FL. They sound great and make me so happy!

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Puppy Park Party

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Who knew there's one right behind the Coliseum?

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Sad puppy is sad.

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Jake HATED being put to bed and let us know it!

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Keep on the Sunny Side!

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More Carter Family (with audience help!)

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Dale Jett, Sara Carter's Grandson

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50 miles of elbow room.

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Eddie Stubbs

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I learned at the end of the show that he plays a mean fiddle!

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Gary Carter pedal steel

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You don't hear this sort of playing style much these days.

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Does anyone out there actually prefer button-fly jeans? If so, why?!

Ray: 2000 bucks and it's yours. You can take it home with you. As a matter of fact, I'll throw in the black keys for free.

Adult Swim : Music - ATL RMX

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Free hip hop release with some great remixes from folks like El-P, Daybre, Flying Lotus, Starkey, & Prefuse 73. Haven't heard it all the way yet, so I can't say for certain, but language is likely um, gritty.

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"What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Had a glorious night w/ the Matiko clan. Delish Indian food, engaging conversation, and poorly played hockey! Oh well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad!

Getting excited to see the Hawks skate against the the Preds tonight. Attending with Canadians too and that's always a major plus!

Alma

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I've never really liked dolls, and now I like them less. However, this is brilliant in a classic fairy tale sort of way. New animated short from former Pixar guy. A+!

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Off-beat Christmas | 337is | 8tracks

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Here are twenty-five Christmas tracks that there's a really good chance you haven't heard before (unless you're complete Christmas music junkies like us!) Highlights include Tiny Tim, Polka wunderkind Marv Herzog, & Lord Beginner! Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

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Oscar Peterson – techno producer?

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We call it Acid! Great find synthgear!

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Bad Santa robs Nashville area bank | theleafchronicle.com | The Leaf Chronicle

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Ho, ho, No!

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The 2009 VMAs: The Occult Mega-Ritual | The Vigilant Citizen

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Wow. Just wow.

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"Freezing Fog?!" Really Nashville? Must all weather related reporting be so high drama?

If you want a Christmas card from us, email me your address! leslierollins AT gmail-dot-com If you're family, I've already got your info! ;)

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." -G.K. Chesterton

Bassnectar's Pixies remix: http://ping.fm/sp6sh

Anyone else feel Morgan Freeman is getting a bit over-saturated in the voice-over department? Don't get me wrong, love his voice but ...

I wish my brother in law Jon Hunt was Web 2.0 so I could virtually talk smack about his Dolphin's losing to the mighty Titans!

My review of "W.A.R.M.T.H. Presents Preservation," an amazing new Detroit electronic music compilation! http://ping.fm/DvvRT

I love our neighbors!

Simple complications and a more distinct haze leading willy-nilly toward a seemingly unreachable closeness.

I've risen on Santa's "Good List." I found an obscure Tolstoy short story he needs for a dramatic reading. He fully endorses me & Borders!

MP3 purveyors Zero-Inch are giving away free downloads on the 25 days of Christmas. Great electronic stuff! http://ping.fm/nZXQl

Crowd is already HUGE for Marty Stuart & The Fabulous Superlatives. Still time to come down & catch the free show!

I totally get the hype over "Buraka Som Sistema" as their "Fabric Live 49" is astoundingly great dub-step. http://ping.fm/Gc0k7

Finished Assassin's Creed 2. Meh.

Tis the season to prune my friends list ... if you can see this, you made the cut ... probably!

I've turned into a Southern Weather-Wimp ... after 24 hours of drizzly rain I thought I might die. Hello Sunshine, I'm thrilled to see you!

I have a couple Google Wave invites if any of you would like one.

"We use them awhile and it's over the shoulder ..." Back when he sung like a real man! ;-) http://ping.fm/ZQ4o1

Excited to try Google Chrome on my Mac finally. Uh oh? Not 1password plugin? http://ping.fm/xHP6J

Facebook seems really slow to me of late. That and a lot of the third party apps (I'm looking at you Last.FM) are acting wonky.

Surgeon can't put a foot wrong in my books. Harder-edged at times but what variety! http://ping.fm/6DCPB

Happy Holidays! Here's a rare/unreleased original Christmas song from Circlesquare:
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A Circlesquare Christmas song, originally produced in 2005 - download it here & bring in the festive cheer: http://ping.fm/Zouhs

Will we look back at having cut Christmas trees as an era of antiquated, excessive, iresponsibility ... like smoking in public & veal ...?

Had a great time at the tree lighting & parade. Topped the night off w/ a visit to Old Spaghetti Factory w/ friends.

Downtown for the tree lighting & Holiday parade. Brrr!

I'm a professional errand runner! New tags for my car, emissions test, postal cashier's check, update title ... Whew!

A wee bit of Irish Breakfast tea shakes the cobwebs out of my head on this grey, wet, & chilly day in Nashville. You should come crawl Sat!

Fitting my mood today. ♫ http://blip.fm/~h8gb5

I left home without my wallet & with no belt ... stumbling out of the gate after a few days off.

Time to clean up an head home to Nashville. Beautiful weather again today! It's almost December?! Really?!!

"The greatest friend of the soul is the unkown." - John O'Donohue

Ugh! Pick 6. Good game Packers. Good try Lions.

Oh well, still points for the Lions. The Safety is my favorite play in football.

Even better than a safety! Defensive TD! WTG Lion's D!

OK Lions, how about a safety?

Good night nurse...I don't think the Lions have enough points in them to mount a comeback today.

Someone cover Driver! KTHNKBAI!

Fumbled! Recovered! Go Lions!

Holding the Pack to 3 again. TD before the half please Lions.

2 picks? Yikes.

Wow! Is that as loud as the Lions' home crowd can get? Come on, your D needs to hear you!

Are there actually people who'd give a Lexus as a Christmas gift?

Ruh-roh...behave Lions!

Missed FG for GB! Hooray!

Opening kick off fumble recovery & a score for the Lions?! Awesome start!

I'm so excited to finally see my Lions play on TV! Hope they have a better game this T-day & give the Pack a big challenge. Aloha Blue baby!

"One single grateful thought towards heaven, is the most perfect prayer." - Minna von Barnhelm

Made it safely to the Hunt's lake house & am enjoying catching up with the family. 2 pies in the oven ... Good eatin' tomorrow!

Hitting 40 East with my sweetie!

I'm finally feeling 4/5 better ... the only thing I hate more than decimals is fractions.

Expected to be feeling better but seem to be declining today. Shame, it's so pretty outside I'd like to romp and play!

Quick! Download this free sampler and hear some of my favorite Philip Glass music ever! Can't miss this! http://ping.fm/7q2ZX

Quick! Download this free sampler and hear some of my favorite Philip Glass music ever! Can't miss this! http://ping.fm/yf9St

I'm loving the last.fm integration on xbox live. It sounds fantastic streaming through my stereo! Lisa's happy with an "Owl City" station.

I can't kick this cold! Dr's appointment this afternoon. Rest and fluids for me.

Waiting to hear NPR's Carl Kassell live @ The Bellcourt. Hooray WLPN & Public Radio!

I believe I could listen to "Scion: Arrange & Process Basic Chanel Tracks" for eternity. Lush, varied, chill, & bangin' all @ once. Perfect.

Glass' "Fall of the House of Usher" was brooding. Loved the extensive use of guitar. Funny, I don't recall the incest in Poe's story...

Opera attempt Mark 2. This time w/ a slightly worsened cold. Sky Blue for brunch first ... c'mon hash browns, heal me!

Saw the AMAZING Jesse McReynolds (of Jim & Jesse) fame. He still shreds on the mandolin. Curly Seckler has more energy at 90 than I do!

It's only appropriate that an evening of planned opera creates drama ... sold out for tonight. 2PM matinee for us tomorrow instead!

Ron White & Philip Glass' opera booked in the same complex on the same night...gotta' love the crowd mixture!

Let it be known that I fully approve of the Argyle revival. Now, let's have full-on Paisley next ok?

If your website requires me to use pop up windows, I won't be using your website.

The sun is shining & people around me seem so happy!

We had an amazing time in Chicago. Thanks Cogswells!

United Center: great venue for hockey & the Blackhawks organization capiltalizes on the franchise's storied history. Quality all around.

Pumped to see Original 6 Hockey in person! Chicago friends, join us at the game: Hawks vs Kings Nov. 9, 7:00 PM @ United Center, Sec 307

We've had AMAZING weather while in Chicago. More walking today perhaps ...

Headed to dinner at Green Zebra with the Cogswell family. Excited to sample their veggie-treats: http://ping.fm/44dEi

Quick bite & off to the Chicago Museum of Art to see the modern wing addition.

Dear AT&T, I've been enjoying another American city sullied by your FAILED 3g. Could you please fix your busted network? KTHXBAI

I'm excited to have my 1st ride in a zipcar. On our way to a Strikeforce event. Watch for us on CBS!

RT @patric131 "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."

Swingin' @ Green Mill. Great call Paul Cook!

I saw a man I thought was wearing knee-high orthopedic boots but it was just his style. Lisa assured me he was "likely Australian & old."

Acusations that suggest I'm in the wrong tend to loosen my tongue.

So long sunshine starvation! Today's rays superbly satiate my soul.

I'm so thankful to be home. Lisa & I shared a great night of Indian food, mininmal techno, great conversation, & meeting new friends.

I made my connection on time in Memphis. My lazy bag did not! Thank goodness I'm home & don't need to live out of it!

Working w/ a crew so intensely on a multi-day project brings back fond memories of college. Thanks for the great conversation Pedro & Piper!

I've slipped the bonds of reality & am phasing through this plane without knowledge or understanding.

No 3G in most of LA? Really AT&T? Here's cr-app for that. C'mon Apple! Give us Yanks a network option that doesn't suck to go with iPhones.

From my fortune cookie: "You wil be advanced socially, without any special effort."

I'm witnessing the strength of the Santa Ana Winds first hand. Great day for a kite and unexpected palm tree prunings. Brrr...

Thank you all for making up a part of me. Spending the evening with dear friends reminds me how much I value our shared experiences.

I'm so excited to hang out with the Mohn/Yoo clan tonight!

Borders sort update: I've got a big hole. And it's moving in the right direction.

If we had a modern CCC/WPA would most consider the work beneath them? I could go for 6 mos of trailbuilding. Our parks could use the love!

Word on the street is our Borders SWAT team is gunning for 40 hours logged before Friday! Whew, now this is a serious schedule!

While flying at night, forrests & mountains look like bodies of water ...

Flight delayed an hour, but found out prior to getting to BNA. So bonus time with Lisa walking the Percy Priest Dam greenway.

Monty Python, Uncharted 2, DQ Blizzards, & Lisa ... best Friday ever!

Testing FB tagging with my lovely wife @Lisa Rollins

OK motorheads, if I was out of town for 9 days and upon returning discovered my car battery dead, does it mean it's time to replace it?

Back in the 'Ville & fixin' to have a big time with Miss Lisa ... who knows? Maybe we'll have our picture made!

Most folk want the center of an Oreo, but few want the center seat on a plane ...

This airport is crawling with full-blown Disney princesses & Pooh-heads ... Erm, that'd be Winnie the Pooh-heads.

Hittin' the road w/ CJ ... taking 27 out of Avon Park & returning to MCO. Stay tuned for the Lisa & Les reunited tour! I hear it's 'mantic!

Had a great day birding with Mom. Peregrine was the highlight. Saw a raccoon fishing too! Watching NOVA about monitor lizards. Love 'em!

I forgot what football looks like in standard def ... like writing with a pencil.

Made it back to Avon Park safe & sound. Partial decompression in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ...

This weekend has been a blast! The wedding was a complete success & hangin' with the family recharges me. Thanks for the laughs & good fun!

Um...hello? Titans? How 'ya doin'?

CPK for lunch after the airboat ride!

Got my ear protection on & am ready for an airboat tour!

I think an airboat ride is in our future ... should be an insane adventure with this family!! ;-)

What a great day! Family, food, fun, & friends! Couldn't ask for more!

Hangin' @ the Bollers & partying w/ the family. Great times!

Recharged after the wedding and reception ... ready to party some more with the family. I love my wife!! :-)

Wedding-eve-night adventure trying to find Italian ice. We're with the bride. The groom left us in the dust.

Time to do some manscaping!

Hooray! Lisa is here and the fun can REALLY start!

Made it to the hotel in Orlando & the family is streaming in! Lisa arrives later tonight & then the party really starts!

I'm looking forward to my next "phantom update" courtesy of my wreckless wife who's taken possession of my logins. "She'z in muh internetz!"

Proof that we are living in a new era: Trey Songz chorus lyrics are "LOL Smiley Face" and drops "Twitpics." I get it, but still seems weird.

My heart is warm and full of the love you all shared with me today! Thanks for being great friends!

"People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen." Donald Miller

Waiting on flight to Orlando, listening to Bibio, & remembering when Brightkite used to just work.

I fear the "Curse of the Lions" may have followed me to Tennessee ...

I'm pulling for KC vs Dallas today. I never knew KC used to be the Dallas Texans!

Whew! All that drama! I'm whipped!!

“I lived on art, I lived on love”

Tosca has more third person than I'm completely comfortable with. PS: Jealousy is never good!

Ready to get my Tosca on @TPAC with the Nashville Opera & Symphony. Bring the drama!

Saw an urban
hawk feeding in an alley. Don't know what kind...smaller than a crow, white tipped tail, 3 black bars, & red/buff neck stripes.

Walking to TPAC from Germantown.

FACT: someone is making up facts about babycat.

Alleys are urban greenways. Lisa & I can comfortably jog side by side through them with basically no traffic!

Preds looked sharp in their season opener. Good win!

In more urban settings one's home serves as a low pass filter for boom-systems. Now to find the resonance knob.

A secret Nature doesn't want you to know: All snakes are Pez dispensers & ones with rattles stock various chocolates.

I wish I had something to tell you, but nuthin'!

If we ever hang out & you're a technical writer don't tell me or I might slap you & not share nicely ...

I have some invites to the awesome Brizzly service: http://ping.fm/YXgD3
Would love a Google Wave invite if you have one!

I think this dub-step mix from Neil Landstrumm is the BEST THING I've heard in a LONG TIME! http://ping.fm/NCFCi

I'm ready to cash in but can't remember which chip color is worth anything ... all of mine are black.

I'd prefer not to.

The Titans won't miss Haynesworth & they definitely shouldn't run the Wildcat offense. Keep barking up the same tree & expect change! Good.

Bring the Dub, come! Mash them down!

Lisa & I are out exploring ... turning the opposite directions on well travelled streets & going straight where we normally turn.

Like one of those times when you made a poor decision ... hot, upset, & dissapointed. Nah, think of kittens in costumes instead.

Lisa & I met Vernon Winfrey on our neighborhood walk tonight. He's Oprah's dad & he has a barbershop just down the street from us. Nice man!

"No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face." - John Donne

I've grown bored with drips ... rain, nasal, morphine, wait ... I don't have one of those.

Plottin' fer a chilled Sunday.

For Becky May: Saturday Night's Alright For Fightin'!

Never got "Rainy Days & Mondays Get Me Down" before today ...

Trying to determine where to hang our house numbers. See Facebook/Brightkite photo to voice your opinion!

Tell me about naming conventions in Blues music. How does one become "Big," "Little," "Slim," etc? And shouldn't someone be "Tiniest" etc?

Have sniffles, and a tickle in my throat. H1N1? Hope not. Just took a bath in a tub in I don't know how long ... forever? Eucalyptus magic!

Why so much drama? I'm looking at you soccer w/ your temper-tantrum falls that you "miraculously" bounce up from a mere moment later.

Is there a mandate that bedroom furniture must be dark wood? Or that the headboard must have velour? Or an ostentatious headboard?

How can you have s'mores if you haven't had sm'any?

Revised NIV & no more TNIV? Amazing how sticky gender is in translation: http://is.gd/2LpdK

Why hello rake ... I remember you. Shall we dance in the yard today? No, no ... you lead and I'll try to keep off your toes.

Hooray! Closed on the house! We're officially home owners now!

Wishing I had a harness for today's roller coaster ... clickity-click, click, click ... the first drop is a doozy! ;-)

"Workers should not have to live in poverty if employed." Thanks for help with minimum wage raises over the years Ted.

Shoe laces challenge my mechanical reasoning abilities ... where do all these knots come from?

"Confusing yourself is a way to stay honest." #Holzer-truism

Feel "Like Two Flamingos In A Fruit Fight" ...

Hello Lions. Perhaps you'd like to join in and play in this game against the Browns?

Although I never make a fuss about it while eating out, I'm irritated when the tines on my fork are misaligned. I also LOATHE plastic forks.

I helped a Pop-star get DVDs out of our locked case today ... buying BBC productions of Austen ... I up-sold season 1 of "The Mighty Boosh!"

An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.
Jef Mallett, Frazz, 04-04-07 #healthcare debate

I've found my FAVOURITE iPhone App ever! New method of modular synthesis for .99? Yes Please!!

They're using more & more synths these days ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~bsshi

Ah yes Mr. Eno, you can play your dulcet tones for me anytime!

I'm thinking of the May family today as they lay George to rest. He was a gentle, kind, & fun man. Life was better w/ George. I'll miss him.

I'm requesting your help in reminding me that compassion is a necessity. If you see it missing in my heart, nudge me in the right direction.

Am wondering if anyone else has been having issues with #igoogle? Really slow & mostly broken all weekend.

Am having delusions of inadequacy.

While I crave new experiences & LOVE trying new things, I also LOVE being a regular where they know just what I want.

Word of the day = gallimaufry

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RT @GammaCounter Bookstore window t-shirt: "Don't judge a book by its movie." (via @GreatDismal)

Well as we're think of groups we thought'd be huge, I thought these guys would give U2 a run for their money! ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~b513i

If Christ is The Light, we should act as a prism refracting streams of Truth. Not a magnifying glass that narrows & burns a solitary point.

I forgot all about Deep Forest! DJ Rennie Foster opens with Sweet Lullaby (Reprise) in this mix: http://ping.fm/rhyIB

I've gotten soy milk in my hot beverages for years ... how did I never think of getting it steamed?! Thanks my clever Brentwood Barista!

Updated my field recordings with track 5: http://ping.fm/6xDrW

Gotta' run, gotta' run, gotta' run!

Mondays?! I don't do those! ;-) OOOPS!

Surprised I haven't caught up with NASCAR driver Regan Smith on South I-65 yet. His trailer must be a lot faster than his race car.

Back to back wins at Brickyard ... FTW!

48 & 5 making it interesting in the final laps!

Trouble for Montoya and Junior on lap 127!

I might be crazy but I think I can hear an audible difference between the 1st & last place cars ...

Uh oh, Snickers was naughty.

Some great trash talking ... apparantly Robby Gordon crashes here regularly & The Denver Mattress car has a ton of fans.

I have a feeling I'm going to see a lot of things today that I've not seen before. Started off w/ a cooler (with a wagon handle) on wheels.

I love Indy more each time I come here. Great art, music, culture, & history! Thank you Heims for encouraging us on this great trip!

Spent a great afternoon with the Cuthberts and fixing to check out Indy hot spot Therapy with them!

Cheese grits FTW!

I've arranged 4 of my field recordings into a short set ... 2 new recordings added today! http://ping.fm/KKHmb

Overheard. Girl 1: "I'm painting a rainbow." Girl 2: "Aw, me too." Girl 1: "I'm painting a different one."

Mix (2 of 2) of my current track selections for you: http://ping.fm/cfgwX

Mix (1 of 2) of my current track selections for you:
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Narcissism fails when breaking gaze with yourself while comparing, seeking validation, or forcing your view on others.

I'm so saddened to hear of Dani Long's passing. Here's a mix I think she'd have liked: http://ping.fm/xH36Y

Finally snagged a copy of this (Thanks Grimey's!) and watched it ... I & I approve! http://ping.fm/Bl0qN

Just watched this documentary & was shocked how many featured biscuits we've tried! http://ping.fm/VgAx6

Why did none of my friends inform me that at 12:34:56 today it was 123456789?! C'mon people! We need to celebrate these things!

"Crazier than an acre of snakes." Awesome phrase.

"History is a continuum, you select the bullsh*t to believe." -told to me today by a man who claims to know where Amelia Earhart is buried.

Free Electronic mp3 (I recommend "Time's Up") w/ this DL Code: 4729325913027875 http://ping.fm/cpDli

Best house mix I've heard in a minute! RA = quality, and this mix is DEEP!

http://ping.fm/YRi2F

Awkward dismount.

Happy 4th Y'all! Here's a nice fireworks display you'll enjoy: http://ping.fm/EMlCJ

Just saw a hoopty Buick on 24s with a BMW logo affixed to the trunk. Class.

Has the economy caused a change in your plans for 4th festivities? Nashvillians, where are the parades, fireworks, watermelon feeds, etc?

Happy July Y'all! Rabbit rabbit and all that jazz!

Gutted to hear Andy has passed. RIP, and may you have full access to skies full of little fluffy clouds. ♫ http://blip.fm/~926o7

There is less to this than meets the eye.

In a perfect situation, what percentage of your work would be manual labor, & what percentage mental?

Do you prefer working alone or with others? I almost always prefer another's help especially in domestic chores (like grocery shopping!)

Why do people talk about "stars" as if they know them & as if the minutiae of their lives somehow makes a difference in their own?

Opinion wanted: rehab vintage (1932) urban house, awesome character, re-developing 'hood VS newer (1970) more suburban "safe" home. To buy.

How fun! They're collaborating with the original artists now ... can't find a US street date for this though. ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~8fege

Still one of my very faves ... the 303 workout doesn't even hit until the 10 minute mark! ♫ http://blip.fm/~8fdi8

Blip sure seems to be losing the link plot ... it took me forever to find a decent song for tonight ... off to... ♫ http://blip.fm/~8fd3c

Saw a guy on a cell phone while driving a convertible Porsche with the top down on the highway. Really? Could he even hear his phone?

Chilled to perfection beneath the waves of sleep. ♫ http://blip.fm/~8cjj8

"It's awful! Have you heard the liberals want to impose a millionaire's tax? They take more if you make over a million a year!" Overheard.

In honor of 13 years of wedded bliss, to my beloved Karpenko bride! Here's to our continued love! ♫ http://blip.fm/~8bcqw

On a crazy mission for invisible destinations with captain Loony.

My friend Nicole reminded me of this gem of a song. Seems like a perfect Monday afternoon song! ♫ http://blip.fm/~89mdu

This is the best article I've read so far this year: http://bit.ly/OpJ3B

Perfect in every way. ♫ http://blip.fm/~88741

This should suit you nicely! Thanks for the props! @Blippo ♫ http://blip.fm/~86c7p

Well, let's hear a totally different side of Miles now! Thanks for jumping in: @melbamelba ♫ http://blip.fm/~86bwm

Does the telephone make men more active or more lazy? Does [it] break up home life and the old practice of visiting friends?
SF CA, 1926

I'm a sucker for new technology in razors and toothbrushes ... what can I say? I love hygiene!

What an AWESOME series! I'm looking forward to this rivalry for years to come. Congrats Pittsburgh!

Should be a heck of a third period if the last two minutes of the second is any indication.

Give peas a chance! This'll put some funk in your trunk! ♫ http://blip.fm/~83rhp

Good way to end the night ... peacefully woozy. Thanks for sharing: @FabioBola, @stena, @Mtii ♫ http://blip.fm/~82n3m

Anyone know if this is true? "It is a strange measure of technology's acceleration that there are no cell-phone images of the 9-11 attacks."

I'd quit my vegetarian ways if I could see hockey like tonight's game year-round! Can't wait for game 7! Datsyuk v. Malkin = teh AWESOME!

Lisa and I just registered for this! Come run with us! First 500 people in for $50! http://ping.fm/Kn9dV

And now for something completely different ... @libertyfetish ♫ http://blip.fm/~7xr4c

Good morning. This works for me today. ♫ http://blip.fm/~7wlxb

Nighty-night y'all ... Bukem's new FabricLive mix put me in the mood for this! Thanks @LisaWorld, @Eros, @Fern... ♫ http://blip.fm/~7vvxc

Lot's to chew on here: "18 Challenges in Contemporary Literature" http://ping.fm/gOLsX

@anjuscha has it going on today! This is far and away my fave Four Tet track ever! So dreamy! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7uxnb

A lovely selection from @anjuscha: "there is more to life than the everyday routine." ♫ http://blip.fm/~7uung

Morning all! Saw this group Friday here in Nashville and was blown away! If you like classic 4AD they're for y... ♫ http://blip.fm/~7uqj1

Just watched Blade Runner on Blu-ray. How can a nearly 30 year old movie still look so cutting edge? Timeless score too!

Well, all over the map tonight, so let's go out in a blaze of glory ... guitars used to create walls of sound.... ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tv8o

Ki Da Na Ka Gi Da Na Ga TiRaKi TaTiRa KiTa Ti Ra Ki Ta Dhin! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tuoi

Taking guitar to a whole new level ... Thanks for the props @Quadraphalange ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tucc

The Incredible Bongo Band's version of this rocks, but tonight's a guitar theme! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tu1b

Saucy, saucy, saucy ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~7ttl2

Moving away from steel, but keeping it guitar! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7ttgn

Jr. rocks the steel in his own unique style ... see this cat live if you ever have a chance, he's a treat! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tsv7

Sho-Bud tour sho 'nuff! Thanks for the props! @loxlok, @pinkpolkadots, @ VikingKvinna ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tsi1

Back to the beach ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~7ts8i

Another Noel Boggs gem for the intro! And you can't beat the set-up! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7trs0

Noel Boggs could bend the steel too! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7trm7

ET could pick the steel champs! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7trfu

Tell me you don't think of Ernie in the Tub! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7trcf

KLF brought steel kicking and screaming into the ambient era. ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tr4b

BJ Cole is another fine steel player ... slightly different style. ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tr0m

Talk about a lineup! Emmons FTW! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tqxj

Someday, I will own a steel guitar! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tqlo

Well, the Tubb/Foley version will have to do! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tqgl

They need to a Rock Band or Guitar Hero of this lineup! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tqce

Would have preferred their version of Tennessee Border, but this has a similar spirit! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7tq2m

Parents overheard instructing their kids while we walking in our complex tonight: "Don't shoot the cars ... shoot each other!"

Happy Dub Sunday! My selections from today's set are streamable here: http://blip.fm/337is

Last one for Dub Sunday, stay conscious and love each other! @rico, @DJPatrickDuffy, @jhidalgo, @FabioBola ♫ http://blip.fm/~7sx5k

Line up and join the Jonkanoo! @jhidalgo ♫ http://blip.fm/~7swvp

Even in the darkest night, there is a light to follow. ♫ http://blip.fm/~7swk2

Selector! Keep them dancing, Hold Tight! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7swh6

Logic is toppled in waves of dub ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~7sw9o

After Babylon's stunning defeat, we'll never grow old! @rico, @DJPatrickDuffy ♫ http://blip.fm/~7sw2g

Dr. Lee has come from space to speak the truth to us. ♫ http://blip.fm/~7svli

Chant it down! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7svfv

Mash them down! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7sv6v

Happy Dub Sunday Y'all! Not a strictly dub number, but there's always room for conscious roots! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7suzv

Club concerts are so much better now that the venues are smoke-free in Nashville. I love coming home not reeking of second-hand smoke!

Why do I always try to spell "bloody" as "bloddy?!"

Horrid singing, brilliant concept! http://ping.fm/40HrL

Listen to great new music curated by 337is, at http://ping.fm/bX2Yi

Hard fought game tonight ... can't wait for the next one!

Email to me: "Hi Leslie. I'm working on "Bounty Hunter" & I was wondering if I could get your balloon guy info, I need some for a parade."

Check out my new mix, Wires, at http://ping.fm/fVegl

One more of Kenny's that I love. ♫ http://blip.fm/~7ey4o

Wanted the original mix, but this will have to do for my Kenny Larkin fix tonight ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~7exxs

I love hockey! What a great series so far!

Got tickets to see this band and School of Seven Bells next week here in Nashville. Should be an amazing show! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7d29o

Very excited to see this band with Black Moth Super Rainbow here in Nashville next week! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7d23t

@bugfish: Some more lovelies for you! ♫ http://blip.fm/~7byx6

Been enjoying his saxophone concerto this morning but all version on blip are POOR, so here's this then ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~7bvhd

This one is for the video! Great track no doubt, but how do you compete with The New Dance Show?! You don't! ♫ http://blip.fm/~78hwd

Always in my crate. Even to this day. What can I say? ♫ http://blip.fm/~78hlw

More, more, more ... ring 'em Jeff! ♫ http://blip.fm/~78hjw

Like what? ♫ http://blip.fm/~78hgc

Hmmm...we've suddenly veered into acid. ♫ http://blip.fm/~78h9e

Yeah, I'm a Tresor fan-boy ... guilty as charged. ♫ http://blip.fm/~78h1n

This will scratch that itch. ♫ http://blip.fm/~78gxv

Can't find "Train-Tracs" so this will have to do. ♫ http://blip.fm/~78gu5

Submerging now, beneath the waves ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~78gi2

One of the highlight moments for me in DEMF history was hearing Troy Pierce drop this early Sunday morning on ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~78fxm

Keeping it on a classic tip for tonight ... more chords, and more beats! ♫ http://blip.fm/~78fpw

Yes, yes, this track is the business. Still makes me wiggle uncontrollably! ♫ http://blip.fm/~78fda

How have my musical friends let me sleep on this cat?! He's got the answers to our energy crisis! ♫ http://blip.fm/~77lnc

Well, cream and 2 Splendas actually ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~77ee7

Regulate y'all! ♫ http://blip.fm/~75x1b

I was so close to a bolt of lightning today that my ears rung and I smelled ozone.

Per NYT: American teens texted 2272 times per month in Q4 2008, almost 80 per day, & twice 09's rate.

Thank you all service personal past and present! I admire your commitment and thank you for it. ♫ http://blip.fm/~70e7h

@bugfish: Thanks for the De La! Never a bad choice. Your selection made me think of this. ♫ http://blip.fm/~709bq

I'm no pimp ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6zcsj

Why can't all hip-hop keep up with this level of quality? ♫ http://blip.fm/~6zcf0

Dope, dope, DOPE video ... even now! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6zc4m

The Blackhawks seem to have lost the plot completely ...

Eating away at the juicy green lettuces ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ya2e

Back to earth, and below the waves ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y9wq

This just in from beyond the stars ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y9kl

Don't get bit, there's no going back! Dub Sunday in effect! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y9dn

Washing over you ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y95y

Deeper, deeper ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y8xj

Hey DEMF-ers! Hope the rain is staying out of the D and your consciousness is lifted! Highlight of past events... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y8rf

Getting smoother all the time ... I want his hair! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y8mw

From one vocal style to another ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y8iy

Eek! What a sound-clash! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y8ce

Yeah, this fits me today ... rough, but honestly, not so rugged! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y88s

Dub Selecta! Can't find "Jah Show Them the Way Dub" but this is a close second ... happy Dub Sunday! @jka, @el... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6y85c

Sounds of the State: a Sonic Haiku Project. Featuring the sounds of Michigan: http://ping.fm/wXiGV

Still love the video, still love the track ... oink oink! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xcht

Bow wow. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xcgf

Before the movies wrecked it all ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xc8t

I thought this track would change the world. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xc04

And completely off the rails ... my first intro to Mr. James, rudest git I ever met! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xbya

Lost the plot now, still a beauty though ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xbw9

This will do as well ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xboe

Then the lovely take ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xblh

The closest Tom Cruise ever came to cool ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xbhw

Under waves soon ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xbfa

Ebb and flow. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xbaq

A song for Lee, when he's dead ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xaee

Shame there never was a duet with Lee Hazlewood in his lifetime ... take deux ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xa8t

Shame there never was a duet with Lee Hazlewood in his lifetime ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6xa0t

Wanted the Vapourspace mix of this but can't find it! @bugfish ♫ http://blip.fm/~6x9w2

Tribal before it had a name ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6x9fh

Easing into the afternoon and in an Ambient state of mind ... @slicedgeek, @jka, @bugfish, @froh, @melodyofyou... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6wbx8

"Lets go Krogering, Krogering, Krogering ... "

"This changed my definition of music." One of my live concerts highlights in the D with the crowd singing alon... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6vzfz

Probably my favorite electro track ever ... I could drive for HOURS with this looping. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6uhv1

Alright, a few electro classics to get the night started right! "I'm shapeshifting from place to place, bendin... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6uhnp

To all the Speak & Spell fans out there. Get your electro on! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6uhg1

This cat was one of the most entertaining conductors I've ever seen! Thanks for listening! @froh ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ug09

@echodex: "very cocteau twins-esque" Right you are! Great find thanks! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6uez5

My nephew Justin is feeling Justice so I introduced him to Goblin, the originators! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6tu61

Probably my fave Talking Heads track ever. I've listened to "Stop Making Sense" more than any other CD I've ow... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6tlrb

When I first got this single, I put this track on repeat in my dorm room and left it looping for 72 hours. Sti... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6sn38

Awesome news! http://ping.fm/F2Xb4

@bugfish: "I used to get lost in this album." It was a new discovery to me 10 years ago and I wore my vinyl out! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6sk4r

@bugfish: "Nerdcore represent!" My man Nat knows the time! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6sk2a

Keep it groovy and thanks for the props! @djstarellecullen ♫ http://blip.fm/~6sii6

A slept-on classic. Thanks for the props y'all! @Erosiccu, @theElectrifyingG2, @melodyofyourlife, @SouthernBel... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6sia5

To my friend Al King III, the funki-est dred I know! Love you man and still think we rock for catching them li... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6shtf

Shouldn't an ancient flu from meting ice be called a cold?! http://ping.fm/1Mllq

Perfectly describes the weather in Nashville TN...how did these Norwegians know? ♫ http://blip.fm/~6p5wn

And scene ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nj6a

See the breaking glass? ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nixi

Quantizer? ♫ http://blip.fm/~6niut

Riding out ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6niqa

So you think you can scratch? ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nih7

Who's in the house? ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nifi

Everyone needs a hand puppet ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nic1

You can be the bun ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ni5h

Everybody has a little light ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ni1d

Home of the De La sample. @bduubz, @SouthernBellEDixcii, @Thnikkaman, @ScenicKK, @jka ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nhy7

RAWWWR! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nhtw

Grrrrr! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nho2

I wait, I wait, I wait ... @foam ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nhll

Wake me up! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nhed

Mascara ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nh0d

Sgt. Never's Band ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ngsn

Can I get a witness? ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ngo9

Funky drummer ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ngis

Rare treasures deep within ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ngf8

Whoo-ooh-ooh... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ngca

Bez me! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ng7d

We lost our minds ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ng36

DV8? ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nfwa

Never Stop! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nfiq

BUGS! BUGS! BUGS! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nfe0

Oh yeah ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nf97

Before you could talk ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nelk

Before time began ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6nef8

Revolution ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6neaf

Drive anywhere ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ndzp

You can't hide ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ndty

Feeling sentimental ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ndj9

Feeling sentimental ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ndhx

Thanks for the love and props y'all! Here's De La with a sick Funkadelic loop. @bduubz, @SouthernBellEDixcii, ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6n24s

Overheard during lunch; "My mother-in-law said my breasts are too small to nurse. I wanted to squeeze my milk in her face."

If I could, I'd live inside this track. Don't worry, you're invited! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6k5ue

Dear crock-pot lasagna , you're what's for dinner & you'll be delish! kthxbai!

Keepin' on a soulful hip-hop tip. How much do I miss Dilla? A lot. For @SouthernBellEDixcii as she digs Busta! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6jexj

Here's De La Soul's (Prince Paul joint) take on Hall & Oates' classic. @SouthernBellEDixcii ♫ http://blip.fm/~6jd7j

Be honest y'all...how many of you knew this before De La looped it? @SouthernBellEDixcii: "=)" ♫ http://blip.fm/~6jco4

Way to go Mike! Here's one for you and your crew! @foam ♫ http://blip.fm/~6jc8t

Hey Y'all, I LOVE YOU! @itslisayall, @bduubz, @jka, @clemensstecher, @FreakinFrog, @anjuscha, @Krimzen, @ajohn... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6j6ud

Einstein called and he's ready to work with you this Monday morning. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6j3r7

Thanks for this visual/aural crack Jere:
http://ping.fm/6tZOt

Has anyone heard his piece "How Much Better If Plymouth Rock Had Landed on the Pilgrims?" Curious to know more... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ht0s

One track that may have improved on "Can U Feel It" ... still gives me chills. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6hk6x

Top shelf shots frequenly clear The Bulin Wall!

In honor of 13 glorious years with my wife Lisa! Can I pick the romantic jamz or what?! This is why she loves ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6h1tx

Thanks for a great night out NRG! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6fwvn

Best name tonight "Mshell-O Bombiner" with shirt #1600.

My roller derby name would be "Cher Nobyl" http://ping.fm/NLOr5

Watching the Nashville Roller Girls (NRG) & the Dixie Derby Girls from AL.
http://bit.ly/Fq1Iu
http://ping.fm/pdCur

Training class with architectural specialist. http://ping.fm/PYzXE

Just watched Mark Hoolboom's 2003 work "Portrait" ... pretty dire.
http://bit.ly/uEKyQ

27 new volunteers for The Frist. 150,000 hours served over the 9 year life of the institute.

Barely made it on time to the Frist with all the streets closed for a road race this morning!
http://bit.ly/4Haxg

You are getting very sleepy...very relaxed...calm...happy...bliss... ♫ http://blip.fm/~6drwz

Some of the best graffiti I've seen! Storm drain art from Brazil: http://bit.ly/D6EY5

Some of the best graffiti I've seen yet!
http://ping.fm/y61cU

Perhaps the perfect track. Seriously. Has it been topped yet? educate me if it has please. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6d0t8

New track-werker I've not encountered before ... like the deep grit of it and eager to hear more. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6czzx

Took my car in for work, it's sick! Now lunch with @lisarollins23 @Calypso.
http://bit.ly/SjOBE
http://ping.fm/Db6yR

Thanks for the link Mike! Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch. Details and full album stream here: http://bit.ly/u9xQt

Thanks for the tip Mike! Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse Team Up With David Lynch. Details and full release stream here: http://bit.ly/u9xQt

This is a great start to the morning. Easily in my top 10 all time favorite tracks. http://ping.fm/fg3Dj ♫ http://blip.fm/~6c3um

I can never hear Underworld and not think of The Fall! @echodex, @futurebiblehero,@moloko75, @bduubz ♫ http://blip.fm/~6c3bk

I can never hear Underworld and not think of The Fall! @futurebiblehero,@moloko75, @tublilino,@bduubz ♫ http://blip.fm/~6c370

http://ping.fm/0dfS8

Off to bed.

Oh Charmed, why do I watch you?

Back to the tunes. More experimental/prog for Tami! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6aocs

http://bit.ly/ya9Sr
Sauce is home. Uh oh. http://yfrog.com/7g4k1j

Another test, this time from my iPhone. Ohhhh ... New shoes! http://yfrog.com/159gpj

test (sorry, trying to get all my streams in line!)

How am I native Michigander and have never encountered this cat's work before?! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6ab21

@djMIDIWall Welcome to the party! Now drop some modular science on us please! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6aa0h

@clemensstecher One for your oeuvre ... enjoy, and welcome. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6a9h0

@dB_the_DJ Good job! Welcome to the party! One of my fave CCM songs EVER! ♫ http://blip.fm/~6a7ge

@itslisayall I think I'd have to sing Ruthie's part on this one. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6a762

IMAX or LIEMAX? http://ping.fm/4KVCB

My grandpa Rollins was a GREAT whistler. This is for him. ♫ http://blip.fm/~6a1tk

Could they have been more forward thinking? ♫ http://blip.fm/~69wma

Who's up for some Italian prog? ♫ http://blip.fm/~69kw5

This one's for your Vlad! ♫ http://blip.fm/~682r8

can't wait for the Lost season finale tonight! ♫ http://blip.fm/~66io9

has no deities in there, but more pesto than you can shake a stick at! ♫ http://blip.fm/~65ryi

has to shop tonight! ? http://blip.fm/~63wfs

is about to get cleaned! ? http://blip.fm/~62wby

@Krimzen: thanks for this one! Mood-flip already? Must be a monday for me! ? http://blip.fm/~61m3l

thinks should be a great way to kick off a Monday. ? http://blip.fm/~61kpq

people could learn some tips ... too much adventure for a mother's day! ? http://blip.fm/~605vq

thanks all the fantastic mothers out there! Love you very much!! ? http://blip.fm/~5zjyq

"The reason for these back to back games, a Yanni concert back in Pittsburgh." Go Caps!

oh yeah, just about a perfect start to the day then... ? http://blip.fm/~5xiet

thinks the "dusty library" bit is right on. ? http://blip.fm/~5uuuh

saw the sunset and gasped for air... ? http://blip.fm/~5tis0

can hear them buzzing his head and there's not a thing he can do to stop them. ? http://blip.fm/~5t6pa

can hear them buzzing his head and there's not a thing I can do to stop them. ? http://blip.fm/~5t6nh

secretly wishes I were Bernard Black. ? http://blip.fm/~5o2hc

has a headful of nothing.

Quite possibly my favorite track ever. ? http://blip.fm/~5k5ve

thinks orange blossom honey might be the best he's had in green tea yet!

is happy to back in Nashville...that drive is TOO long.

Stopping for fuel in Murfreesboro. Less than an hour left in this trip. Hooray!

is rollin' in my 4.0, with my sunroof open so my hair can blow.

Found and already comsumed some Dunkin Donuts coffee. Not quite to I-75 yet, but progressing right along.