Things that don't suck
Quickturn Duplication
Do you have a disc production job that you need completed...like yesterday. Lee or Steve over at Quickturn will take care of you, They'll have your job done by the end of the day if you are in a real hurry....don't ask how I know...if you need dvd's or cd's duplicated in the Twin Cities give them a call.
952-451-7939
Filson Wool Jackets
The Stormy Kromer Hat
Up here in the frozen tundra when the wind blows, no better option exists to keep your noggin warm. Its got a brim, it's made of wool, and it has the damn story printed on the tag on the inside.
"Retired semi-pro baseball player, railroad engineer and general tough character Stormy lost a few too many hats to the icy wind whipping through his locomotive.
On a cold morning in 1903, Stormy asked his beloved wife, Ida, to help him modify one of his many hats from his baseball days by sewing earflaps on the thing. The newly revised cap also featured a soft flexible visor — and was a great departure from the traditional engineer hats of the era. But to Stormy, the best part of his modified cap was that it managed to stay right where it belonged — on his head — high winds and all.
And that's it. That's where it all began."
The next time the cold winds of November blow early....grab yourself a Kromer.
The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald
The legend lives on from the chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called gitche gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of november turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more
Than the edmund fitzgerald weighed empty.
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of november came early.
The ship was the pride of the american side
Coming back from some mill in wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for cleveland
And later that night when the ships bell rang
Could it be the north wind theyd been feelin?
The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the captain did too,
Twas the witch of november come stealin.
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
When the gales of november came slashin.
When afternoon came it was freezin rain
In the face of a hurricane west wind.
When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin.
Fellas, its too rough to feed ya.
At seven p.m. a main hatchway caved in, he said
Fellas, its been good tknow ya
The captain wired in he had water comin in
And the good ship and crew was in peril.
And later that night when his lights went outta sight
Came the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald.
Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searches all say theyd have made whitefish bay
If theyd put fifteen more miles behind her.
They might have split up or they might have capsized;
May have broke deep and took water.
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters.
Lake huron rolls, superior sings
In the rooms of her ice-water mansion.
Old michigan steams like a young mans dreams;
The islands and bays are for sportsmen.
And farther below lake ontario
Takes in what lake erie can send her,
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of november remembered.
In a musty old hall in detroit they prayed,
In the maritime sailors cathedral.
The church bell chimed till it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the edmund fitzgerald.
The legend lives on from the chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call gitche gumee.
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
When the gales of november come early!
Gordon Lightfoot lyrics
iscrybe.com
I am really digging on iscrybes papersync feature. It prints out your todo lists and calendar on a formatted 8.5 X 11 sheet with fold marks. It makes keeping notes and your schedule nice and easy. Now if only they could figure out how to magically sync the notes that I write offline with my online iscrybe account I would be set for life. I would settle for a good Crackberry syncing solution.
I do like it a whole heck of a lot more than the google calendar.
Neil & Iris
My Dad and Niece....a little cutesy schmootsy for your afternoon.
