Category Archives: Random

Songs where I’m from

Posted on May 4, 2012 by jonneke

City Pages:

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Season’s Greatings

Posted on December 24, 2011 by jonneke
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Tehran’s water pistol fight

Posted on August 4, 2011 by jonneke

More than 500 people participated in a water gun festival in the Iranian capital.  Photo: Amir/Demotix/Corbis via The Guardian.

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Sweet tooth

Posted on July 21, 2011 by jonneke

I was lucky enough to see Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings at the historic Fitzgerald theater last night.  I’m still on a bluegrassy high…

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Heidelberg Project

Posted on May 29, 2011 by jonneke

Randomly, I read about the Heidelberg Project (also here, here and here) in a Detroit neighbourhood. This art project was founded by Tyree Guyton (more about him here). (Image from the MI Daily) Dotty Wotty House (via wikipedia): polka dot house (from Joe Braun Photography):

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Damn you genocidal autocorrect

Posted on April 28, 2011 by jonneke

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Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Posted on January 29, 2011 by jonneke

They heard me singing and they told me to stop Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock These days my life, I feel it has no purpose But late at night the feelings swim to the surface Cause … Continue reading →

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HEY, LADIES: CHECK OUT MY FACULTY ID.

Posted on January 13, 2011 by jonneke

Hey ladies, want a drink? Oh, yeah, that’s my university ID. Sure, here, check it out. That’s right, I’m part of the faculty. Oh, I’m no adjunct. I’m an assistant professor. I know things about this university you can’t even … Continue reading →

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Fight!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by jonneke

Fights in parliament! Ukrainian parliamentarians scuffle in the Parliament’s hall in Kiev (many more here)

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“We’ve become a nation of wusses”

Posted on December 27, 2010 by jonneke

ESPN reports: The city of Philadelphia is set to host the NFL’s first Tuesday night game in 64 years [against the MN Vikings], and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) couldn’t be more upset about it. “It goes against everything that football … Continue reading →

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