The Severed Cortex

Do you watch motorcycle daredevils hoping that they make the jump or hoping that they don't? I think I prefer that they make the jump, but if they don't let's see something gory. more »

We all quote movie lines, but one of my all time favorites (and one that I overuse a lot) is Harvey Korman's Don't get saucy with me Bernaise from Mel Brooks' History of the World Part 1. As a kid we watched a ton of Carol Burnett in syndication and I a… more »

They try to sell you on it being this good for humankind thing, but we all know that the truth is they're just trying to control us. Self regenerative cyborgs. The worst kind. I didn't know they were this close already, but it's all starting to make s… more »

Hey man, is that Freedom Rock? Well turn it up man! more »

Because I'd be a giant hypocrite if I did. We've been working our ass off to get the yard looking nice, and by god it looks nice. I'd even argue that we've got the nicest yard in the subdivision, not that it's a competition. It isn't, right? Well,… more »

Life moves at a blurry pace and when you've killed off as many brain cells as I have you're never really sure where things have fallen, chronologically speaking. This may have occurred before the whole band concert thing, or perhaps somewhere in the mid… more »

Hey, it is Wichita State and they are ranked 23rd in the country. Is there a bigger baseball school? Maybe, but the Shockers are up there with the likes of LSU, Miami, Texas, Arizona State, Cal State Fullerton, etc. Although they were pounded pretty h… more »

What can be said about this overly hyped CD that hasn't already been said? Well, here's my two cents. There was a ton of hype surrounding this release. The question was always why? Four kids in a band from a university is nothing new. Four kids fr… more »

Polk was the coach when I attended State and he had been the coach there for quite awhile before that. I don't care where you coach, 35 years and only one losing season (this one) is quite an achievement. Plus, it's not like he plays in the easiest con… more »

http://audiomap.tuneglue.net/ Except the band relationships could be user driven instead of predefined like they look here. Of course I had no time to program and set it up and I had no idea of how to make money off it. Now, of course, it seems so o… more »

The Concert That Was A couple of weeks ago I got a call on my cell phone from Robert's mother while at work. While that has happened in the past, it is a rare occurrence. Every time it did happen, let's just say it never turned out good for Robert. T… more »

I have actually read a book in the last couple of months. I read this one almost two months ago. I do have to admit I've read little since then, excepting, of course, baseball news while surfing the internet and The Economist whilst dropping the kids o… more »

Mark it in your calendar. There's been a rise in talk about the combine demolition derby at work lately and I'm thinking there may be more than just Robert and I heading over there. more »

That way he could pass it off to the American people that it was complicated and hard to understand. Even Dana Perino shows she doesn't understand the basics of economics by saying trying to get more supply out there is good for everyone. Sorry Dana, i… more »

Harlem had it's Renaissance writers. Toronto has the music collective known as Broken Social Scene and while most of its different permutations of bands produce very good, smart music, I tend to prefer the band Stars. I'm not really sure why because… more »

I love John Roderick's work as the principal of The Long Winters so I guess it's not surprising that I find he's a very good blog writer too. more »

I'm sure it's a hoax but it looks real. more »

I love Kim Deal, but overall this was pretty disappointing. Maybe it's just that The Breeders songs don't translate well to a live setting. Maybe it was because the show seemed way too informal as if the band were cranking out another practice. Or m… more »

Hey, man. The colors man. Whew! Is this going to stop? I just want to go to sleep. more »

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It amazes me that I've attended somewhere between a dozen and two dozen Cardinal games in the new stadium, including Game 3 of the World Series in 2006, and I've still not had to sit in the upper deck. And for Robert's first Cardinal game in the new sta… more »

Not often do you see a 33 year old pitcher with a winning record and a sub 4.00 ERA retire, but it's been clear for about a year or better that Matt had lost his edge. I think he really lost it after the shoulder surgery even though the bullpen plan the… more »

I share my birthday with a number of famous luminaries: William Shakespeare (who also died on April 23rd coincidentally) Shirley Temple Roy Orbison Lee Majors Herve Villachaize But nothing makes me happier than to hear that my birt… more »