Screaming Into The Abyss

Please Do Not Put Fliers on My Car
By Ben Zvan
On September 29, 2005 at 15:05
General News

The only thing you are doing when you put a flier on someone's car is littering by proxy. How many returns out of 1000 fliers do you expect to get? Maybe 100? That means that 900 of those fliers are going straight to the roadside, or if we're lucky, the trash or maybe recycling bin. Any time I get a flier on my car, I call the number on it and complain that I now have to dispose of their trash. I don't think it's going to work though and I'll probably give up in frustration long before people stop doing it.

I wonder if there are any movements to make fliering illegal.

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Spam Subject Line of the Day
By Ben Zvan
On September 08, 2005 at 18:55
General News

"Yes, you can have rolex 20 times chipper!"

From the "What Were They Thinking" files we have this subject line. I have to think that the rolex should be quite a bit less expensive after 20 times through a chipper. Or maybe there are 20 pieces of the timepiece from the chipper

I just don't know...

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A Web Log Even
By Ben Zvan
On September 07, 2005 at 05:43
General News

Here are a couple of random links I found interesting. The Mac Mini Millennium Falcon mod and the iPhone iSpoof Art Show.

Both are from Gizmodo.

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Praise for Ben's Blog (with apologies to Kelly)
By Ben Zvan
On August 30, 2005 at 20:30
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"I just checked out your blog by the way. I'm impressed...You've put together a nice collection of interesting tidbits that reflect your own personality, and you've made it look effortless. As a writer, I'm a bit envious.
---The Author's Wife

"Your Travel log, etc., is very interesting, Ben. Deep Thoughts on so many subjects. I'm not surprised at all. I'm pleased."
---The Author's Mother

"Just buzzed by your traveling page. I enjoyed it."
---The Author's Buddy

"I like reading the travel journals, man."
---The Author's other Buddy

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No News is Good News
By Ben Zvan
On January 23, 2005 at 09:28
General News
There is no news to post today so I'll just put in this plug. Don't forget to take a look at Ill Will Press. Foamy may be hard to understand, but he's worth it. And, if you have a lot of extra bandwidth, please help them out by volunteering to host one of their comics.

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Arts

New Pictures 8: Sarah Jones
Minneapolis Institue of Arts
04/18/2013—02/02/2014 - Free

31 Years: Gifts from Martin Weinstein
Minneapolis Institue of Arts
11/02/2013—08/31/2014 - Free

New Pictures 9: Rinko Kawauchi
Minneapolis Institue of Arts
02/20/2014—08/10/2014 - Free

Finland: Designed Environments
Minneapolis Institue of Arts
05/10/2014—08/17/2014 - Free

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
at State Theatre
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