Tumblr (3.0; @sweetmojo)http://www.sweetmojo.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzc8tpqpDY1qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eggs in a jar at Luke (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at Lüke)</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/17553270686http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/17553270686Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:39:25 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9eowAb1D1qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mardi Gras in Mobile last night, on St Charles in New Orleans tonite…Bobby continues to hook me up even from his fresh grave…</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/17464344645http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/17464344645Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:53:19 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz79r6YfOb1qz99c6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Listening to Elliott Smith as I drive across the Mississippi bayous in a dark, driving rain to bury a friend…it’s funny how you always remember the long drives.</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/17392007639http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/17392007639Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:11:30 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3t0ji7NY1qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We just completed the 3rd annual IgniteAmherst!</p> <p>What an experience.  14 talks in two sets from the most amazing thinkers, dreamers, and doers you could imagine, and they are all from our little valley!  Each talk was 300 seconds long, supported by 20 slides that auto advanced every 15 seconds, and about one passion.  Our theme this year was “OCCUPY…DISRUPT…REINVENT!”  We heard about Reinventing Farmland, Occupying Your Roof, Disrupting Government via Satellite, Reinventing Church, Occupying Jail with Art, Reinventing Wrong…and many more.  Check it out! It was full of awesome!</p> <p><a href="http://facebook.com/igniteamherst" title="IgniteAmherst">See all about IgniteAmherst!</a></p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/17297279172http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/17297279172Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:17:00 -0500<p>Jesus didn’t die for our sins. He died because some Roman assholes nailed him to a cross, along with tens of thousands of others they didn’t like.</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/16808476850http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/16808476850Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:11:06 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygofuCXE61qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>List of Suspects of who killed JFK</strong></p> <p>As someone of the obsessive bent, I’ve added <a href="http://www.listsofnote.com/" title="Lists of Note">Lists of Note</a> to my list of favorite websites.  The list above was penned by Evelyn Kennedy, President Kennedy’s secretary, while she was on the plane returning to DC after the assassination (upon which Johnson was sworn in as President).  She made a list of suspects in the assassination…and Johnson was at the top of the list!</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/16578053875http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/16578053875Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:33:30 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly97wayhH61qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Join the cool kids and join Town Meeting!</strong></p> <p>Where else can a citizen directly vote on all the school, library, and town budgets, as well as all the laws and zoning for where you live?</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/16347761300http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/16347761300Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:52:58 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35396305?color=ff0179" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Yosemite</strong>.</p> <p>Stunning time-lapse of one of the most beautiful places in the US.</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/16347710374http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/16347710374Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="247" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9oTsXa0m4o8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>My Ignite talk a few years ago.  We’re gearing up for this year’s IgniteAmherst: OCCUPY…DISRUPT…REINVENT! on Feb 7th.  Crazy as it is, we’ve already sold out!</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/15630752065http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/15630752065Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:27:15 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxi1zzX2oB1qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>All 240 Town Meeting seats are up for election this spring!  Now’s your chance to run for Town Meeting and help us support a better Amherst…The filing deadline is TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th at 5pm.  All it takes is stopping by Town Hall and signing your name on the form.  Do it today!</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/15529649924http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/15529649924Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:50:23 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/15298034771/tumblr_lxa7vcTcsI1qz99c6&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=baertier-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=B001P5K9YQ" title="Bang Bang by Dispatch">Bang Bang</a> </strong>by<strong> <a href="http://dispatchmusic.com/" title="Dispatch">Dispatch</a></strong> is today’s song of the day!  </p> <p>It’s amazing how many great bands are out there.  I had never heard of Dispatch until last year.  Yet throughout the early 2000s they were selling out arenas like Madison Square Garden and Boston Garden. They’re a trio out of Middlebury College in Vermont that jam and have sweet harmonies with a nice reggae feel and rap backbeat.  Nice stuff!  If you like this one - Bang Bang - check out The General too! </p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/15298034771http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/15298034771Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:16:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwruss10BW1qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What?  What?  Put a nice ribbon on it and it’ll be perfect.  Really.</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14772209099http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14772209099Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:17:16 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmdpwCGaH1qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m *so* gonna miss those illin’ beats of Kim Jong-il’s <a href="http://kimjongildroppingthebass.tumblr.com/" title="Kim Jong-il droppin' the bass">bass lines</a>…</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14627039579http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14627039579Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:20:19 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UysN1vMkmZE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>For my Berkeley Diaspora brothers and sisters…</strong></p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14564139285http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14564139285Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:09:55 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mQorzOS-F6w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>RIP Mr. Hitchens.  </strong></p> <p>I will miss you.  Yes, I will.</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14493847313http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14493847313Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:06:20 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7xw38n4D1qz99c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In 1929 if you wanted to fly from New York to LA, you would hop on a TWA flights (then TAT) and it would take you 48 hours with 10 stops and cost $351.94 one-way.  I’m not feeling a lot of progress here…</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14237341635http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14237341635Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:12:02 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31066145?color=ffffff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Pickin’ & Trimmin’</strong></p> <p>Now *that* is a barber shop.</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14238956838http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14238956838Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:43:00 -0500<object width="400" height="40" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="gsSong76285457" name="gsSong76285457"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=762854&style=grass&p=0" /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="400" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=762854&style=grass&p=0" /></object></object> <br/><br/><p><strong>Song of the day!</strong></p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14146766346http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14146766346Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:17:23 -0500<p>Teenager: OMG, How could you use *THAT* photo of me on our holiday card? I don’t see any goofy pics of you!</p> <p>Me: That’s why people *have* kids, so they can choose how to embarrass them…and someday you’ll have kids and you’ll get to choose the holiday hologram to send out [and embarrass them]</p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14146988062http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/14146988062Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:21:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y5UT04p5f7U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Death to the Penny.  Please.</strong></p>http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/13729526752http://www.sweetmojo.com/post/13729526752Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:39:02 -0500