Perfect Duluth Day http://www.perfectduluthday.com/ en Copyright 2008 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:10:23 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Bee-beep! A couple weeks ago, a real head-turner drove by me on the road. It was a smart car, one of those unbelievably little cars I've seen only in movies, like, in "The Bourne Identity" or something. I wished I had my camera.
Then today, there it was again. And I had my camera. (No people were harmed in the taking of this photograph, snapped as I entered the highway on-ramp.)
smart_car.jpg
"Is it the same car?" I wondered. "Of course," I thought, "How could there be more than one in Duluth? Do they sell those in the U.S.? Is it street-legal here? How much do they cost? What's the gas mileage?"
These questions and more are answered on the FAQs page of the smart car website.

(They have been available in the U.S. since January. They are sold in Bloomington, Minn. Street-legal, yes. From $12,000 to $17,000. Gas mileage 40/45. The FAQs also include "How does [it] perform in the snow?" I'm skeptical, but at least if you get stuck, you could push it out of the ditch by yourself.)

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/beebeep.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/beebeep.html Current Events Fri, 16 May 2008 00:10:23 -0600 adventure in the warehouse district! tonight i went to a super cool gallery in mpls called www.houseofballs.com and saw this.
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]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/adventure_in_the_ware_house_di.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/adventure_in_the_ware_house_di.html Art Thu, 15 May 2008 21:37:02 -0600 In honor of Brian Eno's Birthday
I made this film in 1981. It's all in-camera effects shot either in time-lapse or overcranked. I initially intended it to be a silent film but my brother had the album AFTER THE HEAT and I edited the shots to the track OIL. The track worked out so well with the visuals, I contacted Eno's label to request permission to use it, and was asked to send them a copy of the film so Eno could see it. I subsequently got permission and Mr. Eno was kind enough to send me a personal note letting me know how much he enjoyed it. How cool is that?

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/in_honor_of_brian_enos_birthda.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/in_honor_of_brian_enos_birthda.html Thu, 15 May 2008 20:37:12 -0600 Guess who's Sixty? brianEno.jpg

Hint: Only one of the most prolific, influential and talented musician/producer/songwriters in history.

(rumor has it that he's also producing Coldplay's new album.)

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/guess_whos_sixty.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/guess_whos_sixty.html Music Thu, 15 May 2008 19:44:09 -0600 Goodbody, Slim 49d0c51a7b5b383884a12aaff01bde17200603090_full_658.jpg
SG and the Nearly Nakeds, Friday 10AM, Mitchell Auditorium. T-shirts depicting internal organs available for purchase. No glass containers, drugs or alcohol, please. Leave your personal vices at home. If you have been holding back any Slim Goodbody memories, now is the time to share.

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/goodbody_slim.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/goodbody_slim.html Duluth Scene Thu, 15 May 2008 13:57:56 -0600 Men at work mcquade_harbor.jpg
Work continues on the McQuade Public Boat Access about five miles up the North Shore from Duluth on Wednesday.
I'm guessing that some kind of group was visiting the site.

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/men_at_work.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/men_at_work.html Photos Thu, 15 May 2008 10:30:50 -0600 Orpheum - Saturday 5.24.08 5_24_flyer_whole.jpg

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/orpheum_saturday_52408.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/orpheum_saturday_52408.html Promotion Thu, 15 May 2008 10:30:27 -0600 Mother's Day Present A couple weeks ago my daughter told me she would make me a video for Mother's Day. I think she was expecting I would go for something funny but we've been talking a lot lately about her friend from school who is an exchange student from Iraq and will be going home to Baghdad soon. I pitched her my idea and this is what she came up with. Just thought I'd share.


]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/mothers_day_present.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/mothers_day_present.html Current Events Wed, 14 May 2008 20:37:15 -0600 Soon This Will Be Me! Barrel.jpg

OK, It's a man and not a woman, and I wouldn't be caught dead in that kind of a barrel, it would have to be a much fancier barrel...

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/soon_this_will_be_me.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/soon_this_will_be_me.html For Sale Wed, 14 May 2008 15:34:19 -0600 Your Geek Culture Update: Iron Man vs. Speed Racer

First of all, let me state that both the Iron Man and Speed Racer movies receive the Geek King Seal of Approval. Both are wonderfully geeky films. But after having seen both of them I wonder, which is geekier? Speed Racer or Iron Man? and how would I quantify that? I will attempt to do that right now. Feel free to apply your own metrics.

Geek PointsIron ManSpeed RacerGeek Points
+ 1Tony Stark is an inventor and an engineering genius.Speed Racer is a race car driver.- 1
+ 1Tony Stark lives in a tasteful and immaculate, high tech bachelor pad with a secret laboratory in the basement.Speed Racer lives with his parents.+ 2
- 1Tony Stark is a playboy bachelor.Speed Racer has had the same girlfriend since grade school and they sometimes hold hands.+ 1
+ 2Tony Stark's dad worked on the Manhattan Project.Speed Racer's dad is a genius engineer who designs and builds racing cars.+ 1
+ 2Tony Stark fights crime from within his high tech battlesuit.Speed Racer battles the bad guys from within his high tech car.+ 1
+ 1Tony Stark has robots and beautiful personal assistant.Speed Racer has his mom and dad, his girlfriend, and a chimpanzee named "Chim-Chim".+ 2
- 1Tony Stark goes to swanky cocktail parties with fashion models and celebrities on a night out.Speed Racer takes Trixie parking on a night out, but apparently never makes out.+ 1
+ 1Tony Stark was top of his class.Speed Racer barely made it out of high school.- 1
Total 6Iron ManSpeed RacerTotal 6


You see my problem? Someone needs to break this tie.

Please feel free to send me nominees for the Geek King Seal of Approval. This concludes this royal announcement.
]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/your_geek_culture_update_iron_1.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/your_geek_culture_update_iron_1.html Geeky Wed, 14 May 2008 13:40:11 -0600 Hmmm trojanhorse


Anyone else suspicious of the legitamacy of this afternoons “Air Spectacular over Duluth”?!!

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/hmmm_1.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/hmmm_1.html Duluth News Wed, 14 May 2008 13:28:19 -0600 four years ago this month
Taxi 2000
Letters
The Palace Diner
Swimming into the Underworld
Ishtar
Art in Bloom
Chicken with a Mission

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/four_years_ago_this_month.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/four_years_ago_this_month.html Duluth News Wed, 14 May 2008 12:09:25 -0600 Seems like only yesterday getimage.exe.jpeg

Assessing incline crash damage, c. 1901-05

Thanks to Pat Maus at the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center for scanning a ton of images and adding them to the Minnesota Digital Library collections. There are lots and lots of cool old photos like this and this.

Find the site here: http://reflections.mndigital.org/
The most recently added photos are linked by the phrase "Neigborhoods of Duluth." Or, do an advanced search and limit the collection to Northeast Minnesota Historical Center.

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/seems_like_only_yesterday.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/seems_like_only_yesterday.html Wed, 14 May 2008 11:02:36 -0600 Early Warning main postcard documentary web.JPG
Julie Casper Roth has been filming an awesome documentary about the history of The Main Club and it's owner Bob Jansen. This is a fundraiser for production costs.

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/early_warning_2.html http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2008/05/early_warning_2.html Superior History Tue, 13 May 2008 14:49:51 -0600 Urban Chicken? chicpicture.jpg

There is a planning commission meeting scheduled for 11 am today at City Council Chambers, third floor city hall to look at the ordinance to allow the raising of chickens in Duluth.

I think this is great news and would be a fun project to do with my kids,

How do you feel about folks raising hens for eggs in their backyards?

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