Mothman, in case you have forgotten, was spotted in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

I, of course, froze up and forgot this bit of trivia when I was asked in public (ironically by the person who took the photo below).

2004 Ohio and West Virginia, originally uploaded by amykjensen.

Looks like “Halloween, Alaska” will be making another local appearance, this time at the Bryant Lake Bowl, for a “semi-acoustic” show on 3/19 @ 10:00 PM, see the Bryant Lake Bowl web page for ticket information.

I’ve been asked, “Will you be there?” Maybe. I would really like to see the band again, but it depends how my day goes.

My wife re-arranged my daughter’s bedroom recently leaving the bed under the window. Before I turn in for the night I usually stop in the kids’ room one last time. On Monday I stopped in like usual — seeing my daughters face in the moonlight, with snow falling outside and her bear tucked under her arm … it was a moment so beautiful it made my heart ache. A while back I mentioned a song with the refrain, “When I look at the stars, I feel like myself.” That was how I felt, that night looking at Elise.

Catedral de Brasília, originally uploaded by Felipe Venâncio.

Me & Green Army Men, originally uploaded by timbu.

My parents didn’t buy me war toys thanks to my father’s stint in the Vietnam era Army. I did have a set of green army men growing up. I’m not sure how I got, I’ll bet someone else bought them for me as a gift. Eventually, I lost most of them at camp in the sand behind the shower house.

It was a fun suprise to see one of my old friends, life size and walking around, at Disney. You may recall the “guys in green” played a role in Pixar’s, Toy Story.

Undoubtedly playing with these plastic action figures, action figures NOT dolls, is the decisive factor that made me the shill that I am for the military-industrial complex.

Snowstorm, March 2006, originally uploaded by timbu.

Here are a few more pictures of our March snowstorm in Minnesota.

Reuters reported that hometown airlines, NWA will begin charging for the right to sit in an aisle seat or an exit row. The program is called Coach Choice.

What are the airlines going to think of next? Personally, I’m expecting pay toilets to be available sometime in the spring of 2007. Maybe in 2008 you can bid for the right to be seated next to people with good hygiene.

[Link courtesy of boing^2]

Once in a while I have a question for you.

Where are you?

Now I suppose I could ask you to just leave a comment, but I would rather have you plant your flag on the timbu map at frappr.com.

If you feel uncomfortable with frappr’s request for a email and name feel free to make a suitable name and location.

[Link to frappr courtesy of "grace notes"]

I saw my first Robin of 2006 today. It wasn’t hard to spot the red-breast in this kind of setting. If you are curious to learn more about the Robin, check out this website with Robin Migration info.

[Photos by glt]

The SXSW music festival in Austin has a download which contains free mp3′s from over 900 bands.

You’ll need a bittorrent client to get things going. More information can be found on the SXSW ipod/schedule page.
Release 1
Release 2

Last year, there was a ton a great music in the download. I’m really looking forward to hearing what is new this year.

My latest obsession — stencils. No, not your grandma’s country kitchen stencils. Check out stencil1 and stecil revolution and the Children’s Media Project.