July | 2009 | too sweet to die

From the monthly archives: July 2009

Weather report

By D.E. On July 29, 2009 · In Adipocere, Cremains

Wow, it’s really humid out, and it looks as though someone threw a potato on the roof of the building next to ours. This means we’ll have a potato patch by October, because the neighboring roof (belonging to a printing plant) is somehow the perfect ecosystem for incongruous and sometimes disgusting things to decompose in [...]

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This explains the “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” cover

By D.E. On July 28, 2009 · In Danse Macabre

Did you know that Double Nickels on the Dime was released 25 years ago this week? I didn’t, but thankfully David Rees did:

People often wonder about the meaning of the album title Double Nickels on the Dime. The phrase refers to driving exactly 55 miles per hour.

You see, before he became [...]

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True crime

By D.E. On July 28, 2009 · In Cremains

I get an immense amount of pleasure from reading the Mount Desert Island (and surrounding areas) police blotter. Most commonly, there are reports about raccoons, suspicious people walking down streets, drunk and disorderly conduct, and missing bicycles. For example, this week’s items include a couple who stole towels from a hotel and

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