Archive for June, 2004



Suckez Vous!

Today begins a trip to a remarkable and foreign country—Canada. Specifically, Montreal. Always a believer in respecting local customs, I’ve been practicing French and studying the strange ways of our Northern neighbors.
But one important question remains unanswered: what is proper behavior at a Canadian baseball game? I need to know because the […]

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Tough town

The main police log entry in a recent edition of the Lititz Record Express.

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Hot market tips

Ken Klein’s Market Report! Executive summary:

The heat is causing produce to mature early.
Cherries: California prices never came down; excessive rain has caused problems with the Washington harvest.
Great deals on tomatoes.
Grapes—size matters!

The Market Report, by Ken Klein
Klein’s Supermarket, 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Philadelphia
Our Hours: M-F 8 AM to 8 PM; Sat. 8 AM to 8 […]

Mix of the week: Jay-Zeezer

I’m mad at the mix of the week MP3 player. So in the spirit of outsourcing, this week’s mix is unwittingly provided by the Mike (aka Mike) and his Jay-Zeezer project.
Jay-Zeezer is an offshoot of February’s bruhaha over DJ Danger Mouse’s Grey Album (a remix of the White Album and the Black Album). […]

Beyond Metamorphosis

Holy shit, someone snuck into Battery Park and littered up the place with 3,000 butterfly umbrellas! Oh wait, it’s just some art:
“The piece explores themes of transformation, migration and regeneration,” says [Victor] Matthews [the artist]. “Butterflies make an obvious spiritual gesture that’s often overlooked: of a life that never ends and a spirit that […]

Mobile clubbing

Apparently, mobile clubbing is the next big thing:
the movement involves mobilising people with Walkmans to a busy commuter station at rush hour. By dancing alone to their favourite tunes in an unlikely environment, the event aims to challenge perceptions of public space while inspiring people to let their hair down.
Whatever. We were doing this […]

Outsourcing to India

Press Release: To better compete against the Japanese and the crack whores and to continue providing maximum shareholder value, Good Grief! will be outsourced to India beginning next month.
It was a tough decision, but outsourcing Good Grief! will allow me to focus on my core competencies. I have completed the due diligence and […]

Becky the Whore?

I’m not one to go around judging other peoples’ Google searches. If you arrive at Good Grief! seeking information on spandex men in the philly area or tuvalu scams or Mick Jaggar’s tongue, well, thanks for stopping by.
But Becky the Whore? Listen, the whole construction worker flashing incident was an accident. […]

How often in life do you get to have fresh, Lancaster County strawberries and raspberries at the same time? These moments are rare, my friends, and a cause for much celebration.
But life is full of bad timing and difficult choices. Tomorrow, Franz Ferdinand will be performing at the Union Square Virgin Megastore in […]