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  • move along, nothing to see here…

    seeing as how i now have a blog over at the crag’s website, it doesn’t make much sense to worry about updating content on two sites. so, i’m going to quit trying to post here, and just post at www.cragcoolsprings.com (click on “newton’s blog” in the menu”. adios, amigos. [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2009, 9:24pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • new climbing video

    a few months back a bunch of guys from the crag headed out to stone fort/little rock city down around chattanooga for a day of bouldering and bravado. stone fort is one of the best bouldering areas in the southeast, and is a great example of how climbers and the [...]
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    Posted: April 25, 2009, 11:31pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle - 4.11/12.09 - curses & clues mix.

    sorry for the lack of updates & posts. no excuses, just laziness. things have been good, although tonite i’m sitting here watching numb3rs on cbs.com, drinking lynchburg’s finest and missing my family. i guess the timing on that could be worse; my brother now lives in nashville, and my pop’s [...]
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    Posted: April 12, 2009, 1:00am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle - 3.6.09 - “the shuffle rides again” mix

    i promise i’m trying to keep the cobwebs off this here blog. thing is, i’m focused on the crag’s website, on twitter marketing, and on umpteen other things at the moment. BUT, i have 12 minutes until a software vendor calls me for a demo, and its friday, so…its truffle [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2009, 11:33am EST
    by newton dominey

  • the joys of skype

    Number of comments: 2
    bwe’s in atlanta until sunday at a conference, so we decided to give skype a try. normally, when one of us is out of town, phone calls are a drag for the first couple of days as we go from “leaving the gym, be home in 30 minutes, yes i [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2009, 12:35am EST
    by newton dominey

  • not gone, but forgotten.

    Number of comments: 6
    in the past couple of days i’ve accidentally stumbled across a bunch of late 80’s/early 90’s music that i’d forgotten about. does that ever happen to you? here’s what i’ve “discovered” this week: - counting crows – recovering the satellites. remember how bad ass this record was/is? no? listen to it [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2009, 6:27pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • questions & ideas & observations

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    been busy today trying to pick up a severance check, deposit said check, and meet with a marketing consultant. still, i’ve had some randomness bouncing around in my noggin that i wanted to toss out to the masses: -if you’re the parent of a young child, what sorts of things do [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2009, 2:55pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • a good day climbing…

    is better than a bad day anywhere. today i went climbing at kings bluff in clarksville with a couple of my staff from the crag. the weather was perfect, the rock was dry, and the day couldn’t have gone better. i climbed in a great head space today: no expectations, no [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 11:46pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • an open letter..

    dear dead presidents- thanks for being great and all that stuff. i like seeing your faces when i make my bank deposit. i miss you when i pay bills. it makes me angry when people get possessive of you and won’t share you. truth be told, i hope that we have [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 12:39am EST
    by newton dominey

  • words to my wife & best friend

    from her favorite artist & mine: My love for you is real It moves like a summer breeze My love for you is strong Lord it brings me to my knees It’s born in the wild This real love Love strong True love is ours Honey now My love for you is real My love for you is gone Candy sweet and [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 1:30am EST
    by newton dominey

  • better late than never…

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    so my firl (friend in real life) aj tagged me a couple of weeks ago in a post. i’ve been busy getting laid off, launching new programs at the gym, and frankly taking some much needed rest (and a cyber-life break), so i haven’t replied. until now… ladies and germs, i [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2009, 12:20am EST
    by newton dominey

  • forgot this part…

    she doesn’t have pneumonia. just a stomach virus. all is well in newton-ville. [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 4:52pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • this week…

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    has been mostly horrific. let me ’splain… monday: bwe & i went to knoxville to pick up some “new” display cases for the gym. easy enough. except that for whatever reason i was exhausted & in bed by 8, but had to get back up at 9 to take the cases [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 10:49am EST
    by newton dominey

  • my first mistake

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    for the record, i DO NOT recommend doing the back & legs workout at 11pm and following it up with a kenpo/kickboxing workout at 8am the following morning. my legs felt so heavy that i would’ve struggled to kick a gnome in the balls. my back & trunk reeeeeally didn’t feel [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2009, 12:44pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • one other thing

    i just realized that i’ve had exactly one diet coke, coke zero, or any other cola-type beverage since monday evening. could it be that i eliminated another vice and didn’t realize it? (in other news, my coffee consumption is through the roof.) [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 2:43pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle 1.9.09 - yoga ain’t for wusses mix

    its day 5 of p90x, and i’m tired. and sore. last nite was yoga nite - 90+ minutes of leg burning, core searing, sweat inducing yoga. i haven’t done yoga in probably a year or more, and didn’t do it regularly prior to that. needless to say, i struggled. i [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 12:00pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • day 4…the morning after

    well, i’m halfway through week 1. so far i’ve done a chest & back workout, a plyometrics workout, a shoulders & back workout, and two ab workouts. needless to say i’m pretty damned sore, but its a good sore. tonite’s yoga nite. if there’s one thing i could use right [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2009, 4:15pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • me at 33, and a new project

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    i turned 33 yesterday. 32 was a big year. highlights included: -buying a climbing gym -quitting smoking -quitting my job (sorta) -gaining 30 pounds yeah. newton got plump in 2008. so, for my birthday, i started a new workout program. its called p90x, and yes, its advertised on television. i’m not going to post my [...]
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    Posted: January 06, 2009, 9:04pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • the final word before 2009

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    Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops. - Kurt Vonnegut – i’m going to do my best to make this my last [...] [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2008, 9:37am EST
    by newton dominey

  • damn i love me some peewee herman. ...

    Number of comments: 1
    damn i love me some peewee herman. admit it, you had to stop from clapping when you read that, didn’t you? the trip to deep in the heart of texas was fantasmo. the weather was mostly okay, the food was (for once) veggie friendly, and i had the opportunity to get [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2008, 12:28am EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle 12.19.08 - bringin’ it all back home mix

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    in just a few hours bwe & i will be boarding a friendly continental mini-jet to head down to texas for a weekend with my family. i’m a little apprehensive about the trip, seeing as how i’ve been sick non-stop for almost 2 weeks, and still can’t shake this 24 [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2008, 9:58am EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle 12.12.08 - too blown out to name a mix, mix.

    what a week. let’s recap: sunday: feel like doodoo. think i have the flu, strep throat, or the most bizarre hangover symptoms of my life. monday: feel like same pile of doodoo. go to doctor. confirm strep throat. get steroid shot & zpack. tuesday: sleep. go to the crag around 2p to finalize [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2008, 11:47am EST
    by newton dominey

  • turn, turn, turn

    Number of comments: 2
    i’m trying to decide what direction to take this here blog. you see, i don’t have loads of time to compose posts, which usually means i resort to lists, or to chest-thumping about things that are wrong with the world (ex: taylor swift posts. yup. they’re still getting comments). on the [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 12:24pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • no one here gets out alive

    Number of comments: 1
    first, allow me to clearly state that i am NOT a fan of the doors. i just recalled the title of the morrison bio book. lately i’ve been realizing that i’m getting older. here’s a quick list that i’ll allow to serve as my entry back into the world of [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 12:54am EST
    by newton dominey

  • still here…

    Number of comments: 2
    been too busy to post for the past few months, and haven’t had that much to say that would fall into the category of funny, insightful, poignant or good. should be working up some posts in the next few days for anyone still reading or checking or rolling… carry on.        [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2008, 3:47pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle 8.22.08 - “worked over by the boss” mix

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    while i’d love to promise you a full review of springsteen’s set at the sommet center last nite, it just isn’t gonna happen. here’s the quick sum up: the show was amazing. from the opening moments when bruuuuce exhorted the crowd like a pentecostal preacher, whipping them (us) into a [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2008, 10:30am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle - “hit by a bus” mix - 8.1.08

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    so long july, hola august. is it just me, or has 2008 been happening in some sort of parallel universe where 1 day equates to 1 week? i, for one, am thrilled that july is gone and that august is here. june was a crappy month. july was marginally better. august, [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2008, 12:11pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • he done did what he done

    “He done what he thought he was trained to do to bring that subject into custody. At some point, something happened with his body that caused him to go into cardiac arrest or whatever.” Winnfield, LA police chief discussing the tasing of a man after he’d been arrested (and handcuffed) on [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2008, 9:29am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • logic defying link of the week

    Number of comments: 4
    because nothing says, “full of Christ’s love” like firearms. [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2008, 6:52pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle - bringing it all back home mix - 7.11.08

    oh, what a week. i discovered twitter, jott, sandy, and “rediscovered” son volt, ben harper, todd snider & other music of my misspent 20’s. as a result, the nano’s running light these days on number of artists, so there might not be much variation in the mix. the past six weeks [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2008, 9:52am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • coolest idea ever.

    Number of comments: 1
    i just found out about two services/applications that apparently will save me time, make me more efficient, and might just reverse the aging process. jott is a voice to email service (that’s free) that allows you to create to do lists, send text messages, blog, and email contacts - just to [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 12:12pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • the slippery slope of connectivity

    i’m a twit. www.twitter.com/newtondominey follow away. [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2008, 10:57pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle - preemptive strike mix 7.2.08

    short & sweet this week: i had the best weekend ever. it started as the worst weekend ever. thought it would be catastrophic. “season ending injury” type bad. the “source” of the badness isn’t completely fixed, and i’m still dealing with the ramifications - playing through pain - but things are [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2008, 11:54am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • clear the calendar

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    for those of you planning parties and events on aug 21, i offer a preemptive apology for my absence. the boss is gonna be playing at the sommet center and, even if i have to sell an organ or be exploited sexually, i’ll be there. best news all month. [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 11:58am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle - bring the beat back mix

    i need a shuffle today. not just on the ipod, but in general. my attitude sucks. my body just won’t seem to cooperate with my brain, and i feel less healthy than i’ve felt in years. my weight’s up to 220 (holy shit!), and it kinda freaks me out. actually, not [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 10:23am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • glorious failure

    Number of comments: 4
    i had a cigarette on monday. day 21. i won’t go into all the details as to why, but it boils down to just wanting a cigarette and not really caring that it was messing up the streak. it sucked. actually, they both sucked. now that you’re done laughing at the guy [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2008, 9:52am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • gone, forgotten.

    Number of comments: 3
    i’ve been doing so incredibly well in my new role as a non-smoker, that i’ve totally forgotten to put any updates on this here blog. it’s been something like 17 days as of bed time tonite! 4 more and i’ve apparently gotten over the big hump for long term success. so, [...]
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    Posted: June 05, 2008, 9:40am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • me & the coug’

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    around 1992, john cougar mellencamp (aka “the coug’”) performed on mtv unplugged. there he sat, gibson dove guitar in hand, engraved with the phrase “f*ck fascism”, dark sunglasses on, playing songs i loved, smoking camels. in a word, he was the epitome of cool. thus began my love affair with smoking. [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 1:14am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • today’s the day

    Number of comments: 2
    first things first. good to see you. hope you’re doing well. sorry i’ve been out of touch. running a gym kinda cuts into blogging time, ya know? now that we have the pleasantries out of the way… i quit smoking today. that’s right. i’m no longer a smoker. not even my 2-4 “shutdown [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 12:26am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • it’s aliiiiiiive!!!

    as of some time yesterday afternoon, cragcoolsprings.com has been launched. we’ve still got a few things to add, but the site is up, functional, and pretty flippin’ cool. go check it out! [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2008, 11:53pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • RIP Phantom Dan

    i just read the news about danny federici, first & only keyboard player in the E Street Band, passing away yesterday. danny had been fighting melanoma for a few years, eventually taking a leave of absence from the E Street Band last fall. chances are that you couldn’t pick him out [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2008, 2:21pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • a good day for rain.

    sorry i haven’t posted in a little bit. i mostly haven’t had anything resmbling time or energy with which to post. not that i do now, but i feel a little bit confessional, and a little bit freaked out about a few things. first, in case i haven’t mentioned it, i’m [...]
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    Posted: April 11, 2008, 12:10pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • oh, please. no, not this.

    Number of comments: 2
    first, the clash’s version of pressure drop gets put in a nissan commercial. and ryan adams’ is gonna love you more if you use at&t or t-mobile or someone. i can handle both of those with clenched teeth. but this? http://www.comcast.net/music/articles/2008/03/30/People.Nelly/ according to the ap, nelly wants to collaborate with the boss. [...]
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    Posted: April 02, 2008, 11:09am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • the cost of doing business

    i’m now the proud owner of a new macbook. i had to buy a laptop with money that i don’t yet have. reasons it sucks: -as i mentioned, i don’t have the money to buy it. -my business isn’t old enough to qualify for apple’s leasing program. reasons it doesn’t suck: -i can now get [...]
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    Posted: March 28, 2008, 3:23pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • procrastination.frustration.elation.

    Number of comments: 1
    1. one of the things that i’m best at is putting things off when i don’t really feel like doing them by coming up with clever excuses like, “well i could do it better if i had ___,” or “i’d rather wait until i can do it all at once and [...]
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    Posted: March 25, 2008, 9:39am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • lend me your ears

    Number of comments: 6
    i’m stuck again. i can’t seem to find music and bands that both inspire me and that are “gym friendly” (read: upbeat, without lots of dirty words). i’m hoping you guys can help me. it doesn’t have to be new music, but i’d like to avoid classic rock station playlist [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2008, 11:28am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • sorta like braveheart, minus the whole “sugartits” thing.

    Number of comments: 1
    there’s only one line i can quote from seinfeld, and now it applies to me: I’M OUT THERE, JERRY!! I’M OUT THERE AND I’M LOVIN’ IT!!! no, it doesn’t have to do with underwear or the lack thereof. i’m now a member of the small community of american men who can call [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • flippin’ out

    Number of comments: 2
    i have a quick breather between events at the gym and thought i’d toss out a quick post about something that is both mesmerizing and ridiculous. of course i’m talking about sign flippers. don’t know what sign flippers are? sure you do. they’re those crazy dudes on the side of [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2008, 4:34pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • oh, and one other thing…

    Number of comments: 2
    to further clarify and state my point about how style, image (image is dead), demographics and marketability have turned the “major label” music industry into a joke: umpteen years ago, the first “band” in country music was alabama. please, someone explain to me how these guys are marketable on anything besides musical [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2008, 2:39pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • sneaky

    Number of comments: 1
    so i own a climbing gym. that’s fairly well documented. one of the changes i’ve instituted at the gym involves the use of vis-a-vis wet erase markers. the ones that teachers use on the overhead transparencies. well, last week i was trying to figure something out about the marker when the following [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2008, 12:16pm EDT
    by newton dominey

  • me & taylor ride again (wherein our hero really pisses off the masses)

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    okay. so apparently this whole “newton hates taylor swift” thing has taken on a life of its own. so, in the name of clarity, i’m going to respond to a few of the comments that have been made on that post. first, i’ve got nothing against taylor swift as a [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2008, 9:12am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • best invention ever

    Number of comments: 2
    i’d like to take a moment to thank the friendly folks at puff’s tissues for putting vicks vapo-rub into their product. on a serious note, how the hell wasn’t this invented years ago? on the sarcastic tip, now all the people i work with think i’m a huffer because, rather [...]
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    Posted: March 12, 2008, 9:27am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • for those about to rock…

    Number of comments: 1
    get ready for the Rock and Roll Rumble, presented by The Crag at Cool Springs!!! this is our spring bouldering comp. we’ll have three divisions (recreational, intermediate, advanced), with prizes for the top 3 finishers in each division and door prizes for spectators. clear your calendars. tighten up those shoes. get back [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2008, 10:29am EDT
    by newton dominey

  • still here.

    Number of comments: 5
    if anyone’s still got me on their feed or is still dropping by to see what’s up, i’m still here… the gym is fantastic!!! we’re having a great month and my members and staff about the changes that we’re implementing. i have pictures, but haven’t uploaded them to anything. soon as [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2008, 9:21am EST
    by newton dominey

  • i’m not a businessman, i’m a business, man.

    Number of comments: 6
    i love that line from jay-z. i don’t know why, really. i guess it’s the cockiness of it. maybe it’s just the play on words. either way, it now applies to me. as of approximately 11.45 this morning, i became the owner of the crag at cool springs. i was already [...]
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    Posted: February 01, 2008, 12:22am EST
    by newton dominey

  • checking things off the list

    Number of comments: 2
    relatively sane property lease? check. resolution to the phone service issue? check. for now. final approval on bank loans? check. payroll setup? negative. chart of accounts finalized? negative. paper checks? negative. credit card processing set up? nope. – i’ve got one foot in the happy bucket, and the other in a big pile of “holy s&%t i’ve [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2008, 1:22pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • exercise in futility

    the landlord has sent me approximately eleventeen documents today, and still hasn’t sent me a completed and correct set to sign and take to them. they’ll get one right, and get three wrong. fix the ones that were wrong, but send me a version of the one that was right [...]
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    Posted: January 29, 2008, 4:33pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • the home stretch

    Number of comments: 2
    so much for the calm before the storm…2 days until closing and the following “hurdles” have popped up: -my application with the bank for the loan sat dormant for a long enough period that it was closed. 48 hours to get it reopened, approved, and ready to send a wire. the [...]
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    Posted: January 29, 2008, 12:14pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle 01.21.08 (t minus 9 days & counting mix)

    hope everyone had a good weekend. aside from a cold that had me layed up for a couple of days, mine was pretty fun. the preds won twice, i got “pre-launch” work done for the crag, including almost finishing the icon (see below), and had a temporary crown put on [...]
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    Posted: January 22, 2008, 12:24pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • on taylor swift and the death of country music

    Number of comments: 9
    last nite as i was walking through the living room i just happened to notice that taylor swift was the musical guest on the tonite show (for the record, i don’t like the tonite show, nor do i care for taylor swift). with a guitar that was louder than porter [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2008, 4:37pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • decisions, decisions

    Number of comments: 3
    the short list of things that i have to decide on and get done between now and february 1st when i open (takeover?) the crag at cool springs (sorry for the name drop): -color scheme and style guide -logo/icon/meme -signage -website/url -accounting/gl code setup -electric & gas switchover -approval on lease transfer -phone & internet setup -clean -paint -install signage -software system [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2008, 11:21pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • 1 ticket to slimville, please

    Number of comments: 1
    the first full week (and a few days) of project185 has been a big success!! i dropped 2.4 pounds from the 6th to 14th, and i was diligent about being on the bike, despite all of the other madness going on with buying the gym. last week i logged 40 miles [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2008, 9:28am EST
    by newton dominey

  • it’s time

    Number of comments: 10
    i think that in the “makeover” shows they call this the big reveal. i’ve already teased it a little bit, but today’s the day that i’m making the big announcement on the details of the supertopsecretspecial project: on january 31st i will be purchasing a business, and not just any business. [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2008, 12:43pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle 01.11.08 (preemptive strike mix)

    i’ve got an eye exam tomorrow, so i won’t be by a computer late in the day, and i just have to get the first truffle shuffle of ‘08 out into the world. i’m all about being swamped with the business purchase and everything that goes with it, not to mention [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 10:41pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • the cat, the bag, and the last book in the bible

    Number of comments: 4
    as i sit here in the post-bladerunner glow, listening to the national, there’s a calm in the house. bwe’s giving benny the foster dog a bath before he leaves us tomorrow (to go to a real foster home with agape animal rescue while they place him). the other dogs are [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2008, 10:37pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • project 185

    Number of comments: 5
    “i deserve this. i’ve had this coming for months. i created this punishment, now it’s time to accept it.” that’s what i told myself as i walked my bike up the mountain that is pettus road sunday afternoon. i was walking my bike because i was no longer able to ride [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2008, 9:40am EST
    by newton dominey

  • at the risk of being wrong…

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    allow me to state the following: i will never, ever, ever, neverever, eat at las palmas again. i spent the better part of friday afternoon and evening de-consuming (read: barfing) everything that i’d eaten since march thanks to something that i ate at the nipper’s corner las palmas at lunch on [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2008, 3:25pm EST
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  • only 2 shopping days left!!

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    11 days comes and goes in a hurry when you do pretty much nothing all day. that’s one of many things that i discovered while on work and blog hiatus. santa and all of his minions were very kind to me this year. i suppose they had me mixed up with [...]
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    Posted: January 03, 2008, 3:43pm EST
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  • truffle shuffle (all i want for christmas mix) 12.21.07

    Number of comments: 2
    well, boys and girls, it’s about that time. i’ve finally gotten into the christmas spirit. it actually happened last weekend at a christmas party, but i’m here nonetheless. thanks for keeping the yule log warm for me. i’m not going to be posting for probably a week or maybe even two. [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2007, 9:27am EST
    by newton dominey

  • the riaa can kiss my ass

    Number of comments: 3
    i don’t know how old this news is, but i just found out about it. the riaa (recording industry association of america) has come down from on high and told the rest of us that it’s illegal to convert our cds into audio files on our computers. don’t believe me? it’s [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2007, 2:42pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • the newest in news

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    it’s been a little while since i offered an update on the project. here’s the latest development: i guess i haven’t mentioned this, but the project involves money. i can’t say how much, but i can say i need it in order to make the project happen. as of today, i have [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2007, 3:44pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • not free yet

    Number of comments: 2
    many of you may have hear the good news about eric volz yesterday. it’s not as good as you might think. while it seems that there’s some heavy leaning going on to secure eric’s release, he most certainly isn’t out of the woods until he’s out of the country. nicaraguan radio stations [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2007, 9:08am EST
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  • things i learned this weekend

    okay, there’s really just one thing… dr. laura is a bitch. seriously, who the hell would call to talk to this woman? bwe thinks she’s alright. i think that she’s satan with a bad haircut. [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 10:28pm EST
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  • truffle shuffle (all i want for christmas is a nap mix) 12.14.07

    Number of comments: 2
    damn, i’m tired. i’ve been tired for a few weeks. i’m drinking too much caffeine, not getting enough rest, nor am i getting enough sleep. the supertopsecretspecial project has me at a relatively high level of anxious, nervous stress. christmas at work means fitting four weeks’ worth of work into [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2007, 12:21pm EST
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  • more abuse of the english language

    please allow me to vent for just a moment. when you will be taking one number and increase it by a factor of a second number (ex: 3 x 9) it is called one of a few things: multiplying multiplication multiplied by multiple IT IS NOT CALLED “TIMESING,” “TIMES IT,” OR ANY VARIATION THEREOF. dammit people, i [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2007, 11:36am EST
    by newton dominey

  • music for the old year

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    i’m a little tired and don’t have anything good to say, but feel like making a post. that means it’s list time kiddos. since the year’s almost over, allow me to give you a quick list of bands/artists that i was turned on to in 2 aught 7, with credit where [...]
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    Posted: December 12, 2007, 9:29am EST
    by newton dominey

  • hello pot, i’m kettle

    not that i have much room to talk as a “two or so cigarettes a day” smoker, but this makes me feel more than just a little validated in my vegetarian worldview. meat = cancer source. [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2007, 3:02pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • gotta love ‘em

    just one more reason that hockey is the coolest sport in the world: the player’s association and the players are purchasing green energy credits to offset all the travel they do. now if they can just find some talent credits for the phoenix coyotes… [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2007, 12:11pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • beginning to see a pattern

    like mick jagger said, i am waiting, i am waiting, oh yeah, oh yeah. waiting for someone to come out of somewhere last tuesday i was told i should hear back on the crux of my project by thursday. none came. today i was told i should hear back tomorrow. i wonder what tomorrow will [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2007, 2:39pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle (patience is a virtue mix) - 12.7.07

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    still no real updates on the project. honestly, if i had something i’d tell you guys. i’m pretty much in a waiting game right now. hopefully, the waiting will end in the next couple of days and i’ll be back in action. until then, sit tight. if the weather’s right, i’m [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2007, 11:00am EST
    by newton dominey

  • clarification, with just a hint of indignation

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    the other day i made some comments about me being a liberal, foul mouthed christian with a smoking habit and a soft spot for distilled and malt beverages. i should probably clarify a couple of things, based on a couple of comments and emails i’ve received. i’m in no way [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2007, 9:38pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • get dap, dammit

    Number of comments: 1
    go buy 100 days and 100 nights by sharon jones and the dap kings. you can thank me later. [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2007, 9:16am EST
    by newton dominey

  • ponies and lollipops and cotton candy

    Number of comments: 1
    that’s what my day has turned into. the doom and gloom of yesterday afternoon turned into rays of sunshine last nite and has worked it’s way into rainbows and moonbeams and gumdrops. i’m most certainly not a “health and wealth” christian. in fact, i fall more closely into the “trials [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2007, 4:50pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • the morning after

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    it’s amazing the difference that a day makes. as any of you who read this know, yesterday was pretty frustrating, and not just because of my lunch meeting. the job’s been a drag lately. the suits & moustaches have been holding the throttle wide open for a little while, and [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2007, 9:28am EST
    by newton dominey

  • helluva lunch

    Number of comments: 2
    the supertopsecretspecial project took a kick in the teeth today at lunch. it’s not done, but it’s been put into question and i’m frustrated. i’m frustrated because i’ve put three months of work assembling information that it turns out i don’t need, when i could’ve been assembling information that i do [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2007, 2:07pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle (big bang mix) - 11.30.07

    i’m very much not connected to the office today. i’m here, but i’m not exactly here. here’s a sampling of the rush hour that’s been rolling through my brain today: holy geez. it’s already december. well, it’s pretty much december. it seems like just yesterday that i was having a panic [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2007, 2:09pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • one more sign of the end of civilization

    Number of comments: 1
    as i sit around my office and go through my day i see and hear more people absolutely killing the english language. using “me” when they should use “i”; making up words like “substain”; not to mention totally ignoring adverbs (if i were the letters “l” and “y” i’d probably [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2007, 9:52am EST
    by newton dominey

  • a new rule and a stern warning

    Number of comments: 5
    in the past couple of weeks, i’ve received a few emails that made me sick. one had to do with race; the other dealt with nationality and “american” pride. these emails pissed me off beyond comprehension, so i’ve adopted a new email policy: if you send me something that i think is [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2007, 2:41pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • like your uncle tom said

    Number of comments: 3
    “the waiting is the hardest part.” i’m having to wait on finalizing things on the supertopsecretspecial project. not indefinitely. not forever. more like for an afternoon. or maybe a day. or even until lunch. i’m stuck on hold, waiting for one phone call, one email, or possibly even a telefax. do you [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2007, 10:20am EST
    by newton dominey

  • update

    Number of comments: 2
    i swear i’m not trying to be a tease. frankly, it’s sorta driving me bonkers to not just blurt it out. the supertopsecretspecial project is coming to a head. i think that i’ll have news for you in the next 72 hours. news that’s real, not just “things are going well, film [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2007, 8:38pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • thankful

    Number of comments: 2
    it’s been an interesting year. at this time last year, i was going to one doctor after another, trying to figure out why the left side of my body would go numb. i had one test after another, all as inconclusive as the last. then, a year ago tomorrow, i [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2007, 12:49pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • what’s in a meme?

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  • what’s in a meme?

    Number of comments: 1
    alright, so i’ve been asked by a friend to help rebrand his business. he’s asked me to help him design a meme, no small feat. for those who don’t know, a meme is sort’ve like a logo on steroids. a meme can be an idea, an image, a catchphrase, anything. [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2007, 11:46pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • a quick observation

    Number of comments: 1
    bwe and i just finished watching little miss sunshine. what a fantastic movie. here’s the observation: i love movies about fractured, damaged, searching people. i’m pretty sure i identify with them on more than a superficial level. [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2007, 11:37pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • the poets down here don’t write nothing at all

    after waiting for an hour (not to mention almost 32 years) from the announced starting time, the lights blacked out, a carnival organ popped up out of the back of the stage, playing carny music. then out of the darkness came a voice. a voice that i know so well; [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2007, 5:05pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • and then there were five

    Number of comments: 2
    this one’s totally on me. i couldn’t pass him up. bwe normally is the one that picks up strays, brings home foster dogs and makes life difficult for a few weeks with “sweet puppy x.” well, last nite i couldn’t leave him out there. he’s a little beagle that we saw [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2007, 11:04am EST
    by newton dominey

  • truffle shuffle (early edition mix) 11.8.07

    Number of comments: 1
    tomorrow i get a root canal. call me crazy, but i’m actually looking forward to it for a few reasons. for one, it’s a day off work. for another, it’s a day when i’m probably gonna sleep alot. i could use both. the fact that my tooth will quit hurting [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2007, 4:07pm EST
    by newton dominey

  • oh, and one other thing

    Number of comments: 1
    CAN WE PLEASE DO AWAY WITH DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME?!?!?! excuse the hell out of me for not having to slop the hogs, plow the fields or walk to the mines at 5 o clock in the damn morning, but i fail to see how changing things around to make it dark [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2007, 10:13am EST
    by newton dominey

  • scattered, sorta like waffle house hasbrowns

    Number of comments: 1
    if you examined my brain this morning, this is what you’d find: -tonite the preds play the (much hated) detroit redwings for the first time this season. detroit has won eight straight and leads the nhl in points. the preds have won 3 straight and 5 of 6. it’s a benchmark [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2007, 9:45am EST
    by newton dominey
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