Call to Action

Faithful readers of this blog: this is a call to action:

Our Mayor, Herb Bergson, has taken a groundbreaking step of issuing a Proclamation welcoming our GLBT community and proclaiming Sept 3-5 GLBT Pride Days here in Duluth. This is the first time this has ever happened in our community. I urge all of you readers, even if you don't live around here, to contact Herb and let him know that you support his decision to end hate and intolerance by city government in the Duluth area. Here is his contact information:
email: hbergson@ci.duluth.mn.us
phone: 218-730-5230
An internet form you can fill out that sends email directly to him:
http://www.ci.duluth.mn.us/city/government/mayor/contact_mayor.html

He is recieving a lot of hate mail and phone calls from people who disagree with his decision. Let's show our support for him and let him know he is not alone.

Thank you!

Meat Purveyors at Pizza Luce!

The first time the Meat Purveyors came to town we stayed up very late spray painting the walls in my basement. The next time they came the police showed up at their hotel room. I think their partyin' ways may have mellowed some but their music still kicks my ass.

Tonight the Meat Purveyors are back with supporting acts Father Hennepin and Trampled by Turtles. It all starts about 10 and it is worth being tired on Wednesday for.

Any Denfelder's?

I can't explain why, but I love this photo. If anyone is wondering, I was a Wrenshallite.

Pride Festivities

Howdy folks,

This weekend marks the 17th anniversary of Duluth-Superior GLBTQAI Pride in Duluth-Superior. We hope you will join us in our festivities! A complete listing of our festivities is located on our website at http://www.dspride.com

At our festival on Saturday this year, we will be featuring Trailer Park Queen and fattypants, among other performers, so it's worth coming out to Park Point just for those ladies!

We are still looking for poets to read at our poetry reading at the Norshor Friday night. If you are interested in reading, please contact me at dspride@hotmail.com. You can be straight or gay to read, as long as you're GLBT-friendly.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Happy Pride!!

I love the future!!

Bikes Against Bush!

I'm left speechless about the awsome utiliztion of technology here!!! A web enabled bike spray chalking the streets of NYC with anti-bush text messages...huzzah!!

Actual conversation from 20 minutes ago...

Husband: Why don't you just clean your ear with a Q-Tip?
Me: You're not supposed to use Q-Tips in your ear - it says so right on the box.
Husband: That's just like the "Contents may be hot" warning on coffee cups.
Me: There is a big difference between a notice of extreme temperatures, and a warning not to place a product in your orifice. As a general rule, I try to follow all orifice warnings.

Solar Lawnmower, Futon Mattress, Dressers, Dresses.......

Hey, i'm "officially" moving out this weekend & need to get rid of my belongings. I gots lots of oddities. Come check it @ 305 E. 8th St. Friday from 8-3. Sat. from 8-2.

Does anyone have any good web hosts that you could recommend? My previous web host (that I used to really like) has begun discovering new levels of ass-suckiness, so I'm doing a blanket poll to try to get input. Please send me an email (mkengstrom(at)gmail(dot)com) or post a comment. Thanks! :)

What I look for in a webhost:
Cost: not willing to pay more than $15/mo, and won't charge/over-charge if one of my pages becomes slashdotted
Storage: need at least 50mb, but much more is preferred
Database, ASP, FrontPage Extensions: don't need it right now
Bandwidth: don't need a whole lot, just "average"
Uptime: I don't mind a few outages, but not more than .5hr/mo
Ads: absolutely none

Gmail anyone?

I still have 6 invites left for Gmail (Googles new free-mail service.) Drop me an email if you would like an invitation.

Money 4 Nuthin..Chix 4 Free!!

Just thought I'd let you guys know, setting up ads on your blog isnt as easy as it used to be. PIST.COM is currently un-able to get ads set up from ValueClick the nations most insideous spammer and pop-up broadcaster. We decided to take it all the way and are starting a blog about our efforts to sacrifice ourselves to the gods of internet advertising..and their un-willingness to accept our burnt offerings.

Getting an email from a friend overseas.......Perfect Duluth Morning

Dear Laura
It is very nice to hear from you i always waiting for ypur message just today i have a chance received your lovely note it makes me happy and smile especially get to know that you and your boyfriend have happiness
i stand here wishing you get well all the time and miss you so much as you see i always email to you this modify that i have a feeling to you and your family,
yes i like your picture so much moreover you and your boyfriend take a photo together hope you will share it to me as soon as possible.
truely, i always like it carrot cabage melon and tarot.
this time the whether in my country is so good the water full bank the river all the trees are blue and green it 's lovely.
My address: Maub Nalong
# 3 Wat Unnalom Phnom Penh city, Cambodia.



Wishing you and your boyfriend get well on your job.
waiting you
Best wishes
Nalong

Whaddya think?

Blogger (owned by Google) is offering a way to make money with Blogs. Adsense is available to add to any Blog and we could make money. It works just like those Google ads which are text ads and are customized to the content of the Blog. There are a bunch of rules about doing this but it could be a way to help pay for the 200 bucks a year it costs to maintain this PDD site.

Would this be selling out? I am not sure that they would even accept a group Blog, especially one with occasional profanity. Feel free to leave your comments on this matter.

My favorite utility.

Of all the utilities I pay for every month I gotta say Electricity is the greatest. It rarely goes up or down in price (like natural gas) and it is reasonably priced for all that you get, lights, refrigeration, clean clothes. I spose water comes in a super close second place, what with its life sustaining qualities but it still can't power my Powerbook.

Request for crazy shit fulfilled:

George Bush targeted Duluthians!

It's only a matter of time until Perfect Duluth Day posters are relocated to Guantanamo Bay.
Link

People Like That On Cruises Like These

You may have noticed that Julie the Cruise Director has been a bit lazy lately. Well, as always, this is a community, and you can help.

I've reorganized the Cruise Director page, as you can see. The left side consists of links, the right side consists of events posted via a blog, which you can join.

If you are one of those people who tends know what the hell's going on in this city, drop a line to julie@perfectduluthday.com and join the Cruise Director. (If you are already a member of PDD, joining is very easy.) Information about events is the top reason people visit this site, and it would be cool to be able to provide accurate, easy-to-find information on a consistent basis.

Also, even if you don't want to join, e-mail julie@perfectduluthday.com with your suggestions for websites to link to, and with any other suggestions for this part of PDD.

Merci beaucoup.

Two things..

First off the pdd store has vanished..

Secondly, anyone check out the "meet the bloggers" page? CastIron Rabbit has taken over like it was Park Point.

they ran us out on a rail

here's a peek at some chi-town antics

Speaking of spam subjects...

Here's a website that has pictures inspired by spam subject headings: Spamusement