Back in the day, a sufficient Halloween costume consisted of a cardboard guitar, glitter galore, and some Sharpie sideburns (yeah, I was Elvis!). These days, you’ve got to step your game up.

Last year, I rocked a Fortune Cookie costume, writing fortunes on the fly for people who gave me hugs. If I liked them, I’d [...]

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The Ongoing List of Reasons Why I Love the Internet…
458) Hmmm… I wonder if there’s duct tape cases for the iPod Nano out there somewhere? Sure enough. Shalgo sells em. Oh, and they also sell ‘72 VW Squarebacks covered in duct tape. And, they sell stuff they stole from their buddy Tom’s apartment (cans of [...]

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Okay. I had to switch things up a bit. I’ll work out the wrinkles later.

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Colonial Awesomeness
Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

Just kickin’ it old skool in Colonial Williamsburg.
The William & Mary campus is surrounded by historical reenactors going about their business in costume. I’m still not used to it and often think I’ve hit my head or been transported to the 18th Century.
On this particular evening, these four folks walked in [...]

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Originally uploaded by themarkpike.
I bought this old radio at a yard sale down the street for $25 (my 2nd best bargain of the week). Beautiful wood grain, knobs, dials, tubes, amplifiers, wires. It’s a Farnsworth, which just sounds fancy. I’m going to try to figure out how to rewire it [...]

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