The elbo.ws music bloggers board is a great place to glean this information from a wide variety of music bloggers, all these questions have been addressed in the past.

Feel free to send me an e-mail if you need any specific information. I've been music blogging for over six years and am always glad to help fellow bloggers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 6:46 PM on April 8, 2008

As a blogger myself, I get asked this question pretty frequently, and my answers haven't changed much over the years.

music blogs:

Chromewaves
Said the Gramophone
The Catbirdseat

litblogs:

Maud Newton
Bookslut

personal well-written blog:

I Will... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 5:00 PM on March 30, 2008

I just moved to Birmingham at the end of December, but can definitely recommend Bottega and Taj India for lunch or dinner, and can second Bottletree for live music.

I've started having indie bands coming through town stop by to play a couple of songs on our patio (I plan to put the videos on my music blog) and enjoy a relaxed lunch or dinner. E-mail me before you come, you're welcome to join us if the schedules work out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 4:19 PM on February 12, 2008

I second Ed Champion's litblog, and his podcast, The Bat Segundo Show features interviews with mostly literary fiction authors.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 1:14 PM on November 25, 2007

Almost anything by the Afghan Whigs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 5:24 AM on May 1, 2006

My wife actually uses an exercise ball for a desk chair at her massage office. She read that using one would help her balance (and offer a bit of exercise while sitting) and has been pretty happy with it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 4:19 PM on February 23, 2006

White Frog has some well-designed t-shirts, especially Kitten 1980.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 5:43 AM on January 4, 2006

Another aggregator to submit your site to (along with the Hype Machine and elbo.ws) is Indieum.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 9:16 AM on December 1, 2005

Jesse Owens Park in Oakville (north Alabama) is worthwhile and unique.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 9:12 AM on December 1, 2005

I second Dailysonic (disclosure: they advertise on my blog). They are an irreverent Morning Edition.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 8:19 PM on June 22, 2005

After a couple of home server drive crashes, I now use two identical RAID drives to back up my data (striping instead of mirroring). I do lose some capacity, but can sleep better at night.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 7:42 PM on June 16, 2005

I have the Shure EC3 earbuds, an iSkinz Evo, and a Belkin FM transmitter to go with my 4g iPod. If I had it to do over again, i would have picked up an iTrip transmitter instead. The iSkinz sleeve tends to pick up lint and little bits of trash from my messenger bag, but it's a great accessory to save the iPod from dings and scratches.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 6:07 PM on May 8, 2005

My wife has a massage therapy weblog that often lists resources like this.

Dagnyscott is correct, my wife often finds that maladies often cross meridians, because the body compensates. One of her favorite terms is "it's all connected."
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 6:16 AM on April 29, 2005

Are you trying to use the default (Berkeley) database structure? The Berkeley DB module is not installed, you'll have to use MySQL.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 7:56 PM on March 15, 2005

"The President's Penis Is Missing" by the Drive-By Truckers
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 1:12 PM on February 17, 2005

We've done a similar thing, trying to cut Pepsi out of our lives. Iced green tea, limeade, more beer and wine have done the trick for us, along with plenty of ice cold Brita-filtered water.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 9:31 AM on February 9, 2005

We are going through the same experience with our three month-old female kitten and our eight month old male kitten. Even after a month together, they still tumble and play-fight, but there has been no hissing or growling. After a couple of weeks we found we could leave them together with peace of mind.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 9:25 AM on January 20, 2005

Shane MacGowan's cover of "Cracklin' Rosie" is really wonderful, and blows Neil Diamond's shmaltzy version away.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 10:13 AM on January 17, 2005

I upgraded my site to from 2.65 to 3.1x around Christmas to take advantage of MT-Blacklist 2.x's auto-updating feature.

The upgrade is pretty painless, as long as you follow directions. If you're comfortable uploading files and changing their permissions, it's a pretty easy task.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 5:20 PM on January 10, 2005

My wife, a massage therapist, says to look into a massage therapist of physical therapist trained in lymphatic drainage. That should help with the swelling, as well as any aftereffects of the anaesthesia or pain medication.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 4:17 PM on January 10, 2005

Cocaine Blunts & Hip Hop Tapes is my current favorite. Thanks, nbrier, for mentioning LHB, which is more mp3 smorgasbord than mp3 blog, I have to admit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 7:41 AM on January 10, 2005

QIbHom is thinking of Greenbrier Barbecue, the new one is right off I-565 at the Greenbrier Rd exit, the old one os down Greenbrier Road. The catfish is much better than the pulled pork, in my humble opinion.

My town (Decatur, about twenty miles west of Huntsville) has one respectable barbecue joint (Big Bob Gibson's) that wins many national awards.

I can second the Ave Maria Grotto recommendation, it is truly a unique experience. Have you been... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 6:30 PM on January 5, 2005

Joanna Newsom is almost twee and not British, but she put out my favorite album this year and makes ethereal music, although her voice polarizes listeners.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 3:06 PM on December 21, 2004

I heard a Sundays song this past weekend in Home Depot, it made me dig out their cd's and give them a listen. Great recommendation.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 6:11 AM on December 22, 2004

Guided By Voices, though most are way under 3:00.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 4:01 PM on December 21, 2004

I published my list a couple of days ago, here it is:

Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender (far and away my favorite release of the year)

Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed
Feist - Let It Die
Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour
Bearsuit - Cat Spectacular
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Animal... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 11:32 AM on December 6, 2004

In the past, I've used Rima.com when online shopping for media cases. Their prices are good and they ship promptly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 12:08 PM on December 5, 2004

My parents told me that chocolate milk came from brown cows...
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 4:48 PM on December 2, 2004

I second Zicam. My wife and I started using it last winter whenever we felt a cold coming on, and have been cold-free for a year.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 2:49 PM on December 1, 2004

My wife is a massage therapist who practices manual lymph drainage. She often uses it to treat lymphedema, cancer patients and other maladies. It is a wonderful way to deal with clogged sinuses due to allergies as well. Her clients are always pleased with the results.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 10:09 AM on November 16, 2004

I have a pair of Ecco wingtips that were by far the most comfortable pair of shoes I have ever owned. I wore them pretty regularly over several years, and they have held up very well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 10:55 AM on November 14, 2004

dness2 is definitely correct. My wife is a massage therapist, and often receives tips from her gift certificate clients (even though she doesn't solicit tips as part of her practice).
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 4:38 PM on November 13, 2004

BugMeNot is one I use several times a day.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 6:22 PM on November 10, 2004

How about a quilt? My wife has taken up quilting over the past several years, and recycles all kinds of fabrics into her creations.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 12:50 PM on October 29, 2004

MP3 blogs are great, and I concur about Soulseek, it's user-friendly and a great source for the obscure to the top 40.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 11:57 AM on September 2, 2004

I had a boss once who wore the same thing every day, a white long-sleeved button-down dress shirt and a pair of khakis. He even wore the same color socks every day. I asked him about it, and he said it made picking out clothes for work easier when he had ten identical outfits, five of which were out of the cleaners at any time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 6:47 AM on August 31, 2004

I second the Trackman Marble FX. I stopped using mice when I was feeling the very beginnings of carpal tunnel syndrome, and have since bought one of these for both work and home.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 4:14 PM on August 6, 2004

"Letter From an Occupant" by the New Pornographers
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 6:27 AM on June 30, 2004

Anything by the All Girl Summer Fun Band.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 11:17 AM on April 18, 2004

I've been pretty happy with Mozilla's Thunderbird. It's very customizable, has built-in spam filters, and is much more stable for me than OE ever was.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 10:54 AM on April 18, 2004

I use the open source MPEG Audio Collection (MAC) to sort my digital audio. It supports mp3 and AAC, and the reports are fully cusomizable.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 7:42 AM on April 5, 2004

Michael Chabon's Summerland is an interesting take on the fantasy genre.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 3:05 PM on March 23, 2004

Dittos on the Blonde Redhead and cLOUDDEAD

Wilco - A Ghost Is Born (just heard this today... wow)
Iron and Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 3:02 PM on March 23, 2004

I've been pretty happy with Earthlink DSL. Their news server does throttle you after 10 gigs of transfer in a 30 day period. I rarely access Usenet, so I don't know about their binary retention status. I haven't had any problems running a Shoutcast stream or using Bittorrent and Directconnect clients.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 11:04 AM on March 16, 2004

My sister-in-law supplements her income as a teacher selling on Ebay. She picks up china (and matching napkins, etc.) at outlets and salvage stores, then sells them at a significant profit. The key is to find a niche that hasn't been exploited (yet).

I myself have made a couple of bucks here and there buying limited edition vinyl indie albums, holding them for a year or so, then selling them on Ebay. Of course, my sister-in-law sells them for me (and I can take... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 9:05 PM on March 15, 2004

My first check came in early February, after joining the program in November (the check was for November and December). There was a slight delay in their cutting the check, but they were up front about it in an e-mail to AdSense providers, telling us when to expect out payment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 8:30 PM on March 8, 2004

I picked up a USB media reader for about ten bucks for this very reason. Now I just pop out the CompactFlash card on my camera into the reader, and XP recognizes it as another drive. Plus, the camera's batteries aren't worn down when I transfer files.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 7:37 PM on March 6, 2004

I use Daily Rotation to read headlines from many tech news sites on one portal page. It's easily configurable and gives me lots of news at one glance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 11:14 AM on February 3, 2004

For legal mp3's, check out Insound, they have a great selection of indie bands. Most indie record labels have full songs for download as well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kickerofelves at 4:40 PM on January 20, 2004