Saying goodbye

posted by Anonymous : 2:41 AM

We here at Recoil would like to thank you for nearly 9 years of loyal readership.

Originally founded by Rick and Paul in 1998, Recoil has seen ups and downs and sideways and backways and poorly lit alleyways, all for good or bad. If you look over the archives, you'll see the expansive amount of work that went behind creating this humorous entity. I hope you've enjoyed our presence as much as we've enjoyed yours.

I recall getting my first piece published in the mag, "Idle Chat." I was extremely enthused to be associated with this publication, and highly enjoyed participating in its grassroots campaign to make some sort of dent in the Omaha scene (to my knowledge, there is no other regular humor magazine in this town).

In April 2004, the last full issue of Recoil was published on the web, and it was good. After 3 years of waiting, however, I'd think it's safe to say that there won't be another one coming. 'Tis a shame, but people grow up and move on, right?

While Paul has his thing going and Rick has his thing going, I might have something of my own going sometime soon as well. But the point is, that's the toll taken when people go their separate ways and become spread thin. And the result is a stagnant blog that becomes dormant and less frequented by web-goers.

I think it's safe to say we've hit our peak, and are now on the downside of the hill. But it was a hell of a good time while it lasted. I'm extremely proud to have been a part of it, and it has been a huge growing experience for me as a writer.

So again, I thank you so much for your loyalty, and I invite you to take one last look around before it all comes down.

Goodbye all.

-Mike

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NU says FU to RIAA Suits

posted by RICK : 7:43 PM

Here's a cool one via Gizmodo.

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I've seen the light (and it has pretzels)

posted by RICK : 8:10 PM

Look, I'm a Snickers guy. Always have been. It has what you want in a candy bar. It has peanuts. It has caramel. It has nougat. Its in a bar shape. Nuff said.

But tonight I decided to try something people always talk about (this is usually how a tale of woe starts out). That something is Hershey's "Take 5." The five include: peanuts, caramel, chocolate, peanut-butter... ... and Pretzels.

The short answer is that the "Take 5" is awesome. The longer answer would be that the "Take 5" is the Magnolia of the candy bar world. It probably has no business being as enjoyable as it actually is.

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Housekeeping

posted by RICK : 3:27 PM

In an attempt to jump-start this rarely updated blog (though Taylor and Mike's posts below have helped) I've been tinkering with "New Blogger" and seeing what's what. For starters I've ditched Haloscan for Blogger Comments (maybe to the dismay of some). Also, let's try to utilize the category tags. Specifically: True, Fake, Media, Projects and Info.

Now let's get posting.

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When the elements get you down...

posted by Stein : 9:25 PM

Ok, this goes along with MS's post for what's being called the Blizzard of '07 in Omaha:


...and this is just for your entertainment because you might recognize someone in it...

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Wish you were here :)

posted by Anonymous : 2:52 AM

On Thursday, Omaha felt the brunt of Mother Nature's icy fist in the form of one of the worst blizzards the area has felt in quite some time. The World-Herald said worst since '98. I don't remember said blizzard of '98, but maybe I was spared having to drive in it since that was the year I got my license.

This year, I got stuck on an on-ramp from the interstate to the busiest street in Omaha: Dodge Street (or technically called "West Dodge Road" at that specific geographic point). Yes, ON the ramp. Not on the street or interstate. Whoah was me when the city neglected to clear the top of the ramp that met with Dodge, where a PT Cruiser was hopelessly sputtering about, while I sat behind a Ford Focus and VW Jetta, both primed to try it next. Yes, it was grim. I was officially stranded in one of the most absurd places one can be. I tried backing off the ramp, but nay, apparently a spot I was able to clear on the way up was not letting me back down as I frantically tried to reverse my Mazda 6 through that impenetrable mess of slush/snow. I resigned to pulling back up the ramp behind Focus and Jetta. The drivers of those two vehicles got out and we huddled for ideas. How many ideas can you think of in that situation? Yeah, you can imagine how stupid we felt.

But thanks to a bunch of rogue snowplow drivers and car-towers(?) who came out of nowhere with their four-wheel drive trucks that just bounced around the snowy terrain like it was just a mound of dirt, the ramp got cleared out, ending with me turning my car around completely and exiting the ramp the wrong way after a plow cleared it and blockaded it from any traffic trying to travel up it with any normalcy. I did this upon the instruction of the snowplow driver who rolled down his window to fully articulate the plan: "There's no fucking getting past that fucker up there, so you're just gonna have to turn that fucker around and fuckin' drive down the ramp to get out." And no doubt he meant it. I had spent an hour and a half there, and was more than ready to not be there.

So, to anyone not in Omaha or anywhere in the midwest, that's what you missed. And to anyone in Omaha, if you happen to be driving on I-680 between the Blair/Irvington exit and Fort St. exit, look out for some badassed bermuda triangle-esque phenomenon where everything suddenly whites out and the road goes from half-cleared to full of that shit snow that sends your car wobbling awkwardly, on the verge of a tailspin. There's some sort of wind tunnel effect going on there.

Oh, and regarding the photo above, that was actually included in an MSN article and is of a section of Dodge St. (in front of Family Fun Center, for those who know the area).

Wasn't there some talk of spring beginning soon?

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