Hey, just to let you all know, we will be getting back to a full blog hopefully tonight, so if you have been patiently waiting, thanks so much, and remember, keep those emails coming!!!!!
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Cordially,
The Dude Ranch!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Patience is a virtue
Meanwhile, back at the Ranch....
Hey, just to let you all know, we will be getting back to a full blog hopefully tonight, so if you have been patiently waiting, thanks so much, and remember, keep those emails coming!!!!!
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Cordially,
The Dude Ranch!
Hey, just to let you all know, we will be getting back to a full blog hopefully tonight, so if you have been patiently waiting, thanks so much, and remember, keep those emails coming!!!!!
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Cordially,
The Dude Ranch!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Dude Answers
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch...
Thank you everyone for your repsonse to our requests for questions! It is great to see the interest! We hope you find OUR responses helpful. To the questions!
Peter in Beltrami asks:
"In observation of the “L” I can see that you have the ever enjoyable “furniture” as a former resident of an apartment that was unfurnished please enlighten me on how the selection process for your current decor ensued. To my highly trained eye the balance of practicality and style is excellent in evoking a room that is nether too harsh or too full of unnecessary filler. Would you describe how to accomplish the goal of furnishing a room correctly if one is every faced with such a problem?"
Well Peter, thank you for such a great question! Also, thank you for your appreciation of our decor in the "L". As two college students, the Dudes have decided to put practicallity at the forefront of their furnishings. Practicallity is a great place to start when furnishing an apartment from a low-budget stand point. Now lets talk about practicallity and what it take to be a practical furnisher. When looking for furnishings for your apartment, the Dudes suggest to start with what you have. There is no need to go off and buy new items when you have great things right at home in your parents basement! If your parents aren't ready to part with the old couches and chairs they hold so sentimentally close, ask your parent's friends, grandparents, aquantinces, friends' parents, etc... You're sure to find somthing. When on your quest for used furniture, we suggest you start first with your essentials. Try looking for your couch, recliner, and other staples for daily living. Once you have these out of the way, you are ready to start looking for your accesories. End tables, coffee tables, lamps, and other items are common things to begin with. Once you have these, your ready to start building on the theme of your place of stay. Let's reintroduce our theoretical friend, Jeremiah. Let's say, theoretically, Jeremiah was going to furnish his apartment. Being a banana dealer, he is really into a banana theme. The base color to his apartment would probably be yellow, like bananas. Once you've achieved your base color, experiment with other colors to find those that may go well with the color you have chosen. Modern day technology has made it easy to take a picture of your current living room and to mix and match colors to find a color scheme that may go best with your feel, and ultimatly turn your residence from and apartment into a home.
If you're having trouble finding your essentials, the Dudes suggest checking out such websites as Craigslist.com or ebay.com. Local thrift stores can help provide these as well. Don't forget garage sales and yard sales. These are great places to find great deals on furniture that is still in great condition. When it comes to building on your accesories, we suggest Wal Mart, K-Mart or other discount department stores to find virtual steals on things that you would otherwise shell out a lot more for at brand name stores. Quality may be something to worry about when you're older, but while in college, stick with that you can afford.
Well Peter, hope that answers your question!
One quick note: We got an answer to OUR question today about girls and their woman-crushes on Audrey Hepburn. Here's what fellow 'Hannah' had to say:
The 7 Things I Like About Audrey Hepburn.ONE: She's an amazing actress.TWO: She's a rad singer.THREE: She's gorgeous.FOUR: She's classy.FIVE: She's mature and womanly (unlike stars like Britney, Paris, etc.) SIX: She's real.SEVEN: She's Audrey Flippin' Hepburn
Thanks for that feedback, however, we question the qualifications of number 7. Oh well, works for us.
Remember, stay stylish!
-The Dude Ranch
Thank you everyone for your repsonse to our requests for questions! It is great to see the interest! We hope you find OUR responses helpful. To the questions!
Peter in Beltrami asks:
"In observation of the “L” I can see that you have the ever enjoyable “furniture” as a former resident of an apartment that was unfurnished please enlighten me on how the selection process for your current decor ensued. To my highly trained eye the balance of practicality and style is excellent in evoking a room that is nether too harsh or too full of unnecessary filler. Would you describe how to accomplish the goal of furnishing a room correctly if one is every faced with such a problem?"
Well Peter, thank you for such a great question! Also, thank you for your appreciation of our decor in the "L". As two college students, the Dudes have decided to put practicallity at the forefront of their furnishings. Practicallity is a great place to start when furnishing an apartment from a low-budget stand point. Now lets talk about practicallity and what it take to be a practical furnisher. When looking for furnishings for your apartment, the Dudes suggest to start with what you have. There is no need to go off and buy new items when you have great things right at home in your parents basement! If your parents aren't ready to part with the old couches and chairs they hold so sentimentally close, ask your parent's friends, grandparents, aquantinces, friends' parents, etc... You're sure to find somthing. When on your quest for used furniture, we suggest you start first with your essentials. Try looking for your couch, recliner, and other staples for daily living. Once you have these out of the way, you are ready to start looking for your accesories. End tables, coffee tables, lamps, and other items are common things to begin with. Once you have these, your ready to start building on the theme of your place of stay. Let's reintroduce our theoretical friend, Jeremiah. Let's say, theoretically, Jeremiah was going to furnish his apartment. Being a banana dealer, he is really into a banana theme. The base color to his apartment would probably be yellow, like bananas. Once you've achieved your base color, experiment with other colors to find those that may go well with the color you have chosen. Modern day technology has made it easy to take a picture of your current living room and to mix and match colors to find a color scheme that may go best with your feel, and ultimatly turn your residence from and apartment into a home.
If you're having trouble finding your essentials, the Dudes suggest checking out such websites as Craigslist.com or ebay.com. Local thrift stores can help provide these as well. Don't forget garage sales and yard sales. These are great places to find great deals on furniture that is still in great condition. When it comes to building on your accesories, we suggest Wal Mart, K-Mart or other discount department stores to find virtual steals on things that you would otherwise shell out a lot more for at brand name stores. Quality may be something to worry about when you're older, but while in college, stick with that you can afford.
Well Peter, hope that answers your question!
One quick note: We got an answer to OUR question today about girls and their woman-crushes on Audrey Hepburn. Here's what fellow 'Hannah' had to say:
The 7 Things I Like About Audrey Hepburn.ONE: She's an amazing actress.TWO: She's a rad singer.THREE: She's gorgeous.FOUR: She's classy.FIVE: She's mature and womanly (unlike stars like Britney, Paris, etc.) SIX: She's real.SEVEN: She's Audrey Flippin' Hepburn
Thanks for that feedback, however, we question the qualifications of number 7. Oh well, works for us.
Remember, stay stylish!
-The Dude Ranch
Q & A Time
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
The first batch of questions have arrived! Good work dear readers. Let's not waste any time and get right to those burning hot queries.
Isaac in Crookston wants to know "So, in the area of sports, what does the dude ranch have to offer me? I mean, if I even consider going there it has to carry what I want. Lacrosse for sure...how about a curling team? Or a rugby team? Give me some feedback, please..."
Great question, Isaac! Unfortunately, the Ranch itself is only a 2 bedroom, which in apartment-speak means not all that large. The hallway outside our room may be able to support curling, but I think the aprtment manager might frown upon putting ice all over in the apartment-People could slip and fall! So other than games on the PS2, actual physical activity isn't really possible. Luckily, just 75 yards away there is a park and all the room you could need to start a lacrosse team. It's still in the planning stages, but we may be able to start up some intramural sports team. If you want to stay inside, however, there is plenty of football and baseball on the TVs and both of us would be more than happy to talk sports with you Isaac. I hope you make the right decision and choose the Dude Ranch U!
On a more personal note, Stephen Q. Honeytoast writes "Here's a question for you, what type and/or brand of underwear do you two wear? What are the pros and cons of different types of underwear? I really would apprieciate some help in this area."
Well Stephen, as far as the type of underwear itself goes, it's all whether or not you want support. Some types of underwear offer a nice cradle for you, while others offer absolutely no support at all. If you are on the fence about all of this, maybe you should try boxer-briefs.
As for brand, it all depends on the quality you want. If you want the nice stuff, you better be prepared to shell it out, son.
We here at the ranch wear boxers, if you must know.
Nathaneal in Williston had a great question, which we willl get to in the next blog. Sorry, Nate. Time crunch gotta run!
-The Dude ranch
The first batch of questions have arrived! Good work dear readers. Let's not waste any time and get right to those burning hot queries.
Isaac in Crookston wants to know "So, in the area of sports, what does the dude ranch have to offer me? I mean, if I even consider going there it has to carry what I want. Lacrosse for sure...how about a curling team? Or a rugby team? Give me some feedback, please..."
Great question, Isaac! Unfortunately, the Ranch itself is only a 2 bedroom, which in apartment-speak means not all that large. The hallway outside our room may be able to support curling, but I think the aprtment manager might frown upon putting ice all over in the apartment-People could slip and fall! So other than games on the PS2, actual physical activity isn't really possible. Luckily, just 75 yards away there is a park and all the room you could need to start a lacrosse team. It's still in the planning stages, but we may be able to start up some intramural sports team. If you want to stay inside, however, there is plenty of football and baseball on the TVs and both of us would be more than happy to talk sports with you Isaac. I hope you make the right decision and choose the Dude Ranch U!
On a more personal note, Stephen Q. Honeytoast writes "Here's a question for you, what type and/or brand of underwear do you two wear? What are the pros and cons of different types of underwear? I really would apprieciate some help in this area."
Well Stephen, as far as the type of underwear itself goes, it's all whether or not you want support. Some types of underwear offer a nice cradle for you, while others offer absolutely no support at all. If you are on the fence about all of this, maybe you should try boxer-briefs.
As for brand, it all depends on the quality you want. If you want the nice stuff, you better be prepared to shell it out, son.
We here at the ranch wear boxers, if you must know.
Nathaneal in Williston had a great question, which we willl get to in the next blog. Sorry, Nate. Time crunch gotta run!
-The Dude ranch
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Who says you can't be right? Not Theoretical Friend Jeremiah!
Meanwhile, back at the ranch....
LATE BREAKING NEWS!
Tonight at the Ranch, aside from what they brought up in their last post, the Dudes had a discussion. Sometimes, they have these real discussions, and they come up with real good solutions for these discussions.
Tonight, they are going to introduce their theoretical friend Jeremiah. Jeremiah has this problem. Everybody thinks Jeremiah thinks he's right all the time. They think he could never admit if he is was wrong and that if he knew he was wrong, he still wouldn't admit it. Here is why this probably seems to be the case: Jeremiah only argues things he knows he's right about, and why wouldn't he? A person has got to pick their battles. If Jeremiah was going to discuss with a nuclear physicist, about nuclear physics, which he knows nothing about, he would probably fall short in the discussion. Even more so, Jeremiah would probably end up looking like a fool if he tried to argue a point with the physicist. So Jeremiah wouldn't even bother to argue with said nuclear physicist but instead, he would discuss and ask questions about nuclear physics in order to better understand the concepts involved their in. Now. Lets say Jeremiah knew alot about bananas-because theoretical friend Jeremiah is a banana salesman at a local university. Jeremiah's theoretical nemesis, Baxter, tries to tell Jeremiah that apples and bananas are shaped the same, and could be sold interchangably, and no one would be able to tell the difference. Jeremiah, being the authority on the topic, through slow and careful explaination, would hopefully be able to help Baxter understand that he was wrong in his observation. After being shown the truth, if Baxter persisted to argue his point, he would probably be made to look a fool to any onlooking onservers. This however would not be Jeremiah's fault, but rather Baxter's for not admiting his wrong and leaving it.
Let's get something else out in the open here. Ben and Joel have known each other since 2nd grade and have never disagreed about anything. So even if they were wrong about something, they would never really know about it. But since in fact they have never come to the realization that they were wrong, it's not a problem. But if they were wrong, they would admit it, and then theoretically they would be right, in admitting they were wrong.
So, special thanks to our theoretical friend Jeremiah. We'll probably see him again.
Really guys, Don't be wrong
The Dude Ranch
LATE BREAKING NEWS!
Tonight at the Ranch, aside from what they brought up in their last post, the Dudes had a discussion. Sometimes, they have these real discussions, and they come up with real good solutions for these discussions.
Tonight, they are going to introduce their theoretical friend Jeremiah. Jeremiah has this problem. Everybody thinks Jeremiah thinks he's right all the time. They think he could never admit if he is was wrong and that if he knew he was wrong, he still wouldn't admit it. Here is why this probably seems to be the case: Jeremiah only argues things he knows he's right about, and why wouldn't he? A person has got to pick their battles. If Jeremiah was going to discuss with a nuclear physicist, about nuclear physics, which he knows nothing about, he would probably fall short in the discussion. Even more so, Jeremiah would probably end up looking like a fool if he tried to argue a point with the physicist. So Jeremiah wouldn't even bother to argue with said nuclear physicist but instead, he would discuss and ask questions about nuclear physics in order to better understand the concepts involved their in. Now. Lets say Jeremiah knew alot about bananas-because theoretical friend Jeremiah is a banana salesman at a local university. Jeremiah's theoretical nemesis, Baxter, tries to tell Jeremiah that apples and bananas are shaped the same, and could be sold interchangably, and no one would be able to tell the difference. Jeremiah, being the authority on the topic, through slow and careful explaination, would hopefully be able to help Baxter understand that he was wrong in his observation. After being shown the truth, if Baxter persisted to argue his point, he would probably be made to look a fool to any onlooking onservers. This however would not be Jeremiah's fault, but rather Baxter's for not admiting his wrong and leaving it.
Let's get something else out in the open here. Ben and Joel have known each other since 2nd grade and have never disagreed about anything. So even if they were wrong about something, they would never really know about it. But since in fact they have never come to the realization that they were wrong, it's not a problem. But if they were wrong, they would admit it, and then theoretically they would be right, in admitting they were wrong.
So, special thanks to our theoretical friend Jeremiah. We'll probably see him again.
Really guys, Don't be wrong
The Dude Ranch
We've got a question for YOU
Meanwhile, back at the Dude Ranch.....
I'd first like to personally thank Blink-182 for naming a CD after us. Maybe we'll name a room after you or something!
Ok, so this whole question and answer concept is taking awhile to take off, we are going to ask a question to some of you people! The readers! All 4 of you (thanks to our parents). Why do girls love Audrey Hepburn so much? What did she do that every other movie star doesn't do? This is a major issue here at the Ranch.
Tonight at the Ranch, Steven "Raisin' Havoc" Pavek stopped by and we watched the World Series. It was pretty fun, even though the Rays lost. But it's a 7 game series, and things are just getting started. We also looked in the yearbook, and saw a ridiculous picture of me (Joel) dressed like Mr. Folkers. Ridiculous. Crazy story about that one. Like how he passed me in his pre-calculus class because we bet on the Super Bowl. The moral of that story is "If your gonna bet something with a teacher, make sure you can win the bet." It also reminded me of a time when I choked on an egg during a magic show. Ridicoulous.
Stay classy.
Obstinately,
The Dude Ranch
I'd first like to personally thank Blink-182 for naming a CD after us. Maybe we'll name a room after you or something!
Ok, so this whole question and answer concept is taking awhile to take off, we are going to ask a question to some of you people! The readers! All 4 of you (thanks to our parents). Why do girls love Audrey Hepburn so much? What did she do that every other movie star doesn't do? This is a major issue here at the Ranch.
Tonight at the Ranch, Steven "Raisin' Havoc" Pavek stopped by and we watched the World Series. It was pretty fun, even though the Rays lost. But it's a 7 game series, and things are just getting started. We also looked in the yearbook, and saw a ridiculous picture of me (Joel) dressed like Mr. Folkers. Ridiculous. Crazy story about that one. Like how he passed me in his pre-calculus class because we bet on the Super Bowl. The moral of that story is "If your gonna bet something with a teacher, make sure you can win the bet." It also reminded me of a time when I choked on an egg during a magic show. Ridicoulous.
Stay classy.
Obstinately,
The Dude Ranch
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Abraham Lincoln Lounge
Meanwhile, back at the Ranch... 
As promised, we are kicking off our tour of the Dude Ranch, a.k.a. Apartment 112 in an apartment building somewhere in Fargo (thats as far as we go). Today's look is at the the Living Room, or the Abraham Lincoln Lounge, or the "L". This is where we do most of our bro-ing out. Which is basically a lame way of saying we hang out here. There's a TV and a couch and a recliner and a coffee table.....really it's your basic living room area.
I can hear the collective oohs and aaahs. Actually you guys (and gals? Well we aren't going to worry about being politcally correct. Thats just not how we roll.) are probably wondering whats so darn special about our living room and why is it so cool? Eh, not much. But we do have a blog about it so roll that in your pipe and smoke it.
SO anyway, there is the best look we can give on a blog without just bringing you over here. Hope you enjoyed it and remember: Keep those emails coming! Actually, just start sending them already!! C'mon everyone has questions, whether it's about spiritual matters, sports, politics, or even underwater basket weaving....we will do our best to answer those questions. Remember, our email is TheDudeRanch@live.com and we check it sometimes.
And don't forget, being alive is better than the alternative, so give God thanks for at least that much, huh?!?!
Cordially,
The Dude Ranch
Meanwhile, back at the Ranch....
Gotta love that opening. Don't be suprised if we stick with that one. The Dudes at the Ranch have been discussing it, and it looks like that one's here to stay.
You're probably wondering what the heck the Ranch looks like. For all you know, we may live in an old Panasonic TV box. Well....we understand that. For the next few blogs we will explore the different rooms of the Ranchero. It will seem like you are our personal guest.
And you know what? Thats what we want.
-The Dude Ranch
Gotta love that opening. Don't be suprised if we stick with that one. The Dudes at the Ranch have been discussing it, and it looks like that one's here to stay.
You're probably wondering what the heck the Ranch looks like. For all you know, we may live in an old Panasonic TV box. Well....we understand that. For the next few blogs we will explore the different rooms of the Ranchero. It will seem like you are our personal guest.
And you know what? Thats what we want.
-The Dude Ranch
The New Holiday
Back at the Ranch...
Good news everyone, we seem to have survived yet another night!
And that IS good news! You know, dying in your sleep is frighteningly common! I know!! Kind of makes closing your eyes at night... a little more... exciting doesn't it? Adds a slight sense of adventure between the sheets...No No! Not like that you crazy college kids, get your minds out of the gutter!
Also! 129 years ago to the DAY Thomas Edison test the FIRST incandescent lightbulb! The lightbulb really is one of the greatest inventions of all time. I honor of the lightbulb, I Officially by the powers vested in me, inagurate this day, October 19th, yearly, to be the first annual National Lightbulb Day! May Edison me praised. To make this an official holiday, we shall celebrate and christen this holiday by all at once turning our lights on and off in our own homes and places of stay in unison at exactly 11 P.M.!
This shall be the first of many years of flashing our lights!
Remember everyone, eleven p.m.!
Enjoy your lives everyone!
Officially.
Good news everyone, we seem to have survived yet another night!
And that IS good news! You know, dying in your sleep is frighteningly common! I know!! Kind of makes closing your eyes at night... a little more... exciting doesn't it? Adds a slight sense of adventure between the sheets...No No! Not like that you crazy college kids, get your minds out of the gutter!
Also! 129 years ago to the DAY Thomas Edison test the FIRST incandescent lightbulb! The lightbulb really is one of the greatest inventions of all time. I honor of the lightbulb, I Officially by the powers vested in me, inagurate this day, October 19th, yearly, to be the first annual National Lightbulb Day! May Edison me praised. To make this an official holiday, we shall celebrate and christen this holiday by all at once turning our lights on and off in our own homes and places of stay in unison at exactly 11 P.M.!
This shall be the first of many years of flashing our lights!
Remember everyone, eleven p.m.!
Enjoy your lives everyone!
Officially.
The Dude Ranch
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The Inagural Blog
The Dude Ranch...the crash pad of Ben and Joel.
A place of tranquility, harmony and dudes, and not a place of flamboyancy, ridicoulous people and Communism (sorry Rob). This is our opening blog, and we want to welcome all of our new readers. Lets get a few things out of the way. This isn't going to be your typical blog..."Blah blah blah...my life sucks.....I heart enter movie star name..." No, we will not be complaining...there will be no off the wall ridicoulous observations and complaints about what goes on in our life. We will typically keep our personal feelings and observations to ourselves. However, it is our blog--we do reserve the right to talk about issues that we feel strongly about...but that won't by any stretch of the imagination define our blog. For the most part we just want to keep you updated on the stuff we do at the Dude Ranch. If you ever want to visit the Ranch, just shoot us an email at TheDudeRanch@live.com or you can say something about it on our Facebook page, if you have us as friends.
But I've already rambled enough, and I don't want to ramble. I'm Joel right now typing, if you were wondering, but Ben will write just as much as me.
Do enjoi, check back frequently!
-The Dude Ranch
A place of tranquility, harmony and dudes, and not a place of flamboyancy, ridicoulous people and Communism (sorry Rob). This is our opening blog, and we want to welcome all of our new readers. Lets get a few things out of the way. This isn't going to be your typical blog..."Blah blah blah...my life sucks.....I heart enter movie star name..." No, we will not be complaining...there will be no off the wall ridicoulous observations and complaints about what goes on in our life. We will typically keep our personal feelings and observations to ourselves. However, it is our blog--we do reserve the right to talk about issues that we feel strongly about...but that won't by any stretch of the imagination define our blog. For the most part we just want to keep you updated on the stuff we do at the Dude Ranch. If you ever want to visit the Ranch, just shoot us an email at TheDudeRanch@live.com or you can say something about it on our Facebook page, if you have us as friends.
But I've already rambled enough, and I don't want to ramble. I'm Joel right now typing, if you were wondering, but Ben will write just as much as me.
Do enjoi, check back frequently!
-The Dude Ranch
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