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Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Bob Dylan, Dick Cheney and Paul Wellstone

an odd mix, eh? (The Nation)

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Monday, October 28, 2002

   Writing shit about new snow
for the rich
   is not art.
                          Issa

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where the Left is right and the Right is wrong

thanks to Joe Conason's Journal, we now have a link to a web site that brings us "An excellent antidote to the latest sickening spin."

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Saturday, October 26, 2002

"Paul Wellstone was one of a kind. He was a man of principle and conviction, in a world that has too little of either." (wellstone.org)

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Friday, October 25, 2002

Richard Harris has died

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After collaborating with Ann on the overall design, and getting her OK on his weird choice of plants, Christopher of Wildheart Gardens has gotten a good start on our back yard.

Anyone who has seen it, will tell you that Ann has done an incredible job on the front, but the back is too large for one person to tackle. Especially when that person is the primary caretaker for a severely disabled spouse, works a very challenging ultra full-time job, and cares for our dog and house.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Vietnam: publish a website, go to jail for three years. [bOing bOing]

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Sunday, October 20, 2002

NEW: introducing the Music Page. This is an experiment. In an effort to to make my music posts easier to find, I'm going to take them off the home page. You'll notice a new link on the left side of the screen, below "Home." We'll see how it goes. Additional categories may follow. Comments are welcome.

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Thursday, October 17, 2002

How about Perry Como music 12 hours a day?

scary shit, eh? (thestar.com)

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When art is outlawed, only outlaws will create art. [Memepool]

i gotta a kick outta this.

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PC Magazine: Top 100 Web Sites. "From the cerebral to the silly to the downright bizarre, the Internet is full of sites clamoring for your attention. But should you visit them? Well, that's a matter of choice (and personal taste). The editors at PC Magazine have browsed their share, and those listed here are our choice for the Top 100 Web sites. You'll recognize many of the names; others may be unfamiliar, but we hope all will be informational or at the very least entertaining."

It's that time of year again.

[Interactive Design Soapbox] [Steve's No Direction Home Page]
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Sunday, October 13, 2002

on the nod and in the pocket...

i haven't been able to write much of anything lately. seems i lost my edge about two weeks ago, right around the time that i had my morphine increased. take it from me sports fans, comfort isn't all its cracked up to be. a clear mind is.

ann and i have been extremely busy dealing with other things. our neighborhood dog law revolution, a ferocious battle with our HMO (the evil fucks suddenly decided to quit paying for my infusion therapy after 8 months of positive results), putting in a new kitchen floor, and beginning what will probably be a two or three-year landscaping project -- among the more ordinary chores of daily life.

i've made a decision about this web site. I'm going to lay off of the political postings - unless something comes from other than a mainstream source, and is so compelling that I have no choice. There are too many other places you can get that stuff. i intend to stick with what I know, what I love.

will return soon with new music info.

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Saturday, October 12, 2002

Wars of Nerves. President Bush wants to rally the nation to impose gun control on Baghdad, but he won't lift a finger to impose gun control six miles from the White House. By Thomas L. Friedman. [New York Times: Opinion]

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Friday, October 11, 2002

Defense Department Typo Results In U.S. Attack On Ira

ARLINGTON, VA�The U.S. Defense Department apologized to Skokie, IL, dentist Ira Nussbaum Tuesday following a bombing campaign aimed at removing the 37-year-old from power. "Apparently, the intelligence source who drafted the attack plan against Iraq failed to strike the 'Q' key hard enough," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said. "The 'Q' was always a little stubborn on that keyboard. Sorry." This marks the first military action taken against Nussbaum since a malfunctioning shift key prompted Ulster Unionists to detonate his Ford Taurus in 1998. (The Onion)

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Carter Wins Nobel.

Jimmy Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize. Former President Carter won the prize today for his efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

It was a slap in the face to him when Begin and Sadat won for their peace agreement when it was very skillfully brokered by Carter; he should have been in on that one. This is really a well-deserved slap in the face at our current war-mongering president. [Steve's No Direction Home Page]

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Thursday, October 10, 2002

this one's for craig

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Saturday, October 05, 2002

Hawk has his day in the sun

"Hold all the girls back," said Hawkins..." (canada.com)

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Beatles anniversary marked in Italy

"The 40th anniversary of The Beatles' debut single, Love Me Do, was celebrated on Saturday - in Rome." (BBC)

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Bob plays Piano. Well! Dylan's tour started last night in Seattle. Lots of really exciting stuff in the setlist. Some Warren Zevon and Rolling Stones covers, but Bob also played piano for the first time in concert in well over a decade. Hope he keeps it up; I've always loved his piano playing. A memorable moment for me was seeing him play piano on Ballad of a Thin Man at the 1974 afternoon concert in Seattle. [Steve's No Direction Home Page]

Oh man, I am psyched!!!!! As you know, I'm very upset about Warren Zevon's impending demise. Plus, this is going to be the first Bob concert I've seen in a few years.

It's been interesting, psychologically speaking. Since I've been in a wheelchair, I've only seen live music that was inside and in smaller venues. I'm actually afraid to do this. I'm afraid that I will be in too much pain. I'm afraid that I will be too cold outside. I'm already angry that people will stand up in front of me and I won't be able to see. I'm afraid that the whole event will be too stressful for me, which will lead to other problems, as stress can easily do. But mostly I'm afraid and angry because I am so afraid. So I'm going to the fucking show. Once I'm there, and the first song starts, I know that I'll be glad that I went.

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Ig Nobel end to navel gazing

"An Australian study on the qualities of navel fluff has come out tops in an international contest for dubious contributions to science, news reports said yesterday." via [Google News]

sorry for this bit of stupidity. I couldn't help myself.

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Friday, October 04, 2002

Microsoft Issues Four Security Bulletins [BetaNews.Com]

man, this is some sorry assed shit, enit?

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New Jersey's Poet Dilemma. When you name a man known for ferocious political opinions as your poet laureate, you had better be prepared for poems that offend. [New York Times: Opinion]
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Thursday, October 03, 2002

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Wednesday, October 02, 2002

"Guess I'm doing fine". Beck roughs up his voice and drops a record of dusty heartache ballads that would make Hank Williams weep. [Salon.com]

I've heard it and really like it. Along with the guilty pleasure of Joan Osborne's "How Sweet It Is", my plate runneth over. I've got plenty more new stuff, but I'll have to get back to you.

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Readers in the Bay Area are invited to Cody's Books in Berkeley, where on Thursday evening (Oct. 3) a panel of Salon editors and contributors -- including David Talbot, Joan Walsh, Jennifer Sweeney and Chris Colin -- will talk about "Afterwords," our anthology of coverage of 9/11 and its aftermath. More info here. It's free. [Scott Rosenberg's Links & Comment]

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Vintage Music Archive [bOing bOing]

Great music. 1900-1939. streaming Real Audio from the original 78 rpm discs.

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My dad just sent me this joke. It cracked me up, so I thought I'd pass it along.

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1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.

2. The New York Times is read by people who think they run the country.

3. The Washington Post is read by people who think they should run the

country.

4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don't really understand the Washington Post. They do, however, like their smog statistics shown in pie charts.

5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn't mind running the country, if they could spare the time, and if they didn't have to leave L.A. to do it.

6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country and they did a far superior job of it, thank you very much.

7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren't too sure who's running the country, and don't really care as long as they can get a seat on the train.

8. The New York Post is read by people who don't care who's running the country either,as long as they do something really scandalous, preferably while intoxicated.

9. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren't sure there is a country, or that anyone is running it; but whoever it is, they oppose all they stand for. There are occasional exceptions if the leaders are handicapped minority feminist atheist dwarfs, or someone who happens to be an illegal alien from ANY country, planet or galaxy or even a smooth-talking purjurious slimeball as long as they are a Democrat.

10. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country, but need the baseball scores.

11. The National Enquirer is read by people as they wait in line at the grocery store. Aside from MTV, Opra & Jerry Springer, it is usually their only source for "current events."

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