Oct

27

New Look…and Maybe comments

October 27, 2006 | 7 Comments

I am going to be doing a few renos around the blog in the next couple of days….It may look a little strange but it’s been broken for a while and needs fixing.
Update: Well, this is begininng to look alright in Firefox…and, of course, it looks like shit in IE…Thanks Bill.

Oct

22

Woof…woof, woof, woof, grrr

October 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

“I have chosen a public vocation and I recognize the scrutiny and attention that comes with that. At the same time, I am an individual citizen and I respect the right of everyone to privacy in their personal life.” Belinda Stronach
Belinda makes the case for having it both ways.
Courtenay says, “They get what they want […]

Oct

22

More Music Fun

October 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I realize the cool kids have already found The Hype Machine.

Oct

22

October 22, 2006 | 2 Comments

“On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, […]

Oct

22

Big ‘Uns

October 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

“Allow me to glue a short technical note here for the benefit of some poor soul who might googling desperately for help while in the predicament I found myself in on Wednesday. In recent months I’ve found myself increasingly convinced, by research and experience, that added monitor space can improve the efficiency of a desk […]

Oct

19

And while we are on the tube…

October 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Clash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrG_-V6_KaU
Who were fun to see…from a distance as they did the traditional spits and bottle throws at the Vancouver Forum about a million years ago. Good sound and video on this version.

Oct

19

I love this guy

October 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Like music, hate bullshit. Bob’s your man.
No, really.
(And there is your link Kevin.)

Oct

19

Go get it

October 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Lacuna Coil
Milan…who knew?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8dLuD2Sa4

Oct

18

Hope at the White House

October 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

They may not be able to tell a Sunni from a Sony but they can spot a wacko in pastor’s clothing at 100 yards:
Asked if White House officials really mocked conservative Christians, Kuo told Lesley Stahl, “Oh, absolutely. You name the important Christian leader and I have heard them mocked by serious people in serious […]

Oct

18

Sunni, Shi’ite, Wahhabi, Wasabi: Let’s call the whole thing off

October 18, 2006 | 1 Comment

In the NYT Jeff Stein writes possibly the most depressing piece I have read on the War on Terror.

At the end of a long interview, I asked Willie Hulon, chief of the bureau’s new national security branch, whether he thought that it was important for a man in his position to know the difference between […]

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