Monthly I get a fresh batch of downloads at eMusic. I don’t have the largest plan–the most I can download is 20 at a time. Usually this is enough for an album with maybe a few experimental downloads from unfamiliar groups. I think it will be years before I manage all the jazz downloads I […]
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I’m right I’m right I’m right
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Jeneane, writing at Blogher: I’d like to see some kind of system where I have the say, but readers can overrule me if I’m being hardheaded. Maybe I could tag a comment as “troll” or “flaming asshole” but Shelley might come along and tag it as “valid point” or “shut up […]
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Scrambled eggs
It’s Easter morning where I am. The storms of last night were mild in our area, and the sun is up, the birds singing, and a nice breeze blowing through my windows. The trees are mostly green, except for the dogwood, with it’s pink and white dog tooth blooms. If I were a Christian, I […]
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I’m not Okay
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Don’t come towards me. I’m not okay. When did okay stop being a word? Every spellcheck in every application I use now tells me okay is not a word. OK is a word. But OK is an acronym for okay. Isn’t it? Or was I brought up wrong? When did towards stop being a word? The […]
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Light Friday
Just right for a Friday: First, Ian points to Smart Design’s Build a Better Mouse Trap. The entries are both hilarious and rather astonishing in their creativity. Tipped, both by post at Both2and: beyond binary and an email from Dave Rogers, the comment thread attached to this one-word post could be considered a cultural anthropologist’s guide to weblogging.