Monthly Archives: March 2007

Lucky Seven!

According to the World Economic Forum the US has fallen from first place to seventh among nations driving technological innovation. In an article on BBC News it says: “A deterioration of the political and regulatory environment in the US prompted … Continue reading

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John Edwards for President

It’s still a long way out and I can always change my mind, but what I observed this morning tipped the scales for me. John Edwards is the guy I want sitting in the oval office in January 2009. Okay, I wish … Continue reading

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Happy Nowruz (sp?)!!!

Turns out today is quite a day.  It is the Persian/Iranian/Zoroastrian New Year marking the beginning of the year 1386, to be celebrated by house and yard cleaning, new clothes shopping, and changing out your old dirty money for new. … Continue reading

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Oh my…

At 1:12 today Pacific time I quit the show that has been the primary creative outlet of my life for the past four years. I’m having trouble blinking.

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Obama “Respects” Sharpton?

While I like Obama, I have to admit anyone who returns Tawana Sharpton’s phone calls drops a notch or two in my esteem. Bear in mind these details come from the open sewer that is Tawana Sharpton’s mouth. And speaking … Continue reading

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You try to live a good life…

Play by the rules. Do unto others. Go quietly amidst the noise and haste. And then the cat throws up on the TiVo…. There is no God.

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Why BBC News is Cooler Than American News

This week anyway.  An article speculating on how things would have turned out if that asteroid hadn’t wiped out the dinosaurs. The big plus is, of course, no humans, no Fox News, no Dane Cook, no Anna Nicole Smith. But … Continue reading

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Absolute Power…

… is not among my burdens, and yet:  For the first time in my life the picks on my ballot swept a real-life election. Okay, it was an off-season local thing that escaped the notice of 90-plus % of my fellow … Continue reading

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