Everyone on my street who had an Obama sign in their yard received a copy of this letter:
Dear Neighbor:
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but a friend has recommended that I reach out to you about a problem that you may be having but may not be aware of: Have you ever considered whether [...]

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Amy Winehouse/Tears Dry On Their Own

Bat for Lashes/What’s a Girl to Do?

Miranda Lambert/Gunpowder & Lead (ignore the video, dig the music)

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A week and (almost) 3,000 miles later, I’m back from Cape Breton, with a few detours through other bits of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine.  A rather wonderful area of the world.  Even with all the driving involved, I’m quite glad I did it.  Pictures and more, later.  First, I have to process both [...]

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It’s a mix, tonight:
Klaxons/Golden Skans

Bob Dylan/Tangled Up In Blue

Jens Lekman/Postcard to Nina (really, give this one a listen)

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The end of a corridor in a room and pillar coal mine:

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Right about the time that this gets posted, I will probably be wishing that I’d gone to the warmth of Grand Cayman, instead.  Here are some of the images that I’ll be using to conjure that warmth.

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Following This American Life’s extraordinarily well-received Giant Pool of Money episode, comes another look at the factors involved in the recent FUBAR’ing of the financial system.  This episode focuses on:
[T]he 36-hour period, two weeks ago, when the credit markets froze. Plus, what it’s like now for businesses to get short-term loans, and how the hardship [...]

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Best viewed large.

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As best I can tell, the Republican strategy - no, actually, the core tenent of its faith - is to take every sin you actually commit and wail about how others are doing just that to you.  John McCain seems to have it down perfectly:
Did John McCain really just say that Barack Obama gets “touchy” [...]

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I’m out of contact for much of this week, so posting will be irregular.  Maybe it’s time to poke around those links on the right?  My links, tho’ minimal, lead to quality stuff.
(Also, my comments are still moderated, I’m afraid.  If you’ve posted before, you’re umm, pre-approved.  If not, it’ll have to wait until I’m [...]

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What, cutting taxes on wooden arrows and adding the Bicycle Benefits Commuting Act to the bailout bill didn’t fix everything?
Shocker.  I’m going to look for a fiddle.

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It’s about time.

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That was a long way.

Smack, crack, bushwhacked.
Tie another one to the racks, baby.
Hey kids, rock and roll.
Nobody tells you where to go, baby.
What if I ride? what if you walk?
What if you rock around the clock?
Tick-tock. tick-tock.

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There’s a roadtrip in my (very near) future, and of course this requires roadtrip music.  Something with motion, maybe a little poppy, and yes - something you know (most of) the words to.  I have hundreds in my all-purpose roadtrip playlist - this is what a random sample (of YouTube available songs) turns up:
Guns ‘n [...]

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Comment spam management is going wonky again.  Finding an improved system is on my to-do list, but until I get to that item, they’ll be set to only automatically accept comments from those that have previously posted a comment.  Apologies for the inconvenience.

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Yes, it’s who you think it is:

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The tax on wooden arrows has finally been repealed.  And we only had to spend $700 billion to do it.

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