NovemberNov 10 Monday 08
data nerds rejoice!
It's the thing you've been waiting for! Well, maybe ,emyou haven't. But I have.
Mark Newman, from the Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan has posted the yummy cartograms of the 2008 US Presidential Election …
OctoberOct 31 Friday 08
Dead Milkmen - Oct. 26, 2008 - Bitchin' Camaro / VFW
Look! It's Rodney Anonymous ranting some quality old style punk ethos. Plus, the Milkmen run through a couple of hits.
OctoberOct 20 Monday 08
Obama fends off Palin charge of 'socialist' tax plan
And he's not alone. Here's what that notorious commie General Colin Powell had to say on the matter:
Taxes are always a redistribution of money. Most of the taxes that are redistributed go back to those who pay them -- in roads and airports and hospitals and schools. …
AprilApr 15 Tuesday 08
Comedy Jokes
I just saw this in my RSS reader and thought "Hey, I bet it would be possible to make fun of Bush by continuing the story in a humorous fashion, like the comedy guys do!"
White House: Bush concerned about food shortages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush is …
FebruaryFeb 13 Wednesday 08
universal healthcare
O, Canada. We on the left like to hold up your healthcare system as an example. Those on the right attempt to do the same. But they get it wrong.
Mythbusting Canadian Healthcare, pt 1
Mythbusting Canadian Healthcare, pt 2
Good reads, both. Especially if you want the …
JanuaryJan 24 Thursday 08
Things you don't want to hear
Lou Dobbs says things you don't want to hear:
We all have to acknowledge that our problems were in part brought on by the failure of our government to regulate the institutions and markets that are now in crisis. The irresponsible fiscal policies of the past decade have …
another thing that you should read
It's just a depressing day. But you should read this, too:
The military adventurers of the Bush administration have much in common with the corporate leaders of the defunct energy company Enron. Both groups of men thought that they were the "smartest guys in the room," …
JanuaryJan 21 Monday 08
Flickr, The Library of Congress, And Equality
The Library of Congress has started posting pictures from their archives to Flickr. That is seriously cool. And in case you missed it, NPR covered it …
DecemberDec 18 Tuesday 07
Sun God! Sun God! Ra! Ra! Ra!
Or, well, Mithras, actually. Let's give him back his birthday, ok?
DecemberDec 16 Sunday 07
I Had A Dream
And in that dream I had a vision. A vision of the future of food. Ladies and gentlemen of Austin (and other places, maybe, if you're lucky) I present the ideal breakfast: Katz-Gill's Sausage & Gravy Latkes!
Of course, the restaurant requires at least two kitchens and …
NovemberNov 29 Thursday 07
video motherload
Gerry Todd would live this:
post-punk.com's Classic Post-Punk Music Videos.
Expect individual videos to be posted here as time goes by. And maybe sooner.
NovemberNov 26 Monday 07
regatta de blanc
I saw The Police. 24 years and 1 week after the last time I saw them. And you know what? They still rocked all these years later. And most importantly, they had me screaming like a loon when they sandwiched "Regatta de Blanc" inside "Can't Stand Losing You" near the …
NovemberNov 5 Monday 07
those were different times...
I'm not sure what floors me most about this. I think it might be Cindy's hair. But the unexpected cameo of a not-directly-related Austin musician caught me off guard, too (Hi, How Are You).
Anyway, it's Zeitgeist (I mean, The Reivers) c. 1985. And it's Austin how it …
NovemberNov 2 Friday 07
rodney anonymous is a saint
Rodney Anonymous tries very hard to save the last little bit of the Sex Pistols' relevance in Commodify Your Dissent Part 849.
OctoberOct 31 Wednesday 07
scruffy the cat - mybabyshesalright
Continuing with the "old man basks in the music of his youth" theme, I'm delighted to share Scruffy The Cat.
OctoberOct 24 Wednesday 07
The Replacements Live 1-18-86
Bastards Of Young and Kiss Me On The Bus.
Dig Bob Stinson's outfit.
OctoberOct 12 Friday 07
The Police - synchronicity i (live)
24 years ago, almost, I saw The Police on the Synchronicity tour. It was a birthday present from two very good friends.
This year, one short week after my birthday, I'll be seeing them again. It'll be interesting. I admit that I'm totally geeked out at the …
OctoberOct 10 Wednesday 07
Happy Birthday
To quote a different lyricist altogether... "Happy birthday, Whosever birthday it is today"