Verizon, Alvin Ailey and D&D
I think Verizon’s out to get me! Ever since we’ve switched to cable internet and forsaken the land line, I’ve been encouraging others to do the same. Now, on the weekend I get my super-duper Napster MP3 player, our cable is suddenly and mysteriously screwed up and I haven’t had internet access since sometime on
You’re Avante Garde Indie. You listen to abstract music like free-jazz and Krautrock. You drink too much coffee and you scare the fuck out of the rest of us. We’re afraid to call you pretentious because we know that we all just don’t get it. There are few of you out there, and most of
One thing led to another, Santa came early and now I’m a Napster-maniac! What happened was, we were supposed to go to my cousin’s kids’ Christmas show last night but, minutes before we were ready to leave, India starts throwing up all over the place! She’s been sick all week – congested, runny nose –
2003 In Review
This will have to last through Monday… 1. What did you do in 2003 that you’d never done before? Contributed $$$ to a political campaign. 2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Don’t generally make specific resolutions other than to be true to myself. I am
Arkansan Wesley Clark to Plug Patriots So Wesley Clark, good old Southern boy that he is, is a…Patriots fan? As in the New England Patriots? And this only a few days after Madonna endorses him for President? Can you spell loser? C-L-A-R-K.
Heroic Courage You are a very brave person who puts others before yourself, believes in helping those in need. People would consider you noble and caring, and someone to always count on. Which Characteristic From the Samurai Code Matches You Best? (You may find out your best trait) brought to you by Quizilla Word. “I
Are you registered to vote?
An interesting take on politics and the current election for President for those who think voting is a waste of time: How an anarchist came to run the Kucinich campaign in Rhode Island. Part 1. (excerpted from infoshop.org article) Since we’re nowhere near revolution right now, someone is going to be President. To pretend that
Look Charlie, let’s face it. We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. It’s run by a big eastern syndicate, you know. –Lucy Van Pelt It really isn’t that I hate Christmas. Not exactly. I just hate the obligatory feel of the whole gift-giving process. You can say it’s the thought that counts
More fun with the Doctor, courtesy of Slate: Answering the question about [his foreign policy] inexperience, [Howard] Dean says he studied “under what I consider to be the best history department in the United States, at Yale University.” I can see the ad. Left half of the screen: “Bush. Won Two Wars.” Right half: “Dean.
Rev. Pedro Pietri is seriously ill
One of the cornerstones of the original Nuyorican movement is in need of help. Please pass this on. ******************************************* “Woke up this morning / feeling excellent! / Picked up the telephone / dialed the number / Of my equal opportunity / employer to inform him / I will not be in / to work today!