Archive for August 2008
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Endorsing Barack Obama
I am CEO of Livingston Communications, and while I don’t feel it is right for the company to openly endorse Obama (we are more than one voice), I personally feel compelled to do so. Barack Obama’s acceptance speech convinced me without a doubt that he should be our next president.
I don’t believe in McCain and […]
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What Internet Nano Fame Brings You
I usually don’t feed the trolls, but this one made me laugh.
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Neal Stephenson Returns
This September’s Anathem will be Neal Stephenson’s ninth book, and a long-awaited one at that (See WIRED). This will likely be the most anticipated sci-fi release since William Gibson’s Spook Country.
I’m an early Stephenson fan dating back to the mid 90s. I’ve turned dozens of people including friends, my dad, my cousins and even my […]
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New Motorcycle Helmet - Safety First
So my old helmet was more than five years old and had been dropped several times, making it unsafe. I have already totaled one bike in an incident that involved my head hitting the offending vehicle (see there was this minivan).
Because I had a full face helmet on (an HJC), I walked with a grade […]
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Returning to a Country Road Soon
Glad I didn’t sell this stuff on eBay! Of course, the return will be on a new bike, the Ducati SportsClasic GT 1000. It’s just a question of when now.
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Boycotting the 2008 Olympics
I’ve decided to boycott the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Chinese governments continuing human rights violations, the country’s horrific environmental policies, and the ongoing oppression in Tibet have made this event unacceptable to me.
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The Battle of Chicago
Number 56 on the 101 Things I’d Like to Do Before I Die is done. Rage Against the Machine was outstanding last weekend at Lollapalooza.
Rage’s “The Battle of Chicago” performance opened with hard hitting numbers Testify and Bulls and Parade. The enthusiasm to see the once-broken up, and rarely together Rage Against the […]
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Lollapalooza Day 1: Radiohead Reigns Supreme
Radiohead is one of those bands that seems to defy finite descriptions. Alternative, yes? psychwdelic? Yes. Classicly trained musicians? Yes. Some more for you after last night’s performance: Loud? No. Beautiful and touching? Yes! Uncompromising? Yes.
Radihead didn’t kick ass (picture above). They demonstrated to an uncultured mass of alternative rock lovers what real music […]
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