Monthly Archives: March 2003

Weblogger for Senate!

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Karl

It’s not a joke. Conversations are taking place that may lead to James Capozzola to run for Senate against Arlen Spector (R). Speaking of webloggers, Gary Hart now has one! He should turn off commenting.

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Some development links of interest

Posted on March 22, 2003 by Karl

CIOMagazine: Your Open Source Plan FastCompany: How Google Grows and Grows Slashdot: US Jobs Jumping Ship UC Davis DBIS: Oracle/SQL Tutorial Wired News: Marking File Traders as Felons

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No current events here

Posted on March 20, 2003 by Karl

A prayer for service men and women, their families, and our leaders to find the wisdom thru this. TV news overage, portrays war like a spectator sport. Can’t stand it. Newspapers and websites seem to be the only place to … Continue reading →

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Links and questions to make you think

Posted on March 19, 2003 by Karl

Mainstream TV news sucks beyond belief. It’s commentary seems pulled directly from football games and boxing matches. You will need to dig to form educated opinions. frontline: the long road to war. Find out how we got here. A comprehensive … Continue reading →

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A musical way to support our troops and Fahrenheit 451

Posted on March 17, 2003 by Karl

TROOPTrax helps you to send them music. Speaking of CDs, protestors are now smashing Dixie Chicks disks. I think what they said was stupid. But if I was pissed I wouldn’t try and put words in their mouths and destroy … Continue reading →

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Brawl erupts after song played at rodeo

Posted on March 16, 2003 by Karl

“It happened when a tape of Lee Greenwood’s song Proud To Be An American was playing. Some rodeo fans were standing and others were sitting down.” Read the rest here.

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Dixie Chicks pulled from air

Posted on March 14, 2003 by Karl

Reuters: the Dixie Chicks are finding out that criticizing President Bush’s plans for war in Iraq can cost you air play. Have you seen Musicians United to Win Without War? Update: Atrios shares a letter from a radio station that … Continue reading →

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Can’t stand Bob Dylan?

Posted on March 13, 2003 by Karl

Bob Dylan is a great songwriter but his voice has always annoyed me. It seems designed to push away people more interested in performance then lyrics. That’s why his songs have always made good covers: musicians recognize a good song … Continue reading →

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Even more optimism to make you blink

Posted on March 12, 2003 by Karl

What? Couldn’t take a complicated, but overall optimistic, post yesterday? Here goes some more: Garret has asked, “where are the protest songs?”. So has The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The NYTimes. My answer has been in two parts: … Continue reading →

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“You?ve got to reach out to the other person”

Posted on March 11, 2003 by Karl

Times Online: Bush Sr. has a message for his son. Quote: “The first President Bush has told his son that hopes of peace in the Middle East would be ruined if a war with Iraq were not backed by international … Continue reading →

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