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The story of the electric bike
Reading this, I remember that I was there that day when they shut down the freeway for the bikes...
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music wishlist
Music Wishlist
(List is very short because, nine times out of ten, I don't catch the name of songs on the radio that I really like)
Tristan and Isolde, Berlin Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim conducting
Daniel Barenboim spoke about music in the 2006 Reith lectures. In the third lecture in the series Barenboim tells how we have lost the ability to ( Read more... ) -
Text of a letter I sent to my congressman regarding Iraq
Dear Congressman
Thank you for your reply. I understand that funds for the troop surge have already been agreed , and so even if you decide against the surge there is little you can do (even the the joint chiefs of staff advised against the troop increase). However, I am writing again now to urge you to put your whole weight behind a plan to leave ( Read more... ) -
US military action in Somalia: worse than bungling
"The military action - the first U.S. intervention in Somalia since a failed peacekeeping mission that ended in 1994 - is reportedly causing new displacement in the Lower Juba area."
via AlertNet
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why do we go along with the Iraq lies?
I am entirely frustrated by Iraq and how it is being used by Shrub. But as we know, we can't blame his administration alone! Politicians (and to some degree the American people) are pretending to forget that the authorization to use force in Iraq was obtained under false pretences.
And here is how the White House describes Iraq and implants a fear ( Read more... ) -
prayers for 2007
“Our” by Joseph E. Mulligan, S.J.
If the Lord’s prayer is for all people,
then God is the God of all,
who then must be brothers and sisters of one family.
God of all nations, races, and language groups.
God of drug users and pushers
and of social drinkers and liquor dealers,
of smokers and tobacco advertisers;
of petty thieves in jail,
and of corporate ( Read more... ) -
two links
Will add to / edit this post later
http://www.ukat.org.uk/help/
http://portal.unesco.org/es/ev.php-URL_ID=10384&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html -
Shadow Classics on NPR
NPR's Tom Moon provides some great listening through Shadow Classics
Including tracks from
Art Tatum's God is In the House (wow!)
Jackie Mitoo's Wishbone (another wow!)
Gregg Allman's Laid Back (very nice!)
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This house is like a ship at sea.
This house is like a ship at sea. The wind hardly ceases blowing and the vista is ever changing even though we don't seem to get anywhere fast ( Read more... )