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Main Discussion Area => Stream of Consciousness => Topic started by: ggould on January 24, 2005, 02:51:38 PM
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When I was down in Anaheim, a friend told me he had read my blog, I asked which one, and he just identified it as something 'depressing.'
That got me thinking, so even though it is still somewhat depressing, my latest blog is merely a Non-Sequitur comic strip:
no longer available :cry:
This makes me wonder, if we should have some sort of standalone category for announcements, that shouldn't probably get buried as quickly as other items in the 'stream of consciousness' area.
if you want to comment on the cartoon, go here:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/01/pledge-of-allegiance.html
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I think an "announcements" standalone forum is a very good idea.
I also think your choice of cartoons is impeccable. Surprised "Boondocks" didn't think of that one first.
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Speaking of Boondocks... didya know they're turning it into a TV series? It'll be part of the Cartoon Network "Adult Swim" lineup this fall.
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Speaking of Boondocks... didya know they're turning it into a TV series? It'll be part of the Cartoon Network "Adult Swim" lineup this fall.
will they tone it down?
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Speaking of Boondocks... didya know they're turning it into a TV series? It'll be part of the Cartoon Network "Adult Swim" lineup this fall.
will they tone it down?
Supposedly not... The cartoonist (his name escapes me) has control. there was an item in EW last week. He said "we're gonna piss people off."
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Aaron McGruder
I've got the big book of collected Boondocks, will bring it around next time.
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if we should have some sort of standalone category for announcements
'announcement' is actually a type of post (with different icon), as is a 'sticky' (something which will not fall down the queue).
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if we should have some sort of standalone category for announcements
'announcement' is actually a type of post (with different icon), as is a 'sticky' (something which will not fall down the queue).
Yes, there are those types of posts. I was referring to a different topic on the same leve as the Stream of Consciousness topic. That way it would stand alone, and not get drowned out in the backscatter.
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This is just a short meditation I was asked to write for my church, and I figured I ought to just put anything I write in a blog, so I did. I'm telling you guys because there are 4 musical references in it. One is stated, one is obvious, one is potentially obvious, and the last you'll never get. I guess I should think of a prize for the winner, but there won't be one, so no bother.
If you're curious, it's here:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/01/zabriskie-point-meditation.html
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This is just a short meditation I was asked to write for my church, and I figured I ought to just put anything I write in a blog, so I did. I'm telling you guys because there are 4 musical references in it. One is stated, one is obvious, one is potentially obvious, and the last you'll never get. I guess I should think of a prize for the winner, but there won't be one, so no bother.
If you're curious, it's here:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/01/zabriskie-point-meditation.html
after a quick read, all i see are the byrds on zabriskie point. that's two, right? :)
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This is just a short meditation I was asked to write for my church, and I figured I ought to just put anything I write in a blog, so I did. I'm telling you guys because there are 4 musical references in it. One is stated, one is obvious, one is potentially obvious, and the last you'll never get. I guess I should think of a prize for the winner, but there won't be one, so no bother.
If you're curious, it's here:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/01/zabriskie-point-meditation.html
after a quick read, all i see are the byrds on zabriskie point. that's two, right? :)
And the last two lines:
“There once was a note, pure and easy
Playing so free like a breath rippling by”
Are from one or maybe two Who songs: Gettin In Tune and Pure and Easy. But that's gotta be one of the obvious ones.
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This is just a short meditation I was asked to write for my church, and I figured I ought to just put anything I write in a blog, so I did. I'm telling you guys because there are 4 musical references in it. One is stated, one is obvious, one is potentially obvious, and the last you'll never get. I guess I should think of a prize for the winner, but there won't be one, so no bother.
If you're curious, it's here:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/01/zabriskie-point-meditation.html
after a quick read, all i see are the byrds on zabriskie point. that's two, right? :)
And further to POC's call on Zabriskie Point, the Dead (and Garcia solo) contributed to the soundtrack for that film.
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clearly stated: the Byrds quote
obvious: the 'Pure and Easy' quote from Pete Townsend (extra credit for all three times it was used on LP's)
Less obvious (but you guys already got it): the Zabriskie Point reference, with all the cool noodlings.
The fourth one is the one you'll never get, and that's for a number of reasons. Easy when you start from the end, but not from the other direction.
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Title is a musical reference
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/02/its-all-too-complicated-now.html
[much later, I just realized I never said what the title was about. It's a reference to "Complicated Now" by Johnny and the Distractions, a song that was played a lot on KSFX during the brief rock period (didn't Dave Morey work there?) before the KFOG era. I have the vinyl, but have never heard the song on the radio since.]
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I'm not sure this will be of interest, but what the hell. As janitor here, I guess I can use up a few digits. What I have posted is an essay I wrote last week for one of my classes at school. It only has one musical reference, and uses the word 'ebonics' and has a link to a Malcolm X poster. Pretty jumbled, but if you're bored, read on:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/05/making-content-accessible-by-any-means.html
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Just thought I'd take my quickie reviews I post on Amazon, and fold into my blog. Not very earth-shattering, just a few odd choices:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/05/review-joan-baez-come-from-shadows.html
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/04/review-we-five-you-were-on-my-mindmake.html
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2000/06/review-peter-green-end-of-game.html
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I stole this for my blog, but it's so short, no reason to go to my blog to see this:
FROM THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN'S "SHORT & SWEET" COLUMN:
"Other than telling us how to live, think, marry, pray, vote, invest,
educate our children and, now, die, I think the Republicans have done a
fine job of getting government out of our personal lives."
--Craig Carter
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I stole this for my blog, but it's so short, no reason to go to my blog to see this:
FROM THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN'S "SHORT & SWEET" COLUMN:
"Other than telling us how to live, think, marry, pray, vote, invest,
educate our children and, now, die, I think the Republicans have done a
fine job of getting government out of our personal lives."
--Craig Carter
Someday soon we Americans are going to have to have the painful and essential conversation: Was our nation founded to be a Christian nation, or a nation of religious freedom? I'm not one to look to "our founding fathers" as the wellsource for all wisdom, but it seems there are many among us who feel that Christianity is the national religion, and something large and uncomfortable is going to have to happen to disabuse them of this notion. Lately I'm finding that any oppression I feel as a gay person pales in comparison to the oppression I feel as a non-Christian (though the two are in ways intertangled).
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I stole this for my blog, but it's so short, no reason to go to my blog to see this:
FROM THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN'S "SHORT & SWEET" COLUMN:
"Other than telling us how to live, think, marry, pray, vote, invest,
educate our children and, now, die, I think the Republicans have done a
fine job of getting government out of our personal lives."
--Craig Carter
Someday soon we Americans are going to have to have the painful and essential conversation: Was our nation founded to be a Christian nation, or a nation of religious freedom? I'm not one to look to "our founding fathers" as the wellsource for all wisdom, but it seems there are many among us who feel that Christianity is the national religion, and something large and uncomfortable is going to have to happen to disabuse them of this notion. Lately I'm finding that any oppression I feel as a gay person pales in comparison to the oppression I feel as a non-Christian (though the two are in ways intertangled).
The whole fundamental concept that in our style of democracy, the minority is protected, and not abused is lost on most people. It's primally important!
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latest blog post:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/07/stupidity-is-universal.html
Very short, just how I feel about the London bombings.
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latest blog post:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/07/stupidity-is-universal.html
Very short, just how I feel about the London bombings.
stupid is as stupid does. or something like that. for some reason "when i woke up this morning you were on my mind...i've got troubles..." popped into my head as i clicked on your link. but "i read the news today, oh boy" makes a much better headline.
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stupid is as stupid does. or something like that. for some reason "when i woke up this morning you were on my mind...i've got troubles..." popped into my head as i clicked on your link. but "i read the news today, oh boy" makes a much better headline.
wow, psychic energy -- I'm listening to a Classic Country station and they played Janie Fricke and I thought of you, princess... and here you are.
BTW when do you leave -- we need to organize a gathering. Margaritas at Chevys?
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stupid is as stupid does. or something like that. for some reason "when i woke up this morning you were on my mind...i've got troubles..." popped into my head as i clicked on your link. but "i read the news today, oh boy" makes a much better headline.
wow, psychic energy -- I'm listening to a Classic Country station and they played Janie Fricke and I thought of you, princess... and here you are.
BTW when do you leave -- we need to organize a gathering. Margaritas at Chevys?
I've still got half a bottle of the POC hot sauce!
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wow, psychic energy -- I'm listening to a Classic Country station and they played Janie Fricke and I thought of you, princess... and here you are.
BTW when do you leave -- we need to organize a gathering. Margaritas at Chevys?
i can't tell you how excited it makes me that people think of me when they listen to janie fricke. almost as excited as i get about hot sauce!
i'll be around for three weeks, or so...maybe friday the 15th for chevy's? that would work better than an all-out house party for me...
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D'oh! I have something resembling a date with a human female on July 15th.
(which is better than a date with somthing resembling a human female- but still....)
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D'oh! I have something resembling a date with a human female on July 15th.
(which is better than a date with somthing resembling a human female- but still....)
I dunno... some o' them blow-up dolls is mighty purty...
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i'll be around for three weeks, or so...maybe friday the 15th for chevy's? that would work better than an all-out house party for me...
Friday the 15th is out for me too
:cry:
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I dunno... some o' them blow-up dolls is mighty purty...
And you don't have to buy them dinner, either. :D
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I've been working on this for a week, and it just keeps getting harder to wrap up, so at some point, I just cut and run!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/07/what-would-jefferson-do.html
I'm hoping to get some dialog going with this one, there's so many parallels between the 'originalists' and 'fundamentalists.'
I apologize for the rambling
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/07/karl-rove-and-briarpatch.html
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latest:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/08/bushs-three-ring-circus.html
I've told nobody this exists, yet someone named Mark left a comment. Was it our Mark?
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latest:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/08/bushs-three-ring-circus.html
I've told nobody this exists, yet someone named Mark left a comment. Was it our Mark?
Nice blog. I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that you'd love. It read:
FRODO FAILED!
BUSH GOT THE RING.
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latest:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/08/bushs-three-ring-circus.html
I've told nobody this exists, yet someone named Mark left a comment. Was it our Mark?
Nice blog. I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that you'd love. It read:
FRODO FAILED!
BUSH GOT THE RING.
I guess I need to watch the last of the 3 Ring movies to truly get it, but hopefully the bad guys don't win in the end. I don't know what happens to Frodo, but back in the 60's, during the era of peace buttons, etc., some people wore "Frodo Lives" buttons, which suggests he appears to die, but people don't believe it. Don't spoil it for me, I'll watch it someday.
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latest:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/08/bushs-three-ring-circus.html
I've told nobody this exists, yet someone named Mark left a comment. Was it our Mark?
Nice blog. I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that you'd love. It read:
FRODO FAILED!
BUSH GOT THE RING.
I guess I need to watch the last of the 3 Ring movies to truly get it, but hopefully the bad guys don't win in the end. I don't know what happens to Frodo, but back in the 60's, during the era of peace buttons, etc., some people wore "Frodo Lives" buttons, which suggests he appears to die, but people don't believe it. Don't spoil it for me, I'll watch it someday.
I think one or two of those buttons appear in the video for Leonard Nimoy's "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins." But I'm afraid to watch it again to find out for sure.
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latest:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/08/bushs-three-ring-circus.html
I've told nobody this exists, yet someone named Mark left a comment. Was it our Mark?
Nice blog. I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that you'd love. It read:
FRODO FAILED!
BUSH GOT THE RING.
I guess I need to watch the last of the 3 Ring movies to truly get it, but hopefully the bad guys don't win in the end. I don't know what happens to Frodo, but back in the 60's, during the era of peace buttons, etc., some people wore "Frodo Lives" buttons, which suggests he appears to die, but people don't believe it. Don't spoil it for me, I'll watch it someday.
You mean you haven't read the books? I have to guess you are the only Deadhead English teacher on the planet who can make that claim.
Now if you are worrying about Frodo dying in the end...
ETA [Rod made me delete this part]
The obvious implication of the bumper sticker is that Bush is every bit as bad a villain as Sauron, and in our parallel universe he's winning.
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which isn't a spoiler because it is set up very early on that this is his fate.
Jeez, mshray, which part of don't spoil it for me didn't you understand? While it doesn't seem like a spoiler in hindsight, there is plenty of tension there while we are uncertain what will happen.
GEOFF, do not read the post above!
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which isn't a spoiler because it is set up very early on that this is his fate.
Jeez, mshray, which part of don't spoil it for me didn't you understand? While it doesn't seem like a spoiler in hindsight, there is plenty of tension there while we are uncertain what will happen.
GEOFF, do not read the post above!
Well, I guess I just need to see the 3rd film soon, so I can not be in this position again. As far as being the only Deadhead teacher, I guess I always got some sort of lightweight vibe off of the Ring stuff, so I never read it. The movies don't really make me want to read them either, but I sure hear a lot more references to this stuff in Led Zeppelin songs now. I never knew what this stuff was before!
PS, I just put it in my Netflix queue. I'll absorb it ASAP, though not in one sitting!
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which isn't a spoiler because it is set up very early on that this is his fate.
Jeez, mshray, which part of don't spoil it for me didn't you understand? While it doesn't seem like a spoiler in hindsight, there is plenty of tension there while we are uncertain what will happen.
GEOFF, do not read the post above!
Well, I guess I just need to see the 3rd film soon, so I can not be in this position again. As far as being the only Deadhead teacher, I guess I always got some sort of lightweight vibe off of the Ring stuff, so I never read it. The movies don't really make me want to read them either, but I sure hear a lot more references to this stuff in Led Zeppelin songs now. I never knew what this stuff was before!
I am very very glad I read the books before seeing the films. The experience it completely different.
I've read them many a time...
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which isn't a spoiler because it is set up very early on that this is his fate.
Jeez, mshray, which part of don't spoil it for me didn't you understand? While it doesn't seem like a spoiler in hindsight, there is plenty of tension there while we are uncertain what will happen.
GEOFF, do not read the post above!
Well, I guess I just need to see the 3rd film soon, so I can not be in this position again. As far as being the only Deadhead teacher, I guess I always got some sort of lightweight vibe off of the Ring stuff, so I never read it. The movies don't really make me want to read them either, but I sure hear a lot more references to this stuff in Led Zeppelin songs now. I never knew what this stuff was before!
I am very very glad I read the books before seeing the films. The experience it completely different.
I've read them many a time...
Hey Rod,
Our club is going to play Tilden again this year. We just played De Laveaga in Santa Cruz, from the blue tees, and I shot the worst round of my life! something like a 149! Just thought I'd share.
:lol: :oops: :cry:
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Hey Rod,
Our club is going to play Tilden again this year. We just played De Laveaga in Santa Cruz, from the blue tees, and I shot the worst round of my life! something like a 149! Just thought I'd share.
:lol: :oops: :cry:
When you playing Tilden?
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Hey Rod,
Our club is going to play Tilden again this year. We just played De Laveaga in Santa Cruz, from the blue tees, and I shot the worst round of my life! something like a 149! Just thought I'd share.
:lol: :oops: :cry:
When you playing Tilden?
Tilden Park GC Sun SEPT 18th 11:30am
That's if I don't kill myself first, if I play another round that bad! I'm trying to break 100, have gotten close a few times, and here I go, almost breaking 150, moving in the wrong direction!
The De Laveaga blue tees were ridiculous as far as changing the shots from simply longer (I don't mind longer) to like being in some kind of gun barrel! I lost a lot of balls!
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Hey Rod,
Our club is going to play Tilden again this year. We just played De Laveaga in Santa Cruz, from the blue tees, and I shot the worst round of my life! something like a 149! Just thought I'd share.
:lol: :oops: :cry:
When you playing Tilden?
Tilden Park GC Sun SEPT 18th 11:30am
That's if I don't kill myself first, if I play another round that bad! I'm trying to break 100, have gotten close a few times, and here I go, almost breaking 150, moving in the wrong direction!
The De Laveaga blue tees were ridiculous as far as changing the shots from simply longer (I don't mind longer) to like being in some kind of gun barrel! I lost a lot of balls!
That's the same day as the final round of our Club Championship. Unlikely I'll make it that far, especially if I qualify for the Championship Flight (no handicap). But you never know. We play early in the morning, most likely I'd be done before you start.
Don't give up on the game yet! You'll get there.
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I couldn't help it. When I saw what Bush said, I had to write a little something:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/08/meanwhile-back-to-ranch.html
Once school starts, I will probably stop blogging; we'll see.
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if you ever listen to Air America (I do) and surf news stories (yup) you may or may not be aware of a new campaign of right-wing bloggers to trash Air America. My latest blog is not really any kind of essay, just some links to a couple of interesting stories about what's happening:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/08/dark-side-of-blogging.html
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here it is:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/08/yes-theyll-even-do-it-to-grieving.html
It's basically just about how the right has been sliming Cindy Sheehan, the mother of the slain soldier, who's been camped out near Bush's Crawford ranch. If you're curious about the slime, ignore my blog, and go straight to this article in mediamatters.org:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200508100009
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inspired by the link POC gave us, I thought I'd whip out a little "right on, here here" repackaging of the info for my blog:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/12/american-taliban.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/12/impeachable-chutzpah.html
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I tried my hand at some sort of retrospective/predictive writing in my typical jumbled/run-on style:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2005/12/what-are-you-doing-new-years-eve.html
So, let me be the first to entreat you into participating!
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/01/dear-senator-feinstein.html
I went to her website tonight and sent this letter. Rumor is she may not back a fillibuster.
California residents who want to email her can do so at:
http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.html
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I have no business spending my Spring Break time writing a blog, when I have so much school work to catch up on, but I did it anyway:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/04/immigration-illusion.html
As always, I'd love to have you leave a comment at the bottom.
Peace,
Geoff
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/04/join-uranium-hexaflouride-revolution.html
Not a big deal, I just couldn't resist trying to comment on this picture:
(http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3211/586/1600/iran_nuclear_dance.jpg)
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Earlier today, I thought I was making my last blog post for a while, when something tragic happened a few doors down. A neighbor had committed suicide. In a turnabout, I don't have anything clever to say, but hope that some of you might be able to share some knowledge or experiences. Please consider sharing anything about this heartbreaking topic.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/04/suicide-secrets.html
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and the time is right to return to blogging, so to cleanse the palette, I just wanted to start with something real light, with no original content of my own!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/06/angry-blogger.html
the only content is this:
(http://www.ggould.com/blogstuff/images/angry_blogger.jpg)
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for you guys, not a lot new here. I just felt like stringing together a few moments of my whole student teacher doowah together:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/06/other-side_19.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/08/review-best-of-youth.html
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I found the link about Keith Olbermann Mark provided, and decided to share it with my friends who read my extremely irregular blog:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/10/modern-murrow.html
I post this here as a thank you, and simply hope you'd be willing to share any of your comments with my friends there.
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Down in Monterey for the weekend, and my back hurts too much to play golf, so I thought I'd make a blog post!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/12/end-of-boondocks.html
Please consider sharing either your favorite comic strips, or the confluence of Boondocks and Seinfeld.
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Down in Monterey for the weekend, and my back hurts too much to play golf, so I thought I'd make a blog post!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2006/12/end-of-boondocks.html
Please consider sharing either your favorite comic strips, or the confluence of Boondocks and Seinfeld.
There are so few comics that have a point to them anymore. I have a soft spot for "Muttz" but pretty much everything else is catering to the LCD (or, in the case of Mallard Filmore, the LDS). And I'd bet money the "Seinfeld" reruns were no coincidence.
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I'm not sure how I feel about what I wrote, it's kind of choppy, but I felt compelled to put something down before it went away
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-all-dream-we-dreamed.html
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I'm not sure how I feel about what I wrote, it's kind of choppy, but I felt compelled to put something down before it went away
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-all-dream-we-dreamed.html
That was a lovely tribute, Geoff. The new format starts Thursday, allegedly. So enjoy the next few days.
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I'm not sure how I feel about what I wrote, it's kind of choppy, but I felt compelled to put something down before it went away
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-all-dream-we-dreamed.html
That was a lovely tribute, Geoff. The new format starts Thursday, allegedly. So enjoy the next few days.
Indeed, very sweet and from the heart. And I love the way you wrapped it all up.
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this is how I listen to KHUM without internet!:
http://web.mac.com/ggould/iWeb/SpringBreak2007/SundayMonday.html
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I'm not very pleased with my prose lately. And with all these copy editors, I don't know why I post this!
:lol:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/03/support-our-troops.html
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I'm not very pleased with my prose lately. And with all these copy editors, I don't know why I post this!
:lol:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/03/support-our-troops.html
You post this because no matter what fussy copy editors like me might quibble over, you speak truth to power. Thank you for posting this. Very important reading for Memorial Day. (Or any other day.)
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I'm not very pleased with my prose lately. And with all these copy editors, I don't know why I post this!
:lol:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/03/support-our-troops.html
You sound like a Jewish mother! Not in your blog, which is uniformly good & always has been, but in your self-deprecation!
Keep it up Geoff! Any imperfections. imagined or otherwise, just make you real. Like Gaz said, this is important stuff.
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I'm not very pleased with my prose lately. And with all these copy editors, I don't know why I post this!
:lol:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/03/support-our-troops.html
You sound like a Jewish mother! Not in your blog, which is uniformly good & always has been, but in your self-deprecation!
Keep it up Geoff! Any imperfections. imagined or otherwise, just make you real. Like Gaz said, this is important stuff.
Speaking as another fussy copy editor, I wouldn't change a word (well, maybe just one, but it's not a big deal). Props to you for continuing to speak your mind--eloquently and from the heart, as always.
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I'm not very pleased with my prose lately. And with all these copy editors, I don't know why I post this!
:lol:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/03/support-our-troops.html
You sound like a Jewish mother! Not in your blog, which is uniformly good & always has been, but in your self-deprecation!
Keep it up Geoff! Any imperfections. imagined or otherwise, just make you real. Like Gaz said, this is important stuff.
Speaking as another fussy copy editor, I wouldn't change a word (well, maybe just one, but it's not a big deal). Props to you for continuing to speak your mind--eloquently and from the heart, as always.
Dittos to all the above. Keep it up, bub.
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I'm not very pleased with my prose lately. And with all these copy editors, I don't know why I post this!
:lol:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/03/support-our-troops.html
You sound like a Jewish mother! Not in your blog, which is uniformly good & always has been, but in your self-deprecation!
Keep it up Geoff! Any imperfections. imagined or otherwise, just make you real. Like Gaz said, this is important stuff.
Speaking as another fussy copy editor, I wouldn't change a word (well, maybe just one, but it's not a big deal). Props to you for continuing to speak your mind--eloquently and from the heart, as always.
Dittos to all the above. Keep it up, bub.
Thank you very much. It now seems like I was fishing for a compliment, which I wasn't, it's just that sometimes it feels smoother to me, and this time, I just felt kind of un-smooth, if that makes any sense!
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Thank you very much. It now seems like I was fishing for a compliment, which I wasn't, it's just that sometimes it feels smoother to me, and this time, I just felt kind of un-smooth, if that makes any sense!
I didn't mean my jewish mother comment to be taken that way. I understood where you were coming from & just figured a little ribbing would go nicely with the reassurance.
:wink:
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I'm not very pleased with my prose lately. And with all these copy editors, I don't know why I post this!
:lol:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/03/support-our-troops.html
You post this because no matter what fussy copy editors like me might quibble over, you speak truth to power. Thank you for posting this. Very important reading for Memorial Day. (Or any other day.)
agreed!
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/07/big-lie-chapterwhatever.html
short little ditty blog
PS, Keith Olberman just said he will editorialize tomorrow, asking for both Bush and Cheney to resign.
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/07/big-lie-chapterwhatever.html
short little ditty blog
PS, Keith Olberman just said he will editorialize tomorrow, asking for both Bush and Cheney to resign.
I anxiously await his ponouncements on the subject. Needless to say, I'm in full agreement, though if I post on that matter, I'll save it for the right-wing thread.
*sigh* I think we all deep down knew something like this would happen. Bush would've eventually commuted Kenny Lay's sentence too, had the fucker not died.
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/07/big-lie-chapterwhatever.html
short little ditty blog
PS, Keith Olberman just said he will editorialize tomorrow, asking for both Bush and Cheney to resign.
I anxiously await his ponouncements on the subject. Needless to say, I'm in full agreement, though if I post on that matter, I'll save it for the right-wing thread.
*sigh* I think we all deep down knew something like this would happen. Bush would've eventually commuted Kenny Lay's sentence too, had the fucker not died.
Yep, it was inevitable. I'd suspect this had been arranged before the Libbey trial had even started. What's frustrating is that to my understanding, an action of this sort falls under "executive privilege" and there's no recourse by any other branch of government, save for impeachment. Which we don't want to happen, for the reason Geoff mentions in the last line of his blog.
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I saw a coyote in the park while driving to work this year, so i felt moved to post:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-will-wolf-survive.html
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I saw a coyote in the park while driving to work this year, so i felt moved to post:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-will-wolf-survive.html
great post Geoff, really well written. Your sentiments are very closely aligned to my own on this matter, but I really just dug the writing.
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/07/tragic-echo.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/07/tragic-echo.html
true men don't kill coyotes.
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/07/tragic-echo.html
true men don't kill coyotes.
can't believe I didn't think to say that myself.
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/09/fear-no-weevil.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/09/in-valley-of-elah-review.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-came-to-talk-about-draft.html
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Maybe I should've posted in the movie area, but it's not much of a review, more of a check-it-out shoutout:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/11/im-not-there-review.html
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Maybe I should've posted in the movie area, but it's not much of a review, more of a check-it-out shoutout:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/11/im-not-there-review.html
I'll read this tomorrow nite after I see the movie!
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Maybe I should've posted in the movie area, but it's not much of a review, more of a check-it-out shoutout:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/11/im-not-there-review.html
I'll read this tomorrow nite after I see the movie!
good choice. I don't have much to say above what you will find out!
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-came-to-talk-about-draft.html
There's nothing I can add to this that your commenters haven't already. Except that having a draft wouldn't keep the military from having "an inordinate proportion of low-income young people": the rich and connected would still find ways to get their exemptions.
Indeed, some weeks ago, Time magazine did a 10 Questions fluff piece with the dullard Jenna Bush (http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1670398,00.html) in which, on being asked why she and her sister aren't serving in their daddy's war, she replied, "if people really thought about it, they would know it's not even a practical question." (Fortunately, a veteran's wife had the presence to ask in a letter the next week, "Ms. Bush, for whom is war practical?")
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-came-to-talk-about-draft.html
There's nothing I can add to this that your commenters haven't already. Except that having a draft wouldn't keep the military from having "an inordinate proportion of low-income young people": the rich and connected would still find ways to get their exemptions.
Indeed, some weeks ago, Time magazine did a 10 Questions fluff piece with the dullard Jenna Bush (http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1670398,00.html) in which, on being asked why she and her sister aren't serving in their daddy's war, she replied, "if people really thought about it, they would know it's not even a practical question." (Fortunately, a veteran's wife had the presence to ask in a letter the next week, "Ms. Bush, for whom is war practical?")
Yes, I think the responses this time were better than the blog itself. In a perfect world, there would be no exemptions, male or female. But corruption has a way of leaking through the cracks, doesn't it?
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nothing heavy here:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2007/12/destination-shopping.html
just a little trip downtown
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I just got out of the hospital today:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/02/second-chances.html
Hopefully I can rehab in time to go back to work on the 25th.
Peace,
Geoff
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I just got out of the hospital today:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/02/second-chances.html
Hopefully I can rehab in time to go back to work on the 25th.
Peace,
Geoff
OMG! Geoff, this is shocking and I hope you are well on the way to feeling much much better! Down with sodium!
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I just got out of the hospital today:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/02/second-chances.html
Hopefully I can rehab in time to go back to work on the 25th.
Peace,
Geoff
OMG! Geoff, this is shocking and I hope you are well on the way to feeling much much better! Down with sodium!
No freakin' kidding--I noticed you weren't around on Friday for the '69 set but figured maybe you took a long weekend or something. Glad to hear you're home and doing better, but jeez, you must have been scared s***less. (Not to mention Martha and your family.) Sounds like you are definitely taking this to heart though, so that's a good thing. I could learn a bit from this as well--my diet is not the greatest.
Take it easy for awhile--your students will be there when you get back.
Jim
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Sounds like you are definitely taking this to heart
So to speak.
Be well, Geoff!
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I just got out of the hospital today:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/02/second-chances.html
Hopefully I can rehab in time to go back to work on the 25th.
Peace,
Geoff
OMG! Geoff, this is shocking and I hope you are well on the way to feeling much much better! Down with sodium!
No freakin' kidding--I noticed you weren't around on Friday for the '69 set but figured maybe you took a long weekend or something. Glad to hear you're home and doing better, but jeez, you must have been scared s***less. (Not to mention Martha and your family.) Sounds like you are definitely taking this to heart though, so that's a good thing. I could learn a bit from this as well--my diet is not the greatest.
Take it easy for awhile--your students will be there when you get back.
Jim
thanks for the kind words. People have been so nice to me, I owe it to everyone to get better!
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People have been so nice to me, I owe it to everyone to get better!
Heh. Only to yourself and Martha, friend.
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I just got out of the hospital today:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/02/second-chances.html
Hopefully I can rehab in time to go back to work on the 25th.
Peace,
Geoff
OMG! Geoff, this is shocking and I hope you are well on the way to feeling much much better! Down with sodium!
No freakin' kidding--I noticed you weren't around on Friday for the '69 set but figured maybe you took a long weekend or something. Glad to hear you're home and doing better, but jeez, you must have been scared s***less. (Not to mention Martha and your family.) Sounds like you are definitely taking this to heart though, so that's a good thing. I could learn a bit from this as well--my diet is not the greatest.
Take it easy for awhile--your students will be there when you get back.
Jim
thanks for the kind words. People have been so nice to me, I owe it to everyone to get better!
Take care Geoff.
I have trouble remembering to take my blood pressure medicine every morning, and this was certainly a reminder. Also, I'm supposed to be watching my diet's salt content, losing weight and quitting the evil nicotine habit, and I hope you don't mind if I use your troubles as inspiratiion. Let's get healthier together!
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Get better and get well, Geoff!
Eat more fruits and veggies!
Echoing Rod's thoughts, every little bit of inspiration to improve one's own health is a good thing. My issues are taking better care of my back & lowering my blood sugar. I have lost some weight, which is a step in the right direction.
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Get better and get well, Geoff!
Eat more fruits and veggies!
Echoing Rod's thoughts, every little bit of inspiration to improve one's own health is a good thing. My issues are taking better care of my back & lowering my blood sugar. I have lost some weight, which is a step in the right direction.
well, it reminds me of friends I've lost in the last few years due to heart attacks. I skated this time, but "it comes like a thief in the night" and all that. I've felt an urge to print out songs and poems in my head, instead of just letting them fade away (in more than one way!)
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Glad you're with us! Never lose sight that you're worth it and don't let anyone tell you it's easy to change. It takes time and vigilance. Have fun on the road to new and healthy foods.
I have lost a little over 50 lbs. since Dec. 06. I struggle daily but it's so worth it. Every now and again I'm the recipient of emails from well-meaning friends that tell you how to recognize the signs of a stroke and little tests you can do to see if you might be having one or witnessing one in another person. I keep the emails but I think I should get reacquainted with them.
Take care!!! Be well.
-- Ali
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Just seen via the front of the MSN page, signs of a stroke,
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053#Stroke
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feel better, geoff! don't make martha complain! :)
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Dear Friends,
It's been an amazing week since I got home, and I just wanted to share a little moment in time with you, perhaps in the hope of putting the dramatic events of my recent past more behind me. Here's my latest blog, back to more trivial topics:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-first-friday-night.html
Peace,
Geoff
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Hey, Geoff, just wondering how you're doing these days. You've been a little more scarce around the board, which I fully understand, but just wanted you to know you're in my thoughts, and hope you're getting back to a regular routine.
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A blog inspired by another blog inspired by MLK speeches.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/04/timelessness-of-mlks-speeches.html
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here's my latest blog entry, very short:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/05/waiting-for-other-shoe.html
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here's my latest blog entry, very short:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/05/waiting-for-other-shoe.html
Short, but great and to the point. Thank you, Geoff!
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here's my latest blog entry, very short:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/05/waiting-for-other-shoe.html
Short, but great and to the point. Thank you, Geoff!
Agreed. Changing my quote when I'm done posting this.
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here's my latest blog entry, very short:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/05/waiting-for-other-shoe.html
Short, but great and to the point. Thank you, Geoff!
Agreed. Changing my quote when I'm done posting this.
I was pretty flattered and quite touched by this, and began to wonder how original or obvious this phrase was. I have been thinking about writing a song, so I just Googled "Don't Stand in the way of Love" and found some song by Jennifer Love Hewitt called Can't Stand In The Way Of Love. I don't really know who she is, but I'm pretty clueless about pop culture these days. Have you guys heard this song before?
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here's my latest blog entry, very short:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/05/waiting-for-other-shoe.html
Short, but great and to the point. Thank you, Geoff!
Agreed. Changing my quote when I'm done posting this.
I was pretty flattered and quite touched by this, and began to wonder how original or obvious this phrase was. I have been thinking about writing a song, so I just Googled "Don't Stand in the way of Love" and found some song by Jennifer Love Hewitt called Can't Stand In The Way Of Love. I don't really know who she is, but I'm pretty clueless about pop culture these days. Have you guys heard this song before?
She's an actress, not a singer (primarily), known more for her cleavage than anything else.
(http://www.theliberalblogger.com/images/jennifer-love-hewitt-fat-1.jpg)
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here's my latest blog entry, very short:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/05/waiting-for-other-shoe.html
Short, but great and to the point. Thank you, Geoff!
Agreed. Changing my quote when I'm done posting this.
I was pretty flattered and quite touched by this, and began to wonder how original or obvious this phrase was. I have been thinking about writing a song, so I just Googled "Don't Stand in the way of Love" and found some song by Jennifer Love Hewitt called Can't Stand In The Way Of Love. I don't really know who she is, but I'm pretty clueless about pop culture these days. Have you guys heard this song before?
What Mike said. She did try to embark on a sidebar singing career but it flopped terribly. Even calling the lead single "Naked" couldn't get her onto the charts.
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we saw The Love Guru today:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/06/review-love-guru.html
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My two-bits review of Mamma Mia!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-mamma-mia.html
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My latest blog is about some fish that appeared in my aquarium. Go figure!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/07/miracle-of-neon-tetras.html
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My latest blog is about some fish that appeared in my aquarium. Go figure!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/07/miracle-of-neon-tetras.html
They is cloned / immaculate?
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My latest blog is about some fish that appeared in my aquarium. Go figure!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/07/miracle-of-neon-tetras.html
They is cloned / immaculate?
I had some adults, but they must have died at the same time as the fry hatched! But yes, someone else suggested spontaneous generation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_generation) too!
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This is a movie you might not know was playing. If anyone has seen it, I'd sure like to hear about it.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-csny-deja-vu.html
Peace,
Geoff
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This is a movie you might not know was playing. If anyone has seen it, I'd sure like to hear about it.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-csny-deja-vu.html
Peace,
Geoff
I've been reading about this and am similarly intrigued.
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This is a movie you might not know was playing. If anyone has seen it, I'd sure like to hear about it.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-csny-deja-vu.html
Peace,
Geoff
I've been reading about this and am similarly intrigued.
It's also available on "On Demand" if you have digital cable -- I do, and will probably watch it in the next week or 2.
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no big whoop, just a passing thought:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/milli-vanilli-caper.html
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I was just out for a little bike ride:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/mt-rushmore.html
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I was just out for a little bike ride:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/mt-rushmore.html
On a slightly related radio note, the guy who brought the doggie heads over posted a comment and link on the blog, and is apparently on the pirate radio station out here on Sunday nights:
http://fccfree.com/
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My latest blog is the silly quest to name the 5 albums you'd want to be stranded on a desert island with, presuming one could also have a CD or turntable working on said desert isle. I believe most of you have pondered this question at one time or another. So I hope you will leave your list in the comments!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/old-top-5-desert-island-trap.html
And oh, by the way, Martha and I visited the Doggie Diner heads again!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/doggies-redux.html
Peace,
Geoff
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My latest blog is the silly quest to name the 5 albums you'd want to be stranded on a desert island with, presuming one could also have a CD or turntable working on said desert isle. I believe most of you have pondered this question at one time or another. So I hope you will leave your list in the comments!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/old-top-5-desert-island-trap.html
The lists posted so far have only proven my exasperation at doing this. How could I leave off "What's Going On" and "Layla?" This is more like a 'who do you let into your fallout shelter?' kind of thing.
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This is more like a 'who do you let into your fallout shelter?' kind of thing.
That's well put. I've been thinking about mine, so far I have maybe three for sure, and about a 27-way tie for the last two slots.
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This is more like a 'who do you let into your fallout shelter?' kind of thing.
That's well put. I've ben thinking about mine, so far I have maybe three for sure, and about a 27-way tie for the last two slots.
I'm already having buyer's remorse in not putting any Stevie Wonder albums on my list.
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My latest blog is the silly quest to name the 5 albums you'd want to be stranded on a desert island with, presuming one could also have a CD or turntable working on said desert isle. I believe most of you have pondered this question at one time or another. So I hope you will leave your list in the comments!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/old-top-5-desert-island-trap.html
The lists posted so far have only proven my exasperation at doing this. How could I leave off "What's Going On" and "Layla?" This is more like a 'who do you let into your fallout shelter?' kind of thing.
And, as Gaz points out, leaving Stevie Wonder off a list makes no sense either (I'd go with Innervisions).
Also on my list, at varying times:
Electric Ladyland, Jimi
Quadrophenia, Tommy, and/or Who's Next, the 'oo.
Live! The J. Geils Band and/or Bloodshot, The J. Geils Band
The Best of Al Green, Al Green (best ofs are cheating, but worthwhile in this case)
All of the LZ albums, prior to In Through the Out door.
Some Girls, The Rolling Stones
Bridge of Sighs, Trower
Frampton Comes Alive!, Frampton (Seriously. Nothing takes me back to my youth like FCA!)
Born To Run, Springsteen
Not Fragile, BTO
And so on.
ETA: Funny how many of my top albums have an exclamation point in their titles: Look Sharp!, Frampton Comes Alive!, Live! The J. Geils Band. And I'm not sure I can come up with any other albums that even have exclamation points. Odd.
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And, as Gaz points out, leaving Stevie Wonder off a list makes no sense either (I'd go with Innervisions).
Innervisions is my favorite of his albums overall, but I'd have to take Songs in the Key of Life because I wouldn't want to live in a world without "As" and "Another Star."
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I'm curious about how you feel about Hilary's speech:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/no-way-no-how-no-mccain.html
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Comments? Did you see it?
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/power-of-love-not-love-of-power.html
I thought of you 10@10'ers, and wondered if you also noticed the May Moore lyrical transmogrification.
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Comments? Did you see it?
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/power-of-love-not-love-of-power.html
I thought of you 10@10'ers, and wondered if you also noticed the May Moore lyrical transmogrification.
There's a quote often attributed to Jimi Hendrix: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." I imagine people have been making variations on this sort of wordplay for years and years; no one can know who originated it.
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Comments? Did you see it?
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/power-of-love-not-love-of-power.html
I thought of you 10@10'ers, and wondered if you also noticed the May Moore lyrical transmogrification.
There's a quote often attributed to Jimi Hendrix: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." I imagine people have been making variations on this sort of wordplay for years and years; no one can know who originated it.
maybe it was Spock!
;D :D ;)
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Comments? Did you see it?
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/power-of-love-not-love-of-power.html
I thought of you 10@10'ers, and wondered if you also noticed the May Moore lyrical transmogrification.
There's a quote often attributed to Jimi Hendrix: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." I imagine people have been making variations on this sort of wordplay for years and years; no one can know who originated it.
maybe it was Spock!
;D :D ;)
This one?
(http://blogs.parentcenter.babycenter.com/momformation/files/2008/05/baby-and-childcare.jpg)
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Comments? Did you see it?
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/power-of-love-not-love-of-power.html
I thought of you 10@10'ers, and wondered if you also noticed the May Moore lyrical transmogrification.
There's a quote often attributed to Jimi Hendrix: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." I imagine people have been making variations on this sort of wordplay for years and years; no one can know who originated it.
maybe it was Spock!
;D :D ;)
This one?
(http://blogs.parentcenter.babycenter.com/momformation/files/2008/05/baby-and-childcare.jpg)
Since I'm extremely gullible, I'll respond. Mark (I think it was our Mark, he didn't leave last name) made a comment on my blog post about Mr. Spock being credited with the line that "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" should have been credited to Jeremy Bentham. I was just extending the Spock riff. </unnecessary explanation of the semi-obvious>
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Comments? Did you see it?
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/power-of-love-not-love-of-power.html
I thought of you 10@10'ers, and wondered if you also noticed the May Moore lyrical transmogrification.
I thought both speeches were very good and did what they were supposed to do. It intrigues me that all these "Reagan Democrat" types (blue-collar, Michigan/Pennsylvania/Ohio) who *LURVE* HRC even tho' the right has demonized her for 16 years, can turn around and say Obama's "too liberal" or somesuch. Does not compute.
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Comments? Did you see it?
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/power-of-love-not-love-of-power.html
I thought of you 10@10'ers, and wondered if you also noticed the May Moore lyrical transmogrification.
I thought both speeches were very good and did what they were supposed to do. It intrigues me that all these "Reagan Democrat" types (blue-collar, Michigan/Pennsylvania/Ohio) who *LURVE* HRC even tho' the right has demonized her for 16 years, can turn around and say Obama's "too liberal" or somesuch. Does not compute.
They know they're not allowed to say what they really don't like about him.
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It's too bad Bill (or Bill's writers) didn't write Biden's speech.
???
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I had to borrow this image:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/let-freedom-rain-on-dobson.html
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2806593847_1e3ee54dc9.jpg?v=0)
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In what should by now come as no surprise, I decided to post a few thoughts about tonight's speech:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/fired-up-and-ready-to-go.html
I'm particularly interested in hearing what you think needs to be done in the future to keep another election from being, uh, how you say, diverted?
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In what should by now come as no surprise, I decided to post a few thoughts about tonight's speech:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/fired-up-and-ready-to-go.html
I'm particularly interested in hearing what you think needs to be done in the future to keep another election from being, uh, how you say, diverted?
We have to cry foul when pundits, bloggers, and talking heads repeat known lies before they become memes. Our letters, our voices, in unison can shout down their lies.
We have to realistically acknowledge Obama's and the Democratic Party's flaws, and do what we can to correct them (such as the protests against Obama's FISA vote).
We have to cast careful eyes on the election process itself and fight misinformation from those who would disenfranchise.
And I'd suggest that those of us who have Election Day free should spend the day at a polling station, making sure that every vote is registered, every voice heard, no one intimidated from exercising her right to vote. (Personally I'd like to see some coastal folks man polling stations in, say, Ohio, to ensure no improprieties.)
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In what should by now come as no surprise, I decided to post a few thoughts about tonight's speech:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/fired-up-and-ready-to-go.html
I'm particularly interested in hearing what you think needs to be done in the future to keep another election from being, uh, how you say, diverted?
We have to cry foul when pundits, bloggers, and talking heads repeat known lies before they become memes. Our letters, our voices, in unison can shout down their lies.
We have to realistically acknowledge Obama's and the Democratic Party's flaws, and do what we can to correct them (such as the protests against Obama's FISA vote).
We have to cast careful eyes on the election process itself and fight misinformation from those who would disenfranchise.
And I'd suggest that those of us who have Election Day free should spend the day at a polling station, making sure that every vote is registered, every voice heard, no one intimidated from exercising her right to vote. (Personally I'd like to see some coastal folks man polling stations in, say, Ohio, to ensure no improprieties.)
I hear you about the Ohio thing. Here in California, it feels like my vote is not that meaningful, assuming an Obama clear victory. Ohio and the other swing states really need attention.
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Now that Obama has been nominated, I guess it's only natural a worry-wart like me would be concerned:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/08/bradley-effect.html
Perhaps you can shed some light on my worries.
Peace,
Geoff
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Just a little blog bile re: the GOP convention:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/09/gag-me-with-spoon.html
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my after school supervision:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/09/10000-electric-guitars-were-groovin.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/09/omigawd.html
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Such a complex issue, I can't pretend to understand all of it:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/09/fox-in-henhouse.html
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I was listening to Robbie Robertson's "What About Now" and got all riled up again!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-about-now.html
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I took a bikeride today over to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in Golden Gate Park:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/bluegrass-bikeride_04.html
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I took a bikeride today over to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in Golden Gate Park:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/bluegrass-bikeride_04.html
That reminds me... did anyone hear Steve Earle on the Morning Show? I missed it, and I wonder if he had anything to say about the election.
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/donna-brazile-is-not-going-to-back-of.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/donna-brazile-is-not-going-to-back-of.html
That is awesome.
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/donna-brazile-is-not-going-to-back-of.html
That is awesome.
That literally brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you.
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My latest political meandering
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/stake-through-heart.html
How are the rest of you holding up?
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My latest political meandering
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/stake-through-heart.html
How are the rest of you holding up?
Drawing encouragement from the likes of fivethirtyeight, just trying to hurry through the next 3 weeks.
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My latest political meandering
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/stake-through-heart.html
How are the rest of you holding up?
Drawing encouragement from the likes of fivethirtyeight, just trying to hurry through the next 3 weeks.
Starting to become more hopeful. Definitely more of a swing to the left up here. I have hopes that Jeff Merkley will take Gordon Smith's (incumbent Repub) seat in the senate, too. But I agree with Joe--just want the next 19 days to pass quickly.
However, I am still not trusting the GOP not to pull some kind of dirty tricks to swing the election again. We gotta watch those f***ers, they're sneaky as hell.
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Yes, I'm pretty anxious about the election.
Yes, I'm still worried:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/sleight-of-hand-gop-cornered-and.html
Comments?
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Yes, I'm pretty anxious about the election.
Yes, I'm still worried:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/10/sleight-of-hand-gop-cornered-and.html
Comments?
I'm really glad you brought this up. From "7 Things That Could Go Wrong on Election Day" (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1853246_1853243_1853233,00.html):
"Joe the plumber" is not registered to vote. Or at least he is not registered under his own name. The man known to his mother as Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who has become a feature of John McCain's stump speech, is inscribed in Ohio's Lucas County registration records as "Worzelbacher," a problem of penmanship more than anything else. "You can't read his signature to tell if it is an o or a u," explains Linda Howe, the local elections director.
Such mistakes riddle the nation's voting rolls, but they did not matter much before computers digitized records. The misspelled Joes of America still got their ballots. But after the voting debacle in 2000, Congress required each state to create a single voter database, which could then be matched with other data, such as driver's licenses, to detect false registrations, dead people and those who have moved or become "inactive." In the marble halls of Congress, this sounded like a great idea — solve old problems with new technology. But in the hands of sometimes inept or partisan state officials, the database matches have become a practical nightmare that experts fear could disenfranchise thousands.
In Wisconsin, an August check of a new voter-registration database against other state records turned up a 22% match-failure rate. Around the time four of the six former judges who oversee state elections could not be matched with state driver's license data, the board decided to suspend any database purges of new registrants. But database-matching continues elsewhere. In Florida, nearly 9,000 new registrants have been flagged through the state's "No Match, No Vote" law. (Their votes will not be counted unless they prove their identity to a state worker in the coming weeks.) In Ohio, Republicans have repeatedly gone to court to make public a list of more than 200,000 unmatched registrations, presumably so that those voters can be challenged at the polls, even though most of them, like Joe, are probably legit. "It's disenfranchisement by typo," explains Michael Waldman, executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks voting issues.
Elsewhere the purges are peremptory. A county official in Georgia this year removed 700 people from voter lists, even though some of those people had never received so much as a parking ticket. Another Georgia voter purge, which seeks to remove illegal immigrants from the rolls, has been challenged by voting-rights groups that say legal voters have been intimidated by repeated requests to prove their citizenship. Back in Mississippi last March, an election official wrongly purged 10,000 people from the voting rolls — including a Republican congressional candidate — while using her home computer. (The names were restored before the primary.)
With just days until the election, the scale of the database-purge problem is unknown. Millions have been stripped from voter rolls in key states, but the legitimacy of those eliminations remains unclear. The sheer volume of state voter checks against the federal Social Security Administration database, however, has raised concerns. Six states that are heavily using the federal database were recently warned by Social Security commissioner Michael Astrue about the danger of improperly blocking legitimate voters. "It is absolutely essential that people entitled to register to vote are allowed to do so," he said in October.
Meantime, I still haven't gotten my confirmation of my change of address, so I'm not sure if I will ultimately vote in my neighborhood or back in Brooklyn. At least nothing's hanging in the balance in NY.
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Meantime, I still haven't gotten my confirmation of my change of address, so I'm not sure if I will ultimately vote in my neighborhood or back in Brooklyn. At least nothing's hanging in the balance in NY.
Speak Tsao Tsao's name, and Tsao Tsao will appear: My confirmation of my new polling address arrived today. Whew! And I only have to walk 1 block! (My Brooklyn polling place was a subway ride away.)
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inspired by Mike:
http://gg-mobile-art.blogspot.com/
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And I only have to walk 1 block! (My Brooklyn polling place was a subway ride away.)
Wow, I've never haerd of such a thing -- "a subway ride"? I've never, in 30+ years of voting in 2 states, been more than 2 blocks from my polling place!
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/11/enough-already.html
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I feel like I've kvetched a bit too much at my friends' expense, and feel calmer now.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/11/fragile-hope.html
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just a flimsy excuse to wish you all the best this season:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/12/psychedelic-santa.html
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All I could do was scratch the surface of this overwhelming museum.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2008/12/recycled-memories-at-academy-of.html
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it's not without trepidation that I post this. I have been trying to make sense of this, and perhaps, I'm just an Obama apologist, but here goes anyway:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/01/odd-couple-barack-obama-and-rick-warren.html
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it's not without trepidation that I post this. I have been trying to make sense of this, and perhaps, I'm just an Obama apologist, but here goes anyway:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/01/odd-couple-barack-obama-and-rick-warren.html
This is very well said, Geoff. Thanks. This is pretty much where my head is still at on this matter.
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it's not without trepidation that I post this. I have been trying to make sense of this, and perhaps, I'm just an Obama apologist, but here goes anyway:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/01/odd-couple-barack-obama-and-rick-warren.html
This is very well said, Geoff. Thanks. This is pretty much where my head is still at on this matter.
Likewise. I think the only real fear we progressive types have to worry about is if this signals a lurch by Obama to the right. I prefer to think that he is trying to pull Warren to the center. What if 5 yrs from now Obama & Warrren said they were okay with marriage equality? Wouldn't we look back on this as a masterstroke?
On a smaller scale, but similar in the moral outrage quotient, I'm minded of the backlash Paul Simon faced when he included Linda "I-Am-Gonna-Play-Sun-City" Ronstadt on the Graceland album.
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it's not without trepidation that I post this. I have been trying to make sense of this, and perhaps, I'm just an Obama apologist, but here goes anyway:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/01/odd-couple-barack-obama-and-rick-warren.html
This is very well said, Geoff. Thanks. This is pretty much where my head is still at on this matter.
Likewise. I think the only real fear we progressive types have to worry about is if this signals a lurch by Obama to the right. I prefer to think that he is trying to pull Warren to the center. What if 5 yrs from now Obama & Warrren said they were okay with marriage equality? Wouldn't we look back on this as a masterstroke?
On a smaller scale, but similar in the moral outrage quotient, I'm minded of the backlash Paul Simon faced when he included Linda "I-Am-Gonna-Play-Sun-City" Ronstadt on the Gracleand album.
the backlash from Dave Marsh, you mean? ;)
(Sorry, but since Mr Marsh's name came up in that other thread, i couldn't resist. I haven't had an opportunity to bash him in a while.)
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/01/no-tv-no-internet.html
Cable ripped right out of house!
ETA: now at work with net access, it looks like a bus or something drove by house and ran through sagging wire hanging across street!
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/01/no-tv-no-internet.html
Cable ripped right out of house!
ETA: now at work with net access, it looks like a bus or something drove by house and ran through sagging wire hanging across street!
TANC: I was cable-less Thursday thru Sunday (mostly). Came home Thursday night, got the This Channel should be available shortly message on the TV, no dial-tone on the phone, and no internet signal (we have the Comcast triple play deal). Called from work the next day, and they sent a tech out Saturday morning. My room-mate handled that as I was at the golf course -- the cable was broken off at the outside connection. I got home, started watching the first football game just before half-time. During half-time, everything goes out again. I call, set up an appointment for Monday. They come, and the cable is cut a few feet from the outside connection. Strange.
But maybe not. Alameda Power & Telecom lost a battle with Comcast for Alameda cable business. Last week Comcast took over all cable access on the island, and some people are upset. So, I'm guessing sabotage is likely, though by no means proven. Anyway, I hope they leave my cable alone for a while, as waiting on cable guys is not what I signed up for.
On the plus side, since I missed the 2 hour premiere of "24", I won't be watching that this season, which should free up some time.
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On the plus side, since I missed the 2 hour premiere of "24", I won't be watching that this season, which should free up some time.
LOL!
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On the plus side, since I missed the 2 hour premiere of "24", I won't be watching that this season, which should free up some time.
LOL!
Well, all is back to 'normal' now. I was poking fun at myself and my weakness for the internet!
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Nothing too profound, just had to get this rant off my chest!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/definition-of-insanity.html
Chime in please!
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Nothing too profound, just had to get this rant off my chest!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/definition-of-insanity.html
Chime in please!
Indeed. The Repugs big argument now is (I Kid U not) "the New Deal was overrated". I mean, jeezus.
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I'm not sure how appropriate this is for the blog format; it's long, and very subjective, and after 40 years, who can say what my memories hold. But nonetheless, I'd like to share it:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-life-in-posters.html
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I'm not sure how appropriate this is for the blog format; it's long, and very subjective, and after 40 years, who can say what my memories hold. But nonetheless, I'd like to share it:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-life-in-posters.html
That's some great history Geoff! Glad you shared it. Next time I listen to either Wheels of Fire or Bless It's Poined Little Head, it's going to sound a little different imagining you out there in the audience.
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I'm not sure how appropriate this is for the blog format; it's long, and very subjective, and after 40 years, who can say what my memories hold. But nonetheless, I'd like to share it:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-life-in-posters.html
That's some great history Geoff! Glad you shared it. Next time I listen to either Wheels of Fire or Bless It's Poined Little Head, it's going to sound a little different imagingi you out there in the audience.
Amazing! Wish my concert-going memories went back that far, but I didn't see my first show until '77 at Winterland (one of only two times I saw music in that room). However, during the mid to late 80s I started collecting some of the old Fillmore and Family Dog posters, and I own copies of two of the ones you referred to--the Jefferson Airplane/Ballet Afro-Haiti one by Lee Conklin, and the last one, the Closing Week of the Fillmore that David Singer did. Both beautiful pieces, and I'm glad I got them when I had the chance. I do miss the old Postermat in North Beach, and Ben Friedman, the kindly curmudgeon that owned it. He was a character in every sense of the word, and could tell stories all night long.
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I'm not sure how appropriate this is for the blog format; it's long, and very subjective, and after 40 years, who can say what my memories hold. But nonetheless, I'd like to share it:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-life-in-posters.html
That's some great history Geoff! Glad you shared it. Next time I listen to either Wheels of Fire or Bless It's Poined Little Head, it's going to sound a little different imagingi you out there in the audience.
Amazing! Wish my concert-going memories went back that far, but I didn't see my first show until '77 at Winterland (one of only two times I saw music in that room). However, during the mid to late 80s I started collecting some of the old Fillmore and Family Dog posters, and I own copies of two of the ones you referred to--the Jefferson Airplane/Ballet Afro-Haiti one by Lee Conklin, and the last one, the Closing Week of the Fillmore that David Singer did. Both beautiful pieces, and I'm glad I got them when I had the chance. I do miss the old Postermat in North Beach, and Ben Friedman, the kindly curmudgeon that owned it. He was a character in every sense of the word, and could tell stories all night long.
I stumbled across Lee Conklin's site, and sent him a note about the 5/29/68 poster, and he was kind enough to reply and even noted that in addition to missing the Buffalo Springfield angle, "Nor have they noted the prescient funereal mood of the poster." Seems like a lot of the concerts I went to in that period had Lee Conklin posters.
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TANC: One of my FB pals posted a link to this tonight:
Chambers Brothers-Time Has Come Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhIOWQhP0o0)
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TANC: One of my FB pals posted a link to this tonight:
Chambers Brothers-Time Has Come Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhIOWQhP0o0)
just like I said, Nehru jackets! It's hard to say how incredible they were live back then. Thanks for the link.
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what can I say?
My two bits about the Republican obstructionists:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/beware-bathtub.html
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In either a brief respite from the idiocy of the current political news, or perhaps subconsciously inspired by the same news, I bring you the penguin that couldn't jump in the water.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/penguin-indecision.html
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Tonight I finished a blog I've been thinking about for a long time, but recently sparked by what I saw as the greed and selfishness of those who stand in the way of the government trying to help people who are losing their homes. I would be interested to hear your thoughts.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/there-but-for-fortune.html
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Tonight I finished a blog I've been thinking about for a long time, but recently sparked by what I saw as the greed and selfishness of those who stand in the way of the government trying to help people who are losing their homes. I would be interested to hear your thoughts.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/there-but-for-fortune.html
Beautiful stuff, Geoff... and to augment your Phil Ochs post in "Secret Stash", here's the Joan Baez version, which I've always loved:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4BYOJ1tc-k
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Tonight I finished a blog I've been thinking about for a long time, but recently sparked by what I saw as the greed and selfishness of those who stand in the way of the government trying to help people who are losing their homes. I would be interested to hear your thoughts.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/02/there-but-for-fortune.html
Beautiful stuff, Geoff... and to augment your Phil Ochs post in "Secret Stash", here's the Joan Baez version, which I've always loved:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4BYOJ1tc-k
thanks, I'll check it out later, when YouTube isn't blocked!
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Hey Geoff, saw this and immediately thought of you:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/30/BAK616O8D8.DTL&tsp=1
What's your take? (I trust you weren't the unnamed SF school district educator?)
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Hey Geoff, saw this and immediately thought of you:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/30/BAK616O8D8.DTL&tsp=1
What's your take? (I trust you weren't the unnamed SF school district educator?)
um, what's the average age of an SF teacher/administrator? if they're all boomers, that's one thing, but asking a 30-year-old "remember how you felt the first time you heard Hendrix?" might result in a blank stare.
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Hey Geoff, saw this and immediately thought of you:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/30/BAK616O8D8.DTL&tsp=1
What's your take? (I trust you weren't the unnamed SF school district educator?)
Well, I'm out of the district now, making less money for less politics. I love Hendrix and all, but it does seem a tad silly. This is not new; I heard about this some time ago. Yeah, I wonder how many teachers really 'get' Hendrix!
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Perhaps this is a little overkill, what with me posting in Facebook too!
Check out the flowers here:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/04/look-at-me.html
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I had to jump in on the "Obama's first 100 days" report card bandwagon, just before the stroke of midnight:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/04/100-days.html
Please share your opinion if you can.
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I had to jump in on the "Obama's first 100 days" report card bandwagon, just before the stroke of midnight:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/04/100-days.html
Please share your opinion if you can.
"Right on!" to pretty much everything you said. It is thrilling to have a smart guy in the White House, even when I disagree with him.
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more boring praise for Obama, sorry dudes.
Today, Obama gave a commencement speech at Notre Dame, and I found some of his speech quite inspiring:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/05/golden-rule.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/06/fathers-day-reflection_21.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/06/fathers-day-reflection_21.html
Just lovely, Geoff, and best wishes once again.
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/06/wedding-reflections-and-flashbacks.html
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A friend of mine asked that I report on my trip to the Exploratorium in my blog, so, I did!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/07/inconvenient-science.html
This is one where I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion.
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A friend of mine asked that I report on my trip to the Exploratorium in my blog, so, I did!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/07/inconvenient-science.html
This is one where I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion.
Fine stuff, Geoff. Religion is the enemy of science (I'd love for you to take a trip to that "Creationism Museum" or whatever it's called, and write about it). It is very very scary what these wing-nuts believe (and don't believe). I'm sure you saw the story this week about the bill in Congress (with 20 co-sponsors!) to outlaw "human-animal hybrids" as if that were a pressing issue in this country, or as if the Island of Dr Moreau actually exists. Sheesh.
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A friend of mine asked that I report on my trip to the Exploratorium in my blog, so, I did!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/07/inconvenient-science.html
This is one where I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion.
I put in my two cents worth on the blogpage, and I note that Rod already had.
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A friend of mine asked that I report on my trip to the Exploratorium in my blog, so, I did!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/07/inconvenient-science.html
This is one where I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion.
I put in my two cents worth on the blogpage, and I note that Rod already had.
thanks guys, I appreciate your contributions. I thought about the mermaid thing too, and found the bill, but it doesn't actually use the word mermaid. It seems like the same old weirdness Buss brought up out of the blue in one of his State of the Union speeches. Life is indeed sounding more and more like The Onion all the time!
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A friend of mine asked that I report on my trip to the Exploratorium in my blog, so, I did!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/07/inconvenient-science.html
This is one where I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion.
I put in my two cents worth on the blogpage, and I note that Rod already had.
Geoff really got his money's worth for your two cents. I just chimed in too. Geoff, great idea for a post; very relevant to other current events too.
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A friend of mine asked that I report on my trip to the Exploratorium in my blog, so, I did!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/07/inconvenient-science.html
This is one where I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion.
I put in my two cents worth on the blogpage, and I note that Rod already had.
Geoff really got his money's worth for your two cents. I just chimed in too. Geoff, great idea for a post; very relevant to other current events too.
Yes, this one got a lot of response, particularly from the 10@10 crowd. It has given me much to think about, and am considering a followup essay, but I think that's a bit much.
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A friend of mine asked that I report on my trip to the Exploratorium in my blog, so, I did!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/07/inconvenient-science.html
This is one where I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion.
I put in my two cents worth on the blogpage, and I note that Rod already had.
Geoff really got his money's worth for your two cents. I just chimed in too. Geoff, great idea for a post; very relevant to other current events too.
Yes, this one got a lot of response, particularly from the 10@10 crowd. It has given me much to think about, and am considering a followup essay, but I think that's a bit much.
If there's a follow up essay, I'll reply about quantum pysics.
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A friend of mine asked that I report on my trip to the Exploratorium in my blog, so, I did!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/07/inconvenient-science.html
This is one where I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion.
I put in my two cents worth on the blogpage, and I note that Rod already had.
Geoff really got his money's worth for your two cents. I just chimed in too. Geoff, great idea for a post; very relevant to other current events too.
Yes, this one got a lot of response, particularly from the 10@10 crowd. It has given me much to think about, and am considering a followup essay, but I think that's a bit much.
If there's a follow up essay, I'll reply about quantum physics.
what aspect are you interested in?
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the multiverse
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Here is my latest rant, focusing on the way the so-called "Healthcare Debate" is being carried out.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/08/bushel-of-lies.html
I'm hoping that anyone who's had some experience in the healthcare field to share with the rest of us.
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my two bits about a movie that has not fared well in the club:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/11/review-pirate-radio.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2009/12/obamapologist.html
losing whatever political cred I might've had!
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/02/review-avatar.html
I'm probably the last person here to have seen this, so probably not much new to say.
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not exactly sure where else to put this fascinating article from The Atlantic, but if Geoff isn't inspired to blog about it I'll be mildly shocked.
Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead (http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201003/grateful-dead-archives)
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not exactly sure where else to put this fascinating article from The Atlantic, but if Geoff isn't inspired to blog about it I'll be mildly shocked.
Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead (http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201003/grateful-dead-archives)
I don't want to shock you, but I'm not sure I feel like writing about their business practices just yet. They essentially destroyed my online business, which perhaps is for the best as far as my career change is concerned.
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My friend Tyree requested a blog on the topic, and I'm not sure if this is what he wanted, but it's where I ended up!:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/02/search-for-reality.html
We are definitely in an info overload situation about health care, which I think only helps the forces of the status quo.
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Not new, but it just got to me!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/02/just-how-crazy-is-it.html
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I've been working on this for a while; not sure it's worth working on for so long, but if I don't stop writing, the election I'm talking about will be over and done!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/04/race-against-time.html
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I've been working on this for a while; not sure it's worth working on for so long, but if I don't stop writing, the election I'm talking about will be over and done!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/04/race-against-time.html
Right on, Geoff! I've indeed voted no on both those props (I'm a permanent absentee voter).
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My latest rant deals with the Republican candidate for Senator in Kentucky.
I'm curious if you've seen this guy speak, or ever been a fan of Ayn Rand.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/06/myth-of-private-enterprise.html
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a short electoral musing:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/09/wake-up-democrats.html
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a short electoral musing:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/09/wake-up-democrats.html
right on, mah brotha!
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By the way, for those of you on facebook, if you feel like sharing this post, I've added little sharing icons at the top of the post, right under the title. I'm not saying that my post is worth sharing, but if it somehow resonates for you, and you'd like to spread the idea, just click on the little 'f' icon!
;D
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/11/open-letter-to-obama.html
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A sappy sentimental musing:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/11/webcor-dreams.html
Thanks for being there
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A sappy sentimental musing:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/11/webcor-dreams.html
Thanks for being there
Yes, my parents had many of those folk records. As a lil' kid I'd listen to 'em when they weren't home (wasn't suppose to touch dad's records and stereo equipment)! I'm seeing Roger McGuinn tonight at the new arts center in Pleasanton. Thanks for the heads-up on that PBS program, it'll be on KQED/KTEH several times in Dec:
http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=19371
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A sappy sentimental musing:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/11/webcor-dreams.html
Thanks for being there
Yes, my parents had many of those folk records. As a lil' kid I'd listen to 'em when they weren't home (wasn't suppose to touch dad's records and stereo equipment)! I'm seeing Roger McGuinn tonight at the new arts center in Pleasanton. Thanks for the heads-up on that PBS program, it'll be on KQED/KTEH several times in Dec:
http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=19371
I kind of dislike this whole "My Music" series, but the quality of some of these clips was undeniable. I know Sebastian personally, and enjoy hearing him talk.
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I had to put in my two bits. I know many of you are real angry at Obama, and I'm not really trying to talk you out of it. I called Senators urging them to filibuster any deal that would give in to the rich folk, but still, I'm not sure how it would have worked out any differently.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/12/obamapology-take-2.html
Please consider posting a response for the rest of us to read. I think this is an important 'family discussion' to have.
Peace,
Geoff
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My two bits on the divisive Obama/GOP tax deal recently passed:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2010/12/is-your-hair-on-fire-yet.html
I would honor your posted opinions, dissenting or not.
Peace,
Geoff
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I meant to write something profound about the Wisconsin situation, and maybe I will, considering I have the week off, but got sidetracked by something that happened today at the Academy of Sciences:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/02/passing-on-wisdom.html
Peace,
Geoff
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Just a couple more days until school is out! Here's my short piece about today's Senate vote:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/05/line-it-is-drawn.html
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Just a couple more days until school is out! Here's my short piece about today's Senate vote:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/05/line-it-is-drawn.html
as the kids like to say: "it ON, bitches!"
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yes, I'm old enough to remember Goldwater
My first summer blog post: http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/06/treason.html
The ranting begins!
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one-trick-pony blog post:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/06/hostage-negotiations.html
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been on a short blast mode lately, forgot to post my budget negotiation campaign slogan:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/06/shared-sacrifice.html
And today, Michele Bachmann does it again:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/07/treason-enough.html
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A rumination/rant about next year's election, and what the stakes are:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-lazy-are-liberals.html
I hope you will consider leaving a comment.
Peace,
Geoff
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A rumination/rant about next year's election, and what the stakes are:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-lazy-are-liberals.html
I hope you will consider leaving a comment.
Peace,
Geoff
You're right, of course. But it will be VERY difficult to fire up the base next year.
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A rumination/rant about next year's election, and what the stakes are:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-lazy-are-liberals.html
I hope you will consider leaving a comment.
Peace,
Geoff
You're right, of course. But it will be VERY difficult to fire up the base next year.
Ordinarily then I'd say we all get the government we deserve, but I don't want to get stuck with what someone else deserves!
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I started writing this days ago, but current events are moving too fast, so I had to wrap it up! Perhaps by the time you read this, it will be totally stale!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2012/02/render-unto-caesar-take-2.html
Peace,
Geoff
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I started writing this days ago, but current events are moving too fast, so I had to wrap it up! Perhaps by the time you read this, it will be totally stale!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2012/02/render-unto-caesar-take-2.html
Peace,
Geoff
You are correct again, good sir. Bill Maher suggested that the "compromise" was what Obama had planned all along, but I dunno. Either way most reasonable folks are pleased, incuding women independents, which is a good thing.
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I started writing this days ago, but current events are moving too fast, so I had to wrap it up! Perhaps by the time you read this, it will be totally stale!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2012/02/render-unto-caesar-take-2.html
Peace,
Geoff
You are correct again, good sir. Bill Maher suggested that the "compromise" was what Obama had planned all along, but I dunno. Either way most reasonable folks are pleased, incuding women independents, which is a good thing.
The bishops seem to have painted themselves into a corner:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/catholic-bishops-criticize-new-contraception-proposal.html
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Friends,
In what is my hope for discussion, and somewhat akin to a request to "talk me down from the ledge," I present my latest rumination:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2012/04/have-machines-achieved-sentience.html
Please consider leaving a comment for discussion.
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I'm looking again for some conversation and feedback here, so please consider posting some comments!
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2012/07/citizens-united-tax.html
Peace,
Geoff
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Another attempt to make sense of something senseless. Please consider leaving your comments on the blog at the end.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2012/12/obama-is-not-messiah.html
Peace,
Geoff
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Another attempt to make sense of something senseless. Please consider leaving your comments on the blog at the end.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2012/12/obama-is-not-messiah.html
Peace,
Geoff
That was well-written, Geoff.
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It’s been a while, and I just wanted to share this small idea:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2014/06/thought-experiment.html
Please consider sharing your thoughts in the comment section.
Peace,
Geoff
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A few thoughts about the troubles in Baltimore:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/05/canary-in-coal-mine.html
If you don't mind, please consider leaving a comment on the blog.
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A few thoughts about the troubles in Baltimore:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/05/canary-in-coal-mine.html
If you don't mind, please consider leaving a comment on the blog.
heard a few days ago on Sirius/XM Deep Tracks:
Mothers' "Trouble Coming Every Day" https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dtk2gozGtbg
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Here's the set lists from my blog:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/06/grateful-dead-62715.html
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/06/grateful-dead-62815.html
I differ from others in some places. It's not an exact science.
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Here's the set lists from my blog:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/06/grateful-dead-62715.html
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/06/grateful-dead-62815.html
I differ from others in some places. It's not an exact science.
Hey Geoff, thank you for posting that link to WMWV's soundcloud of both last weekend's shows. I have been listening in over the last few days to hear what they sounded like.
I know you're not going to Chicago (at least I assume not), but will you be posting setlists for those shows as well?
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Here's the set lists from my blog:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/06/grateful-dead-62715.html
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/06/grateful-dead-62815.html
I differ from others in some places. It's not an exact science.
Hey Geoff, thank you for posting that link to WMWV's soundcloud of both last weekend's shows. I have been listening in over the last few days to hear what they sounded like.
I know you're not going to Chicago (at least I assume not), but will you be posting setlists for those shows as well?
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/07/grateful-dead-7315.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2015/07/grateful-dead-7315.html
an interesting night. Trey really came out tonight big time, and I wonder what the next two days will bring.
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I'm curious what people think is really going on with Trump. Please consider leaving a comment on the blog.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2016/03/to-trump-or-not-to-trump.html
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I'm curious what people think is really going on with Trump. Please consider leaving a comment on the blog.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2016/03/to-trump-or-not-to-trump.html
I've thrown in my $.03 (50% more opinion!)...
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I'm curious what people think is really going on with Trump. Please consider leaving a comment on the blog.
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2016/03/to-trump-or-not-to-trump.html
I've thrown in my $.03 (50% more opinion!)...
Thanks, you were the anonymous post?
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my two bits on the election:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-accidental-president.html
I would be honored if anyone cared to leave a comment.
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my two bits on the election:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-accidental-president.html
I would be honored if anyone cared to leave a comment.
So, finally, I've commented. Thought about it for quite a while, and my response isn't a perfect reflection of what I mean. These questions are hard. But the basic idea is there.
Merry Christmas everyone! Which is also ridiculous. I'm an atheist.
Nothing is easy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoSOuYNNXjU
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my two bits on the election:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-accidental-president.html
I would be honored if anyone cared to leave a comment.
So, finally, I've commented. Thought about it for quite a while, and my response isn't a perfect reflection of what I mean. These questions are hard. But the basic idea is there.
Merry Christmas everyone! Which is also ridiculous. I'm an atheist.
Nothing is easy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoSOuYNNXjU
Rod's comments are excellent, and worth reading just for their own sake!
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I felt compelled to write about healthcare. And just like Trump, “Who knew it could be so hard?”
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-death-of-empathy.html
Even so, I’d appreciate any feedback in the comments, if any of my attempt is intelligible.
Thanks,
Geoff
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short one:
http://ggould.blogspot.com/2017/07/illegal-tweet.html
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http://ggould.blogspot.com/2017/08/racist-robots-on-loose.html
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https://ggould.blogspot.com/2018/09/three-points-for-no-vote-on-kavanaugh.html
It’s been about a year since my last blog post. That doesn’t mean this is worth waiting for, but since I spent so much time watching the hearing, I felt like I needed to process some ideas.
I look forward to your leaving any comments.
Thanks,
Geoff
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I couldn't let the day go by without sharing my thoughts in my increasingly inactive blog. Please consider commenting on the blog if you can.
https://ggould.blogspot.com/2019/07/socialism-vs-freedom.html