Archive for March, 2005

Federal Judge rules well

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005

The Left Coaster: Federal Judge: “No injunction”
A surprisingly good ruling from the Federal Judge appointed to hear the Schiavo case’s most recent attempt to migrate away from the world of judicial precedent and common sense. Of course the case is now being appealed to the 11th Circuit in Atlanta, but this ruling gives me [...]

Giant Steps by Michal Levy

Monday, March 21st, 2005

Giant Steps, by Michal Levy
Michal Levy has synaesthesia, a lot of talent with animation tools, and a short film showing what John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” looks like to him. Very, very neat.

Checks and balances… who needs them?

Monday, March 21st, 2005

CBS News | Trial By Legislation | March 21, 2005 08:00:11
Some very good summing up of an astoundingly bad situation.

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QUESTION: What does all of that mean? Explain it to me like I’m a fifth-grader.
ANSWER: It means that Congress has literally made a “federal case” out of the Schiavo dispute. It means that Schiavo’s parents now [...]

A Marxist Riverboat

Monday, March 21st, 2005

A dream.
I’m visiting an island with Kate and (my childhood friends) Dave and Rachel
G—- (and their parents and SOs — Dave’s bi, now, and brought along both
his girlfriend and his very Marxist boyfriend) and everything’s fun and
vacationy on the island until the “Guatemalan Queen,”, a big paddleboat which plies the river, comes pulling up and [...]

good advice, this

Friday, March 18th, 2005

http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/

Hello Mr. Keillor.
I have been listening to your show for quite some time now and love every minute of it. In fact, your show has been great in helping me bond with my father: we listened to it while sipping hot chocolate. Anyhoo, on to my question: I am getting married this August. Do you [...]