15 December 2005Politics Amen, Sister Happy Holidays. Who was it exactly that declared war on Christmas again? NP: “Shanty for the Arethusa” – The Decemberists
14 December 2005Politics Dear France A New Orleans homeowner writes France, asking them to renogotiate the Louisiana purchase and buy Louisiana back. NP: “The Plan” – Built […]
13 December 2005Music A Trip Around the Music Blogs Since it’s the holiday season, I’d like to send out holiday greetings to all the bloggers that have turned me on to […]
13 December 2005Music Support Your Local Rock Band – Mantissa Here’s a new, hopefully somewhat regular feature here: support your local band. From time to time, I hope to post links to […]
13 December 2005Language The Evolution of the Alphabet Here’s a nice animation of the evolution of the alphabet. I’ve always had an interest in this, going back to looking at […]
12 December 2005Music More Music Listmania Stylus Magazine weighs in with their top 50 singles of 2005. This list is much more comprehensive than any that I could […]
9 December 2005Soccer, Sports World Cup Draw The waiting is finally over–the world cup draw is over. All the group matches are set. I’m a little disappointed that the […]
9 December 2005Music Top 20 Albums of 2005 (16 – 20) 2005 has been a fantastic year for music. So, I’m going to capitilize on that and cash in with my top 20 […]
9 December 2005Music Friday Music Report According to my Last.fm profile, I listened to the following artists the most last week: Swervedriver – Many thanks to Kenyon, my […]
9 December 2005Internet The Poetry Archive Poetry, at its heart, is a spoken art. So, I was especially excited to find The Poetry Archive, a collection of recordings […]