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Monk and Coltrane Top Amazon Sales Charts
It’s an amazing thing to see that a long lost and brand newly released Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane live recording from 1957 sitting at number 1 on the Amazon charts. It reminds me back ten years ago when the Robert Johnson box set sat atop the Billboard charts.… Listen ⇢
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I Think I Heard a Liberal Say
From Calvin Trillin, the man who introduced so many of us to Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque we have this wonderful and topical poem… I Think I Heard a Liberal Say Calvin Trillin I think I heard a liberal say To Ronnie Earle, “Hooray! Hooray! Because you finally made my day When… Listen ⇢
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A Letter From Poet Sharon Olds to Laura Bush
Here is an open letter from the poet Sharon Olds to Laura Bush declining the invitation to read and speak at the National Book Critics Circle Award in Washington, DC. Feel free to forward it along if you feel more people may want to read it. Sharon Olds is one… Listen ⇢
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La Shana Tova!
From Karla we have this brilliant Jewish New Years information: Jewish Holidays As a general principle, Jewish holidays are divided between days on which you must starve and days on which you must overeat. Many Jews observe no fewer than 16 fasts throughout the Jewish year, based on the time-honored… Listen ⇢
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Awesome Useless Technology
From Klor, we have a link to what might be the most awesome yet useless use of flash I have ever seen. Note, if you visit the site, use your mouse to move or throw Georgie around when he gets stuck. Listen ⇢
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Feds Want Cell Phone Ban for Teen Drivers
As the father of a teenager who is just about to start taking driving lessons, I was thrilled to read the article, Feds Want Cell Phone Ban for Teen Drivers Cell phones are dangerous enough for experienced drivers, but teenagers on their phones while driving is a much scarier issue.… Listen ⇢
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Living to 100
From Sarah we have a link to this very cool Life Expectancy Calculator. Do yourself a favor and take the survey. Not only will it give you an idea of how healthy your lifestyle is, but it will give you good advice on what to do improve your chances of… Listen ⇢
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Telemarketers Will Have Your Cell Phones
From the (Ann Arbor) Community High email newsletter I learned the following: 31 days from today, cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS… To prevent this, call the following number from your cell… Listen ⇢
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