Broadcasting From Home

  • More Americans In poverty In 2004

    I know it’s been a while since I’ve been on a political rant. Actually I won’t even rant here, I’ll just simply say that the impact of almost five years of the Bush administration is clear when you read a headline like 1.1 million more Americans in poverty. From the… Listen ⇢

  • Warner’s ‘e-label’

    This week Warners (WEA) announced plans for a new CD-free “e-label”, which is only interesting news because it’s a huge shift for a major label to finally come to grips with the reality that is downloadable music. According to Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner Music’s CEO, the e-label will permit recording… Listen ⇢

  • Happy Birthday FPR

    Today marks the 135th(!) anniversary of the birth of my maternal Grandfather. Needless to say, he died long before I was born. I’m always amazed that I have a grandparent who was born soon after the civil war ended. Amazing how much the world has changed in two (granted longer… Listen ⇢

  • Group Wants to Bring African Animals to North America

    Certainly an interesting concept and fun to read about: DENVER (Aug. 17) – If a group of prominent ecologists have their way, lions and elephants could someday be roaming the Great Plains of North America. The idea of transplanting African wildlife to this continent is being greeted with gasps and… Listen ⇢

  • Nice Page Title

    Woah, this site makes my brain hurt. Chris here at works thinks they built this site while reading a book on HTML and that they hadn’t gotten to the chapter where they discuss the <br> tag. Someone should also tell them to change the page title. Listen ⇢

  • Living Life with Grace and Elegant Treeness

    Recently, NPR’s Morning Edition has brought back their “This I Believe” series where listeners share personal essays on their beliefs. This morning I was treated to an elegant and very beautiful essay from Ruth Kamps, a retired school teacher from Wisconsin… “I have lost most of my traditional heaven-and-hell beliefs,… Listen ⇢

  • Geek Vandalism

    Thanks to Caleb, we have a link to this picture of some tremendous geek vandalism. Listen ⇢

  • Back From Beaver

    I’m back from a week up on Beaver Island with the kids. Lots of reading (Sasha was cranking through more than a book a day!), playing on the beach, playing board games and Geocaching. While Geocaching, we came across something called a geocoin, which you transportfrom one cache to the… Listen ⇢

  • Ohio’s Broken Heart

    Today I learned that most of the Marines’s killed this week were based in Ohio. How many more deaths before republican law makers start to question our leadership. Perhaps now Ohio will lead the charge. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “In three days, Ohio had been handed a crushing burden.… Listen ⇢

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