• Left of the Dial

    To celebrate today’s first anniversary of Air America Radio, HBO is premiering a documentary called “Left of the Dial”. From the HBO website: In early 2004, a group of investors set out to launch a liberal radio network that would challenge the dominance of America’s airwaves by conservative talk radio.… Listen ⇢

  • Spring Break 2005:Day 5

    Today we headed home from Celo at 7:30am, this time it was a straight shot up US23 through the heart of Appalachia in Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky. Around 10 I started looking for a place for us to stop for breakfast. As Big Stone Gap neared deep into the hill… Listen ⇢

  • Spring Break 2005:Day 2

    Today was spent hanging out with Robin and Tammy and exploring Celo, one of my favorite places. Certainly the highlight of the trip for the kids was when they got to hang out with Celo native and Survivor Marquesas, Gabriel Cade. Gabe told the kids about his time on the… Listen ⇢

  • Spring Break 2005:Day 1

    This morning the kids and I made the 650 drive from Michigan to visit Robin and Tammy down in Celo, NC. What is normally a 12 hour drive (with stops) turned into a 17 hour marathon when we hit a BIG patch of construction at the Kentucky-Tennessee border along I-75… Listen ⇢

  • New Screen Fonts From Microsoft

    From Poynter.org, the web home of The Poynter Institute ( a school for journalists), comes this article regarding new screen fonts from Microsoft. If you don’t think screen fonts are important, consider how much time you spend reading things online, and the fact that screen fonts are essential to the… Listen ⇢

  • Mile High

    Makes you wonder about this kid’s parents. Listen ⇢

  • Principles of Jewish Buddhism

    From John Joseph we have: The Lotus & the Mishpokheh -The Principles of Jewish Buddhism 1. Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as the wooded glen. And sit up straight. You’ll never meet the Buddha with such round shoulders. 2. There is no escaping… Listen ⇢

  • Hard To Find Internet Retailer Phone Numbers

    Last week I was trying to find a way to call customer service at Blockbuster.com and after an extensive search, I found that surprisingly, there was no listing at all of their phone number anywhere on their site. Sadly, this is not an uncommon issue. Many top e-tailers make it… Listen ⇢

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