Daily Archives: May 26, 2006

The Cowboy Autobahn

May 26, 2006 – 4:33 pm

I need one of these, the better to thunder down Interstates 20 and 10 in West Texas, where the posted speed limit increased to 80 mph today. I’m gratified that the Texas state legislature had the stindeens to approve such a measure.
What will be interesting, or more likely nauseating, will be the comments [...]

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RIP, Desmond Dekker

May 26, 2006 – 2:27 pm

I’d only heard one of his songs, Israelites, being raised as I was on white bread Top 40 musical fare. SWMBO and I heard that song just last week on XM, and we both remarked about how much we liked it.
We didn’t know what reggae was in those days; our musical tastes were [...]

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How to do an Incident Broadcast

May 26, 2006 – 1:46 pm

The Cable News Biggies roll on with continuous coverage of shots supposedly fired near the Rayburn Office Building. In case you pine for a career in broadcast “journalism”, some phrases to keep handy for this type of incident:
err on the side of caution …
… post 9/11 world …
… protocol …
abundance of caution
taking [...]

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Milestone

May 26, 2006 – 11:18 am

That last post was my 500th, in numerical rank only. Maybe #500 in quality and insightfulness as well.
-k-

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Hide the Cash

May 26, 2006 – 11:13 am

CNN and MSNBC are reporting that shots have been fired at or near the Rayburn House Office Building. According to MSNBC, the Capitol Police are conducting a grid search of a section of the building. Meanwhile, the House is in session, and the gasbags are doing what they do best.
Presumably, police presence is welcome [...]

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El Camino!

May 26, 2006 – 11:01 am

I wish this post detailed my purchase of a vintage Chevy El Camino. Instead, I’m experimenting with the Camino browser for the Mac. Firefox is fine, and it is still my default browser. I have a nasty habit of clogging Firefox with extension upon extension, until I render it unable to render. [...]

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