Living the Liminal

I have smoked cigarettes too long, far too long considering the history of heart disease in my family. During the past several years I have “quit” several times, going several months sometimes without a cigarette but then something would set me off and I would start again. However, for the past 16 months, I have [...]

I have taken a bunch of the Hawaii pics off the site because they were slowing everything down too much. I will set up a separate page instead of putting them in an entry. Heck, maybe I’ll even set up a Flicker account. Between that issue and my ill-informed tinkering, I’ve temporarily gone back to [...]

I must still be on HI time because it ls 2:12 and I’m wide awake. The cat is sleeping peacefully next to me as I post this from bed using my old Toshiba e755 pda. It’s not the most efficient way to blog, but kinda cool nonetheless.

This afternoon I put on a shirt that I [...]

We arrived in Honolulu at around 7 pm, after 10 hours of flight time. Hungry and very tired. Picked up the car at Enterprise–a Saturn Ion–and then headed over to the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel. Once settled we looked at the room service menu and decided NOT to pay $17 for a sandwich, and so [...]

Flight Thoughts (3/15/07)
We are currently flying over the Pacific Ocean–though this will, of course, be posted when we get to the hotel–I’m listening to Blow Up Hollywood’s album fake with my relatively new earphones, a pair of Ultimate Ears super .fi 3 Studio’s. I had previously stayed away from the “in ear” style, [...]

LtL & JS are heading off today for a long-ass flight, but a decidedly worth-it destination: Hawaii. Stay tuned for blogs from a tropical paradise and pictures of MORE CHICKENS.
For a preview, you can see some pics from last year here, here, here & here.

I have chosen to boycott Starbucks. Why you ask? Not for any social or political reasons, but for aesthetic reasons.
Let me explain:
Several weeks ago, I was in the Starbucks at the corner of 56th & 7th and I was waiting for my medium mocha with an extra shot of espresso and no whipped cream (which [...]

I’m listening to the stream of Wilco’s new album “Blue Sky Blue.” The album will be released May 15, but they are streaming the whole album for a 12 hour period today. I would have written about this earlier, but didn’t find out about until yesterday. You still have a few hours to listen if [...]

Ars Technica reports on some new changes to the Freedom of Information Act that could actually provide more transparency in the government.
In the case of denied FOIA requests, the bill would create an ombudsman’s office in an attempt to avoid litigation. When a denied request results in a lawsuit, HR 1309 would streamline the [...]

The US Copyright Board has become a puppet for the RIAA and are on course to dismantling independent internet radio. If you listen to any internet radio, please check out the following links:
Save Our Intenet Radio

Kurt Hanson’s Radio and Internet Newsletter
I had given up on radio for years, but then discovered Radio Paradise and Soma [...]