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BQE to Finally Be Released

Posted in Culture, Music & Film, tagged , on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s about time!  Sgt. Grumbles and I have been waiting for this for two years!
Back in 2007 our friend Sufjan Stevens made a short film/musical score called The BQE, a “symphonic and cinematic exploration of New York City’s infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.”  Since his last release way back in 2006, The Avalanche, Sufjan fans have been [...]

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A Black Man In America

Posted in Culture, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on July 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Is this how you treat a black man in America?
So said Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to James M. Crowley, a Cambridge police officer who was responding to a call of a break-in at Gates’ home.   This is now national news (Obama apparently mentioned it on primetime last night) but because of being sequestered at training [...]

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High Times In California

Posted in Culture, Economics, Miscellany, tagged , , , , on July 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »

According to this article there is proposed legislation in the assembly to legalize marijuana because of the potential $1.4 billion in revenue from legalizing pot that could help with the budget woes.  In its current form it will require federal sign-off, which is not going to happen anytime soon… but may possibly be re-written to [...]

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Nuclear On KCRW

Posted in Environment, Technology, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Heard a great report on KCRW’s, Which Way, LA?, on Monday night about a nuclear meltdown that occurred 50 years ago right here in LA.  Maybe you are like me and had never heard of this, so you may find that alone an interesting component of the show.
However the program went on to have a [...]

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Goodbye Palin

Posted in Politics, tagged , , on July 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Victor Davis Hanson has some advice for Sarah Palin, but also a little reflection on her time in the spotlight.  In his summation he states:
While we rightly argue that the Sarahs of the world, if they are to be taken seriously as leaders, must read and study more, why do we not also suggest that [...]

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Sr. Rivera

Posted in Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »

As I mentioned in a post back in February regarding the breaking news that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, I detest the Yankees.  It’s just what you have to do when you like another team (the Tigers are still over .500 and in first place in the AL Central), but even some [...]

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