Arthur Miller is dead at the age of 89 ( Read more... )

I have located, online, a copy of an exceedingly rare CD. It is so rare I have been searching for it -- online and in record shops -- for years, to no avail. When I go abroad I look for it. Each time I go to Amoeba records I look for it. I hesitate even to speak the CD's name for fear that one of you will swoop in and snatch it away the moment ( Read more... )

... is the best thing in the world.


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... is the best thing in the world. I can say that for sure because today is Thanksgiving and I am in Amsterdam. So for example here's why it's best ( Read more... )

I went to see smooth jazz music last night. And I was reminded that I really don't like smooth jazz. If a smooth jazz tune was a conversation, here's how it would go ( Read more... )

Oh, this is sweet.

For about five minutes this morning, I was lucky enough to catch a typo on the New York Times frontpage that gives new meaning to the term "Freudian slip."

Here's a screenshot. Pay close attention to the top headline:


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Feeling blue? Lonely? Directionless? Unsure of your place in the world? Like a puzzle piece that just won't fit?

It's going to be okay. The London Tube is here with a daily crumpet for the soul.

Thanks, Ben, for the link.

P.S. The Kerry/Edwards userpic stays until all the motherfuckin' votes are in.

From my last LJ entry:

For the record, I predict the popular vote will be somewhat close. But John Kerry is going to win the presidency by a comfortable electoral margin. And this will be over by tomorrow.

Well... I got the "somewhat close" and "over by tomorrow" parts right, anyway...

Oops, forgot to post this last night.

For the record, I predict the popular vote will be somewhat close. But John Kerry is going to win the presidency by a comfortable electoral margin. And this will be over by tomorrow.

You'll see. We're going to show them all.

...Is the Best Thing In the World. Oh, it sure is. Do I need to tell you some reasons why? Okay ( Read more... )