The Man in Black

Funny thing is, when I stop and think about when and where I grew up, I must have heard Johnny Cash before even the Beatles! He is certainly one of the few musicians that I both recall from my childhood and whom I enjoy listening to even today. R.I.P. Johnny Cash, 1932-2003

Final Thoughts on 9/11

I think this is a day every patriotic American holds sacred to some degree. A solemn day, recalling the events of two years ago and also a bit of a fearful day, wondering if there might be an anniversary attack. One might also consider the deeper implications of what happened that fateful day … Unlike … Read more

Stop the Presses

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On Change

Organizations move slower than snails, but relentlessly like glaciers. Jamie Dinkelacker, student of organizational behaviour

Two Years Later: the Assault Continues

But it’s not necessarily coming from the obvious sources. Read this chilling article for an in-depth review of how the constitution is under continuous attack; all under the guise of “fighting terrorism”. To that end, it is absolutely crucial that America

Whoops!

Don’t you just hate it when something like this happens? (click image for details)

It’s a Small World

At first simply a story about a bunch of young folks who need to “get a life!”, this feature article from the LA Weekly is actually an interesting read, revealing little known details about Disneyland and its history. And, it goes a bit deeper than that. While not wanting to be judgemental, I do have … Read more

2004 Campaign Slogans

I recently found this collection of 2004 campaign slogans and just had to share: Bush/Cheney ’04: Putting the “con” in conservatism Bush/Cheney ’04: Apocalypse Now! Bush/Cheney ’04: Get used to it! Bush/Cheney ’04: Thanks for not paying attention. Vote Bush in ’04: “Because every vote counts – for me!” Bush/Cheney ’04: Four More Wars! Bush/Cheney: … Read more

Perspectives

18 years ago, I attended a fine set of concerts by the Grateful Dead at Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Morrison Colorado. I was reminded of those shows by a nice writeup of the weekend’s events detailed in this google groups archive. As it turns out, most members of the freshman class entering college this fall … Read more

Garcia Interviews

I stumbled across two interviews with Jerry. The first one is unattributed and undated, while the second one is apparently from guitar.com and was done in early 1985. Jerry Garcia Interviews