I noticed a dead bird in our yard today, so I thought I’d call the State Dep’t. of Health to see what I should do about it. Ha. There are three pages of phone numbers. So I went to the ‘Net instead. I found a site for dead bird collection, but guess what? DOH doesn’t …
Now this is innovative. A phishing attempt couched as anti-phishing: Message for existing BancorpSouth Customers : Phishing Scam Alert! E-mail messages that look like they come from a financial institution that ask you to update or send them your personal information are ?phishing? for you! Because of this incident we decided to temporarily deactivate all …
Brad DeLong derides an NYT column in which John Tierney dismisses Al Gore’s new film and suggests a carbon tax to solve America’s overuse of gasoline. In a comment, “Anne” makes a very good point: These last years we have watched as the tax system has slanted away from the wealthiest even as the wealthiest …
One of the major anti-immigration organizations is the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). It’s been around a long time; I’ve seen their ads in a lot of places and heard their spokespeople often. So who started the outfit? A Paul Ehrlich acolyte. If you were a teenager in the 1970s you might remember Ehrlich. …
Via Avedon, here’s a YouTube capture of a helluva supergroup playing “Layla.” Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones (no Mick), Kenny Jones, Steve Winwood, Ray Cooper. Elapsed time: 6:45. From the same video source, here’s Clapton and band rehearsing “Crossroads” with Bob Dylan. Elapsed time: 4:17. I admit I’m clueless …
I’m currently reading Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World, by Margaret MacMillan. It’s the story of the peace conference after WW I which gave us Iraq and Central Europe’s borders, the Treaty of Versailles, and the short-lived League of Nations. I’m only about seven chapters into it, but I’ve seen an interesting parallel …
This morning has demonstrated that to dogs we humans are at their bark and call.
No, no, not me. Solly has new broader channels of distribution for his CD. You can buy it online or you can buy it in “one of over 2400 retail stores in the U.S., Australia, France, Japan, the U.K., Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Italy and Mexico.” That’s thanks to CD Baby and a deal …
Dammit. Back here I grumbled about replacing a fuel injector for my ’97 Geo Metro (with all of 44K on it); now the freakin’ driver-side door lock is frozen in the locked position. The last time I had that side’s window replaced I asked how much it would cost to replace the lock, since the …
Eh. Suborned, blackmailed, whatever. Spoilers below the break!