Archive for November 2004

Tuesday 30 November 2004

improve on this

By spaceneedl | Family & Friends ~ Travel & Holidays

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if you think you’ve seen all the home improvement shows on tv, think again.
because this month, brought to you by the creator of “let’s show these people how we do things down south,” comes a very special holiday episode of “pimp my yard.”
according to the executive producer (my wife), our all-out holiday attitude is gonna […]

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Saturday 27 November 2004

more important than toys?!

By spaceneedl | Family & Friends

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file this under “things i’ve learned from my children.”
my children have play dates. this is somewhat comparable, i suppose, to what we did back in the day. getting together with friends, running around the neighborhood, mostly unsupervised.
the “running around” and “unsupervised” parts no longer apply, but you get the idea.
today, for example, my six year […]

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Tuesday 16 November 2004

Affirmative Action Out of Control

By Gonzo | Theatre & TV ~ Careers & Education ~ Flosslight

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Listen, I’m all for diversity, but I had no idea that sponges, dinosaurs, and mutant giant dogs were being discriminated against in America’s classrooms.
SpongeBob, Barney to Sing ‘We Are Family’
AP, 11/16/2004 2:57 PM
Look out kids. SpongeBob SquarePants, Barney and Clifford the Big Red Dog are joining forces to rerecord the disco tune “We Are Family” […]

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off the menu…

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics

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pursuant to my previous post, below is one scenario combining vignettes from each category. from the resulting scenario, conclusions may be drawn and recommendations made regarding the next democratic candidate for president.
oh! by the way, i’ve gone off the menu from that last post, and made up some entirely new vignettes. i think it’s fair […]

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Monday 15 November 2004

Blurry Fiction

By Gonzo | Film & Movies ~ Literature & Writing

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I haven’t read The Da Vinci Code. There. I said it. Sue me.
I know people who have taken this book very seriously. For instance, I know Catholics who, after reading it, no longer consider themselves Catholics. I’d call that serious, if a bit nutty. After all, it’s a novel, and the last I checked […]

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Thursday 11 November 2004

next time for sure…

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics ~ War & Peace

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please excuse the capitalization herein. This post was composed in Word, and I didn’t have time to fix it.
-m

In the Democrats’ rush to win the next Presidential election, it’s probably important they don’t spend any more time trying to win the last one.
The issues that were decisive in 2004 are not likely to be the […]

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Wednesday 10 November 2004

American New Wave Cinema

By Gonzo | Film & Movies

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When I first discovered the French New Wave filmmakers, starting with Truffaut’s wonderful Jules et Jim, and leading me to other Truffaut films, Chabrol, Godard, Rohmer, etc., it was a truly eye-opening experience. Previously, I had been feeding on a steady diet of glossy, Hollywood studio system fare, rarely moved by these movies to actually […]

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All clear.

By Gonzo | Law & Politics

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It’s safe. You can come out now.
So, the election results seem to have sent formerly intreprid Team T-Floss into hiding. Well, the sky has not fallen, nor have any nukeular weapons, Bush & Co. are indeed back for an encore, but today Amy Sullivan reports the following:
BE AFRAID! BE VERY…OH, NEVER MIND….What a surprise. One […]

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Saturday 06 November 2004

Bush Agenda Shifts to Home Front

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics ~ Film & Movies

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president bush is preparing to do for america what he’s already done for the international community.
Isn’t that great?
Here’s the lead, according to our friends at the washington post:
After four years of dramatic foreign policy ventures, President Bush has turned his attention to domestic policy, seeking to leave historic stamps on the graduated tax code, the […]

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what’s to the right of right?

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics ~ Family & Friends

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“america is a broad river, and arlen specter is sitting on the left bank.”
that’s the message delivered by the newly anointed congress, eager to unite the country and heal its divisions.
specter, as you know, recently was vilified by “angry conservatives” for suggesting that “…strongly anti-abortion judicial nominees might be rejected in the senate.”
specter has […]

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FlossQuotes

And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words - yes, we can.

Barack Obama

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
What can I say? I'm a diehard Wilco fan. One of my earliest posts here at Transcendental Floss was in response to their previous record, and their latest, Sky Blue Sky, has captivated me just like everything they've ever done. Of course, it's been out for awhile and everyone's digested it and reviewed it to death, but still I can't keep my mouth shut about it. At this point, with their six albums sandwiching two Mermaid Avenue volumes of collaboration with Billy Bragg, I'd go so far as to compare their run of recordings to pretty much any of the great bands in history. Seriously, it's been one revelation, one evolution, one highly listenable album after another spanning twelve years! This latest offering continues to be drenched in references to their musical influences, and here the 1970s reign supreme. With nods ranging from Steely Dan to Led Zeppelin, this is a record that has that classic vinyl sound all over it.
— Gonzo

Loudon Wainwright III - A Live One
Here's a likely obscure one for many of you. Loudon, father of Rufus, was one of many post-Dylan singer-songwriters whom, if they didn't intentionally try to follow in Dylan's footsteps, ended up labeled as having done so during a surge of public interest in people who could simply sing songs and play an acoustic guitar. Loudon is a quirky writer and performer, and his songs range from very funny to shockingly raw and personal. I'm particularly fond of Clockwork Chartreuse, which plays around with a little of the old ultra-violence. If you watched as much M*A*S*H as I did when it was on, you might remember Loudon, who appeared as Captain Spalding, the singing surgeon, in three episodes in its third season.
— gonzo

Once
This low budget "musical" (I'll explain the quotes in a second) knocked me out and inspired me to quit my job, take off for Europe with my guitar, and spend the rest of my days busking, but then I remembered that I'm married and have a 10-year old son, both of whom I like an awful lot. Sigh. Anyway, Once has been labeled a musical only because songs are performed in the film from start to finish. But, the songs aren't obviously contextual, the actors don't just break into song to backing music coming from nowhere, and there are no dance numbers through the Dublin streets where it was filmed. The chemistry between the two leads is wonderfully sweet and funny, the music is at times lovely and tender, other times deliciously melodramatic and passionate.
— gonzo

Ode Magazine
Here's a twist, our first ever magazine recommendation in the Brain Candy department. With the tagline "To People - To Passion - To Possibilities", Ode is a breath of fresh air, good news for a change and lots of it. Articles are easily digestible without being dumbed down, and they regularly highlight ideas and people I later hear about via other media sources. Co-produced in The Netherlands and the U.S., there's a decidedly European feeling to the zine that I enjoy immensely. From science to spirituality, sustainability to the arts, I love getting my hit of optimism every issue. If you aren't a magazine reader, the Ode website offers a lot of the content from the magazine, as well as reader blogs and social networking interactivity.
— gonzo

Lick your chops and chip through the nuggets of past Floss Aid recommendations.
— floss aid

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Tuesday 30 November 2004

improve on this

Saturday 27 November 2004

more important than toys?!

Tuesday 16 November 2004

Affirmative Action Out of Control

off the menu…

Monday 15 November 2004

Blurry Fiction

Thursday 11 November 2004

next time for sure…

Wednesday 10 November 2004

American New Wave Cinema

All clear.

Saturday 06 November 2004

Bush Agenda Shifts to Home Front

what’s to the right of right?

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