Archive for May 2007

Thursday 31 May 2007

100 ways to fry in phoenix

excerpt:

i used to live in phoenix.
back then i could run in 112-degree heat and survive. i could play basketball outdoors, on blacktop. i drove a car that had no air conditioning. i laughed in the face of searing heat and severe dehydration.
note: i didn’t say i was smart when i lived in phoenix.
last weekend in […]

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Wednesday 30 May 2007

Staff Sgt. Shane R. Becker, R.I.P.

By Gonzo | Obits & Memorials ~ War & Peace

excerpt:

Yesterday, I happened upon an event organized by students at Western Washington University that brought me back to my childhood in a very powerful way. It also led to my getting to know just one of the thousands of casualties of the Iraq War as more than just a number.
Folks, this is Staff Sgt. […]

more Gonzo | more Obits & Memorials ∞ War & Peace

Tuesday 29 May 2007

How Much Force is Enough? Overkill in Vancouver, Revisited…

By ejohnlove | Law & Politics ~ News and Talk ~ Pacific Northwest ~ Vancouver ~ Pulpits & Soapboxes ~ Obits & Memorials

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Bob Bagnell died during a Taser-related incident with Vancouver Police at the Continental Hotel in Vancouver, BC, on June 23rd, 2004. It seems mind-boggling that it has taken three years to get this far with the inquest into Bob Bagnell’s death.
Fighting the Fight…
In May 2007, The official Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Robert […]

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Monday 28 May 2007

Save Net Radio

By Gonzo | Music & Noise ~ Finance & Trade

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Please note the temporary ad atop the right sidebar, and consider clicking on it in order to learn about a very serious threat to net radio operators.
From SaveNetRadio.org:
Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!). If […]

more Gonzo | more Music & Noise ∞ Finance & Trade

Friday 25 May 2007

The War Diet

By Gonzo |

excerpt:

One of the perks of my job is that I have free access to national paper editions of The New York Times, which I tend to read during my lunch hour.
For years, many bloggers have been writing about how the MSM have been sanitizing the war by not showing more images of U.S. war casualties. […]

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Thursday 24 May 2007

too hot to type

By spaceneedl |

excerpt:

the spaceneedls are traveling to phoenix for the holiday weekend.
blogging may be sporadic, depending on the proximity of a wi-fi zone near the pool.

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oh, to live on cougar mountain

By spaceneedl |

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Missing runner emerges with miraculous story
Michael Schreck, the Cougar Mountain trail runner, came home late Monday, more than three days after he had vanished.
One wilderness-survival expert said it’s unlikely anyone could have lived for more than 24 hours under the conditions Schreck’s family said he endured, including heavy rain and night temperatures in the 40s.
“Somewhere […]

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Wednesday 23 May 2007

a couple shots of immunity

By spaceneedl |

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first it was monica goodling, the bible-thumping, employment-discriminating, second-rate lawyer from pat robertson’s fourth-tier law school.
now it’s susan ralston, former admin to jack abramoff and karl rove.
in exchange for congressional testimony, they want, no they need immunity from prosecution.
otherwise, they take the fifth.
“The subjects this morning that she will be unable to testify to…are the […]

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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.
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Thursday 31 May 2007

100 ways to fry in phoenix

Wednesday 30 May 2007

Staff Sgt. Shane R. Becker, R.I.P.

Tuesday 29 May 2007

How Much Force is Enough? Overkill in Vancouver, Revisited…

Monday 28 May 2007

Save Net Radio

Friday 25 May 2007

The War Diet

Thursday 24 May 2007

too hot to type

oh, to live on cougar mountain

Wednesday 23 May 2007

a couple shots of immunity

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