Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under blurbs, media, movies/tv | Leave a Comment
The G-Bitch found this video of Harlan Ellison offering an earful and more on giant media conglomerates and how they treat writers. It’s right on target and hilarious! His commentary reminded me of some of Joe Straczynski & Company’s fiery Babylon 5 monologues. Aaaaah, B5, TV is a barren wasteland without writing […]
Read More..>>Day 887: Bayou Bienvenue - The “Rebuilding Below Sea Level” Statement Pops Up
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under environment, government, new orleans, pictures, recovery, science & technology | 8 Comments
The Bring Back Bayou Bienvenue project is on my front-burner again. The University of Wisconsin Department of Geology and Geophysics, of which I am a graduate, asked me to write an article for the alumni magazine (due soon). Additionally, Rob Zaleski of Madison’s Capital Times emailed me a few days ago asking for my response to Madisonians […]
Read More..>>Day 886: Proud Of America’s Voting Crew
Posted on January 30, 2008 - Filed Under WTF, culture-society-history, government, movies/tv | Leave a Comment
THIS is your average American voter. Blog forth accordingly.
Sing it, boys and girls!
I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
Day 886: Will It Get Me Drinks And A Towel, Too?
Posted on January 30, 2008 - Filed Under funny | 1 Comment
Ahhh, teh intarwebs, how useful you are at unloading junk on the lazy and unsuspecting masses. Look at what I just came across - The Perfect Hawaii Chair
… combines the ancient art of the Hula with patented 2,800 RPM Hula motor to create an easy-to-use waistline slimming and fat burning aerobic workout exercise machine that take […]
Day 885: King Arthur Aftermath
Posted on January 29, 2008 - Filed Under mardi gras, new orleans | 1 Comment
D, Bob, a number of Fahy’s/C.R.A.P.S. buddies and I rode on the Southern Decadence float in the Krewe of King Arthur parade this Sunday. Those who saw me, hope you caught your goodies from “Dame Edna” here. Those who didn’t, await pictures.
Phil Fricano, Captain of King Arthur
The cold I caught soon after Krewe du Vieux […]
Day 881: More Evidence Of The Internet Killing Books Sales
Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under books, digital rights, public domain | 3 Comments
Alchemist Author Pirates His Own Books
… and increases sales dramatically.
[Paulo] Coelho’s view is that letting people swap digital copies of his books for free increases sales. In a keynote speech at the Digital, Life, Design conference in Munich he talked about how uploading the Russian translation of “The Alchemist” made his sales in Russia go from […]
Day 881: NoLA Rising Legal Defense Fund
Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under new orleans | 1 Comment
A letter from Michael “Rex” Dingler who is being fined by the City of New Orleans for allegedly defacing public property, while Fred Radtke has still not been taken to task:
Howdy Everyone-
As y’all know from the recent City Business article, I am facing some possibly stringent fines and the like. My legal representation, Buddy Spell has […]
Day 880: Magical, Miserable New Orleans
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under new orleans | 1 Comment
A recent GChat between the beautiful Ms. A, who is currently ensconced in BFE, Missouri and me on the topic of New Orleans.
me: … He couldn’t order the death certificates online because the online module kept crapping out, the phone order system doesn’t work, and the workers there kept yelling at him that he should get it […]
Day 880: 2008 Jazzfest Lineup Announced
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under music, new orleans | 1 Comment
nola.com: The best of the best to perform at Jazzfest
nola.com: Jazzfest announces 2008 lineup
Jazzfess Website: Music Schedule
Friday, April 25th, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, here I come!
For those of you with Google accounts, a Jazzfest lineup spreadsheet, alphabetized and by day.
Day 879: Winter In Wisconsin
Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under pictures, wisconsin | 2 Comments
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