(Untitled)- May 31, 2004 This weblog software isn't working too well lately, which is why I'm unable to correct the misspellings in the previous (Saturday) entry. Anyway, it's Memorial Day. My girlfriend works for a non-profit that doesn't support WAR (the killin' kind, not the band), so she doesn't get this day off. She gets Cinco de Mayo off instead. Cinco de Mayo is fine day to have off, but as I recall it does mark the anniversary of a victory at war, does it not Oh well -...http://radio.weblogs.com/0116882/2004/05/31.html#a113 (Untitled)- May 29, 2004 The Tower Records in Austin is going out of business and everything is on sale. Needless to say, I've been doing a little stocking up. Here's what I've acquired so far: Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphi OutKast - Stankonia Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Vashti Bunhan - Just Another Diamond Day Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden Fela Kuti - Zombie Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk - Monk Alone Sun Ra -..http://radio.weblogs.com/0116882/2004/05/29.html#a112 (Untitled)- May 26, 2004 I got promoted today. Well, I suppose I should bring my gentle readers up to speed. I finished school, I accepted my old job at my old company, but I'll be taking on a greatly expanded role beginning next month. So, today I was promoted to a position in line with my new job responsibilities. I normally don't care too much about this stuff - to be honest, I don't have to, because my excellent boss cares about it for me - but I wanted this one, because the demarcation...http://radio.weblogs.com/0116882/2004/05/25.html#a111 (Untitled)- May 13, 2004 bad I don't know, I like the internet. I think the internet makes me smarter, in some sense. At least better informed. I like reading book and record reviews, weblogs, political commentary, etc. on the internet. I look at nytimes.com or cnn.com, every day around lunch time, just to see if the world's ended while I've been attending to the business of my life. I like amazon.com, because I'm all about deciding that I want - I don't know - AMM's Les Stances a Sophie,...http://radio.weblogs.com/0116882/2004/05/12.html#a110 |