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While in the UK, we listened to a lot of BBC Radio 1, and saw a few installments of “CD UK.” As such, we heard a great deal of new music that hasn’t made it big on this side of the pond.
Here are a few good ones to check out:

The Magic Numbers
Hard-Fi
James Blunt
KT Tunstall

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As some people may know, I feel a kindred bond with Jim Henson, who died on my birthday in 1990.
In fact, I feel a close bond with virutally all things Muppet. Via Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, I enjoyed the antics of Kermit, Fozzie, Dr. Teeth, Ernie, Bert, Oscar, Rowlf and Sherlock Hemlock. [...]

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President Bush suggested that the military be the first responders to all large-scale natural disasters, such as large hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, etc.
That presumes two things: that the military be ready, and that it is available before a diaster hits. The latter one presumes that we haven’t sent most of our troops (including [...]

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A tip ‘o the hat to Running Chick for pointing me to this lovely, reworked version of the trailer for The Shining. It’s a great tongue-in-cheek nod to the increasing tendency for movie studios to misrepresent their products via crafty spin.
Enjoy!
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A most interesting tidbit from Connecticut: it seems that Lowell Weicker may challenge Joe Lieberman for his old Senate seat. Weicker would run as an independent.
Given that Lieberman defeated Weicker (then a Republican - a fiscally conservative, socially liberal one) by tacking to the right, it’s definitely an interesting development. Weicker remains quite [...]

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Says Tom Delay about his indictment on criminal conspiracy:
“I have done nothing unlawful, unethical or… unprecedented.”
So what you saying is that “everybody else is doing it, so I should be able to be a crook, too.”
Takes one to know one, Tom.
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