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Why I’m Giving The Other Underdogs Their Say

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Although I have already made my endorsement for Howard Dean for President, you’ll notice that I’ll be posting video from all of the candidates over the days and weeks to come.
That’s because I didn’t want to be a party to the typical Media Monopoly practice of not giving the other candidates any time. In the TV and Cable “airwaves,” you can bet that we’re going to be seeing a lot of the Shrub and no one but the Shrub because he’s the only one who can pay for all the time he wants.
I also didn’t want to be the “all Dean and only Dean all the time” channel or anything — I’m already worried about alienating those of you haven’t made up your mind yet — and you’re the people I most want to reach!
So I won’t say I’m going to be giving them all “equal time,” because that means I’ll have to get my calculator out to keep things even. I also plan on collecting all the great things Howard Dean has said and done in one category — and he’s done a lot of great things in the past and he keeps saying great things about what he’d do in the future — so I’m pretty sure there will still be more Dean here than anything else.
However, a friend of mine reminded me earlier this week (as she was checking “none of the above” on her MoveOn Primary Ballot) that it’s important to keep the debate going on these issues in order to make the public aware of them — and to not just get behind one candidate early and let the issues take a backseat to the campaign.
So, although I still feel that Dean is the obvious choice at this point, and so much more than the other candidates I just had to say something, I do agree with her point about keeping up the debate on these so very important issues.
That means I’ll be covering all of the candidates to a certain extent — should one (or all) of them say something worthy (or damning) that I feel the public needs to hear.
That means that on my little media monopoly, we’ll be hearing from all of the Democratic candidates.
I just felt compelled to explain my strategy a bit here.
Peace y’all.

What Do Barbie and I Have In Common?

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Barbie and I are both mentioned in this nice little intro about blogging by Deirdre Clemente.
I sure never thought me and Barbie would be mentioned in the same breath about anything…
Wow I didn’t realize that 35 of bloggers are women now. Great start.

Blogging. It may sound like a fraternity hazing ritual but these days, everybody is doing it. Disoriented new moms, disgruntled teens, and somewhat sickening thirtysomethings are enthusiastically creating and maintaining weblogs or

More Apologies For The Barrage Brief Posts That You Are About To Witness

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Hi guys. I had to make a decision with regard to what I could actually get done this weekend and what clips were important for people to see. It turns out they’re all pretty important, so I’m going to give you guys “Small” versions of all of them, and see if I get around to posting pictures and Hi-res versions later.
I didn’t want to risk not getting them all up today (there are like 8 of them)…So that’s why there’s a lot of links and not much explaining going on today (kinda like Friday night).
It’s subtle, but I believe there is a lot of important information in these clips, and I wanted to post them on a Sunday, when you guys might actually have a chance to look at all of them.
I would appreciate it if you guys would post news articles regarding these stories to my comments if you run across any. (Well, in general, I really like that, but especially regarding any of these stories.)
Thanks!

Free Patti Smith Concert Today In Berkeley

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I don’t have a link for it, but I do know that Patti Smith is giving a free concert today (like an entire set, w/opening bands and everything concert type concert) from 1-4pm in the middle of Berkeley at McLaren Park. Patti wanted to thank everyone for their hard work these last few months.
That’s my local stomping ground, so I thought I’d provide some directions.
Directions:
BART: Just get off at the Berkeley Bart station and walk two blocks AWAY from campus. Ask someone if you don’t see it immediately 🙂
Driving – Don’t. No really. You’re whole day will be easier if you don’t. At the very least, park at another bart station (like Coliseum Bart – where there’s lots of parking always) and take Bart in. (Coliseum Bart is off the 66th St. or Hegenburger exits off of 880 south).
No really: the trick if you’re going to drive in (if you’re coming from far away and you can’t help it) is to get there at least an hour or two before the show with at least 10 bucks for parking money. Parking is pricey in Berkeley.
Get on 80 North to Berkeley/Sacramento or South to Berkeley/Oakland/San Francisco. Depending on which direction you’re coming from here are directions:
If you’re coming from the south on 80, or from San Francisco, I would take 580 to 24 to the 51st/Martin Luther King exit, and then stay to the left to get on MLK. Take MLK all the way past Ashby street and park if you can. Otherwise look for parking lots that might be around.
If you end up on 80 north (easier to figure out), get off at “Ashby” and continue along Ashby until you have crossed Sacramento Street. Then start looking for parking and take it if you see any. Otherwise, when you get to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, make a left and pay for the pricey parking lots that will start showing up that I mention above. My guess is that MLK will be blocked off at some point.
If you cross MLK (on Ashby) make sure you turn left on the next intersection (Shattuck). After you take a left there, if you see parking, take it. (Shattuck and MLK run parallel.) If you cross “Haste” street, you’ll want to park or turn off of Shattuck immediately because my guess is that driving right next to the Bart station (from Durant north) will be messy.
From the north take the University exit off of 80, and continue on University for many blocks. After you’ve passed Sacramento Street, if you see parking, take it. Otherwise, make a right on Martin Luther King Jr. Way and look for the pricey parking.
Hope this helps.
Sorry I can’t be there today. I’m taking to day to catch up on my iLaw homework. (It’s labor of love, believe me — I am really digging the program!)
If you came from out of town to go to the concert, you should hang around in Berkeley for the evening and head up to the spam cybersalon for dinner afterwards. (See you there!)

Pardon My Haste This Evening

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I’m on a catch up mission tonight so I’m just going to be throwing stuff up here and depending on links or the music/movies themselves to do most of the explaining.
I’m also updating my Video Index tonight. (So it won’t be worthless anymore.)
Thanks!

Does It Really Prove Anything?

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I went to sleep last night and woke up this morning thinking the same thoughts:
Never in a million years would I have ever predicted that I would be living in a world where I feel the need to take photographs inside of a Starbucks store in an attempt to somehow prove that I am still living in a free society.
Yes, the absurdity of it all does kick me in the teeth sometimes. Thanks for asking.

Launch Of My “Tour” Pages

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Many apologies for taking so long to get the Alan Kay presentation up.
I wanted to present all of the elements of Alan Kay’s talk and presentation — as exhibits in my library, if you will.
I’ve been pondering the different possibilities for some time. How should I organize my library for those who prefer to browse through history, rather than have it flung at them in numerous lengths and file formats.
So, with this presentation, I bring to you the advent of my “tour” pages. Pages that I hope to place in every directory of my Internet Archive Library that will provide you with a little more information about what’s on the page, as well as the licensing info and any other relevant information for those works, as more information is made available to me.