I think the time has come to reevaluate my support for John Kerry, which has been rather soft. Kerry was not my first choice for nominee (Dean), or indeed my second (Edwards), or my third (Clark). But it is becoming increasingly clear to me that what I thought I knew about Kerry I really didn’t [...]

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After having stiffed first-responders, Bush has now warned the Federal government that domestic programs may be cut further in FY 2006 if he is re-elected.
Gene Cowan quotes
the Washington Post:

The White House put government agencies on notice this month that if President Bush is reelected, his budget for 2006 may include spending cuts for [...]

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We certainly have cicadas in Arlington now. At certain times during the day it sounds less like a spaceship idling and more like a full-fledged alien invasion.
I have heard, although I find it hard to believe, that some places do not have cicadas. The Design Kitten has a
great photo of a couple.

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I was going through my CD collection awhile ago, trying to pull all the funk-influenced tracks I could find. Sadly, not much. So I have determined to learn more about funk.
A Maceo Parker track gave me the term P-Funk, and the Digital Underground (best known for the early 90s “Humpty Dance”) clued me into [...]

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Make that
two Georges that cause me to grind my teeth in my sleep. I don’t care if he is the creator. If he wants to put out enhanced editions with new special effects and pollution from the new trilogy bleeding into the delightfully cheesy originals, that’s fine. But give us the originals, too. If [...]

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