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{ Monthly Archives } February 2008

Guest bloggers.

Okay, one more reminder that next week is officially Guest Blogger week. We have three brave souls who will provide whatever content they like from Monday through Saturday. I’m excited to see what they have in store.
The lineup:
KiTe Girl on Monday and Tuesday.
Sarah on Wednesday and Thursday.
Jam Master Jay on Friday and Saturday.
Thanks to all [...]

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Return of trivia day: The haiku caucus.

Welcome to the second round of Trivia Day!
When we left off, Sarah, Jam Master Jay, and KiTe Girl finished in a tie for first place and were offered the opportunity to guest blog next week. I’m excited to announce that we have at least two brave souls of the three, and I hope you welcome [...]

Stop me before I snap again.

Keeping it light today because Trivia Day, Part 2 is coming up and I don’t want you spending all your energy on silly stuff. Trivia Day is what matters. Everything else is mere distraction.
I present to you definitive proof that I’m a snapshotter, not a photographer:

That’s one of my attempts to capture the eclipse last [...]

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Aim low.

Ben asked a question yesterday — “I often wonder what happened to the political activism of music in general” — and it reminded me of an article I saw in Sunday’s Washington Post that I wanted to share this week.
The article, by Susan Jacoby, is called “The Dumbing of America.” Jacoby discusses some of the [...]

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So this jam I dedicate…

We’re taking a break from photos and trivia today to remember that we’re right smack in the middle of Black History Month. Actually, it’s almost over. Two weeks to go. I wanted to point out a series that’s been running on VH1 this month, Say it Loud!, and one of the segments that caught my [...]

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Paddling down memory lane.

When I was eight years old I lived with my parents on a boat named “Witch Woman.” Witch Woman had a utility boat named “Batteries Not Included.” I chose the name — in twenty-five years since I don’t think I’ve had a creative spark garner so much attention. Naming conventions are big among boaters, and [...]

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Upgrade.

Had to do a quick WordPress upgrade. Looks okay to me, but please leave a comment or shoot me an e-mail if you notice anything wonky.

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Trivia day: round one is complete. We have a winner.

There is no Trivia Day question this week. We’ve wrapped up the first round and we’ll start round two next week. I want to devote today to our winner(s), let everyone regroup, and start fresh next Friday. Also, I wrote part of this ahead of time. It was freaking Valentine’s Day…I wasn’t going to sit [...]