Thursday, February 19, 2004


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A picture named screentest.jpg I just put a new piece up- "Fanfare For Scooter" (streaming MP3)

It's at my MacIdol page, where you can also download the regular MP3.

(Really, it's more of a sketch, but I'm so jazzed about my new keyboard, I had to share. And yes, I know- I play piano like a guitar player.)

Speaking of music, Phil Freeman has a thought-provoking piece up at Bagatellen.

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Wow, this is a really cool idea!

Send flowers to a random couple at SF City Hall. A Minnesotan got the idea to have congratulatory flowers delivered to a random gay couple on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, and now s/he's trying to start a movement.

He called a florist and they agreed to do it. He told them to deliver to any couple -- it didn't matter who -- standing in line to get married, with his blessing. The card will read simply "With love, from Minneapolis, Minnesota."

Once they understood, they were very touched and thought it was a great idea.

He told another co-worker who did the same thing. And now we want to start a movement. Wouldn't that be cool if people from all over the country, gay, straight and otherwise, started sending flowers to the people waiting in line to get married.

Link

(Thanks, Dan!) [Boing Boing Blog]



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Scientists: Bush Distorts Science. A group of influential scientists says the Bush administration repeatedly misuses or distorts scientific findings to suit its political agenda regarding the environment, health policy, nuclear weapons and industry. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]

Gee, what a surprise.

Not. Especially since scientists have been reporting the administration doing this since the early days of 2001, when Kyoto was abandoned.

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Japan-Iran Oil (VOA) {UPDATED}.

American opposition fails to deter Japan from signing a two billion dollar deal to exploit Iran's giant Azadegan oil field.

[Nippon Goro Goro]

One more of example of how the U.S. is losing the peace (not to mention the actual war on Islamist Totalitarianism) while focusing on Dubya's War of Revenge in Iraq.

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