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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Nuttin’ Out Jones
I am exploring with Jazz as a therapeutic treatment against writing political posts, and the song “Nuttin’ Out Jones” definitely takes my mind off politics and most other subjects.
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
What is McCain Talking About?
I am doing my best to steer this blog away from constantly focusing on the elections, but sometimes I can’t help it. And this is one of those days. The press is thoroughly enjoying itself following Obama around the Middle East in his efforts to pose as a commander-in-chief.
In response, McCain has met with Bush […]
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Two More for the Road
I had already made my book and music online purchases for my trip back home when I realized that there were two other books that I had forgotten. One minor setback — that actually helps with my personal finance — is that I always travel obsessive-compulsively light. I do not check in luggage, and I […]
No Comments » - Posted in Digressions, literature by eric
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
William’s Blog: Somethin’ Else
My very good friend and former co-worker, William, has recently left FON and migrated to Mozilla where he will serve as European community manager. As part of his new responsibilities, William has just started a Mozilla-centric blog. Two weeks ago in Paris, William and I brainstormed on what domain name to give this new William’s […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Digressions, FON, Friends / Family, Jazz by eric
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Replenishing Supplies
My modus operandi prior to traveling to the States for the summer and Christmas is to replenish my garrison with books and music that I cannot otherwise readily find in Europe. Thus, a week or so before leaving, I always go on Amazon or Ebay and make a large purchase (to be shipped State side). […]
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
When Not in Rome
When in Rome or when not in Rome, do as the Romans do, eat tomatoes! The other day I found some great tomatoes and basil at the fruit stand near my house in Madrid. I left them out for a few days to ripen, and today they were perfect. Then I went to a small […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
The New Yorker Cover
ReWrite has asked about my views on the New Yorker magazine’s recent controversial cover. Originally I doubted writing about it, mainly because a few friends of mine just told me that they much prefer my digressions to my political posts. I happen to agree. Furthermore, I really didn’t want to get involved in the press’ […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Thelonious and The Office
On Sunday, I did two things that have led into a spiral towards a cross-eyed vision and a headache. First, I decided to continue my efforts to revisit and revive music in my iTunes library that I often neglect. This time I selected my entire Thelonious Monk collection and proceeded to play through it at […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Digressions, Jazz by eric
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Playing It Old School
Today for lunch, I elected to play it old school with a PB&J and a good old fashioned Coca-Cola. That’s right. No jamón, no tortilla española, paella, or other local dish. Actually, tonight I have friends in town and will have to do the whole tapas thing.
This morning I woke up and it was finally […]
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
The Headbutt Celebrated Around the World
I am not quite sure why two year old sporting news is relevant in an interview with a woman who has just escaped after six years as a hostage, but apparently Ingrid Betancourt has recently discussed in Paris Match her reaction to Zidane’s infamous headbutt in the 2006 World Cup finals. As reported, Betancourt fully […]
