Monthly Archives: November 2004

Boy Are My Arms Tired

Strange, but travel seems to generate more musings than any other activity. Today I signed up for the in-room Internet access (no big surprise). It trumpeted: Welcome to the Marriott high-speed Internet access provided by STSN. Your purchase is being … Continue reading

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Incoming: 2004-11-15

If The Creatures was October’s find, I’m going to guess (even though it is only half way through the month as of this writing) that TV on the Radio may be November’s big win. I’m a little afraid to mention … Continue reading

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Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

After the election, it was clear I needed to dance. It didn’t feel like I needed the Shiva as the Destroyer kind of dance—the New Orleans funeral return parade was more what I craved. The night after the election I … Continue reading

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So Many Choices!

The automated telephone refill service at my pharmacy has a script that goes a little like this: If you know the prescription number of the medication you are trying to refill and have a touch tone phone, press 1. <you … Continue reading

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Incoming: 2004-11-01

October’s big find (for me, I’m sure large parts of the planet already knew about them) was The Creatures. This is the band Siouxsie and Budgie of Siouxsie and the Banshees formed and later kept going after the Banshees were … Continue reading

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