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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Back to Earth

With much regret, I report that I am back in Connecticut. In many respects, I may just as well have spent the last two weeks in space. In fact, had I been in space I might have been more connected with events in the wider world, as I most likely would have had internet access. […]

More from Vermont

A brooding quiet has descended upon Ludlow, VT. Like New Orleans after Mardi Gras, a sense of exhaustion permeates the populace. A period of wanton celebration has come to an end. The Zucchini Fest is over. This legendary celebration, covering two days of revels, takes place on the town green, covering a broad expanse of […]

McSame

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfngOsvmA0[/youtube]

Meanwhile, back in Vermont

A few pictures from the beautiful state of Vermont. Click on any one for a full size view.

Impeach him now

We have had no access to the net, and we haven’t read the papers much, since we got her to VT. A couple of days ago we gathered from the front page of a newspaper that Bush was planning on sending troops to Georgia. It seems we have critical interests there, as we do in […]

Greetings from Vermont

I write from beautiful Vermont, where at the moment it is pouring rain. I care not. It’s nice to have a couple of hundred miles between me and Norwich, Connecticut, with two work free weeks ahead of me. Unfortunately, life is full of minor disappointments, even on vacation. In years past the tenant who occupied […]

Friday Night Music-Steppenwolf

Born to Be Wild, (1972 performance) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUt8fQS9qEM[/youtube] Free Bonus: The Pusher, a 2004 performance. It’s hard to believe they’re still around, looking pretty good too. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7CjoaCFYP4[/youtube]

I’m out of here starting tomorrow

Tomorrow we make our annual trek to Vermont. It can’t come soon enough for me. Two weeks without looking at a legal file, or making the trek to Norwich. Blogging will be infrequent, and may be heavily weighted toward pretty pictures of beautiful Vermont.

Nice rant

The following rant (and I don’t use that word pejoratively, good rants are valuable things) was passed on to me by a correspondent, and I eventually got permission from the author (who shall remain unnamed) to reprint it. I thought it was good. I’ve modified it slightly by adding some introductory words and embedding the […]

Sweatshop at Apple

Steve, say it ain’t so (and what does Al Gore, Apple Board Member have to say about this?): On Monday, a group of Apple technical staffers filed suit against Apple alleging that the company denied them overtime pay and meal compensation. Both the pay and meal compensation are required by California state law. The suit […]