post bop, ergo propter bop

Today’s New York Times features an editorial about the Bush administration’s use of terror for political purposes:

“It comes like a punch to the gut, at times like these, when our leaders blatantly use the nation’s trauma for political gain. We never get used to this. It never feels like business as usual.

“On Wednesday, when the [...]

I shop at Amazon.com all the time. They’ve been using my purchases to suggest other things I might want to buy via email or when I visit “Bill’s Store,” made just for me. Every now and then there’s a suggestion that interests me, mostly a book or jazz I hadn’t heard of before.

Tonight I [...]

Do you have the right to sing the blues?

Well, I’m feeling kind a hongry,
There’s no food that I’ve ate,
Only one good thing about it,
Probably won’t be gainin’ weight…

Yes, I’ve got the blues…

Well, I thought I had the blues. Apparently, even though you could call me Willie, I break too many of Lame Mango Washington’s rules.

How [...]