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Do You Hear What I Hear

Posted on November 30, 2009 by ken

“Hey, Bob, I bet your fans will buy anything. I bet you could release a godawful album that no sane person could listen to with a straight face, and people would still buy it. I bet you cannot come up … Continue reading →

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Giving thanks?

Posted on November 28, 2009 by ken

I’ve been hearing a lot of people express a certain level of guilt about Thanksgiving. About the bloody history underneath the myth of the Pilgrims, about whether it’s ethical to celebrate the founding of this country on the graves of … Continue reading →

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Some shows coming up

Posted on November 22, 2009 by ken

I have two shows coming up with Fresh Baked, one on December 7 at the Parkside, and the third Auld Lang Twang show at the Living Room on New Year’s Eve. You can also catch me every Sunday afternoon at … Continue reading →

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Biking With the Droid

Posted on November 20, 2009 by ken

The weather has mostly been beautiful this week, my schedule has been reasonable (not in that I don’t have a lot of work to do, but it’s mostly development work I do at my own pace whenever I want, rather … Continue reading →

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From Facebook to the Times

Posted on November 4, 2009 by ken

I’ve got a couple of man-in-the-street quotes in today’s The New York Times article about the mayoral election. It mentions my Monday Facebook status (“Mike, the more you call me, the less likely I am to vote for you,’ which … Continue reading →

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Coping with Tedious Silliness at Airports rules

Posted on October 28, 2009 by ken

So as you may have noticed, I’ve been traveling a hell of a lot lately. It’s been a few years since I had to do the road warrior thing and frankly, it’s not as bad as it used to be, … Continue reading →

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Technology Monday

Posted on October 26, 2009 by ken

My Facebook account has been “temporarily unavailable” since late last week. So if you have been posting things there and wondering why I don’t answer, that’s why. I have a few Google Voice invites if anyone is interested.

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The Taking Of JetBlue 1-7-6

Posted on October 17, 2009 by ken

Finally back home after a solid week of traveling, beginning with Fran and Leigh’s lovely wedding in Florida and continuing with a week of work meetings in Seattle, which was colder than Florida but warmer than here. One of my … Continue reading →

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20 Minutes Of Silence

Posted on September 17, 2009 by ken

This got me into a little trouble yesterday, as it made me very late for a breakfast meeting, but it was pretty cool nonetheless. On my way up the Pulaski Bridge (which connects Brooklyn and Queens) I heard a loud … Continue reading →

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People Who Died: Jim Carroll, 1949-2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by ken

I’m listening this morning to one of the great albums of the early 1980s, Jim Carroll’s Catholic Boy. Vastly better than his Basketball Diaries, it doesn’t let you go. There are no slow spots, no filler songs, and its most … Continue reading →

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