Harrison Brace's Radio Sandbox

New blog addres....

http://www.permanentred.com/

The domain name is now working for me. If it hasn't fully propagated out, you can still reach me at the link in the last post.

11:13:49 AM

Has anyone tried out TextPattern? (CSM/Blogging software.) It looks pretty cool.

3:01:02 PM

Fantastic cartoon:

Mark Fiore: Minister of Fear

Tom Ridge wants you to remain calmâ€”but scared

1:19:36 PM

How has he kept his tax exempt status this long?

Citing Falwell's Endorsement of Bush, Group Challenges His Tax-Exempt Status. Hoping to send a warning to churches helping the Bush campaign turn out conservative voters, a liberal group has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service. By By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK. [The New York Times > Washington]

12:53:49 PM

Whoh. The German autotranslation is getting surrealer and surrealer now that the blog has actual German text in it. Apparently it retranslates the German phrase it originally created into ... well, stranger German.

Hei?s Wonkette auf John auf Johnt?gkeit

becomes

Auf-Johnauf Johnt?gkeit Heisses Wonkette!

11:50:21 AM

Took a look at the German (auto)translation of my blog -- always a fun thing to do -- and came across this phrase:

Heißes Wonkette auf John auf Johntätigkeit!

Meaning "Hot Wonkette on John on John action." But I love how "John action" becomes a single word: Johntätigkeit.

Let's declare a Johntätigkeit day: John action day!

9:56:50 AM

Happy International Juggling Day!
9:52:08 AM

If you haven't seen the memos from Fox News that Wonkette reprinted, read them now. They are astounding in their candor about Fox's right-wing political bias. (I'm really looking forward to seeing Outfoxed this weekend at one of the house parties organized by MoveOn.org.

2:44:22 PM

Join Eschaton in sending a message to Slim Fast. (They canned Whoopi Goldberg for her comments about Shrub.) Contact Slim Fast electronically here.

2:22:17 PM

Via Logos, information about updates at Feedster. I agree that it's become a great search engine (mainly for blogs, of course.)

Feedster update

Feedster is my favorite feed searchengine. After a first year of continuous improvements Feedster has now done a major update. It has many features. I can understand why Scott Johnson is...

1:39:02 PM

Hot Wonkette on John on John Action!

John on John Action: Looking at the Overnights Edition

You don't even have to try to make it sound dirty:

1:17:14 PM

Molly Bloom day:

Political Wire: Kerry Leads In Battleground States

yes I say yes

1:39:37 PM

Might have found a good template here. I'll have to try it on my test blog.
12:47:18 PM

Not sure I would have guessed this:

You are the the Hierophant card. The Hierophant,
called The Pope in some decks, is the preserver
of cultural traditions. After entering The
Emperor's society, The Hierophant teaches us
its wisdom. The Hierophant learns and teaches
our cultural traditions. The discoveries our
ancestors have made influence the present.
Without forces such as The Hierophant who are
able to interpret and communicate traditional
lore, each generation would have to begin to
learn anew. As a force that is concentrated on
our past and our culture, The Hierophant can
sometimes be stubborn and set in his ways. This
is a negative trait he shares with his zodiac
sign, Taurus. But like Taurus he is productive.
His traditional lore can provide a source of
inspiration for the creatively inclined, and
his knowledge provides an excellent foundation
for those who come into their own in the
business world. Image from: Morgan E.
Cauthers-Knox.
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/m/o/morganc/morganc.html

Which Tarot Card Are You?
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1:56:57 PM

Well, it's just a dodge on the procedural vote, but all the same:

Kerry, Edwards May Not Vote on Marriage (AP)

AP - Democrat John Kerry and his running mate John Edwards may not end up voting on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, a polarizing issue in the presidential campaign.

1:08:56 PM

Yahoo! News - AP Poll: Bush Seen Decisive, Kerry Smart

Have to love that headline.

11:20:52 AM

So anyone planning a house party to show OUTFOXED? After reading the piece in Salon I'm dying to see it.

11:08:33 AM

A gang of Peter Lorres: great description of Cheney and Bush from Cahiers de Corey.

You know, if we could manage a presidential election in the midst of a freakin' Civil War, I think we can manage an election in the wake of a terrorist attack. Nicole is right—it's all to make John Wayne look more impressive. Of course, John Wayne WAS impressive because of his cool and grace. Cheney et al are more reminiscent of a gang of Peter Lorres.

10:59:58 AM

This man needs your thanks:

BlogActive: Real Truth, Fun Action: ACTION: Please Thank Pat Robertson
TOLL FREE 800-373-5504

3:13:53 PM

I wonder if this is in response to George W's attempt to present himself as "Reagan's son." Ron had seemed upset by that.

Yahoo! News - Ron Reagan to Address Democrat Delegates

2:42:59 PM

After my "Hot John on John Action!" posts, I suppose I can't not link to this item from the always-amusing Wonkette.

Obligatory John Kerry Schlong Size Post: Foreign Policy Edition

1:03:07 PM

Just came across this: how to get your RSS feed listed with Yahoo, and add an "add to my Yahoo" button on your blog:

Search Engine News Journal Â» Get Your RSS Feed Listed Within Hours at Yahoo in 5 Simple Steps

12:21:59 PM

I was wondering what happened to Laurie Anderson. She's now... Laurie Anderson In Space!!!

From Boing Boing

Laurie Anderson, NASA artist-in-residence

Newsweek's Brian Braiker recently did a Q&A session with legendary geek art goddess Laurie Anderson, who is currently -- of all things -- NASA's first-ever artist-in-residence. The woman many remember best for "O Superman" is as superfly as ever, and happily cooking with multiple pots: composing garden music for Japan's world expo, planning a fall tour and going on ten-day long walks. So cool. Link

10:48:39 AM

More hot John on John Action! From Salon War Room:

Even though there are four more months until the election, which means a mountain of campaign clips have yet to be written, we’d be shocked if we come across a sillier paragraph in the entire election season than the one that appeared in an AP article over weekend.

Not surprisingly the offending passage came from a story with an absurd premise; that Sen. John Kerry and his running mate Sen. John Edwards are unusually affectionate on the campaign trail. It’s a creepy GOP talking point first floated by Matt Drudge and then hammered with typical subtlety by the Washington Times' right-wing editor-in-chief, Wesley Pruden. For some reason, the AP took the bait and decided the angle was newsworthy. Here's what they came up with. Read the following graph, which breaks down an ordinary Kerry/Edwards campaign stump appearance frame-by-frame as if it were the Zapruder film, while keeping in mind it's a news story about a presidential campaign:

I wonder: what's going on that made me first think about this before I saw any of the news coverage? The utter predictability of the idiocy of political coverage is, of course, the most obvious answer.

9:59:02 AM

Via Robert's Virtual Soapbox, incredibly funny Tom Tomorrow cartoon about how the press treats Kerry versus the way it treats Bush.
3:56:34 PM

Since I've been blogging I haven't spent much time playing City of Heroes. Alas, I just discovered an RSS feed for City of Heroes news and updates. I just learned that the game had a major update, and I'm very tempted.

3:22:58 PM

I was just wondering how best to kick-start a blog after a year away, and I ran across this post from Trash Heap.

What's the etiquette on taking a year or so break from your blog, and then resurrecting it? Do you spam your old blog buddies and tell them you're back? Or do you wait for them to run across it when they're checking their hit stats? If our budget hadn't been cut, we were going to hire singing telegrams, or at least b-grade actors and actresses to phone everyone. Who wouldn't want a phone call from Erin Gray or Lou Ferrigno?

10:14:40 AM