November 2008 archive

James Boyle: The Public Domain

I was excited yesterday to hear about a new book, The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind. (Also mentioned in a Creative Commons blog post.)
I wasn't familiar with James Boyle and his work, which is disturbing, because it seems like I should already have been a fan of such a free culture [...]

Don't overthink your fruit and vegetable purchases...

That way lies madness.
Grapes

I rejected the first bag of red grapes I picked up at Cub yesterday. I don't know why. Visual inspection indicated possible lack of freshness, we'll say. It's not unusual for me to pass over one collection of grapes for another, but this time I got stuck in a loop, critically evaluating [...]

Turkey Trek 5K

Ran in my first race today, the 5th annual "Turkey Trek 5K." There were 700 people registered. I don't know how many people actually ran, but there was definitely a teeming multitude present. Temperature was agreeable at about 35 degrees F. (For you strange people on the metric system, that would be 1.7 [...]

Martin Sexton at the Fitzgerald Theater

A world with Martin Sexton in it makes me happy. What can I say about seeing him perform live? It was awesome. He is such a gifted artist. His songs, whether glad or sad, inspire me and make me feel good. Maybe it's his sincerity that is so appealing. He puts it all out there.
Here's [...]

Weighing In

After mentioning in my last post an earlier post about losing weight, I figured zero or one of you might be interested in an update.
I've lost nearly 50 pounds in the past 6 months. The Weight Watchers plan along with exercise worked for me. I discussed my frustrations with the WW web site in that [...]

The Running Bug

I seem to have come down with the running bug. I wonder where I picked it up, and how bad it's going to get. And is there an effective treatment or cure for the disease? I hope not, because it feels so good.
I was hoping I could keep the problem under control, with three mile [...]

Ryan Montbleau at the Fitzgerald Theater

Martin was awesome. He almost lived up to my impossible expectations for seeing him live.
But first, let's talk about the opening act: Ryan Montbleau. I had never heard of him before learning that he was opening on this tour. He normally plays with a band but last night performed solo in keeping with [...]

I've been holdin' on to this ticket...

At last! Martin Sexton at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. The "Solo" tour.
Row 1, Seat 1!

Martin Sexton: Happy

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