All the last surviving musicians of jazz’s most crucial era are all dying off, and it’s the only the hardiest that are left at this point. This time, it’s
Month: May 2004
The War And More
Ada had a link up for an interview over at Sacbee with a marine who sees what he did in Iraq as war atrocities. His words are striking: Q: Did the revelations that the government fabricated the evidence for war affect the troops? A: Yes. I killed innocent people for our government. For what? What did I do? Where is the good coming out of it? I feel like I’ve had a hand in some sort of evil lie at the hands of our government. I just feel embarrassed, ashamed about it. While I’m at it, a similar digusted, guilty …
So You Say You Want a Dog, Huh?
Over at Slate, Jon Katz has an article up about the romanticization of dogs, and about what you should think about before buying one. The article is called
New Poll, People!
Okay, the last poll closed out with the following results: for the question, What would you like Gord to post more about on this page? 33% of the 15 voters chose the response, “Monkey. Tell us about Monkey.” Second place with 27% of the votes was the response, “His own creative writing: give us poems and bits of stories!” You can see the full results here. As a result of this poll, I shall be making some changes in my posting here. I’ll be putting up more creative writing, more reminiscences of expat life in Korea as well. And to …
In America, Being Gay Is Okay, But Being Atheist Isn’t
So it seems. Well, what do you think of that? Found the link at Secular Blasphemy.