Archive for February 27th, 2008

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The world lost a little bit of its rhythm last night when drummer Buddy Miles died at the age of 60. He was most famous for co-founding Band of Gypsies with Jimi Hendrix. Here’s a clip of Buddy playing with Hendrix. Enjoy.

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A story about water got me thinking today. Authorities in Gaza are telling residents to boil their water before using it to drink or cook. Why? The ongoing Israeli blockade has caused a shortage of the chlorine needed to treat municipal water supplies.

The story got me thinking about a question. At what price can I protect myself? (more…)

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Earlier this year, I tried to talk my son into getting a mohawk. I’d always wanted to try one and figured I could hide behind the excuse of “I was doing it with my son.”

My son thought it was a terrible idea. He’s way cuter than me and he wasn’t about to mess up his burgeoning sex appeal so his father could live out a childhood fantasy. (more…)