Archive for November, 2002

Tuesday, November 26th, 2002

Finally, a sensical trade proposal

Finally, a sensical trade proposal
The Bush Administration today propoased eliminating all tariffs worldwide on industrial and consumer goods by 2015.
It’s about time. Tariffs, subsidies and other trade barriers cause price increases for consumers and distort capital flows from where they should go. The US
should set an example by repealing the steel tariffs and [...]

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Tuesday, November 26th, 2002

God and China In an

God and China
In an OpEd piece in this morning’s New York Times, Nicholas Kristoff describes how in many parts of China Christians are still tortured and murdered.
I hope that if I were ever tested in the way Ms. Ma Yuqin was, I could show the same fortitude and devotion.

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Friday, November 22nd, 2002

It’s Ronald’s Fault Some shyster

It’s Ronald’s Fault
Some shyster has filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s for causing obesity in several teenagers. Said the mother of one of the plaintiffs, “[I had] always
believed McDonald’s was healthy for my son.”
In a word, phooey. While I feel sorry for these kids for having idiots for parents, McDonald’s is not to [...]

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Friday, November 22nd, 2002

Current singing gigs

It dawns on me that I haven’t mentioned to many folks where I am singing currently. I’m singing the role ot l’Ufficiale (one whole word!) in Madama
Butterfly with Opera in the Heights through November 23. On Sunday, December 1, at 5pm I’ll be singing the bass
solo in Bach’s Magnificat with the Bach Choir [...]

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Wednesday, November 20th, 2002

Great New Look, Same Boring Content

But I’m working on changing that, too. I still haven’t converted all the stuff on my old main page into seperate new pages, so please bear with me. If you find
something broken, please let me know.

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Wednesday, November 20th, 2002

On Liberty, by Thomas Paine

On Liberty, by Thomas Paine
I’ve had this on my quotes page for a while, but it bears repeating at the moment:

“He that would make his own liberty secure,
must guard even his enemy from oppression;
for if he violates this duty,
he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.”

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Saturday, November 16th, 2002

The Newest Canyon in Texas

I’ve always been fascinated by storms and water flow. I still enjoy playing in the rainy aftermath of showers by building little dams in the gutters and
removing them, watching the water wend its way around or over or through my efforts. This past summer, the terrible flooding in central Texas carved a new
canyon [...]

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Friday, November 15th, 2002

Eating Out is Fun!

My passion for dining out has become legendary. I keep meaning to put together a restaurant guide, especially now since Zagat has decided to stop publishing
their Houston version (their reviews were off the mark as often as not, but they did have name recognition). The Thursday Night Dining Club tried a few years
back to [...]

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Wednesday, November 13th, 2002

Sign Up for Mars! You

Sign Up for Mars!
You can get your name on a DVD that is going to the Red Planet by clicking on the above link by November 15 at 11pm Central time….so hurry!

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Monday, November 11th, 2002

“What is Joe listenting to?”

You can see what iTunes is playing on my home G4 in the column at the left…if I did it right.

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