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Mardi Gras in Mobile last night, on St Charles in New Orleans tonite…Bobby continues to hook me up even from his fresh grave…
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Listening to Elliott Smith as I drive across the Mississippi bayous in a dark, driving rain to bury a friend…it’s funny how you always remember the long drives.
9:17pm
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We just completed the 3rd annual IgniteAmherst!
What an experience. 14 talks in two sets from the most amazing thinkers, dreamers, and doers you could imagine, and they are all from our little valley! Each talk was 300 seconds long, supported by 20 slides that auto advanced every 15 seconds, and about one passion. Our theme this year was “OCCUPY…DISRUPT…REINVENT!” We heard about Reinventing Farmland, Occupying Your Roof, Disrupting Government via Satellite, Reinventing Church, Occupying Jail with Art, Reinventing Wrong…and many more. Check it out! It was full of awesome!
1:11am
Jesus didn’t die for our sins. He died because some Roman assholes nailed him to a cross, along with tens of thousands of others they didn’t like.
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9:33am
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List of Suspects of who killed JFK
As someone of the obsessive bent, I’ve added Lists of Note to my list of favorite websites. The list above was penned by Evelyn Kennedy, President Kennedy’s secretary, while she was on the plane returning to DC after the assassination (upon which Johnson was sworn in as President). She made a list of suspects in the assassination…and Johnson was at the top of the list!
8:52am
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Join the cool kids and join Town Meeting!
Where else can a citizen directly vote on all the school, library, and town budgets, as well as all the laws and zoning for where you live?
11:00am
Yosemite.
Stunning time-lapse of one of the most beautiful places in the US.
3:27pm
My Ignite talk a few years ago. We’re gearing up for this year’s IgniteAmherst: OCCUPY…DISRUPT…REINVENT! on Feb 7th. Crazy as it is, we’ve already sold out!
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All 240 Town Meeting seats are up for election this spring! Now’s your chance to run for Town Meeting and help us support a better Amherst…The filing deadline is TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th at 5pm. All it takes is stopping by Town Hall and signing your name on the form. Do it today!
11:16am
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Bang Bang by Dispatch is today’s song of the day!
It’s amazing how many great bands are out there. I had never heard of Dispatch until last year. Yet throughout the early 2000s they were selling out arenas like Madison Square Garden and Boston Garden. They’re a trio out of Middlebury College in Vermont that jam and have sweet harmonies with a nice reggae feel and rap backbeat. Nice stuff! If you like this one - Bang Bang - check out The General too!
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What? What? Put a nice ribbon on it and it’ll be perfect. Really.
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