Tip of the Quill: A Journal

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Long Way Round: this show rocks!

Oh my gosh, folks, you have to watch this show. Ewan MacGregor and Charley Boorman’s Long Way Round on Bravo. This show is incredible – I totally want to do this!

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Intimidation tactics to keep Democrats away from the polls in Florida.

Jesus, people, how anyone can support the current administration on Tuesday is beyond me, especially when the proof of administration tampering with the electoral process is everywhere. Even the Brits are finding evidence: “New Florida vote scandal feared“, from the BBC. (Thanks, Bill.)

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Amen, brother Tim!

Awesome. Ohio Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan tells it like it is. Oh, in case anyone was wondering, this weblog officially endorses John Kerry. Duh.

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Nocturne.

Wow. Anybody that wants to see something truly beautiful should wake up early some morning and take a trip down Lakeshore Drive here in Chicago, watching the sunrise over the lake. It’s something to see. This morning I woke up at 4:45 AM. I’m not sure why exactly; I went to bed last night sometime […]

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It’s like real-life The West Wing.

I think this photo helps sum up where the joy of West Wing used to be, and where the real world should be after next week. Wow. Next week. Hard to believe that all of this hooplah will be over in a week, save for the lawsuits, recounts, secessions, and civil war. Buy your bottled […]

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Go Sox!

…And somewhere out there, Ryan Ruopp is doing the Dance of Joy.

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Two down (sorta)!

It’s almost complete – he still has to do the MT install for his weblog, and I may need to do a little Flash tweakage – but I’ve finished a brand-new site for my trombone-tootin’ amigo Andy Rozsa. Check it out!

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Finally comprehending the allure of suburbia.

I have always insisted that I would never live in the suburbs. I want land, dammit, not a backyard the size of a postage stamp. But living in my new place in Chicago has taught me the virtue of suburbia: no shared walls. My idiot asshole upstairs neighbors like to come home and blast inane […]

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Remind me why I should care?

So Apple released the new iPod Photo, a 40GB or 60GB iPod with a color screen and video-out for displaying photos. Now, if it had been video it displayed (and I’m not 100% certain why it doesn’t, unless of course it’s a limitation of the video chip they can squeeze into a 6-ounce chunk of […]

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One down!

One voiceover site finished, and a towering pile yet to go: Jim Robesky. Consider this Finishing Season Lite.

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