Damek.

The use of electronics in music has been around longer than many people might think; the earliest purely electronic instrument, the Telharmonium, was developed in 1897. Essentially a precursor to today’s synthesizers, it weighed seven tons and was the size of a boxcar. The first electronic instrument to be widely adopted and used [...]

The rich and powerful have always had an incentive to use that power rather than work through the Democratic system.  Not the least of their goals has been to hold on to that power.  
Democratic government serves as a counterbalance to the unequal distribution of power the marketplace produces.  Unfortunately, we’re now living in a [...]

Am I the only one who finds the recent HUGE NEWS STORY about the pope’s near-death experiences a little, well, surreal?
OK, I’m not being very erudite today. Brutal Women has a much better take.
Fleh.

My stomach is at war with me. Felt like it was devouring itself today on my way home. I decided against the Dem Club meeting, much to my own disappointment, and am trying to baby myself with easy foods and relaxing at home. I had thought I had the acid reflux licked, [...]

There’s nothing going on. Well, sometimes I just lose all interest. OK, fine, here’s what’s going on:
Politics: Republican thinkmeister Frank Luntz’s advice to forward the right’s own agenda: avoid facts & figures like the plague. Now would be a good time to start getting rid of all your debt. Unrelated to [...]