tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12346 2011-11-06T23:26:36-05:00 TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2015436af238c970c 2011-11-06T23:26:36-05:00 2011-11-06T23:26:36-05:00

Visit Slate to read the outstanding Dahlia Lithwick essay on how the mainstream media refuse to look into the very real issues being raised by Occupy Wall Street: "Mark your calendars: The corporate media died when it announced it was too sophisticated to understand simple declarative sentences. While the mainstream...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e201539248f0ca970b 2011-10-13T23:01:47-04:00 2011-10-13T23:01:47-04:00

Our fraudster governor now wants to discourage students from studying liberal arts in Florida universities. Could it be that if students study the liberal arts they will be able to think, analyze, and write; and they will understand that Rick Scott is guilty of Medicare fraud, and is doing his...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20154361c92c2970c 2011-10-13T22:42:18-04:00 2011-10-13T22:45:32-04:00

It now seems obvious that this movement has struck a chord with a huge number of people in this country. In spite of the media doing their best to ingnore it in order to please their owners, the Wall Street protesters have gained support daily. "Too Big To Fail" is...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2015391f02b27970b 2011-09-28T20:36:40-04:00 2011-09-28T20:36:40-04:00

The Yankees are playing like the best team in baseball tonight, unfortunately. Only Baltimore can save our hide now, and the Red Sox just went ahead of them with a home run from Pedroia.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2015391b68a2a970b 2011-09-18T21:14:09-04:00 2011-09-18T21:14:09-04:00

The Tampa Bay Rays have miraculously cut their deficit from 9 1/2 games behind the Boston Red Sox to 2 games. Now we play the Yankees!

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e201538e92f3e4970b 2011-05-19T02:44:33-04:00 2011-05-19T02:44:33-04:00

"Son, you have an oblique sense of humor." Elvis Presley to Steve Martin

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2014e8886032f970d 2011-05-19T00:24:22-04:00 2011-05-19T00:24:22-04:00

I'm in the middle of The Happiness Project by Gretchin Rubin, and I'm very happy I bought it. Rubin is insightful, honest, clear, and refreshing in her lack of didacticism. The simplicity of a lot of her suggestions is attractive.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e201538e7d87c6970b 2011-05-14T23:45:21-04:00 2011-05-14T23:45:21-04:00

Last season the Tampa Bay Rays won the American League East, then got rid of the top seven salaries on the team. Now, miraculously, The Rays are back atop the American League East! And, Tampa Bay Lightning lead the Boston Bruins 1-0 in NHL playoffs. Amazing!

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2014e886fc704970d 2011-05-14T17:20:54-04:00 2011-05-14T17:20:54-04:00

We had a violent thunder storm this afternoon. The thunder was the loudest I have experienced in years. On an afternoon which would typically be in the 90s we have a cool, overcast day. This has been a welcome change. I just planted a habanera plant in a huge pot...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20154324a0ba2970c 2011-05-13T18:03:23-04:00 2011-05-13T18:03:23-04:00

All the mealy-mouthed, right-wing blaming of the public for poor decisions and irresponsibility are simply self-serving lies. Paul Krugman tells the simple truth here.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e42c80a1970b 2011-04-12T22:43:51-04:00 2011-04-12T22:43:51-04:00

Bob Graham was one of the finest governors and senators this state has ever had. Last week in an op-ed in the St. Petersburg Times he explained how the policies of the current Republican Legislature and Governor endanger the progress made in Florida for decades in the areas of education...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2014e5f8e20a2970c 2011-03-01T00:53:42-05:00 2011-03-01T00:53:42-05:00

Last Tuesday evening 22 February 2011 Jazz at Lincoln Center presented a fund raising concert for the Jazz Foundation in Dizzy's Club Coca Cola. The concert was in memory of my brother Dennis Irwin. The Jazz Foundation paid medical bills for Dennis when he became ill. His stage four cancer...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2014e5f8dd657970c 2011-02-28T23:42:00-05:00 2011-02-28T23:42:00-05:00

The Washington Post reports that an equal number of people believe the Republicans and Obama would be responsible for a shutdown of government. This is simply a reflection of the huge amount of money the Citizens United Supreme Court decision has allowed corporations to pour into Republican PR coffers. We...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20148c86695b5970c 2011-02-06T19:13:26-05:00 2011-02-06T19:13:26-05:00

Our New Horizons Band at Eckerd College is busy. We are in our third week of winter semester, and we have had two great rehearsals and a nice outdoor gig. We performed two sets for the Gulfport Art Walk this past Friday night. It was a beautiful evening, with a...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20148c7f701a5970c 2011-01-24T18:28:18-05:00 2011-01-24T18:28:18-05:00

I hosted a lovely clarinet, viola, and piano recital Friday night. The visiting artists at St. Pete College's Music Center were Mark Gallagher, Frank Corliss, and Ken Kwo. The program included music by Cahuzac, Kovacs, Mozart, Poulenc, and Bruch. They all played with artistry and sensitivity. Some of the finest...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20148c7edefa2970c 2011-01-23T21:34:22-05:00 2011-01-23T21:34:22-05:00

I listened a lot of Paul Simon tonight, and am reminded again of what a masterful song writer he is. And he has always collaborates with great artists.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e1b96c50970b 2011-01-18T22:08:22-05:00 2011-01-18T22:09:34-05:00

Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Film score report. Alex weighs in with his take on outstanding film socres.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e15d3a74970b 2011-01-07T18:59:58-05:00 2011-01-07T18:59:58-05:00

Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine is the most insightful book I have read in years. Highly recommended. Oddly enough, what she describes as having taken place in countries such as Chile and Poland is happening now in the US. It is happening at the federal level with the blind push...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20148c766c932970c 2011-01-07T18:49:27-05:00 2011-01-07T18:51:02-05:00

The New Yorker seems to have gone soft on Boehner and Gingrich

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e15d26e8970b 2011-01-07T18:41:10-05:00 2011-01-07T18:41:10-05:00

Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlesthwaite has died at 64.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20148c6d05f17970c 2010-12-16T19:13:34-05:00 2010-12-16T19:13:34-05:00

This is such horse patootie!

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0c65ff9970b 2010-12-16T19:11:10-05:00 2010-12-16T19:11:10-05:00

Participated in medical study? Thirteen Blackbirds present a master-class.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0bf3176970b 2010-12-15T19:56:49-05:00 2010-12-15T19:56:49-05:00

Topic Drift on Yogurt

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0bf297b970b 2010-12-15T19:49:16-05:00 2010-12-15T19:49:16-05:00

Steve Clemons: Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20148c6c9045e970c 2010-12-15T19:13:29-05:00 2010-12-15T19:13:29-05:00

AIPAC's Palestinian Bashing Bill Rushed to Floor Today.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0befda8970b 2010-12-15T19:09:07-05:00 2010-12-15T19:09:07-05:00

A tremendous music reference source.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0bef7a0970b 2010-12-15T19:03:36-05:00 2010-12-15T19:03:36-05:00

Political Animal 15 December 2010

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0bedf14970b 2010-12-15T18:41:10-05:00 2010-12-15T18:41:10-05:00

7 Apps about Water

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0bed8f0970b 2010-12-15T18:35:50-05:00 2010-12-15T18:36:57-05:00

A great outfit!

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0bed150970b 2010-12-15T18:28:25-05:00 2010-12-15T18:28:25-05:00

Barney Frank on DADT

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0bec1b5970b 2010-12-15T18:13:02-05:00 2010-12-15T18:13:02-05:00

Better attendance than predicted

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0bebbdf970b 2010-12-15T18:10:46-05:00 2010-12-15T18:10:46-05:00

Speech at Yale on Green Future

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20148c6c8bc7d970c 2010-12-15T18:07:32-05:00 2010-12-15T18:07:32-05:00

Conservatives join campaign to attack Southern Poverty Law Center.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20148c68afbd4970c 2010-12-08T21:17:07-05:00 2010-12-08T21:17:07-05:00

Please join us for an evening of music for string orchestra by the Eckerd College Orchestra conducted by David Irwin, and the members of the touring chamber orchestra of The New German Symphony. The program is free and open to public Thursday 9 December 2010 at 7:30 PM in Fox...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e080ca57970b 2010-12-08T19:14:12-05:00 2010-12-08T19:14:12-05:00

Merlin Mann talks about broken meetings and how to fix them.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e080c1db970b 2010-12-08T19:08:31-05:00 2010-12-08T19:08:31-05:00

Alex Ross lists some of the best musical moments and recording releases of 2010. Plenty here to keep you busy and listening to some of the best music around.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e070100e970b 2010-12-06T23:04:16-05:00 2010-12-06T23:04:16-05:00

"What is needed is constant work, day and night; constant reading, study, will...Every hour is precious for it. You must drop your vanity. You are not a child. It is time."

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2013489780e46970c 2010-11-23T21:45:44-05:00 2010-11-23T21:47:17-05:00

My last official tasks finished for the week, I can now relax for my favorite holiday. I like thanksgiving because it brings families and friends together without the incessant commercials and retailing overload. Mind you, the Black Friday nonsense has impinged on Thanksgiving, but that can be ignored. Who wants...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20147e0154afd970b 2010-11-22T23:47:15-05:00 2010-11-22T23:47:15-05:00

Today was a productive day, and I managed to accomplish much more than I expected to. I got the banking card problem straightened out, and that was the key to most of the other things. Two good rehearsals and a good class contributed to a feeling of getting things done....

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e201348971bea3970c 2010-11-22T23:39:40-05:00 2010-11-22T23:39:40-05:00

It is no surprise that British Columbians regard water as their most loved resource. Would that Floridians were as wise.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20134896ac19e970c 2010-11-21T22:17:41-05:00 2010-11-22T23:41:47-05:00

If you are a Star Trek fan you may find this interesting: Mahler Owes Me Ten Bucks! This isn't the first instance of a debt owed to one of the great composers by a Hollywood composer. In fact, it is a great tradition.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20134896ab61f970c 2010-11-21T22:07:16-05:00 2010-11-21T22:07:16-05:00

I'm having one of those weeks when one problem related to the internet causes lots of them. What a web of complication we weave with our modern technology. Earlier this evening I was listening to an interview with Kevin Kelley, author of What Technology Wants, and it occurs to me...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20134890186d5970c 2010-11-15T16:33:56-05:00 2010-11-15T16:33:56-05:00

Walking back to the office at the college this afternoon I was struck by how beautiful this campus is. On the banks of the lake next to our building there is a huge Silk Blossom Tree which was being visited by busy crows, as below, egrets and ducks crowded the...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e2013488fb5f90970c 2010-11-14T19:48:15-05:00 2010-11-14T19:50:16-05:00

From the outside looking in the latest show trial in Russia of former oil magnate Khordokovsky looks a lot like the Stalinist era: Show Trial

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e201348860ec69970c 2010-10-21T23:36:06-04:00 2010-10-21T23:37:38-04:00

Some of the drivel from the far right during the run up to this election is truly disgusting. I refer specifically to the not-so-veiled threats of violence if the right doesn't get its way at the ballot box. They still can't handle the fact that they lost the Presidential election,...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20133f4864ede970b 2010-09-23T20:39:49-04:00 2010-09-23T20:41:07-04:00

Please join us for an evening of chamber music for flute, clarinet, and piano. Barbara Prescott, flutist, David Irwin, clarinetist, and pianist Cory Hall perform music by Franz Danzi, Alec Wilder, George Bizet, and Scott Joplin. Free and open the the public, the concert is at 7:30 in the Music...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e201348651be8c970c 2010-08-19T18:51:39-04:00 2010-08-19T18:51:39-04:00

The Associated Press: Major study charts long-lasting oil plume in Gulf. This article details the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution research verifies the findings of the scientists from The University of South Florida. The idea that all that chemical mess had just evaporated or been burned off, etc. is patently stupid....

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20133f2fcb616970b 2010-08-11T01:43:09-04:00 2010-08-11T01:43:09-04:00

On a chilly March afternoon in 2008 the week after my brother passed away, my nephews and I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. After the walk we went to Grimaldi's for a fabulous pizza, then down the hill for some great ice cream. I'm sad to hear Grimaldi's may be...

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20133f2fca542970b 2010-08-11T01:24:00-04:00 2010-08-11T01:24:00-04:00

USF says government tried to squelch their oil plume findings - St. Petersburg Times. Perhaps they were trying to prevent embarrassing BP when they are saying 75% of the oil is just gone. Yeah, we have an idea of where it went.

Davei tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451ff1a69e20133f2fca2d9970b 2010-08-11T01:20:46-04:00 2010-08-11T01:20:46-04:00

Jetlagged Manifesto. The always-eloquent Jeremy Denk.

Davei