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Mar
17
2011

Ride it back out

Here’s another version of Ride a White Swan recorded on GarageBand proper on a Mac with a real guitar, real piano and real microphone. Ride a White Swan (performed by The Ragged Clown) http://www.raggedclown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Ride-a-White-Swan.mp3 Trivia This was T-Rex’s first successful … Continue reading

Mar
15
2011

Badada Bomp

Another creative evening. This time I share the writing and performing credits with my daughter.   Badada Bomp (Written and performed by Daddy Clown and Baby Clown) http://www.raggedclown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Badada-Bomp.m4a

Mar
10
2011

It’s a Miracle!

Everytime I learn about some economic miracle that is taking place somewhere in the world, by the time I have internalized the lessons of that miracle, the miracle has turned into a disaster and I have new lessons to learn. … Continue reading

Mar
9
2011

Who cares about this stuff?

The Times has a great series of essays by Errol Morris on Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. According to the author, Structure is a post-modern work which makes the relativist claim that people in one paradigm (or culture … Continue reading

Feb
26
2011

The Law of the Land

The core provisions of the Convention establish a regime for international cooperation in the criminal prosecution of torturers relying on so-called “universal jurisdiction.” Each State Party is required either to prosecute torturers who are found in its territory or to … Continue reading

Feb
17
2011

Conspiracy revisited

Anyone remember the Iraq War? Bush and Cheney made a bunch of claims about Iraq that weren’t true…most people didn’t believe them until they sent Powell up to make a big speech at the UN… …remember? Their source – curveball … Continue reading

Jan
21
2011

Bless me! A spotted dog!

When I went to the butcher’s and asked for suet, the lady at the counter said she didn’t think they had any but the butcher was right behind her carving up a cow. “Here you go!” he shouted as he … Continue reading