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  I gotta tell you, David. I've enjoyed your Friday Music blogging immensely. I think I first heard about Fleet Foxes from you (thanks for that) and now you're bringing up one of my favorite musicians, Avishai Cohen. I first heard about him from a jazz class I took about 6 years ago. The guy has got some serious talent. Thanks for bringing him up to the wider audience.

  On Friday music blogging: Avishai Cohen posted 6 months, 1 week ago 1 Response

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  friggin' sweet!

  Thanks, Kelly. Sounds encouraging. We'll wait and see.On First Lady promotes 'fresh and local and delicious' veggies at state dinner posted 8 months, 2 weeks ago 8 Responses

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  plant a White House veggie garden

  If she claims to be a locavore, why doesn't she start a vegetable garden on the White House lawn? Are the big agri-business interests really blocking such an idea? Jesus...that's depressing.

  Put it in the frame of Eleanor Roosevelt. Plant a "victory" garden. We have two wars and an economy in shambles. Is the idea of pinching pennies and producing your own food really that heretical in this country?

  Planting a White House garden may sound like a shallow ploy but think about some of the potential benefits. An immediate benefit would be to source some local DC food pantries but the more significant benefits would be to put the issue of food and farming into the national conversation. Imagine all of the people that would be inspired to create their own garden. Perhaps it could be a turning point for creating a healthy child raised on nutritious food. Or the moment when someone really "gets" the natural world and is inspired to learn more. You never know what kind of impact it could create.

  Check out www.eattheview.org to join the effort to bring this to reality.On First Lady promotes 'fresh and local and delicious' veggies at state dinner posted 8 months, 2 weeks ago 8 Responses

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  Jon Stewart snoring

  I was pretty disappointed listening to the Daily Show last night on this interview. Jon was poking fun at the weatherization "threefer" as being boring and harping on the president for not being "candidate" Obama with his non-boring "Yes we can" chants. Hmmm....which would you rather have...a president who causes meaningless chants or a president that creates jobs, cuts energy bills, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions? The latter is not MY idea of boring.

  If we can't convince the Jon Stewart's of the world on this basic issue, then what?On Whose idiocy is worse? posted 9 months ago 11 Responses

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  y'know what the funny thing is...

  the grizzly bear study could actually lead to less protections for the ESA-listed grizzly bear and help out mining and development interests.

  "Kendall's research found that the bears' range was much larger that had been believed, and that the genetic health of the population was good. Those results have been applauded by some who believe the grizzly's endangered status was an impediment to drilling and development in Northwest Montana. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing the bear's status in Montana. But Kendall says her goal was simply to get a reliable snapshot of the population, to provide good scientific data where none existed."

  http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=08-P13-00 ...On McCain bashes bear earmark, though Palin asked for similar one for seals posted 1 year, 1 month ago 6 Responses