Sunday, January 11, 2004 
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the smoking ban in Ireland, and its affect on the tourism industry.  My wife and I did not have a single drink in any pub in Dublin's famed Temple Bar district, simply because we could not find one that had breathable air. We didn't fare much better in Glenn Colm Cille, though we lasted about a half a few nights at Biddy's (pic at right). Unfortunately the stench of cigarette smoke on our clothes lingered for the walk back the our rooms. As enjoyable as our trip was, it would have been infinitely more enjoyable had we been able to find a smoke-free pub. |
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| Some iTMS releases not $9.99 an album anymore. I remember when iTunes Music Store first came online, I read a statement that it was going to be .99 cents per song and $9.99 per album, and that Apple was not going to do any different agreements with different labels. Labels were being told (supposedly) "take it or leave it." However, I'm seeing more and more releases coming online with "By Song Only," at .99 cents per song, and no album price. A number of releases from the Mountain Apple Company, Hawai'i largest music label and distributor, have come out, and they are all listed as "By Song Only" and at .99 cents per song. I'm wondering what happened. |
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| Dave finds it interesting that no candidate weblogs show up on the Share Your OPML Top 100. I don't find it suprising. To me subscribing one of those would be like tuning into a cable channel that broadcasts nothing but political advertising generated by the candidates and their parties. I'm not subscribed to any political weblogs. Why? I need balance. I don't need to hear any more Bush-bashing, Dean-trashing crap, or pie-in-the-sky "I can cure all of the world's ills" baloney. I'd like to read someone's fair coverage of their policies and plans and how it affects Joe Average Citizen without the spin. Does such a beast exist? Is it possible? |
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