Friday, August 29, 2003

Advice to Writers Stanislaw J. Lec. "Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin." [Quotes of the Day] 11:22:25 PM

Mediaburners Movie Alert! If you're even slightly interested in surfing or surf culture, see "Step Into Liquid" by director Dana Brown! It's the real thing. Words can not do this film justice. Hopefully it's playing at a theater near you. Catch a wave and you are, in fact, sitting on top of the world... http://www.StepIntoLiquid.com 10:30:04 PM

Source: The Cartoonist Because Ted's throwing a party. And even Anneke is there. From left: the discerned woman on the left is unknown. The guy on the moped is Mary Lou Monroe from Charley's Girls. Then, there's your Cartoonist. And then Ted. And here's Flattermann by The Neat (Cartoonist: Rhythm guitar; Ted: Keyboards). Ted, have fun. Me, I'll just stay in London and hope certain people will keep their mouths shut. :-) [The Cartoonist] 4:37:17 PM

Republican For Dean, Via Joho the Blog Republican for Dean. Michael Cudahy has written a terrific explanation of why he, who has supported many a Republican all the way back to Goldwater, is supporting Gov. Dean. Among other things, he writes: Governor Dean projects a complete unwillingness to be afraid ... From what I am hearing from friends inside the Republican Party, they are deeply concerned by the Dean campaign because they do not know how to deal with it.... [Joho the Blog] 12:28:36 PM

Senator Jim Jeffords On Leaving the Republican Party Declaring Independence. Former Republican Jim Jefforts of Vermont reviews the emperor's wardrobe (via tompaine.com). [Link] Some people might not have agreed with my decision to leave the GOP two years ago, but at least I did it for the reasons I said I did. I was honest about what brought me to that decision. What makes the actions of the Bush administration so troublesome is the lack of honesty. It amounts, in the end, to a pattern of deception and distortion; ultimately that does not respect the wisdom of the American people. [Greater Democracy] 11:49:32 AM