General

It’s 11:14pm.  My T-1 is down because my upstream providers connection is down.  This is *not* fun.

Rock on Satchmo.

Louis Armstrong. “What we play is life.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day]

Tonight’s schedule:  Gosford Park, followed by Black Hawk Down.

Went shooting today – AR-15’s rock.

Vacation, Day Two.  Do you know what I have planned today?

Nothing.

Seiji seems like an interesting fellow.  He leaves Boston with a great reputation.

I’ll always remember my two memories of him…

In 1999, he conducted the Boston Pops for Stars and Stripes Forever and obviously really enjoyed himself. He was laughing and dancing around the stage.  Later that year, I went to an open rehersal and saw him conduct one of the World War II Requiem pieces.  I could see his energy and enthusiasm all over again.

He’ll be sorely missed.

Seiji Ozawa bids farewell to Boston Symphony. CNN Jul 14 2002 7:49AM ET [Moreover – moreover…]

Lactose.  I hate being lactose intolerant.  Then again, I did have the creme brulee for dessert 😉

This is a pretty decent article.  I’ve long believed that we should be the masters of our own bodies.  While I might not be willing to go as far as the decriminalization of marijuana, I am interested in much of what this article discusses. 

Let me be the master of my own fate.

Our Bodies, Ourselves – The New War of Independence. “Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”- J.S.Mill In several US states, gay-rights activists are working to overturn antiquated sodomy laws. In many countries, organizations like NORML are attempting to decriminalize marijuana. The news has been filled recently with families battling with the state (and each other) to preserve the dead in ways other than internment or cremation. Internationally, AIDS and cancer sufferers seek to fast-track experimental drug trials, offering themselves as human guinea pigs, while euthanasia activists attempt to legitimize assisted suicide. Neo-tribal devotees are changing society’s attitudes to piercing, tattooing, and other forms of body modification simply by being publicly visible. While very different in intention, all of these groups have one thing in common – they seek to claim the individual’s rights of the body back from the state. [kuro5hin.org]