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I can’t decide which I like better, the Islamic Islamicist Party (for Islam) or the United National Iraqi Freedom Party for a Democratic Iraq. Check it.

If roquefort (a kind of bleu cheese) were a character in the Mortal Kombat of flavors, it would commit a fatality every time.

“Passerby, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know that you will come – I am Cyrus, I have given the Persians an empire and I have ruled over Asia. So do not envy me for this monument.”

by Bob Dylan ‘Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form. “Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm.” And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured I’ll always do my best for her, on that I give my word In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are…

Lemme know what you think. I was pretty happy with it. (Again, if you missed it, the interview was in relation to this story.) InterviewWFLA540AM.2005-02-07.mp3 [5.7 MB (12:27) 64 kbps]

LA Times: Cosmetic surgery may be all the rage in Southern California, but one Westside community is considering banning it Ñ for animals. The city is pet-friendly West Hollywood. And at today’s meeting of the City Council, Mayor John Duran will introduce a motion to ban the cropping of animals’ ears, docking of their tails, surgical procedures to silence them, defanging and other operations performed for “noncurative” reasons. Such procedures, which Duran and others believe are painful, purely cosmetic or…

Ed: The following is an assignment for my book writing class that is due tomorrow on the theme of “In the Shadows”. I just finished it. We’re supposed to practice writing narrative non-fiction. Comments always welcome. Lisa’s name has been changed at her request. Farivar, Cyrus Prof. Freedman February 7, 2005 “In the Shadows” WC: 2395 Maybe it was the tight “disquette” jeans that did it. Or perhaps it was the “bin-bins”. Either way, Lisa wanted to be noticed. She…

Yesterday, Dave Winer challenged me over lunch at 2nd Ave. Deli (which is amazing — and thanks again, Dave) to provide more journalistic transparency, by displaying my notes online — because he charged that when he’s been interviewed that the reporters bungled what he said, or didn’t focus on what he wanted them to. And I said if my editors were ok with it, that I would. And my editor at Wired News said he was ok with it. So,…

On Monday afternoon, around 5 pm Eastern, I’m going to be on “Bud Hedinger Live”, a news and topic oriented talk show on WFLA radio in Orlando to talk about my recent piece in Wired News. Now I just have to make sure I’m near a landline. Hmmm, I wonder if I can use the ISDN line here at school.

NY Times: WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 – A senior Marine general who commanded forces in Iraq and Afghanistan has been admonished by the commandant of the Marine Corps for saying publicly, “It’s fun to shoot some people.” Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, an infantry officer who is a revered figure among marines for his fierce demeanor and warrior ethos, made the comments on Tuesday while speaking to a forum in San Diego about strategies for the war against terror. According to…