19/4/03 - The new Florida quarter:

Could 'Gateway to Discovery' be any less [more] meaningless?  [Grammar corrected]

19/4/03 - Get them while they're young, Pork4Kids.

Or get them with '70s music:

"Set to the upbeat T-Rex ‘70s song ‘I Love To Boogie’, the two TV commercials feature the ‘Red Meat Vitality Boogie’ at the end of each ad, with the main characters breaking into their own spontaneous ‘vitality boogie’ dance.

The first ad, ‘Singing Butchers’, features a group of butchers singing about the nutritional benefits of red meat while dancing through a busy shopping area."

"A television advertisement featuring butchers dancing in the streets like Hare Krishna followers has been taken off air after complaints against it were upheld."

"VH1: What’s with your Spandau Ballet fetish?

Darnielle: They’re just so great and their lyrics are so puzzling. They have these songs that are very successful, but the more you listen to them, the less you understand what they are saying. They seem dedicated to this proposition of lavish production with soul and emotion and not actually saying anything. Duran Duran also had extremely meaningless lyrics that were popular. "Wild boys never chose this way?" What is he talking about? What in the world is "The Reflex?" Examine "Save a Prayer," and it’s just a step before utter gibberish."

19/4/03 - Iraq's 'Most Wanted' playing cards.  Only £4.95.  (Plus £25.00 shipping if you want to send them to the US!)

19/4/03 - So many links, so little time.  How about Rip, the Angriest Pig in the World?

18/4/03 - I'm back.  ACS in New Orleans, then a couple of weeks in Tallahassee.  Very relaxing.  I put some pictures online, I'll mail a select few with the url, or you can request it by email.