2008 December

DEPRESSING (DEPRESSIVE?) NEWS
Nearly 5 Percent Of U.S. Population Suffers From Persistent Depression Or Anxiety
Why Are Some People More Susceptible To Depression Than Others?
Is There Really an Epidemic of Depression?

Mindreading 101? Identifying images by watching the brain
Japanese researchers create images from thoughts using thoughts about images
Amazing research.  Amazing topic.  Amazing potential for misuse.
Fears of gender-bending chemicals [...]

Twas the night before Christmas, from here to L.A.
And nothing was stirring, except the NSA.
The wiretaps were placed at the phone companies
They’re listening in, from a fax to a sneeze.
The press were nestled all snug in their beds
While printing everything the government said.
And my wife with her cell phone and me with email
None of us [...]

The following was posted to the Yahoogroups Acoustic Guitar group.  I don’t know who posted it, but my hat goes off to him…
For the past twenty odd years or so a couple times each month I take my guitar over to the local hospital and play for patients who request it.  This is usually a [...]

As I mentioned earlier, the fawning over President-elect Obama is nauseating.  Let’s hope the guy doesn’t take his press releases and reviews too seriously.
I have been hearing about the new hires for a while now.  The first batch proved that Obama was serious about change by hiring people who have been embedded for a long [...]

I just heard that Guitar Center is blowing out Eric Johnson Strats for $999.  No joke; I have friends who are headed there as I type.
I believe the regular price is around $1700.  This is the price of a used one.
I hear incredible things about this guitar from people who know better.  So if you’re [...]

It’s been a bit since I managed to get much guitar or tube content posted.  Between my rather strange life and keeping an eye on how we’re getting screwed, it’s been busy.
TUBES
Fun with Tubes - this is a Yahoogroups.com group.  It is a tremendous resource for the tube-obsessed, regardless of knowledge level.  If the people [...]

Once again the people have spoken.And once again, the miscreants in D.C. have completely ignored them.This time, the head miscreant is guilty.
If it’s bad when Congress ignores the will (and communications) of the People, what is it when the president ignores Congress?
Actually, I believe it’s called Standard Operating Procedure for this regime.
I wonder if he [...]

The economy is a mess.  Millions have lost their jobs.  Congress is giving your tax dollars to corporations that ran their businesses into the ground. 
So what do they do next?  They give themselves a raise!  Yes, they could have frozen their pay but they figured as long as they were giving out taxpayer money, [...]

The straight news is brought to you courtesy of Citizens for Legitimate GovernementThe sarcasm is mine alone.
U.S. troops kill three sleeping Iraqi guards as they storm state-run flour mill
Couldn’t they have at least waited til the guards were awake before shooting them?
A senior military official pledged Wednesday to address congressional concerns about a new homeland [...]

Ok, I’m a bit attention-addled.   When I first came across the article about the store refusing to make the cake for Adolph Hitler, I only read the first sentence.  It looked as if someone wanted a cake to celebrate Adolph’s birthday or something.  BFD.
It was only after someone forwarded the article with comment that I [...]