shea M gauerStream: The Dream Syndicate “Merrittville”(from Medicine Show on A&M)The Dream Syndicate found whatever was in Sister Lovers and Tonight’s The Night still breathing in L.A. in 1984 and used it to make Medicine Show, still a nervous and wild local classic. Guitarist-singer Steve Wynn will perform the album in its entirety tonight with his band the Miracle 3. He speaks now from a quiet park in New York.

Paul Krugman column: 2 letters – blogs.denverpost.com 07/09/2009 Re: “Without a bigger stimulus, it’ll be 1937 all over again,” July 5 Paul Krugman column. In 1921, the S&P 500 had lost one- third of its value, industrial production declined by 31 percent and unemployment averaged 11.7 percent amid a time of deflation that the country had never seen. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates and the president and Congress decreased taxes on corporations and individuals as well as cut the capital gains tax.

Here is the interesting tale as reported by PolitiFact: No money in the stimulus for San Francisco mice To hear Republican House members tell it, you’d think House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stuffed $30 million into the stimulus bill to benefit an endangered mouse in her district. Rep. Steve King of Iowa called it an earmark and “a pet project” while pointing to a sign he made that said “Pelosi’s Mouse slated for $30 Million.” Rep.

Steve’s days in Canada came to a close with a lovely visit with our friend Kim McNamara.  It felt so strange to be in Bolton having a BBQ without our dear friend, Bill.  However, it was good to be able to reminise and to look at pictures of the amazing experiences we shared during our year together in Malaysia.  Reading the tributes to Bill that were written by the many people whose lives he so positively influenced helped us to come to grips with this loss in our lives.

Published:July 9, 2009Posted in: Hilarious, Nerdism, PeopleTags:albert hofmann, lsd, microsoft, steve ballmer, steve jobsComments [0]Digg it!Facebook I still wonder if Microsoft’s own Steve Ballmer ever did drugs. Judging from his appearance I’d say: hell yeah.From gizmodo.com:Dear Mr. Steve Jobs,Hello from Albert Hofmann. I understand from media accounts that you feel LSD helped you creatively in your development of Apple computers and your personal spiritual quest.