Monthly Archives: October 2006

Voting Myths and My Take on Them

Voting Myths and My Take on Them

With the general election coming up in the United States there’s plenty of chatter about it all. I found this article by Michael McDonald, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and assistant professor at George Mason University, to be quite interesting… a departure from the usual drivel. It covers five common myths [...]

Ok, so I’ve been playing guitar…

Ok, so I’ve been playing guitar…

The thing about blogs is that they are snapshots of someone’s mind (or a group mind) as a function of time. Time passes at a constant rate, yet not everyone has time to dump their mind into clever blog-sized anecdotes at a nice constant rate for the electric ether’s amusement. If you haven’t [...]

MCCLAINE TRIBE releases debut EP!

MCCLAINE TRIBE releases debut EP!

My band McClaine Tribe is releasing its debut CD entitled Blunder. Although our “official” release party isn’t until November you can get in online effective immediately by going here: www.stevemcclaine.com/blunder. The CD is $8.
Release Party7:30pm November 3, 2006Grace Fellowship Coffehouse, Latham, NY
Free Admission - Free Coffee - Free Snacks
The music on the [...]

Wal-Mart workers will be trained to spot cuckoos… and their little dogs, too.

Wal-Mart workers will be trained to spot cuckoos… and their little dogs, too.

Have you ever finished a news story with a totally different impression of the reported scenario than you started with? I did recently. I saw a headline saying “Wal-Mart turns away helper dog” in my local newspaper and I instantly pictured some old curmudgeonly “greeter” chasing away some little blind girl’s seeing-eye-”varmint”. [...]