pandora

At Christmas, a good friend gave me a day calendar that has somewhat offbeat sites for each day. Some are long gone - such is the web - some are truly odd. This one is interesting - it’s based on artificial intelligence (I must like it because I have none of my own).

I‘ve learned alot about my music tastes because Pandora.com gives me the option of “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” on a track.

• EMI and Channel 4 (UK) will provide content for a UK-specific TV offering on MSN's instant messenger service. (The Guardian)

I don’t really enjoy the beach for the water, the sand, or the sun. I love going to the beach because it’s relaxing, pressure free, and I can read a lot.

Pulled up Pandora to look for some Serge, but upon opening, the site, knowing me, played "'Till The Money Runs Out" by Tom Waits. I haven't heard that song in months.

Here's a portion of an e-mail I received yesterday:

No, not John McCain, Hillary Clinton.

(Formerly) Highly placed Clinton adviser Mark Penn has resigned because he had previously lobbied for a free trade agreement with Colombia.

Get that - Penn had to resign because of Clinton’s opposition to free trade.

by Nicole McIntyre

Suburban Hippie tagged me with this.

I am so sorry she did. My music tastes vary like Oprah’s weight. I am so opening myself up for ridicule here. With that said, the reason I love Pandora.com is because I can have a total mashup of music.

Also, I don’t have a top ten, so I took the six CD’s that I have in my car right now.

This blog post--a farewell from a blogger I don't read, but was alerted to by a blogger I read regularly--has left me reeling. I've printed it off to read carefully (because of my terrible propensity to scan Internet articles at warp speed) and often (because I'm afraid the words hit a little too close to home). This quote alone is enough for me to chew on for quite a while:<