http://www.murraywilliams.com/iblog/public This is an initial test to see about maybe moving my blogging to a new system. (iBlog) murraytodd@mac.com © Murray Todd Williams Sun, 08 Feb 2004 09:32:16 -0800 Sun, 08 Feb 2004 09:32:18 US/Pacific iBlog 1.3.4 I feel guilty about not being able to return to my fairly consistent once-a-day blog posting rate. But rather than blame it on disorganization or lack of motivation, I think it's more appropriate to blame it on a principle success: my 2004 goal of balancing my life. ]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2004 09:32:01 -0800 Okay, I'm a total nut case. I wrote another song with GarageBand. It's really short—more of an idea than a song—and it took me like an hour to do. It starts with this drum pattern that I'm totally addicted to. I mean, at risk of songing vain, I must have listened to it to least twenty times today. ]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:34:22 -0800 An assessment of the sudden stall of Howard's campaign followed by some tinkering with Apple's new music making application. All sorts of music links for your listening pleasure. ]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:00:00 -0800 Tomorrow a great number of things will go into motion. Today I feel like a person who knows a massive hurricane is sitting a few miles offshore and it's about to strike. Now is the time to nail boards over windows, fill sandbags, etc. The literal translation: time to clean the apartment, do laundry, etc. ]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2004 09:11:17 -0800 My apologies to anyone who had been following my blog and then wondered, "Did he get run over by a taxi back in New York City?" Or maybe it was an Alien Abduction, or even worse: he was abducted by Dean fanatics!

The latter might be closest to the truth. ]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:49:24 -0800 Saturday morning Mom and I watched Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War. This is a documentary that is being promoted by the MoveOn political group. Many of the Dean supporters are ordering this movie and watching it, throwing viewing house parties, etc. Up to this point I was ambivalent—almost nervous—about seeing this movie. You see, I've watched two propaganda films in my life. Both were pretty disgusting experiences. Of course, at the time I had a pretty objective perspective so I was able to see them for what they were: manipulation devices. ]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2003 08:19:28 -0700 Yesterday was a lot of fun. I'm so excited to be back in New York; I really do love this city. There was a snowstorm, and I just had to go out in it, smiling like an idiot, bouncing in delight, taking in New York Christmas. ]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2003 11:27:18 -0500 I'm currently somewhere over 30,000 feet in the air, due North of Cleveland and about 475 miles away from New York. They say we should be arriving at the gate in exactly an hour. ]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2003 13:55:16 -0700 I can't believe it. I'm really a bit numb. It's over.

It's all over. ]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:41:36 -0700 It's almost midnight. I've got 14 slides printed on transparencies, and I think I'll be doing 4 more tomorrow morning. The defense is at 10am. Wish me luck! ]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:25:26 -0700 Tomorrow is the masters defense. If I think about it I clench up, so I'm just trying to thing about what's directly in front of me. I finished the last draft of the paper last night (ironically, I'm sure nobody will ever read it) and today is dedicated to assembling my overheads for the presentation. (And planning the presentation.) Right now my mind is blank, but I'm sure once I get rolling I'll know what to do.

Only one thing diverts my attention today. It's a local (Ft Collins) news item but boy has it got me hopping mad. Recently the school board fired our school district's superintendent Don Unger under mysterious circumstances. Don Unger was a very successful and respected administrator who's been here since I was a kid. I would go as far as to say he was rather beloved by the community and our schools are some of the strongest in the nation. Moreover, he had just months before had his contract extended another 3 years. ]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:17:04 -0700 I found it interesting contrasting actual events (I watched a lot of speeches and the debate on C-SPAN yesterday.) and the way they are reported by the media. I'm embarrassed to admit I've been mostly unaware of this discrepancy. I was inspired to write a Letter to the Editor of the Coloradoan (the local Ft. Collins paper) in response to the AP article they posted about the debate. ]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:56:02 -0700 Okay, I know there's little likelihood that people are going to swarm to my site to read MY reaction to tonight's Democratic debate, but I'll write it anyway. ]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2003 19:50:54 -0700 It felt so good to wake up this morning and hear that Howard Dean got the Gore endorsement. I believe that our biggest enemy is not George W (he comes in second) but apathy. People tend not to rally behind a lost cause, even when they tend to empathize with the underdog. The best thing is to show the country that there is a strong, unified front behind a single Democratic Candidate. ]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:27:05 -0700 I've got an idea, and it may not work, but there's the most remote possibility that it might actually be a really great idea that could make a significant political impact. I'm writing it here really as a way to get it out of my head so I can examine it further. ]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:23:25 -0700