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 European Tour

By D. Psypher - 8/15/2005 ()

Today I leave for Europe with fellow Soapblox founder Ebb and Flow. He and I are hoping to discover if we are really as hated around the world as some people claim we are. We will arrive in London, tomorrow, which is by all accounts, these days, a hornet’s nest. I expect to discover interesting opinions and a lot of anger, interest, confusion and even a little sympathy. I can imagine I will discover a lot of things I cannot possibly foresee as well.

Please continue to check this site over the next 2 weeks as I report from the condition of events abroad. My posts will be shorter, yet I promise to keep my eye as sharp as ever.

Last night as I was driving back from a meeting, I drove by the new Orange line (Rapid Transit) here in Los Angeles. The preschool I have such fond memories of as a youngster has been cleared to make way for a parking lot. It is a true sign of progress, all be it a sad one. A rare electrical storm flashed off in the distance, as I drove off toward home. A strange feeling struck me that the America I know …

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 A Moment of Silence for the Fourth Estate

By D. Psypher - 8/9/2005 ()

Last night, ABC news anchor Peter Jennings lost his battle with cancer. When the news broke, I was almost moved to tears. This wasn’t just the passing of perhaps one of the finest news anchors of his news generation (and perhaps one of the few that held high standards) this was the passing of the generation itself and a sign of decline for the major media.

I had heard Jennings interviewed a few years back by NPR interviewer Teri Gross (on Fresh Air), and he really impressed me. When asked who his hero was, the Canadian born Jennings responded by calling the whole concept of having a hero an American idea that is often overused, but if pressed for an answer he would choose his father. A fine answer I thought.

He was one of the few anchors to pull stunts like a prime-time news special on those annoying pharmaceutical ads and whether or not they were productive to the society at large. This was especially bold considering the nightly news is saturated with such ads. In an interview he referred to such a move as possibly “biting the hand that feeds you.” I never saw Brokaw or Rather …

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