polar bears on endangered list?

Magnet, at the Baltimore Zoo, courtesy of 1L Productions

Polar bears are now being considered for the United States endangered list. It makes me sad but hopefully this will wake people up about the state of the planet. When a large animal with no natural enemies (except for the occasional human or other polar bear) who lives in a frozen wasteland (and is adorably cute) is endangered, something is very definitely wrong.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/02/0210_060210_polar_bears.html

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2006, 2007

As I look back to 2006, creatively this may have been my best year ever. It has always been hard to organize my projects. I think that up until this year I had some major block in my head that made me think that all of my writing and music was just stuff I would have to put aside eventually as I forced myself to accept “reality.” No more. There’s such a calmness that can be achieved by accepting who you really are. That is why I have decided to join a cult. I am giving away all my worldly possessions in the name of our Grand Leader. Our ship is taking off at the end of the week. (Kidding. We're actually taking the train.)

Next year…a new album, the bad roommate zine (hopefully), Davezine Number 13 (with either the stunning part 3 to Low Level Bureaucrats or some other short stories) and I have oh-so-many ideas about bigger projects that I don't want to get into unless it looks like I'm actually going to do them. I just appreciate anyone who has encouraged me to do what I do, to keep writing and doing the keyboard thing. Keep reading in 2007!
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R.I.P Tomou

I have written a few posts about Tomou, the Cat, and it saddens me to have to inform the readers of her passing yesterday, due to chronic kidney failure. She was old, and we did not have her for a very long time, but we will miss her very much.
Tomou was very vocal, friendly, and liked to follow me all over the house. She loved to step on my laptop keyboard while I was working and she also loved to jump on my Kawai X20 keyboard as I practiced. She jumped into any hole she could find--whether that be washing machine, dryer, garbage, sink or toilet--always making me laugh as she purred so loudly as I picked her up to get her out. For the most part she seemed happy.
I would like to think that I made the last few months of her life easier as she was undoubtedly confused after the passing of her original owner. I love animals and neither the fact that she was very old nor the fact that my time with her was short made it any easier to part with her.
R.I.P Tomou 1991(?)-2006

secret trip

This is overdue--I was sick last week and wasn't up to the task--but here is a little web page I made about my secret birthday trip for my girlfriend.


http://davecookson.tripod.com/montrealtrip06.html

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bad roommate zine

I have no idea what will come from this, but I have begun work on an idea I have had for over ten years: The Bad Roommate Zine. I just finished the story of Roommate Number 1, and I’m hoping to solicit other people’s stories.

Here is part of the intro, which defines what I’m trying to get at with this new project:

“The Bad Roommate: I’m not talking about the biggest slob, or the one with the most annoying habit, or the one with the occasionally late rent check. I’m talking about that person you live with whose very soul is pure evil. Whose very presence sucks the life out of an otherwise good house, or good apartment. The person who does such harm to you, intentional or unintentional (and trust me, unintentional harm is just as bad), that it scars you, makes you unwilling to ever trust another human being again, or at any rate, makes you demand a hefty deposit from all who follow him/her. A bad roommate is a cancer on what might be an otherwise great place to live. Through their toxic behavior, their inability to empathize with what you go through in living with them, their flat-out selfishness, or mind-bending stupidity, they hurt you. They make you wish you had never met them, and they certainly make you wish you had never given them a key.”
Any thoughts?

I am working on a page for the secret trip, as well, it’s just coming along slowly.
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Hole in the Wall Wrap-up

Saturday December 2nd
Davey G and the Keyboard at the
HOLE IN THE WALL CABARET!
With
Capoera Males Mestre Curisco Johns Hopkins University in a demonstration of the Brazilian martial art!
And mentalist, Jason Linett!

Hamilton Arts Collective turned out to be a really great spot for me, with it’s seating designed for comfort--nothing but couches, making it feel like a living room with a stage. I opened this odd little variety show with about a 22 minute set, was well-received, and toweled the lotion off the floor as best I could, as the Brazilian Martial Arts team took the stage. Their demonstration of a style of fighting made to look like dancing was cool--lots of simulated fighting and lots of me wondering how they didn’t kick each other accidentally. Jason Linett, mentalist--had people hold up objects while he was blindfolded while he guessed what they were…almost as impressive as his accurately naming people’s long-dead pets and long lost relatives. I would never want to play poker with that guy!
I debuted our brand new Davey G Holiday Magnets! They can be yours with the purchase of any of my products!

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