February 2003

February 13, 2003

Washington Post: The Perils of Passivity. Moving beyond Hawkish to resolute.

February 12, 2003

People auction the strangest things on Ebay…

February 11, 2003

Syria’s Cautious Son. Washington Post interview with Bashir Assad. Assad: What the Bush administration doesn’t understand about the Arabs, Assad said, is that above anything else — even food — they value dignity.

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February 7, 2003

Father ‘at peace’ with trip decision. Must be tough to be this man. Every time I ship my sons off on some adventure I wonder about their safety. Last year, my oldest, who is 14, spent two weeks white water canoeing the Coulonge River in Quebec. He’s also been on mountain treks, and is a [...]

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February 6, 2003

Valenti’s Views. What is fair use? Fair use is not a law. There’s nothing in law .. It lasts forever. It never wears out .. An Interview with Jack Valenti. “In the digital world, we don’t need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. “ Apparently Mr. Valenti has never actually owned a DVD. I [...]

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February 5, 2003

Macromedia and Beyond. “After eight years with Allaire and Macromedia, I’ve decided to move on. What a ride its been, and will no doubt continue to be.” Jeremy Allaire moves on to the role of Entrepreneur in Residence at a Boston area VC firm.

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Thirty Bench 1997 Cabernet Franc Reserve

February 3, 2003

Tonight I had the opportunity to drink a bottle of the Thirty Bench vineyards 1997 Cabernet Franc Reserve. I was out for dinner at Trattoria Vitoria in Ottawa, which is a marvelous little Italian restaurant in the market. The wine opened up very quickly, with a light, perfumy nose. Well balanced, with a good mix [...]

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Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico

February 2, 2003

Drinking a bottle of Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico, year 2000. The Manotick LCBO has mountains of this wine in their Vintages corner, priced at a very reasonable C$15.95. The bottle has been open for about 30 minutes now. It has a fruity nose now, but was a little alcoholic smelling at first. Nice fruit [...]

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February 1, 2003

Hey, Lady. Fun story on Halley’s Comment.

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