Monthly Archives: February 2004

Our friends and fellow bloggers tell us we should be thankful that the Dowbrigade News receives so few comments after our postings. Our all-time high water mark was six comments, on a posting of questionable taste, and three of those … Continue reading →

  Hiawatha Bray reviews the success of the national do-not-call registry and the Can Spam Act. While 74% of the folks who got on the no telemarketing list report a decrease in unsolicited sales calls, 71% say the deluge of … Continue reading →

The Great Experiment is in the final stage of preparation. The countdown has begun. During the past few days we have become aware that some of our regular readers are worried that their erratic correspondent is about to disappear into … Continue reading →

Workers paint a float that represents Adam and Eve making love at the Rio Grande samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004. The float raised formal complaints by the Brazilian Catholic Church, which threaten to persue … Continue reading →

Tonight’s Big Idea from the Thursday Night Berkman Blogger’s Group meeting, was Blog the Conventions. Modesty prevents the Dowbrigade from mentioning the source of the inspiration, but it suddenly occurred to us, in the middle of a prolonged post-mortem of … Continue reading →

As the Dowbrigade was reminded tonight, we only have two days left to shop for Valentine’s Day.  Luckily we picked up a BIG box full of Brachman’s Assorted Chocolate Slug Surprises (75% Off) and a couple of Hallmarks, one in … Continue reading →

The downside to being so absorbed in blogging it that sometimes we miss stuff that gets published in the print and paper world. Imagine our surprise to finally crack the February issues of Wired and see a story about old … Continue reading →

photo from a friend of my wife’s in Ecuador. We are still trying to track down the original source….

As we were driving down the highway this afternoon, composing our next vituperative attack on the mono-culture of the Five Major Media Conglomerates, the Dowbrigade suddenly realized that he was actually an ex-employee of one of them! How could it … Continue reading →

NEW DELHI: Two Indian soccer teams who scored a combined total of 116 goals in their final games of the season in a bid to win promotion have been suspended, along with the two teams who let them do it. … Continue reading →

It is becoming increasingly clear that the political mainstream has finally gotten a handle on the Blogosphere. Its where the money comes from. From the Kerry to the Edwards to the Bush campaigns, frantic efforts are underway to tap into … Continue reading →

Are you dying to learn how to "baby scratch" or "scribble"? Do you long to learn such techniques as looping, crabbing, and flaring? If so, run right down to the Berklee School of Music in Boston and enroll in the … Continue reading →