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gene cowan™

a dc expat in sunny san jose, ca, the land of fruits and nuts

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the view from my backyard

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from san jose state university

ham cam
lick observatory, overlooking san jose

back home
the view of dc from arlington

Albums by my friend Sara are now available on the iTunes Music Store.

Albums by my cousin Eric are now available at CD Baby.

Sara
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT ON FOURTH OF JULY
4th of July: LET?S TALK ABOUT BHOPAL: Another place that matters
From Howard Thompson, the man who signed me to Elektra
Our ?Music for Life? Tour gets receives a letter from a Bishop!

Kirk
Once Again, Someone Who I Thought Was Already Dead, Has Died
Get To Know Me!
Go On Now, Get Yo' Nerd On
Say It Aint So (Well, Really We Knew It)

Eric
Elitism
Detail in "John Adams"
My endorsement
Futurama's Big Score!

Jeff
The latte boy
The Incredibles [Flickr]
Goofy [Flickr]
Tomorrowland [Flickr]

Thom
Matt's graduation from Roanoke College [Flickr]
Matt's graduation from Roanoke College [Flickr]
Matt's graduation from Roanoke College [Flickr]
Matt's graduation from Roanoke College [Flickr]

Mac

Terry Kevin
Oil hits $142 a barrel
Digital TV
Supremes overrule DC Gun Ban
'Boys' Spin Mix v. 2

Matthew Nehawandian said : They say the good die young. I am sure of it now. She sang the barracuda song at the Christmas party. She was always pleasant and nice to...
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April 10, 2008

01:25 pm

How the mind wanders

I was looking at this tabloidly picture of Doctor Who star Billie Piper shopping for groceries, marveling at her ability to accessorize… then my gaze wandered to the shopping cart. Or, as the Brits call it, trolley.
Do we need any further evidence of the American consumer society? We could fit a couple of those puny trolleys into just ONE of our Safeway carts. To say nothing of a big ol’ Costco vehicle.

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