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[Update: Oops!  Boy did I get this wrong.  See the comment for this post.]

I tried out a podcast today that I’d never listened to before called Coffee Break Spanish. It seems like a good idea — quick Spanish lessons to help your learn (or brush up on) basic Spanish. I was surprised to when the hosts of the show started speaking with thick Irish accents. Even when speaking in Spanish, their voices were distinctly tinged with Irish. Like the rest of the world I find Irish accents incredibly charming, but I just couldn’t get past the Irish-Spanish mix. I guess I’ll have to go back to learning Spanish by watching Telenovelas on Univision.

If you can stand to hear any more about the subject, there’s a really good editorial about why we should leave Iraq.

I heard a great song called “The President’s Dead” by Okkervil River on the All Songs Considered podcast last week. Take a listen here.

The songs less than three minutes but it manages to pack in about twice as many interesting lyrics as most songs and the end packs a nice emotional punch.

I thought about titling this post “The President’s Dead”, but I’m plenty busy enough without the Department of Homeland Security knocking on my door.

In the latest email I saw that my alma mater started a Planet Carleton site for aggregating posts from the websites of alumni, students and faculty. Seems like a cool idea, so I signed up to include this site. I guess I’ll have to throw in a few more “intelligent” posts and less fantasy football.