Mission Creep
You can’t make stuff like this up . . . Here’s a link to a story about Homeland Security agents combatting copyright terrorism in a St. Helens, Oregon toy store. Thanks to Boing Boing for keeping me in touch with Ashcroft World.
The Moral High Ground?
I put a Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker on my car . . . I feel so dirty! Just back from a long visit with family in southeastern Missouri – Cape Girardeau to be exact – home of Rush Limbaugh, but far more significantly, of me. We talked politics, among other, more important things. My folks, my […]
The Third Debate – Now With Sobriety
The debates are over, and now the gloves are going to come off. So let me get a lick in before the pros take over. Over the course of the debates, the president’s remarkable improvement, which showed so clearly in his posture, control of facial expression and temper, and ability to think on his feet […]
Motorcycle Weekend
A thousand miles in three days, and no monkey butt . . . If, like me, you live in southern Arizona and want to go riding in northern Arizona, it helps to have a daughter living in Phoenix, right in the middle of the state. It also helps to have a three-day weekend (thanks, Chris). […]
The Second Debate
I wonder what four more years of George W. Bush will bring, particularly to working class people, people like me. Because that’s what we’re likely to get. John Kerry spends entirely too much time defending himself against W’s accusations. He should have come out early against our invasion of Iraq – early and strong. He’s […]
Potatos for the Pack
You say potatoe, I say potato . . . Now that cooler weather’s returned, hungry Hash House Harriers want hot food at on-afters. Baked potatoes are easy, filling, and tasty, and you can make it a group effort by asking others to bring the toppings. This is one of Pick’n’Flick’s most successful hash recipes. If […]
The First Debate
I was hoping for more drama, weren’t you? Some telling blows? Some embarrassing mistakes? But no . . . I don’t think tonight’s debate changed any minds. What was the deal with the moderator asking Bush to comment on Kerry’s character but not asking Kerry to comment on Bush’s? I didn’t get that part. Now […]
Voting
Will my vote make a difference? And if not, why bother? I live in Arizona, a state that traditionally votes Republican in presidential elections. In 2000, 51% of Arizona’s popular vote went to Bush, 45% to Gore, and 3% to Nader. Arizona’s electoral votes – the votes that count – went to Bush. Thanks to […]