I’m not afraid…….
Of voting tomorrow………….. On so many blogs, the predictions are of doom and gloom, of jack booted socialists taking money they did not earn, guns they did not purchase, and how taxes will rise and rise...
View ArticleTwo things I wish we could vote on today.
I’m off to go stand in line soon. Shopping Mall USA is expecting its largest turnout-ever. If there is one good thing about this election its that. I wish that I did not have to work today. Why is...
View ArticleThis is cool-and it gives you a tune to hum on the way to work!
John Williams is a genius! His movie themes acapella-by one person!
View ArticleCongratulations President Elect Obama…..
It’s hard to imagine a more inspiring back-to-back of political addresses than McCain’s concession and Obama’s victory speech. Is this a great country or what? I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails from friends...
View ArticleMission statement……..
Out of pocket for the next couple of days. Work is very busy and at night-I’m in the middle of writing a “mission statement” for myself: to remind of me of my goal to be where I want to be before the...
View ArticleI love it when I am right……
And this is from Fox News-not exactly a hotbed of liberal thought:
View ArticleSome real good advice for the new President….
Reprinted from the Britannica Blog. I especially agree with bullet 1-a well timed veto of a Pelosi or Harry Reid pet project would be a good way to break away from the so called “liberal” moniker....
View ArticleHe’s busy…….
So you can either go out for Chinese: Xu-Lau! Or Japanese: Riga Chigasaki Whichever you are hungry for! Just don’t forget the beer!
View ArticleMore adventures in baby sitting………………..
Another Saturday-another round in circling the shopping malls. I’m beginning to feel like they should just call it “Groundhog Weekend” here in sprawling Shopping Mall USA and get it over with. At least...
View ArticleSomeone should tell this to few bloggers I know…..
Good advice from Dave Barry: You know what I miss? I miss 1960. Not the part about my face turning overnight into the world’s most productive zit farm. What I miss is the way the grown-ups acted about...
View ArticleHat tip!
To Richard for reminding me about Yuna Ito. Turn up your speakers and listen to this as you go about the morning routine today:
View ArticleThe world according to Bill Kristol
And the folks who subscribe to my college e-mail discussion group. Turns out-the sky is falling! Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.
View Article90 Years on
The 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended. The long era of European “peace” and the European world order was shattered. The seeds were sewn for the rematch some 20...
View ArticleDeclining market….
Evidently, stocks are not the only thing that is down these days. It would seem times are tough for gold-diggers too: Haruna Hiraki pokes at the melting ice cubes with a perfect fingernail and frowns....
View ArticleAnother job I won’t get…….
Specifically, any job in the Obama administration. So much for that Ambassador to Thailand gig………. The questionnaire includes 63 requests for personal and professional records, some covering...
View ArticleThe End of Wall Street….
The Asia Sentinel pointed me to a long, but very insightful and sobering article about the background causes, from some insiders’ viewpoint, of the US financial turmoil. The author of the article...
View ArticleBack to tilting at windmills…….
Namely the windmill of the ever persistent complaint about biased and one sided the Main Stream Media is. “My judgment is now clear and unfettered, and that dark cloud of ignorance has disappeared,...
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