Thailand Part 2

Continuing my journal of my time spent in Thailand, here is Part 2 ... s a pretty building: dsc_8019 Here’s the street that houses Putunam Market on its sides. I’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:00:38

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Green Ink: Waiting for Obama

February crude oil futures sunk below $33 Tuesday ahead of the contract’s expiration, and thanks to a strengthening dollar, ... . It’s not just Lincoln’s ghost haunting the White House—there’s also Al Gore, notes the WSJ’s Capital Journal. Mr. Gore’s influence can be felt most of all in environmental policy, with acolytes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:08:58

STICK TO YOUR GUNS, PEOPLE!

From the front page in today’s Wall Street Journal comes, Big Slide in 401(k)s Spurs Calls for Change. Here’s a quotes ( ... of confidence for millions of Americans who manage their own retirement savings through 401(k) plans. After ... the 401(k) system. At hearings in October, the House Education and Labor Committee heard from a variety [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:10:19

If You’re So Rich, Why Aren’t You Smart?

The New York Daily News recently reported that Yankee's superstar third baseman, Alex Rodriguez, was poised to spend $80 million on a 5,200-sq-ft penthouse at 15 Central Park West in Manhattan. Allegedly, an important motivation for Rodriguez's decision to buy this Taj Mahal in the sky was that it would move him five or six blocks closer to his [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:31:11

Is Single-Payer Insurance “Inevitable”? (The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!)

At the end of last week, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial designed to terrify anyone who is afraid that a “single-payer” health care ... : “if current polls hold, Barack Obama will win the White House on November 4 and Democrats ... to it. Without the ability to filibuster, the Senate would become like the House, able to pass whatever [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 13:31:41

Richard John Neuhaus, RIP (Updated)

Richard John Neuhaus, the Lutheran-turned-Catholic priest who founded the influential journal First Things, died last night after a bout with cancer ... -brow journal he founded in 1990, Neuhaus kept up a steady stream of commentary on matters both ... Newman. Peter Wehner, former deputy assistant President Bush and director of the White House Office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:24:12

Digital TV Transition May be Delayed

UPI: The transition from analog to digital TV signals across the United States could be delayed by months under a new congressional proposal, ... from Feb. 17 to June 12, The Wall Street Journal reported. U.S. Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV ... converter boxes that allow older televisions to still receive free broadcast TV channels. The Journal said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:55:23

CONGRESS WANTS TO RESTRICT DRUG ACCESS

In Britain, a government agency evaluates new medical products for their "cost effectiveness" before citizens can get access to them ... Institute. Here in the United States, President-elect Barack Obama and House Democrats embrace ... access to medical products based on narrow cost criteria, but provisions tucked into the fiscal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:46:56

There Was So Much Money To Be Made

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports from Georgia. “State regulators issued a prescient warning to Georgia banks three years ago. If they kept lending mostly to real estate developers, the banks were told, they risked huge losses, or even failure, if the housing bubble burst. The warning, however, was just that [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 17:51:39

George W. Bush's Reading List

It seems fitting, with all this talk of Obama's favorite books, to mark the 2,922nd and final full day of the presidency of George W. Bush by listing his own recent reading. A few weeks ago, Karl Rove mounted a spirited defense from the Wall Street Journal op-ed pages of his former boss's reading habits, although it's pitched [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:32:15

Today was wonderful.

Today was wonderful. Posted by Laurie under Journal 2 Comments I got to sleep late ... that I should have been backhanded, she made jokes about it. My best friend’s mother let me into her house very reluctantly, but when she came to my house we had to play on the porch. So when younger people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:56:59

The Science of Setting Goals

Everyone has goals. It may be something as immediate as just "Survive this day" but everyone has something that they're working for whether it's long term or short term, concrete or abstract. With all these goals floating around you'd think it would be easier to accomplish things but the irony of life is that while we all have things we want to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:00:00

George W. Bush, Smiling, Exits Stage Right

For a supposedly unpopular president about to depart, George W. Bush seemed very happy. He had good reasons, actually. To start with, there was a public relations reason or two. In anticipation of his successor's advent two television networks produced programs on the history of the White House that the Obamas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:43:12

Daily Digest: The Dawn of Day One

As we prepare for today's inauguration festivities, we're presented an abbreviated Daily Digest. We'll be back in full force tomorrow ... . To get into the weeds on this debate, jump into the discussion happening in the Open House Project Google Group ... from this weekend's National Day of Service projects. Look for the Obama White House to make use of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:13:03

INSIDE WENDY RAQUEL ROBINSON'S NEW HOME.

In 2000, Wendy met her husband Marco Perkins after hosting an NBA playoff party at her home ... . "He not only had an opinion, but a swagger. I felt like we could dine at the White House or hang ... one of my sister's clothes and shoes." Returning to her vacant childhood house was tough. So was losing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:20:00

Eater's Journal: The Bazaar by Jose Andres Opener

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Because it's Jose Andres, teamed up with SBE no less, The Bazaar deserves our attention ... not in the house, but we're told he will be tonight and through December. For the Top Chef fans ... on real customers. Our friend called the overall design "sensory overload." Dirty martinis [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 20:10:26

Be Scared, Be Very Scared

Here is the Wall Street Journal, doing its best to warn the millions of untutored Americans out there who just don’t understand the evil they are about to unleash: If the current polls hold, Barack Obama will win the White House on November ... Senate or very close to it. Without the ability to filibuster, the Senate would become like the House [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 00:22:02

I'm off...

  Things I am grateful for:  a warm fire and my curly tail girls who don't have a problem with enjoying the fire either. I'm off journaling by hand and cleaning.  Who knew the cleaning bug would strike?  It just flew ...   Cville water pipe   Cville woman tree, window, stone wall   Cville house 4   Cville [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:51:00

Obama’s Girls Get Advice from Jenna and Barbara Bush (US Weekly)

Malia and Sasha Obama got a few words of advice from Jenna and Barbara Bush in an open letter published in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. George W. Bush's daughters point out that they were only 7 years old -- the same age as Sasha -- when their grandfather, George Bush, was sworn in. Look back at all the kids who lived in the White House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:54:53

The Dominos of Denial

from my storm journal - 12/14/05__________________________At first, I thought the street was flooding from the hours-long downpour of rain, ... be fine,” I said. “No surge will make it back to my house, I’m a quarter mile from the beach,” ... path. How could the storm alter course enough to affect my plans? After fretting through [more...]

Date: 2006-01-14 13:34:00

A day in the life…MLK day, this and that.

I had spent way too much time in front of the computer the day before, which was Sunday. I was determined not to do that today. I needed balance even at the cost of being behind on some plans/project/works. Sometimes one has to say Moutakusan (enough). I started the day as usual 6:30am. Checked my email and then did my Zazen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:16:30

O noes, I am in yr browzer being deleriuz.

I made this photo for my friend Santuzza, but it really is good for any of you. I really DO want to visit, but I don't remember my Italian ... ? Like, in your house because you had to, not because you suddenly got the urge? I'm not talking ... and all. SPEAKING OF CLEANING THE RAW SEWAGE OUT OF THE (white) HOUSE. Ba-dum-dump. SPEAKING OF - oh [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:37:47

Peggy's Praise of Power

One of the columns in the Wall Street Journal I read almost every week is Peggy Noonan's weekend column, "Declarations ... the roads. Does this sound like a free country or like two days of Maoist China with some 21st-century ... at a private home in a neighborhood where you can't see the numbers of the houses from the street [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:03:34

Joe's Journal

From Joe's Journal9" x 12"pencilAs I was reading the journal of Margaret Josephine Miles, I could just visualize the people, the places, and events that she wrote about. This journal made history come alive, to me, finally. I first sketched an image of "Joe" writing in her journal in her room in her father's home in Alabama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:25:00

Three Years Before The Masthead

# 2680  Today marks my third blogiversary at Avian Flu Diary - my very first essay under this banner , A humble Beginning - appeared on January 20th, 2006.      Looking back at the prose and content of that entry, that first essay was aptly titled.   Of course, I never expected anyone to actually read it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:50:00

FOX Business Pundit's Prescription For Housing Ills: Turn Construction Companies Into Destruction Companies

Guest blogged by Dan In the 1930's, in an effort to increase prices, ... , so there is another possibility. Instead of continuing these absurdities, The Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins and Forbes Magazine guest columnist Susan Lee, an economist, have both advocated [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 05:22:41

"lack of courage"? Obama's virtual silence about Israel's recent attacks in Gaza.

Journalism icon says Obama can learn from Trudeau Updated Mon. Jan. 19 2009 7:10 AM ET Parminder Parmar, CTV ... inauguration, one of the most respected and familiar faces in the White House press room isn't ... caught up in a post-911 frenzy and went along with Washington's plans to invade Iraq, Thomas stood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:49:31

Fez, Morocco Real Estate: An Ancient City Gets Attention

The online journal Nuwire investor has just written an interesting piece on Fez. The writer is Yemisrach Kifle. Photographs, Suzanna Clarke ... back to the fourteenth century," said Suzanna Clarke, whose book A House in Fez: Building a Life ... in the ancient medina.The restored courtyard of the house renovated by ClarkeRestoring old properties [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 06:19:00

THE FIRST 100 DAYS: Now We’ll See If Obama Is Serious About Finding Common Ground With Conservatives

There were many themes in President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address that conservatives could sign-off on ... House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President Bush, center ... , and his wife Michelle Obama, right, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:40:16

Obama’s Inaugural Bailout Experts: A Primer

President Barack Obama may be officially inaugurated Tuesday, but his shadow administration started to work on the national economic bailout three months ago. In fact, Obama spent last week lobbying Congress to release $350 billion of bailout money before the president-elect had even taken his official oath [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:35:52

Online Video of Inauguration Sets Records

Internet traffic in the United States hit a record peak at the start of President Obama’s speech as people watched, read about and commented on the inauguration, according to Bill Woodcock, the research director at the Packet Clearing House, a nonprofit organization that analyzes online traffic. The figures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:59:26

Mags: Choose your mag (Vogue vs InStyle)

Celebrity-obsessed InStyle versus venerable modeliser Vogue. Who wins in the February glossy style stakes? ... about leisurely home activities: cue the obligatory sofa shot, the disheveled bed shot, the inside-my-messy ... to flow" and "When I get home, I relax. I draw or play the guitar...".Meanwhile, girl's girl Kate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:14:00

Reflections on Obama’s New Presidency

History — and hundreds of millions of people around the world — will mark today as the day that the first African-American takes office as President of the United States of America. It is not only a historic event because Barack Obama is of a different race than all prior Presidents, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:56:17

Executive compensation

Is there a problem? And is there a solution? My answers: yes, and yes. Here are some numbers for the compensation received in 2006 by some of the folks who helped get us into our current mess: Bear Stearns: $34 million for CEO James Cayne. The acknowledged direct cost to the taxpayers from Bear's demise so far is $2 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:25:28

Keeping Warm in the Regency Era, Part One

Brrr. The coldest days of winter are upon us, prompting me to wonder: “How did people in days of yore keep warm?”Today we can turn up the heat with the merest flick of a switch, but during the 18th and 19th centuries people had to make do in draughty and leaky houses with their high ceilings, ill-fitting windows, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:31:00

Numerous Warnings Preceded Murder of Lawyer

Today's murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov was preceded by many clear warnings and physical threats, some indirect and others quite overt. In addition to being an outspoken human rights activist with a focus on Ingushetia, the South Caucasus, and the filtration camps of Blagoveshchensk, he also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:30:23

Grand Rapids Symphony Double Bassist Joseph Conyers Joins Atlanta Symphony

On March 25, 2008 AfriClassical posted an item about a bassist in Michigan's Grand Rapids Symphony: “Joseph Conyers, a Bassist '.. ... about him yesterday: “Concert strikes double bass note to honor dream By Pierre Ruhe The Atlanta Journal ... .’s dream with racial integration at the White House, the Atlanta Symphony continues to take its own [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:51:00

14 Essential Magazines for Graphic Designers

In spite of the tremendous expansion of the Internet, the power of the printed word remains strong and popular. Print media is where it all began and today we take a close look at some amazing design magazines that can really boost your productivity and expand your design knowledge. In addition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:39:08

JENNA AND BARBARA BUSH’S LETTER OF ADVICE TO MALIA AND SASHA

Jenna and Barbara Bush, daughters of former President George W ... in the Wall Street Journal today, the Bush twins offer tips on how to “play House in the White House ... . And, if you just need a smile, look for “Smiley.” – And, a note on White House puppies–our sweet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:27:37

The lie of print advertising (followed by good news)

First, the bad news: Ethan Zuckerman worries that the economics of print advertising in the past are unsustainable. And he’s right. Online has exposed the lie - the fraud, if you like; the fantasy, if you prefer - of print advertising. That myth is essentially that every reader of a publication - not just buyer but alleged reader - is exposed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:37:39

Pardon watch: Bush commutes sentences for two border agents, but no Libby pardon

We’ve entered the last few hours of the Bush administration, where requests for clemency and pardon could happen at any moment between now and noon when President-elect Barack Obama takes office. Although we have no indications as to which pardons or commutations may be granted, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:18:06

PM Roundup: What’s This About An Inauguration?

Obviously, today was a huge day for America. Congratulations to our new President Barack Obama. Here’s a look at the transition between Presidents at the White House today. Just like moving ... at his house the evidence had been destroyed. (Times Union) First we had David Beckham [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:00:02

Our Better History

Our Better History Though the events that shaped my return-to-school itinerary were not the best, ... record. Knowing that those ballots and the journal of the House were on their way down Constitution ... the certification of the election in the front row of the House of Representatives. By law, a joint [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:02:48

Obama Inauguration and Direct Communication with Voters

In anticipation of today's inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, ... and author of the New York Times best selling book Click, wrote more about our frame of mind ... . A story on Techmeme caught my eye yesterday about "Change.gov coming to the White House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:58:20

Bush won’t pardon Libby.

Bush won’t pardon Libby. By Amanda Terkel on Jan 19th, 2009 at 7:47 pm Bush won’t pardon Libby ... , who had raised the issue with White House aides, but who asked not to be identified criticizing the president ... . And the Wall Street Journal editorial board claimed that Bush “owe d it” to Libby. In July 2007, Bush [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:47:26

A White House Garden

A White House Garden victory garden Today, I will be ushering in the inauguration at the Civic Center with throngs of San Francsicans who want ... about by others in the food community, is to dedicate part of the White House lawn for a victory ... , Eleanor Roosevelt planted a garden at the White House. It not only provided food for the White House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:09:40

Left Anticommunism: the unkindest cut

A CYRANO’S JOURNAL VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY SELECTION Stalin’s idealized portrait, ca. 1937 Introduction to Michael Parenti’s work by Patrice Greanville Stalin—the favorite “bete noire” of anticommunists the world over—provided abundant grist for anti-Soviet propaganda [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:59:03

A Liberal Supermajority from the Wall Street Journal

REVIEW & OUTLOOKOCTOBER 17, 2008Get ready for 'change' we haven't seen since 1965, or 1933If the current polls hold, Barack Obama will win the White House on November 4 and Democrats will consolidate ... to filibuster, the Senate would become like the House, able to pass whatever the majority wants.Though [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 20:31:00

Portland Part Two

Here's part two of the journal I kept when Ursula & I went to Portland for New Year's ... it out until recently. You can find part one here. (You can also find the previous journal I kept ... the house, and would have been content staying home with the dog. I made a mental note to myself [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:57:12

Should the US Pull the Plug on Israel?

By CHUCK SPINNEY The last time the US restrained Israel in its never-ending wars of aggression was when President Eisenhower pulled the plug on the Anglo-French-Israeli effort to grab the Suez Canal in 1956. Since then, we have not even chastised Israel when its actions hurt the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:22:58

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