The REAL World

In the midst of a brief conversation this past afternoon, I jokingly inquired of my recently graduated friend, “how’s the real world? ... concerning the last listing, my pastor mentioned this morning that we all walk through the narrow gate ... responsible, thought about future plans, thought about this, thought about that, without actually moving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:56:10

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My Lunch With Barton

Barton Seaver looked a little glassy eyed when he showed up for our scheduled lunch today at Surfside, ... , the sustainable seafood house in Georgetown that he almost single-handedly designed, and I hadn’t heard ... the PBS model. That’s where I want to end up.” No matter what Seaver ends up doing, however, he plans [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 21:15:27

Auto Bailout Passes House, Faces Hostile Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $14 billion federal loan package for Detroit’s embattled “Big Three” late yesterday (Wednesday) ... with the White House on the details of the plan yesterday. “If we do nothing, we take the risk ... , overcoming Republican opposition in the House but leaving the bill to face an uncertain fate [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 15:11:58

Ohio Attorney Files to Lift Stay on '04 Election Case, Cites Allegations, Evidence of Massive Fraud by a Number of GOP Operatives

-- Special to The BRAD BLOG by Steve Heller of Velvet Revolution At a press conference this morning in Columbus, Ohio, Cliff Arnebeck, ... House." See PDFs of the hold letter to AG Mukasey here, the hold letter to the U.S. Chamber here ... in 2004, as well as to U.S. House and Senate computer networks even today. The presser was attended [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 23:04:43

“How long before they are wearing Manchester United shirts on the moon?”

Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day: “Robinho is a great player, who plays in one of the best teams in the world – Real Madrid – and in the national team of Brazil. It’s the time for speculation. It’s the time for agents to put one story here, one there. They change this and that. But he’s a very good player.” – Luiz Felipe Scolari [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 07:24:56

First, You Get Mad

Wow. It's kind of unbelievable, really. You take something away from people, and they get angry. Take away hard won rights, and equal protection for those they love, and people get really angry. In the week since, California has seen an outpouring of demonstrations ranging from quiet vigils to noisy street protests against Proposition 8, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 19:52:07

the night we burned christmas

Before I dive into this story, I want to say that all is well. People have expressed concern over those past two posts. I apologize if I sounded grave or despondent. I was just reeling from the past few days. There was a death in my family, and a lot of lay offs happened at work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:09:00

Ohio gun rights improved in 2008; Much more still to be done

By Jim Irvine Recently I helped our treasurer go through line by line all our donations for a campaign finance report. It struck me how many of you had donated, and how much some people donated. Thank you. It means a great deal that you put such trust in our group of leaders - who I promise will continue to work and earn that trust [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:10:00

These DIY Magazines Can Help You Be Self-Reliant

By Linsey Knerl Everyone’s looking to become less dependent on the traditional economy. As we wean ourselves from manufactured luxuries and discover ways to create for ourselves, it can be difficult finding where to start. This handful of print magazines offers timeless advice and step-by-step instructions for living on less [more...]

Date: 2008-07-26 22:54:18

80 How-To Sites Worth Bookmarking

Sitting on my dining room table, I currently have half a dozen projects in various states of doneness ... up into a few different categories, just to help you narrow down what you might be looking ... for brewing beer on these sites. This is the place to start — you can narrow down your search [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 02:05:44

Speeches, speeches... including Barack Obama's

(NOTE: The live blog of the events at Invesco, along with photos, video, and my personal thoughts are here. ) And the pull quote, a very public one that he could have easily left out because of the red meat the Republican Sexual Hypocrites love to chew on:I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 00:59:12

Zionists in America, A to Z

I hope it's okay with Malooga and Bernhard at MofA, but I'm posting this entire piece. It's very, very long, and you'll probably need to spend some hours both reading it and following its links... but this is the essential information we all need to master in confronting the racist and malignant movement known as Zionism [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:16:00

Green Party to antiwar Americans: don’t waste your vote on Obama

Green Party press release. WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders said today that antiwar voters will not get an end to the wars in Iraq and ... congressional candidates. “Millions of voters plan to vote for Barack Obama in the hope that he’ll ... for the US House in Illinois (4th District) (http://www.omarlopez2008.org). “But his positions are really ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 04:46:22

Reptilian Records Closes Its Doors

Sadly, Baltimore loses another institution! Chris X's legendary Reptilian Records (1989-2009)will shut its doors on January 18, 2009. [ ... in popular music and marketing dividing the underground scene into little pockets of narrow conformity ... a Baltimore crack house for our new HQ. We've been here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:09:05

The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is one of the most favorite characters in the history of detective fiction. You already know that he is my most favorite hero, someone that I want beside me when in danger, someone I can trust completely. Such a wonderful character cannot be seen anywhere in the realworld, as far as I know [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 09:09:00

It’s A New Day

My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:43:11

Evaluating new DWI treatment programs

Here's something interesting I just noticed on the Texas Legislative Budget Board's website: A request for proposals (pdf) to evaluate new in-prison DWI treatment programs. Proposals were due Oct. 20, so they'll be picking a vendor soon if they haven't already. Here's a description of the work evaluators will be doing according to the RFP (p. 15) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 13:35:00

Honda OSM Convertible Low-Emission Sports Car To Bow At British Motor Show [Honda OSM]

Honda plans to go both green and topless at the British Motor Show with what they're unromantically dubbing the Honda OSM (Open Study Model) ... Concept (Geneva 2007) and the Accord Tourer Concept (Frankfurt 2007). At present, there are no plans ... has a slippery, aerodynamic exterior to minimise drag. A wide, sloping rear end incorporates a narrow [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 14:15:00

“Modern Debt Peonage”? Economic Democracy Is Turning Into a Financial Oligarchy

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 09/08/08 “ICH“ An interview with Michael Hudson, former Wall Street economist specializing in the balance of payments and real estate at the Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan Chase & Co.), Arthur Anderson, and later at the Hudson Institute (no relation) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 23:57:38

Cuts to Family Planning Won't Help Jane the Plumber

The presidential candidates have been challenged with the same question again and again: In our unprecedented economic crisis, what programs or services will you have to cut from the plans you have laid out for our country ... , women and teens of child-bearing age and ability. Lauren says that lots of her friends and family [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 12:43:00

Mint SCHIP

The House just passed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by a vote of 289-139, which is a very solid majority ... of SCHIP early in Obama's presidency, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said, would be "a very dramatic ... we hold as parents and citizens. That is why I'm so pleased that Democrats and Republicans in the Ho [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:52:00

Pet News - Pet Advice - Pet Photos

Advice for Pet Ownersby Arden Moore - Washington PostInexpensive Pet CareWhen money is less available, humans aren't the only species that suffer. Financial setbacks often effect the companions we love most -- pets. But animal expert Arden Moore can give advice on how to provide your pet with sufficient care without going into debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:45:00

National Day of Listening

Friday was National Day of Listening, but I've decided unilaterally that the whole weekend is fair listening game ... from her house to a nursing home (or a "compilation home," as the Aunda calls it) because my grandmother ... before her sixty-ninth birthday. She slipped on the narrow cement stairs going down to her basement [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 16:48:00

Food For Thought

I am currently reading The Grapes Of Wrath, and came across an interesting soliloquy about a third of the way through ... ; striking at new taxes, at plans; not knowing these things are results, not causes. The causes lie deep ... , the build a house, a dam, and in the wall and house and dam to put something of Manself, and to Manself take [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:21:41

Iraqi Government Confirms Preference For 2010 Withdrawal

Iraqi government statements about a time horizon for our withdrawal from Iraq is a big plus for Obama and a big negative for McCain. It might be true, but it does not have to be that way. Since the McCain campaign is seemingly unable to get out of their own way, I offer this simple three step plan for McCain to retake [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 01:13:36

More mainstream movies for Netflix online

Netflix Inc. moved one step closer to delivering on the promise its name implies: providing movies via the Internet ... ("BloodRayne II: Deliverance") and art-house fare ("My Summer of Love"). That's because the premium cable ... gap is television exclusivity." The Starz agreement helps to narrow that gap. Netflix subscribers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 03:00:58

Looking At Those Health Insurance Quotes Properly

Now we all know that it’s not a problem to get all the information you need when you’re looking for health insurance on the Internet ... for as well and to do that you’ll need to follow a few simple guidelines that can help you narrow ... for. 3.      Taking into account future plans helps too. For example, if you’ve got older [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:52:19

Trip diary from Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong

Saturday, May 24 : San Francisco After only a few hours’ sleep, I get up natually at 6am to tie up loose ends online, and pack. Vietnam airlines required those old-fashioned paper tickets, so they’re sitting uncomfortably in my pocket. Kaitlin drives me to the airport, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 05:16:56

Do You Have a Coat Closet?

Do You Have a Coat Closet? Sun, 10/12/2008 - 5:30am by casasugar 118 Views - 10 comments My architect friend who grew up in Florida and now lives in Los Angeles refuses to draw coat closets (or front hall closets) into his plans, because ... of sporting hefty wool coats, I think even a narrow closet should be a requisite for every home [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 12:30:03

Scattered thoughts 1/20/09

-A little while ago I was watching the Obama family make a quick stop at the the White House before quickly shuffling off to watch the Inaugural ... he takes his first dump on the White House shitter. I guarantee. -I'm really beginning to love Rahm Emanuel...-I've heard numerous reports that the incoming White House staffers were freaking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:18:00

Revolving Doors and Midnight Lawmaking

Up until March of this year, Washington lobbyist William Wichterman was registered with the D.C. law firm Covington & Burling ... to the Politico, in March, Wichterman was hired on as a White House aide. His main responsibility? Help the Bush administration write the rules of the UIGEA. Wichterman and the White House are now trying [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 14:29:52

Louisiana about to be hit by the nonsense hurricane

Last year, the Louisiana legislature passed SB 733 (see my posts here and here) ... Board of Elementary and Secondary Education plans to pass some new garbage. Barbara Forrest has said ... , they have to pretend that their narrow religious viewpoints are science and belong in science class [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:14:00

Deciphering Obama’s doublespeak on Iraq

Decoding Obama on Iraq by Anthony Arnove Posted on July 23, 2008 by dandelionsalad Dandelion Salad by Anthony Arnove  socialistworker ... out his “plan for Iraq.” But Obama’s position on Iraq is carefully crafted to sound antiwar, while ... by point, to see what the Democratic presidential candidate is really saying. My Plan for Iraq [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 22:57:57

Revolving Doors and Midnight Lawmaking

Up until March of this year, Washington lobbyist William Wichterman was registered with the D.C. law firm Covington & Burling ... , in March, Wichterman was hired on as a White House aide. His main responsibility? Help the Bush administration write the rules of the UIGEA. Wichterman and the White House are now trying to push [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 14:26:00

Israeli airstrikes, tank fire pound Gaza City

Israeli airstrikes, tank fire pound Gaza CityFighting rages on streets; diplomatic efforts for truce drag on slide showAn explosion is seen after an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah near the border with Egypt yesterday. Israeli troops and Hamas fighters fought fierce battles in the streets of Gaza’s main city as Israel’s [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:33:38

FIRST Wild Card Tour: Assaulted by Joy by Stephen Simpson

It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book’s FIRST chapter! This one keeps threatening to jump to the top of my TBR pile! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 01:05:17

Your Mama Hears...

...That there's trouble brewing in The Hills.First there was all that freaking out in the quiet Hollywood neighborhood where The Hills' resident "fashion designer" Lauren Conrad purchased a $2,360,000 Spanish style house in early 2008 ... are all upset and atwitter over MTV's plans to film episodes of The Hills at the Bryn Mawr Drive house [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 19:22:00

A Sherlock Holmes Detective Story for You!

Post dedicated to Catherine Cookson (See below, History Today) Please read about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his creation, Sherlock Holmes, the most famous fictional detective. I have an apology for you. Today, just as yesterday, I have limited time to post a longer, more informative post here [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 07:46:06

Day 4 Of Mumbai Seige, Finally Ended

I think now we can understand why the Mumbai attacks took place: Distressed over widespread charges of involvement of Pakistan in the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi cut short his four-day visit to India and abruptly left for Islamabad on Saturday morning ~~~ Qureshi, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 20:38:54

From Baku to Russian-Occupied Georgia

“Russia can have at its borders only enemies or vassals.” – George F. Kennan, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union “You must draw a white-hot iron over this Georgian land!…You will have to break the wings of this Georgia! Let the blood of the petit bourgeois [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 08:22:34

'Republican War on Democracy': The Latest Offensives

-- Brad Friedman As you'll note by the increase in items in John Gideon's Daily Voting News, coverage of election concerns is again reaching a fevered pitch. When it comes to election machines, most of those reports come far too late to effect any real change ( [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 22:05:34

MAY AS WELL START DISAPPOINTING THEM EARLY...:

President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address (President Barack Obama Delivers Inaugural Address at US Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009) My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:48:37

After Victory, Connecticut Democrats Plan to Rub it in Joe Lieberman's Face

The Connecticut Democratic Party has big plans for November... 1. Take back the White House by electing Barack Obama as President. 2. Boost their majorities in both the House and Senate, reaching a filibuster-proof margin ... the election, because Democrats currently need Lieberman to maintain their narrow 51-49 Senate majority [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 17:13:59

DrumBeat: November 21, 2008

Five-year U.S. crude oil futures at record $30 premium LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures for delivery in January 2014 are trading at a record $30 premium to current contracts, as investors bet that the long-term trend toward higher prices will remain intact despite oil's slump to $50 a barrel. U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 13:37:10

Partisan Aggression

One of the central insights of the netroots left has been that fighting against Rove-style tactics means being as forceful and aggressive as the political right. Arguing about process — hey, Tom DeLay, how dare you redraw congressional boundaries! — makes you seem weak [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 16:21:28

Massive Lay-Offs Continue...

As US Airways Went Down, Fellow Pilots Fell SilentReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - When pilots on the tarmac at New York's LaGuardia airport on Thursday heard that a US Airways passenger jet was going down on the Hudson River, they knew better than anybody that the odds of survival were grim [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:24:00

PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!

.fullpost{display:inline;}OTHER INAUGURATION PICTURES+++Barack Obama has been sworn in as the 44th US president. Here is his inauguration speech (Video) in full. My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:29:00

Watching The Defectives

Gentle readers, I'm rerunning my annual Pride rant for the fourth year. I wrote this post in 2005 a couple of days after attending Pride here in NYC ... , just a tiny bit, just to get by him in that narrow aisle, of course. I returned to my sweaty little [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 21:19:58

Change of Plans & A Few Words from Susan Taylor

It's a major weekend this weekend. A turn in the road kind of day, today ... all in a more mature place in life. I wish I could have been there. But the plan was to be in D.C. for the next ... the room. We're home to enjoy the whole thing from the best seat in the house - our homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:55:00

200+ Tools for Surviving the Economic Crisis

With Wall Street’s recent decline and the economy in such an uncertain place, many people are fearful of losing their jobs and lifelong investments. There are countless simple online services and tools dedicated to helping you take control of these elements [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 22:24:58

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