I dream as much as the dog. And that’s a lot. I hate November. With a passion. I had a hypoglycemic attack yesterday after we got through messing around with the dog at Wines Elementary. Could have been brought on...
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AirBeagleFirst Bike to Work Day
I rode the bike to work at the high school on Friday. It was tough getting up over the railroad pass into a fierce cold wind, but I did it. I was whooped and late when I got there, but I did it and felt better. Now that...
Kiss Me, Fascists
As seen on « Datalounge », this sums up my feelings today: ‘The speeches are over, The debates are done; Looks like the fellow from Texas has won. Let’s let our differences be a thing of the...
“Those People”
Yesterday I overheard two people waiting in line at Espresso Royale talking about the defeat of Proposal 2. One was saying to the other that he didn’t understand why the religious right felt compelled to...
The UnEnlightened Empire
I think « this piece by Garry Wills » is one of the best discussions of the state of the Empire I’ve read this week: ‘America, the first real democracy in history, was a product of Enlightenment...
Final Thoughts on the Great Fascist Election of 2004
So, what to say or think now? Remarkably, I’ve settled into a mood of sang-froid or c’est la vie rather than despair or depression. I’m shaking my head at the folly of it all, but pretty much resigned...
Thank you, Washtenaw and Ingham
For being the only counties in the state where the majority voted against Proposal 2 (60% to 40% against in Washtenaw, 53% to 47% against in Ingham).
Post Mortem
From the brink of tasting victory to the abyss of defeat … Shellshocked. The only word to describe the feeling this morning, not only in my own head, but it feels like everywhere I look. ASquared is not a...
02:30: Off to Bed
After checking the ‘Immigrating to Canada’ guide, I’m off to bed. It’s looking mighty grim.
Good night, y’all.
01:30: Tired
I’m tired and very discouraged at the moment. But. I’ve kept this ‘blog for over three years as a documentation of the Boy Emperor’s excesses. But I don’t know if I can continue for four...
23:36: Bounce
My mood bounces back a bit when David reminds me that Florida has a million absentee ballots and early votes to count …
23:34: We Switch Channels
TV ‘news’ drives me nuts. I discover that we can pick up the CBC in Windsor with the rabbit ears. We bail on ABC and their ultra-annoying coverage. I can only imagine what the others are like; ABC is about...
23:23: A Change in Mood
Sinking feeling. 94% of the precincts in Florida are in and there is a 300,000+ lead for the emperor. Kerry is running behind in Ohio as well. If he loses Ohio, it’s pretty much all over. Not a good night. At this...
21:45 | Emperor Trickiness
The Boy Emperor announces an unprecedented event: he invites the press into the White House’s intimate setting so he can use the power of the office to address people still voting in open states and beg for their...
20:38 South Carolina Called
We’re at 102 for the Emperor and 77 for Kerry. A bit nail-biting, but the evening is VERY young …
20:00: More Polls Called
And now more states are called. Kerry has 77 EVs and Bush 66. So far, so good. CNN’s coverage is beyond awful. And I’m NOT tuning in to the Fascist News Network for love or money, until it’s time to...
Here We Go
So. Here we go. Are we going to dump the Emperor and his fascist extremist agenda? Is sanity returning to the White House? Officially, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia and Georgia have been called for Bush; Vermont for...
I Rocked the Vote
Yeah, baby. I just voted an hour ago. It totally rocked. Our precinct is at Temple Beth Emreth on Packard. I arrived at 16:00 and got a great parking spot up front; I left at 16:15. 15 minutes from start to finish...
Election Day
Election day is here … It’s amazing to me, more than anything else, just to hear the conversations around me today. The media likes to portray the American populace as thoughtless, partisan, and angry. I saw...
An Unexpected Benefit
Well, I guess there’s one nice benefit to all of this argument over gay marriage: better scripts from Hollywood.
Riiiiight.
Undecided Voters
I was listening to some “undecided voters” whine about their conflictedness on the radio. If you’re still undecided on November 2 about who should be in the White House for the next four years, after...
End of Fall Color
The 40+-mph gusts this weekend have put an abrupt end to fall color, at least in my neighborhood. Almost all the trees were bare and stark this afternoon when I walked to the bus stop. The trees on campus seem to have...
Vote Tomorrow
I found this info at the excellent site Electoral-Vote.com this afternoon that is worth distributing as widely as possible. Find out today where your polling place is by calling your county clerk or checking www...
Government Wants to Close Midway
From the crowd that brought us ‘shrink the government to a size where it can be drowned in a bathtub’ comes « a truly brilliant idea »: ‘The Bush administration is threatening to shut an...
Determined to Screw Us Until the Bitter End
Speaking of Ohio, « Johnny Reb Asscroft is up to his usual tricks »: ‘Bush administration lawyers argued in three closely contested states last week that only the Justice Department, and not voters...
A Windy Stroll Around Northside Elementary School
« Our Life in Michigan – Strolling Around Northside Elementary School »
Natural Events
Another summery (sort of) day today, though it was windier and a little chillier. It’s supposed to start storming again tonight, though, so we’ll see how long the rain lasts. Last night there was an amazing...
Speeding Knows No Stop Lights
There was a big article on the front page of the Michigan Daily this morning about a student who got hit by a car yesterday evening as she was crossing Bonisteel and Murfin on North Campus. A Department of Public safety...
So Much for Autumn …..
It was almost muggy tonight when I walked home from campus at around 7.30. The temps were in the low 60s, but the humidity was up in the 70-80% range. It’s almost the end of October, and it’s like the middle...
Next Up: Blizzard
It’s official: Snow due anyday now, since Dairy Queen is now closed for the season.
« Our Life in Michigan – Rainy Saturday Afternoon | Fall Peak Colors »
On the Casualty Lists
I don’t have a content management system for airbeagle.org, which is where I keep a tally of those sacrificed to the extremist political ideology of the Bush administration. So there is no way to leave comments...
Ghost Town
Fascinating (and welcome) ghost-town feel to Ann Arbor today (the grim Scandinavian weather added to that feel). The center of town was completely deserted. Liberty Street was like a graveyard. Ambrosia, which has more...
Gray Skies
When I see the kind of ominous, implacable steel-gray overcast skies I saw today, I start wondering if maybe Dixie Franklin wasn’t right when she called post-summer Michigan a “sunless horror, devoid of joy...
Red, Orange and Yellow October
It’s cold, my hands hurt. The fall colors are gorgeous and I wish I were a better photographer who could capture some of the magic. I love October best of all, but it’s also sad, because one of my least...
Delta Prepares to Crash and Burn
Meanwhile, « badly mismanaged Delta Air Lines reports that it is running out of cash »: ‘Delta Air Lines, which is struggling to avoid a bankruptcy filing, said yesterday that it expected to lose as...
Woe Is Everyone
I was feeling sorry for myself on the way home last night (the usual grad student complaints and kvetches, not worth going into detail about) until a trio of first-year biz school students got on the bus and started...
Autumn Finally Here?
Yesterday was the beginning of the term “study break” (what a joke) and also of (true) autumn: rain most of the day (not heavy, but not sporadic, either), windy conditions, and cold that that was deep enough...
