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From the right-wing side of the aisle comes this absolutely fabulous quote (wonder how long his staff worked on this

I was the first registered Republican in my family. I cast my first vote in a presidential election for Ronald

From the right-wing side of the aisle comes this absolutely fabulous quote (wonder how long his staff worked on this

… to keep up a blog like this one, which has, at various times in the past, been chock-a-block with

They led us on a merry chase, but cold, dark, and snowy meant that they were soon back and wanting

After a dispute of a couple weeks, I’m finally rid of Facebook and all of its horrible, horrible design, navigation,

• In Minneapolis, the New York Times turns up «a fascinating, heartbreaking, and ultimately, important story» of povery, terrorism, Somalia,

I’m reading, and enjoying, a new book:«Dog On It». I usually confine my mystery reading to James Lee Burke’s Dave

28-Aug-1963: ‘I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of

I see I haven’t posted much since John Edwards, my ostensible choice for the nomination, was dethroned in the usual

«Daryl Cagle, MSNBC» Every once in awhile, every great once in awhile, I … sort of like the «state of

Well, the big day finally went off without a hitch. My ‘diseased’ gall bladder (as the surgeon termed it) was

A couple of hours from now, I head to the «hospital», where the «surgeon» will perform a «laparoscopic cholocystectomy« and

About that previous entry … well, cancel that. My surgery was cancelled by the anesthesiologist, who is concerned that my

Frank and I can relate (he’s the dog heading for the floor to get away from his snoring husband).  

What was originally described on local radio as a spill amounting to just “140 gallons of bunker oil” following the

It’s looking like Bayley was the victim of «rat poison»: ‘Rat poison was found in the pet food suspected of

Sad moments today: Bayley Murphey Beagle came home for the last time. I picked up his cremains at 11:30 this

While cleaning up and pruning the dead hedges that we lost to hard freezes this winter, a piece of branch

Not only was Bayley’s passing painful, but I was also in the middle of the last two weeks of the

‘Today, perhaps more than ever before, we face the task of determining what America truly is. So much of where we find ourselves now shows what we have failed to learn from mistakes of the past. Zealots, whose dream of Imperial America has led us to the brink of moral and economic bankruptcy, continue to spin the plates and deny reality. Stuck in Iraq, American kids in uniform have become our version of Israel’s “facts on the ground.”’

I received a call this evening from a nurse at the emergency hospital where we took Bayley when he had

Bayley Murphey Beagle 20-Aug-1994 — 2-Mar-2007 Dear Bayley Murphey, Thank you for being such a wonderful and good dog, a

It is with tremendous sorrow that Frank and I (and Unca David) must tell you that our beloved beagle, Bayley

Says the Guardian: The Boy Emperor has a «one-track mind»: ‘George Bush is a man of conviction and clearly a

I’ve decided to start posting political rants again. I don’t know why. I guess I’m bored.

«This joke» is, according to the IraqSlogger website (the new endeavor by illustrious former CNN-er Eason Jordan), making the rounds

The last dying rays of 2006 in Brentwood. Happy new year, everyone!

The wingnuts are gonna love «this»: ‘In a case that could shape firearms laws nationwide, attorneys for the District of

Thank god! And «don’t let the door hit you on the butt on the way out»: ‘Representative Charles B. Rangel

«It’s final» and historic: ‘Democrats wrested control of the Senate from Republicans Wednesday with an upset victory in Virginia, giving

So, about that first week … yeah. First three days of school were good. Besides one little incident, things went

If only …

I’d heard of this from somewhere before (definitely not in the main media). As as always, « Molly Ivins cuts to

1. Brokeback Mountain. In 30 seconds. « Re-enacted by bunnies ». Hilarious. 2. The opening of The Simpsons done in « live action ».

Molly Ivins … I’m more in love with her with every column she writes. « Her latest » shows why she’s a

David Brancaccio interviewed Lawrence B. Wilkerson this weekend in an interview that was completely ignored by a country which really

R.J. Eskow, writing in the Huffington Post, « puts forth a manifesto for ‘progressive conservatives », which has 13 points: ‘1. To

« Yet another reason to hate Ma Bell » ‘The National Security Agency has secured the cooperation of large telecommunications companies, including

It was interesting last night during the Golden Globes presentation of clips from Brokeback Mountain: scenes involving the two male