Month: August 2012

While perhaps not reflecting the striking numbers most readers here would like to see, it is noteworthy that Gallup reports that more Obama voters are leaving him that McCain voters are leaving Romney.

I’m back. I’m tired, I feel as if part of me melted permanently in Japan’s heat, and I’ve got enough dirty laundry for three washer loads, but I’m tremendously happy to be home again. It was a great trip, but I’m a home body. Right now, I’m behind on the

Bookworm will be back in town tonight, so my stay here is done. Thanks to Danny and Sadie and Marica and Bizcor for posts and ideas, and to everyone who took the time to post such informed and civil coments. Bookworm has done a great job building a blog worth

Thought it may be of interest to readers. Trains, planes or automobiles. I haven’t been on a train in years (decades actually) other than mass transit local trains. As you know, California discovered yet another way to spend money. California Bullet Train Law Signed At Historic Union Station … No

The election is less than 100 days away. The economy is still flabby, even as the press is shilling like mad for Obama, and savaging Romney. Putting aside both your hopes and fears, what do you think will be the outcome on election day?

WATCH LIVE… (NASA) The $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory, featuring a car-sized rover called Curiosity, is expected to land on Mars at 0531 GMT on Monday (10:31 pm Sunday on the US West Coast). Thanks, Sadie.

DQ and Bookworm have started something here, between their recent posts on “thoughts for the day” and how to instill values in children. I look at so many of the really nice kids that I meet in our neighborhood and in our church and they are, to put it simply,

Bizcor sent me this idea for a post (Thank you): “Obama has an app for iPhone that identifies the registered Democrats at the phones location.      http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/08/04/obama-campaign-mobile-app-reveals-which-of-your-neighbors-are-registered-dems/” That reminded me of the several political campaigns I’ve been involved in.  In the old days, a campaign would buy voter lists, identifying voters

AP reports another study on global warming.   Interestingly, the AP report is fairly balanced, and even ends with a comment by a person on the other side. Personally, I’m too ignorant of the science to have any idea who’s right.  But let me suggest a couple of layperson thoughts. First,

Let her explain: it’s time for a Mid-Summer Song or Something Festival dedicated to POTUS. If you’re not musically inclined, please chime in with a poem, an ‘ode’ maybe a limerick – aw heck, arrange the words and message to send a message. Obviously, after three and a half years

Opened my morning paper to find this column by Jim Litke.  In this emperor-has-no-clothes account, Litke describes the inclusion of utterly unqualified token Arab women at the Olympics as the sham that it is.  I was struck by two things.  First, the contrast between this account and NBC’s craven coverage of these tokens