COUNTRY OF THE DAY
Mexico
WORD OF THE DAY
Peri
NEWS OF THE DAY
BBC News: Tensions flare in quake countries
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Thailand, Phuket area before tsunami
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What is your favorite kind of gemstone?
TIME: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 8pm
PLACE: Tommy Nevin’s Pub, 1450 Sherman Ave [Evanston]
This was my second trip to Nevin’s, & I had a good impression so far; it was already clearly a more authentic irish pub than The Shamrock.
… Read the restCHAPTER ONE: Connor and the Tsunami
Before I plunge into errant discourse, I had better establish my credentials.
Being from Michigan’s lower peninsula, bounded on three sides by the Greatest Lakes in the World, I rightfully consider myself an authority on the subject of that which is watery.
Tsunami Week – First Installment Read More »
STATE OF THE DAY
Massachusetts
WORD OF THE DAY
Antediluvian
NEWS OF THE DAY
The New York Times: G.O.P. Divided as Bush Views Social Security
PICTURE OF THE DAY
The Blue Mosque. Istanbul, Turkey.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
If you were given the choice witness a natural disaster with the assurance of surviving unharmed, but without the ability to participate or help out in any way, would you?
COUNTRY OF THE DAY
American Samoa (Territory of the U.S.A.)
WORD OF THE DAY
Vituperation
NEWS OF THE DAY
The New York Times: Bush’s Counsel Sought Ruling About Torture
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QUESTION OF THE DAY
Cut-and-paste Ashley’s survey (see below) and post as a comment.
I posted the entry “Death is Death” twice.
It’s a fitting introduction to the vitrol we want to unleash against each other these next few days, and I didn’t want it to get lost among the (relevant) surveys and journaling entries I’ve post in the last few hours.
… Read the restI am going to make you tremble. Read More »
My own “abstract art.”
The green square on the left represents the number of U.S. casualties in Iraq.
The adjacent yellow square represents the number of civilian deaths on September 11th, 2001.
The adjacent blue square represents the number of deaths in last weeks tsunami.
Repeat: Death is Death Read More »
1. What did you do in 2004 that you’d never done before?
Get engaged.
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
To keep in better touch with people?
Cut-and-pasted from my Journal for your enjoyment:
This morning mom woke me up. We said goodbye to Craig and Caitlin. They left. I wrote a reply to Abigail but the computer wiped it out, and I went back to bed around 6.
… Read the restWORD OF THE DAY
Stockade
NEWS OF THE DAY
The Economist: Plumbing the Depths
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QUESTION OF THE DAY
What is the most scandelous thing you did in 2004?