– Ayeterday was hornswaggled. Especially t’ end. T’ beginnin’ and middle were okay, I guess. I read some Stephen Hawkin’ and some Quintus Cicero.
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Today in Weather History: New York City had a record high temperature o’ 92 degrees F, while snow fell in t’ West, 1983.
Check this out. It’s crazy.
National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Astronomers Find Enormous Hole in the Universe.
This isn’t quite as much of a break, but it’s still interesting:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Segregation in U.S. schools rising.
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The objections are so facile that there is literally no support for them. The Times’ own response clearly illustrates a defined policy and precedent.
The New York Times: Cheney Jumps Into Frey Over MoveOn Ad.
The Washington Post: MoveOn Fires Back at Giuliani.
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Take five minutes and email/write/call your senator in support of the DREAM Act.
It is difficult to imagine any progressive and useful approach to Immigration Reform that does not involve common-sense measures such as are provided by the DREAM Act.
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– Yesterday was a “day off,” partly because I was so exhausted. Got home. Finished reading a book. Made dinner. Watched an episode of Taxi. Fell asleep well before Leno.
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Pick pears when the fruit has a faint yellow blush but is still green.
Just think. In a couple years when I’m mind-defyingly successful and famous, you’ll all be able to say you knew me back in the DIY days. I don’t think I really need to sleep anymore. It wastes hours every day.
… Read the restConcept: The Voluntary Maniac Says, "I’m Having An UberEgo Moment" Read More »
Thank God the Flint Journal has continued it’s 24-7 coverage of the Dwarf Decapitation Crisis. This is their third article on the subject in the last week.
Meanwhile, while the Journal gives the ongoing GM/UAW contracts the requisite nod, at least the New York Times is able to do the Journal’s job for them.
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When going back this far, I have to fall back almost exclusively upon confirmed and memorized facts rather than actual memories. I’d just turned five years old. My brother had been recently born, and my sister was two. In either late August or early September, I started attending Valley School which was, at that time, located in Grand Blanc Township.
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Last week, Tom, my godfather, posted a very interesting analysis of the dilemma facing California Republicans. While California is admittedly atypical, I still think that many of his observations could be extended to the nation at large:
… Read the restThe Republican party is imploding under the “breastplate of righteousness” it has donned at the behest of social conservatives, but because social conservatives dominate the Republican party and aren’t going to give up control, I don’t see an easy path out of the dilemma.
Event: California Republicans. Read More »