Either way you interpret “WTF,” it was my first thought this morning. “Do you smell a wood fire?” “Is our house on fire?” “Where’s the fire?” “WTF??!?!?!” The whole backyard was full of smoke. I went outside, and couldn’t find the cause. I turned on the news. Weather report: Hazy, sunny, and smoky. Yeah, and? Only in Georgia would they simply describe the conditions without any explanation at all. On the way in to work (I’m on break right now,…
I’m really thinking about getting cable or satellite. I can’t believe I’m still only on network television. It’s getting to be a drag just finding clips on the internet. I feel like I’m missing out on too much. I’d like the History channel, and Comedy Central, and CSPAN… I want to watch politics and political comedy. Frontline was great last night, and we have two public television stations, but I want more. Here in Ted Turner media home Atlanta, we…
My neighbor Ron saved me. We were talking “over the fence” the other day and I mentioned that I’d been taken down by bad muscle spams in my back. It turns out that along the way of his medical training, he also picked up a chiropractor license. He said he’d stop by later. I was thinking he’d “crack my back” with an adjustment. Nope. He asked some questions, tested out my range of movement, and then brought out a strange…
What caught my eye this morning, in no particular order… A majority of members of Iraq’s parliament have signed a draft bill that would require a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Iraq and freeze current troop levels. Support our Oops The cost of postage stamps will go up again Monday – 41 cents for a first-class letter. Over the past four years, between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day (about $5-15 million daily) of Iraq’s oil production…
I’ve been selected for the Thinking Blogger Award! Jolly Roger at Reconstitution was kind enough to name me as a Thinking Blogger. VirusHead – Heidi is a recovered Jehova’s Witness and first rate progressive thinker. She covers everything from warm and personal to wretched and Presidential. Thank you, JR! You’d have been on my picks, too, but I suppose that tagging you right back wouldn’t be in the spirit of the thing. The Thinking Blogger award is actually a meme,…
I haven’t done this in a while, but here are some things that caught my eye today while I was updating my blogroll. Loosely grouped by topic, here ya go… I have a special fondness for these open letters to George W. Bush from his ardent admirer Belacqua Jones. The latest is no exception. Pastor Dan at Street Prophets has video and transcript of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rebuking the President. At Reconstitution, a news roundup – including that…