Monthly Archives: January 2004
Dean’s Caucus Speech
It’s been a very busy day, being at home with Parker most of the day. I did get some blogging done during the rather long nap he took this afternoon. Now the whole house is asleep, except for me, and … Continue reading
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Judge: Part of Patriot Act Unlawful
A bit of good news. Sanity is at long last making a come back as a judge rules Pprt of the Patriot Act unlawful. For the first time, a federal judge has thrown out a section of the USA Patriot … Continue reading
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Pop Quiz
Via Bernie at bejata. “1. Do you expect to receive a Valentine’s Day wish from someone special this year?” Most definitely. Definitely from the hubby, and maybe a big hug from the kid. “2. What is the biggest fib you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Memes
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One Week With the Nomad Zen Xtra
For those who follwed my MP3 player angst, I’ve spent a week using my Nomad Zen Xtra, and I thought I’d post a review of sorts.
Posted in Tech Stuff
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‘It’s Just Wrong What We’re Doing’
OK. Comon Dreams is a bit of a goldmine today. Now that the kid is napping I’m getting caught up on my online news reading. At Common Dreams, I came across ‘It’s this article, which gives Robert McNamara’s (one of … Continue reading
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Kerry’s Incredible Shrinking Lead
Via Comon Dreams Newscenter. This is an interesting peice of news. Democratic presidential contender John Kerry holds a shrinking three-point lead over Howard Dean on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, according to a Reuters/MSNBC/Zogby poll released Monday. Dean … Continue reading
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Snow Day
DC is blanketed under about 4 to 8 inches of snow. It started last night. Parker’s day care is closed, so I’m at home with him today. Blogging is a bit difficult, since he sometimes starts screaming if I’m sitting … Continue reading
Posted in Life
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The Kerry Conundrum
Though for the moment it seems that Howard Dean has the money and support to soldier on even if he loses in New Hampshire, It looks like Kerry may indeed be headed for a lock on the front-runner position in … Continue reading
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Another Contract for Haliburton?
File this one under “You’ve Got To Be Kidding.” Halliburton – the oil services company formerly run by vice-president Dick Cheney – informed the Pentagon inspector-general on January 15 that its Kellogg Brown & Root subsidiary overcharged the US government … Continue reading
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Reading Over Your Shoulder
Libraries in the U.S. are teaming up with the ACLU (the same organization that has come, by the way, to the defense of Rush Limbaugh) to fight against the Patriot Act, that legislation that a quaking congress past after 9/11 … Continue reading
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One-Person, One-Vote a Problem in Iraq?
If one-Person, one-vote in Iraq is a problem for the U.S., just what kind of “democracy” is it that we’re planning to set up? As the world’s foremost advocate of democracy, the United States is trying its best to avoid … Continue reading
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What Meltdown?
OK Thanks to the folks at SLOlane, I’ve finally seen the Dean footage from Iowa. (It’s there. Just click on the “For Your MP3 Collection” link.) Maybe it’s me, and maybe I’ve just been to way to many political rallies, … Continue reading
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Kay Quits, Bops Bush on Baghdad Bombs
David Kay, the man who until recently had the enviable job of looking for the fabled weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, has quit his job. What’s more, he’s voicing his own doubts about the reality of Bush’s pre-war claims … Continue reading
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O Captain, My Captain
First Mister Rogers, now this. Bob Keeshan, a/k/a Captain Kangaroo, has died.
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Return of the “S Factor”
A while back I blogged about a phenomenon called “the S Factor”, explained by Neil Starkman as follows. It’s the “Stupid factor,” the S factor: Some people — sometimes through no fault of their own — are just not very … Continue reading
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