Trying to take care of my little piece of the planet
This surprise endorsement tells me that the Clinton campaign is in serious, serious trouble. When a well-respected, long time Clinton ally like this goes for Obama – she’s done.
Then there are these two – moderate Democrats with strong credentials in conservative states.
It should be over on Tuesday night.
Posted on April 18th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Yes, I’m still angry at last night’s travesty. And no, I’m still not articulate. But this letter to the debate’s moderators is to the point and brutally honest.
The next election is too important for us to just watch it taken away. Today I called ABC news in New York and emailed my local affiliate. I’ll [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Once again I’ll let more articulate voices speak for me during this hectic workday, but I have to go in record as ranting at ABC and Gibson and Stephanopolous for that disaster last night that was billed as a debate.
Despite the efforts of both Obama and Clinton, the moderators seemed determined to re-hash all the [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I’ve admired the political right for years, or rather I’ve admired their political skills for years. One of their strongest is their ability to co-opt words, picking all the juicy ones for themselves and turning those associated with the opposition into four letter words of the worst kind. One of my favorite examples is the [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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All day I’ve felt like Chuck Connors after they cup his epaulets off in the opening scenes of each episode of ‘Branded’. Not worthy of the title. Well, OK, over the top. But I flunked ‘Beekeeping 101′ today. Twice.
I mentioned earlier that I intended to split my colony of bees into [...]
Posted on April 11th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Another spring weekend has passed, though this one was cool and wet – pretty grumpy really. Still, the asparagus decided to jump up, growing 3-4 inches a day once they did. The lilac has bloomed this week, along with some of the transplanted bulbs in the pet graves.
Here’s one of the cat graves. Nothing fancy, [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Just a quick post with some pictures of the two-week olds.
Not a good picture of the black Jersey Giant, but the Speckled Sussex is cute.
Here you can really see the size differential between one of the future entrees (Cornish cross) and a future layer.
A better shot of the Jersey Giant in the background.
Notice who’s at [...]
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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