I got my package yesterday from Pamela. I am pumped up now! I got some books and a calender to boot. WOOHOO!!!!!! I was putting the new puter desk together when it came in and the first thing I thought was company showed up and so much for the progress I was making. To my shock, I got not only the package from The Dem Daily, but my big whopping VA check at the same time, with a $3...
One-fourth of all Americans declared that George W. Bush is the Biggest Villain of 2006. Osama bin Laden was far behind, with only 8 percent of the vote. Deep in a cave or high on a mountain, in Pakistan or Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan or, maybe, sunning on the French Riviera, is a furious Osama bin Laden. “Infidels!” he screamed to his aide. “Yes,” said the Aide reassuringly, “that is truly what the Great Satan is.” “How dare them!” stammered...
Cross posted from Article of Faith: Did you know that the term “gala” originates from the gallows? Back in medieval England, crowds would dress up in their best clothes to attend the hanging, often followed by lavish parties where the decedent would be eulogized by the partiers. Invitations were often sent out: “We hang at eight, party at nine.” The events became known as “galas”, replete with black ties for the gentlemen and ball gowns for the ladies. And...
And we’re gonna get married, hey lay, hey la, the Breck Girl’s back: As Pamela has already noted here and here, “Former vice presidential nominee John Edwards said Thursday that he is a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, promising “a grass roots, ground-up campaign where we ask people to take action.” Several readers have already commented derisively about another Edwards run, and that’s to be expected since we’re largely a pro-John Kerry group. But let me explain...
The salutation has gone through so many years and now is the subject of heated arguments on how polite, correct, or whatever it might be. (Sigh). Growing up in the 50's and 60's, Christmas was everywhere. I learned the carols in choir from Kindergarten on.
Cross posted from Article of Faith: Sad news to start this xmas morn: James Brown, “Godfather of Soul”, dead at 73: ATLANTA (AP) — James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured ”Godfather of Soul,” whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73.” “His hit singles include such classics as ”Out of Sight,” ”(Get Up I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine,” ”I Got...
Hollow as the phrase "Peace on Earth" sounds to many of us, there is hope. The world is less violent. The first report released a year ago by the Human Security Institute surprised many. The follow up this year, December 21st, supports the trend uncovered last year. Happy New Year.
Bill Moyers gave this speech to the Council of Great City Schools on October 27 of this year. It’s about the fundamental founding principles of America and how those values are at risk, largely due to growing economic inequality among Americans. I highly recommend the whole article posted at TomPaine.com. Here a couple of exerpts (emphasis mine). First, on the gap between rich and poor: Aristotle thought injustice resulted from pleonexia, literally, “having more.” A class of people having...
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