What Will You Be Doing on November 7?
Tuesday, November 7 is a major election day in the United States. While we won't be voting for President, the entire House of Representatives is up for grabs, as are 33 of the 100 U.S. Senate seats....
View ArticleWasting my vote
Is there such a thing as "wasting" a vote? I ask because, not liking either candidate of a major party in Michigan's gubernatorial race, I chose to vote libertarian this time around and was told -...
View ArticlePolitics and Romance
Right before the recent U.S. election, I had dinner with a friend I'll call "Jennie". Over the course of dinner, I mentioned that a mutual friend, "Suzie," is a Democrat, while her husband of 20+ years...
View ArticleMichigan libraries in jeopardy
Those of us in Michigan have reason to fear for our library services. Since I've been home with my son, I've been rather out of the loop on library news, which is why I was taken by surp
View ArticleLiving in interesting times...
I have to admit, I'm a bit of a history junkie. And I always get a bit of a thrill when something happens that I know will be remembered in the future, as an important moment in history.Unfortunately,...
View ArticleJack Nicholson: Still the Coolest of the Cool
Last summer I posted the Obama girl video, so, in the interest of equal time, I hope you'll kick back and enjoy this hilarious video starring one of the coolest dudes of all time. And, yep, Jack...
View ArticleMysogony: Thy Name is Keith Olbermann
There are those of us who think that there's been more than a whiff of good old boy mysogony to Hillary Clinton's press coverage. But this casual statement by Keith Olbermann on Wednesday night's...
View ArticleMysogyny I Won't Miss Either
A column in today's Washington Post pretty much says it all.Misogyny I Won't MissBy Marie CoccoThursday, May 15, 2008; Page A15As the Democratic nomination contest slouches toward a close, it's time to...
View ArticleR.I.P. Tim Russert
What?Tim Russert? No, that can't be right because it's just so very wrong. I live Inside the Beltway. It's a cocoon and I know this. Whether you work in politics or not, we all live and breathe it...
View ArticleBlogging Freestyle
I am filled with dread watching the news coverage about Gustave. My thoughts and best wishes are with everyone in the hurricane's path. (And I'm wondering also, if the pets will be left behind as...
View ArticleWhat Will You Be Doing Tonight?
Two years ago, I posted here about my plans for election night 2006. Well, hard as it is to believe, here in the U.S. we've come - finally - to yet another election day. So, my question is somewhat the...
View ArticleFeeling all Patriotic
Like many Americans, I'm in the midst of a huge orgy of pre-inauguration and inauguration viewing. Excessive? Sure. But satisfying? Definitely. An English friend -- who was also glued to the...
View ArticleAnother One of Those Freestyle Blogging Things
In case anybody hasn't noticed, I'm only blogging over here about once a week now. The new AAR News and Commentary Blog and...well, AAR are taking up quite a bit of my online time and I'm definitely...
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