...maybe they’d take away his parking space, too. What is it with Republican Governors these days. Especially, Republican Governors with national aspirations. It's almost as if they can't walk and chew gum at the same time. Even members of their own party have noticed. And it seems as if they…
Image via CrunchBase You can't be on Twitter or FriendFeed and not be inundated with comments from and about Scoble. I don't know how he does it, but it's really annoying. I find myself relaxing when he takes a break from Twitter, for example to fly from Europe to the…
Put that fruit juice down and grab a Coke. Haven't you heard? High-fructose corn syrup -- the ubiquitous sweetener found in everything from soft drinks to ketchup -- isn't bad for you at all. It's true, because I saw it on TV. The story behind the corn industry's cloying ad…
Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, launched the attack Saturday and repeated it twice Sunday, signaling a new strategy by John McCain's presidential campaign to go after Obama's character. "The comments are about an association that has been known but hasn't been talked about," Palin said as she boarded her plane…
Why Paul Roberts' End of Food deserves to be digested by policy makers and local-food activists alike | By Tom Philpott | Grist | Victual Reality | 08 Aug 2008 The Locavore's Dilemma Why Paul Roberts' End of Food deserves to be digested by policy makers and local-food activists alike…
...addicting...go play. Thanks Kate...
Danah Boyd had an interesting comment on her blog today... In an attention economy, it's better to ignore than to critique. This drives me absolutely bloody batty. Anyone who's been online for too darn long knows has heard the expression, "don't feed the trolls." This stems from the general belief…
Hmmm... Eat that?: Agriculture secretary's reassurance rings hollow in light of current industrial beef processing | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle "Every single carcass that's processed is inspected by a USDA inspector," Schafer told reporters in San Antonio. "That beef is stamped A-OK, and we want to assure our consumers here…
Today I imported all of the posts and comments from my old political rant site "Blues From The Red Side Of Life" into this blog and shut down the old Blogger site. It seemed the thing to do since I haven't posted over there in about a year and I…
I took myself and a glass of Zin out into the backyard to watch the evening light show...The fireflies were a bit subdued, but a pleasure to watch and wander once again through memories of the evenings when I was growing up and "lightning bugs" were everywhere.
This week's Challenge: 'Electricity'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show your challenge image, and not your website's main page. Read this for more info. Reminder: Submit only one link per challenge! When you…
When this year started, I figured the Democratic Party had a really good thing going. There were low polling numbers for the Republicans and we had some really good candidates running. As the primaries and caucuses worked their way down the schedule, Hillery and Barack both broke out and I…
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Brazoria County, Texas Dec 2006 This week's challenge: 'Misty'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show your challenge image, and not your website's main page. Read this for more info.…
Shot outside of Las Vegas, Nevada as I killed time before flying home after a couple of weeks on a job. This week's challenge: 'Mountain'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show your challenge…
Old Farmhouse, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, November 12, 2007 Passage of Time - Fri Jan 04, 2008 This week's challenge: 'Passage of Time'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show your challenge image,…
Here it is early afternoon on Friday before Christmas. I should be out shopping for a few last minute gifts for my wife...Instead I'm sitting here in the kitchen with the double French Doors wide open, sun streaming in, listening to the wind chimes out back and the crows in…
This week's challenge: 'Sunrise'. Sunrise from Craggy Gardens on the Blue Ridge Parkway Sunrise Sunrise Looks like morning in your eyes But the clock's held 9:15 for hours Sunrise Sunrise Couldn't tempt us if it tried Cuz the afternoon's already come and gone And I said Hooo, hooo, hooo To…
This week's challenge: 'Travel'. Eight States, ten Days, 1750 miles, five hotel rooms, from heat to freezing to fall comfortable to snow to fall comfortable. That's Travel...And here's my Vacation Slideshow for proof... . Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to…
The mapping software I ordered from DeLorme arrived late on Wednesday night so Thursday morning was spent installing booth programs and checking the GPS receiver during my regular blogging time. I must say that what little time I've had to play with the software and the GPS sure has me…
Where once there was laughter...Silence This week's challenge: 'Silence'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show your challenge image, and not your website's main page. Read this for more info. Reminder: Submit only one…
This week's challenge: 'The City'. Houston on a beautiful winter day in February of this year. Taken while attending a National Geographic Photography Session at the U of H Downtown Campus. This week's challenge: 'The City'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must…
From Coffee Muses Babe in his mother's arms...That's comfort. This week's challenge: 'Comfort'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show your challenge image, and not your website's main page. Read this for more info.…
There was a post by Gina over at Lifehacker yesterday about coffee that caught my eye. How To: Make Better Coffee - Lifehacker This morning's cuppa joe a big letdown? Self-described "coffee snob" Brett Kelly says you can make a fabulous cup of coffee for a reasonable price yourself. Kelly's…
Galveston, Texas as the sun comes up over the Gulf of Mexico on a fall Sunday morning... This week's challenge: 'The Beach'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show your challenge image, and not…
There is a new deal floating through Washington DC. It's called Republican Speak. Whenever a Republican does something, blocks some law, breaks some law or rule the idea is to get the MSM (mainstream media) to blame it on the Democrats. Damned if it ain't working. Yet, to hear the…
I began thinking of the wordsmiths I enjoy who make their primary living working on the farm. I haven't made it a point to search these folks out, but maybe I should. There is something about the solitude of farm work that seems to allow the wordsmiths it produces to let their words steep and age before they commit them to paper (or electronic replacements thereof).
The fantasy of a fishing camp on a week day while working away at the office.....You don't even need a hook and bait. This week's challenge: 'Fantasy'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show…
Had I written that sentence in my earlier years someone would have answered "between the "A" and the "T" to remind me about ending a sentence with a proposition or some such semi-remembered sentence structural rule. Now, in my crotchety elderhood, I just do it anyway... The drive home from…
It's Wednesday on the SE Texas coast in September which means there is a stalled out "cold" front somewhere in the neighborhood. The upshot that is we will be adding to our 18" surplus of precipitation for a few days as the weather system tries to sort out it's conflicted…
The sky on an autumn morn as the sun comes over the horizon... This week's challenge: 'Purple'. Please read our Participant Guide before deciding to submit a link. Your link must be to a static page that will always show your challenge image, and not your website's main page. Read…
