Well, today we have a new President. I’d say more, but I think the internet is sagging under the weight of talky bloggers talking about it (waxing not-so-lyrically poetic and gushing big drippy tears of happiness), and I don’t have anything to add that can’t be inferred from other things I’ve written. Obviously, I’m ecstatic. [...]
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Obama Victory Roundup
November 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Links, News
A roundup of Obama victory stories and videos: Link: Obama victory, by the numbers. (He really did win. He really did. There’s no question about it.) Link: Reactions in Harlem After Obama Victory, by a Guardian UK writer Link: Celebrations and some skepticism by the world Video: Children in Indonesia, at the school that Obama [...]
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Fine, Whatever
November 5th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Okay, just call Missouri for McCain, ok? Just call it. I’m ready for it. I’m not so hung up on the stupid ‘bellwether’ streak that I can’t handle Missouri getting called for McCain. I did my part- I went out canvassing again yesterday for Obama, so if we didn’t pull it off here, fine. That’s [...]
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Yes We Did
November 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News
Well, that was an early night! Not that I’m complaining. I have a big meeting in the morning, and I wasn’t looking forward to getting up after just a little bit of sleep, should it have come to that. But it didn’t. Barack Obama is our next President. Virginia hasn’t elected a Democrat since 1964, [...]
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Obama in the House!
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, News
Well, we did try. I’m currently watching Obama speak on stage at my campus in Columbia, live, on CNN. He’s less than three miles from my house. I could probably stake out the road to the airport (there’s only one) and see his motorcade if I got up and went out to do it. But I [...]
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An Ode to Flannel Sheets and Garages
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, News
It has been cold this week, with frosts and freezes each morning, and that is why today I have reason to be grateful for two of the luxuries in my life: flannel sheets and garages. I use flannel sheets from fall through spring, and they are delicious. Cotton sheets are cool to the touch and [...]
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Happy Talk, Keep Talking Happy Talk
October 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Endless Blathering, News
Well! Round one of the debates is over, and next week we’ll start round two. Sarah Palin proved that she could just about manage to clear that bar of expectations last night. Good thing it had been lowered so far that she wouldn’t even need to worry about jumping over it in her heels. With [...]
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I’m Screaming Obscenities In My Head Right Now
August 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News
AUGHHH. I am so angry about the Palin VP nod that I actually had to stop reading blogs and newspapers just now, turn off the CNN video feed, and do some real work for awhile. Sure, Obama doesn’t have that much national experience, other than four years as a Senator and six years as a [...]
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Wildfires & Rainstorms
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, News
It’s been so weird to read about the wildfires in Northern California this summer, because nearly all the places affected were the places that I visited in April on my trip. Big Sur, Monterey, Mariposa, Midpines… I just read an article today about the wildfires reaching Yosemite National Park. It was all so beautiful- I [...]
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Flooding
June 13th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Crazy flooding going on this year in the Midwest. I have a friend in Cedar Rapids, which has been all over the news since the Cedar River is out of its banks. I have another friend who farms in north Missouri, and I think he just finally started planting for this year. And I saw [...]
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