tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111094842011-12-14T22:19:54.981-05:00"We can't solve our problems using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."--Albert EinsteinCathie Glovernoreply@blogger.comBlogger12241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-37717881709242934172011-04-29T15:50:00.002-04:002011-04-29T15:50:59.933-04:00

small airlines zoom between small cities

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pain at pump

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-334224308530879402010-09-14T11:41:00.002-04:002010-09-14T11:47:42.898-04:00

Slaying in Fairfax followed earlier confrontation about speed hump, police sayStephen A. Carr worked aggressively, but patiently, to try to slow down the cars that flew past his house in the Burke area of Fairfax County. Most of his neighbors applauded his help, and earlier this year a speed hump was installed in front of his house.This is not unlike the fatal shootings over a parking space in

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-12733763023029719872010-09-07T13:41:00.000-04:002010-09-07T13:42:34.418-04:00

I'm staring at a maid service van owned by some Latinos and I'm thinking, "Man, what an awesome country we live in when you can immigrate and start your own business like that." Another difference between liberal and conservative. Today's American conservative would bitch about the immigrants while waving a flag and proclaiming America to be the best country on earth while condemning the very

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-75783712816735812472010-08-25T15:15:00.001-04:002010-08-25T15:15:33.685-04:00

The headlines read:“Senior Hezbollah Member Killed in Beirut Clashes”The first line read “Clashes erupted between Shiite and Sunni groups on the streets of Beirut…”But the argument allegedly started over the lack of a parking space. The guys who wanted the space happened to be a Hezbollah official and a Sunni from Al-Ahbash. There was, as far as we can tell, no political reason for the parking

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-15664468589800568292010-07-07T20:05:00.000-04:002010-07-07T20:06:07.312-04:00

Every time I hear anti-immigrant comments and racism towards Latinos, I think about what my Irish ancestors went through when they immigrated to America and had to go through the exact same racism we see today. Shame on you, America.This shirt was for sale in Lexington, Kentucky. While bigots like Rush Limbaugh continue to deny they are racist but then say things like "[Obama] wouldn't have been

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-42369693226887981332010-01-16T14:30:00.004-05:002010-01-16T14:41:43.586-05:00

Screw WaPo for publishing this b.s., especially in light of Haiti's need at this time. ...an analysis of the charity's tax returns raises questions about how it has spent money in the past, with administrative expenses that appear to be higher than comparable charities and payments to businesses owned by the musician and a board member, including $100,000 for a performance by Jean at a 2006

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-41750620438504261422010-01-01T12:40:00.006-05:002010-01-01T14:27:33.508-05:00

NPR did a quick survey asking people to describe 2009 in one word. I was surprised at how negative it was, if only because NPR listeners tend to be more liberal with higher education levels that make them less susceptible to losing their jobs in the midst of a depression. (Then again, when "sucky," "sucked," and "suckfest" were used several times, you have to wonder about education levels...)

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-88522985436824888042009-12-12T15:05:00.002-05:002009-12-12T15:07:40.943-05:00

This is the post I wrote for Developing Lebanon on International Human Rights Day.Some time ago, a King in England signed a piece of paper establishing certain rights of men. King John signed the Magna Carta in part because he was afraid he'd be overthrown by revolting barons who were angry at the monarch's abuse of power. By no means did the document care about the rights of ordinary people -

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-53609675065525694452009-12-08T19:34:00.001-05:002009-12-08T19:35:34.580-05:00

In praise of common AmericansS. Nayyar Iqbal Raza Karachi, Pakistan - Greg Mortenson is an American and, like our philanthropist Maulana Abdul Sattar Edhi, likes to spend his time with the underprivileged and poor without discrimination, according to the Dawn article by Safia Siddiqui on 22 November.He represents the common man in America who is humble, kind, generous and good at heart.He came to

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-3334039254311088022009-11-21T16:44:00.002-05:002009-11-21T16:46:42.093-05:00

First Senate hurdle passed today. Time to start threatening Lincoln and Landrieu with pledges to contribute to their opponents...

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-87480708603189625472009-11-09T18:18:00.002-05:002009-11-09T18:25:59.604-05:00

Oscar the Grouch trashes Fox News.Funny, but is it really necessary on a children’s show?This might only be of interest to language geeks – particularly those who’ve studied Arabic. It certainly makes sense and goes along with what I’ve been saying – that “Arabic” is not a language. It’s a series of languages and the only reason that “Lebanese,” “Egyptian,” “Jordanian,” etc. do not exist as a

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-5045812823900582912009-11-06T21:57:00.002-05:002009-11-06T21:59:16.377-05:00

Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. When all are free, then we can look forward to that day when this city will be joined as one and this country and this great Continent of Europe in a peaceful and hopeful globe. When that day finally comes, as it will, the people of West Berlin can take sober satisfaction in the fact that they were in the front lines for

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-58575066921669834102009-11-06T11:59:00.001-05:002009-11-06T12:02:47.331-05:00

Venture capitalists investing in green again.Reverend Billy makes the news (and got a decent showing on election day).Who cares what happens to a person after they’re born? Women shouldn’t be drinking the devil’s drink anyway, right?There’s a special place in hell for teabaggers. And for the GOPs who have allowed them to take over their party. Perspective on the shooting at Fort Hood. If more

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-60975810966997947052009-11-03T14:00:00.003-05:002009-11-03T14:06:24.766-05:00

As if the Snows of Kilimanjaro wasn't depressing enough. The writer in the story realizes as he's dying from an infection that although he'd seen so much in his life, he never wrote about it. He lived for the moment, never thinking of his future.And that's what many are doing right now as the snows melt from Kilimanjaro. What would Hemingway think?Sigh...Warren Buffet buys train company, Fox

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-58473892459485070862009-11-02T14:55:00.003-05:002009-11-02T16:09:25.631-05:00

Did the stimulus work? A nut from Cato says no. Surprise, surprise.The Exile of Satan from Heavy Metal Design. I'm not a metal fan, but I found this interesting from a sociological perspective.Article on child brides. Too bad we can't can some of the pedophilia paranoia in the US and give it to the countries where pedophilia is acceptable.McCain adviser who attacked Dems' HCR is losing his

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-3610816304520590292009-11-02T13:01:00.001-05:002009-11-02T13:03:11.225-05:00

Ayn Rand was one of the most terrible people to happen to America.Lost on her followers (among many other things) is the fact that even though she was screaming that FDR was making America a fascist state, it did not become a fascist state. Funny how history continues to repeat itself and these people never get it.Ayn Rand surely suffered from undiagnosed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-2523110119590451012009-11-01T17:51:00.003-05:002009-11-01T18:13:56.770-05:00

The status: Boo! I was going to go to a party dressed as Fox News (the scariest thing out there), but I'm not much in the mood to go out tonight. It would be a fun costume, though. Maybe next year, as it will be election time...CN: Fox "News" will still be scary next year. Don't worry.BSS: Sorry, but I am a Fox news fan and it is the left that scares me! Oh well, that is what makes the world go

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-87517288072631250412009-10-29T00:07:00.000-04:002009-10-29T13:30:06.660-04:00

Do you want to know the difference between a liberal and a conservative? Look no further than these two videos. Liberals use humor and smart satire to talk about politics.Contrast that with the insane rants of the most popular conservative television show.Onto the links:Oh noes! Obama is gonna shut down the interwebs! Is AARP the GOP ACORN? Schwartzenegger really isn’t a bad GOP sometimes.Joe

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-83696559597450765082009-10-28T10:54:00.000-04:002009-10-29T10:59:47.153-04:00

"Here we are, quadrillions of bytes deep into the Information Age. And yet information, it seems, has never mattered less." Couldn't have said it better.http://rawstory.com/2009/10/gops-facebook-photos/Yuppie 911. God, people are stupid.Michael has not left the building. Latoya's building.Trigger. Bang bang.Marg bar dictator.Next on the David Duke Network.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091026/

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-52923613952324132072009-10-26T11:57:00.008-04:002009-10-26T12:52:02.391-04:00

A live YouTube concert. 96,000 people attended. Another 2.5 million watched online. I did. I can't wait to get my tix for the Philly and NYC shows next year. I already ordered a ticket for one of the Paris shows (and hope to see another one there if I can find a ticket.)More evidence that capitalism and fascism go hand in hand.I'm gonna go with a wild conspiracy theory based on zero evidence

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-53842883036329766072009-10-23T18:07:00.003-04:002009-10-23T18:28:08.816-04:00

Conservatives can't get satire. It's amazing to me to think how many of them think Steven Colbert is a real conservative.A four year old gets an $8000 tax credit? Those people are not fit to be parents.I'm not the only one feeling sick while riding Metro these days.The ancient Egyptians held the first recorded workers strike.Militant Atheists are just as bad as Crazy Christians.Krauthammer

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-88564684553177140062009-10-22T13:46:00.004-04:002009-10-22T15:14:24.028-04:00

The world's stupidest inventions, including this cigarette holder. It holds a whole pack!Excellent article on the enviro reporter Limbarf told to kill himself.I can imagine many of Palin's followers - who are not quite bright - will mistakenly purchase the parody.Shocking photos of the plastic found in dead albatrosses. Very interesting article on Chernobyl.Not news. More evidence that people

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-9977178144669521632009-10-21T15:55:00.003-04:002009-10-21T16:01:50.665-04:00

THE HEADLINE: Folsom Walmart to start reusable bag trial.I can imagine the outrage of the - how should I put it - average Walmart shopper in Iowa or somewhere with only pickup trucks in the parking lot. I mean, this Sacramento woman is upset because now she'll have to *gasp* BUY trash bags for her bins. Can you imagine what Billy Joe from Kansas is going to do when he finds out he has to PAY to

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-20256300362947779862009-10-09T17:19:00.001-04:002009-10-09T17:19:37.905-04:00

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The cries rose up into the political sky spiced with dark clouds and sunshine. The uncertainty was there - would it rain? Would there be freedom? Their slogans were foreign, yet familiar, though they were wracked with anger and there was a chilling wrath to them that was not quite comfortable. Marg bar Khameneyi. Marg bar dictator. Death to Khameneyi. Death to the dictator.A force was

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-14528835524414930342009-06-20T15:01:00.006-04:002009-06-20T15:33:59.715-04:00

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - Martin Luther King, Jr.The tweets come in, tweeters from all over saying unimportant and important things. One links me to an article about the jerseys a baseball team is wearing. Another points me to a video in which a woman dies in her father's arms, the victim of a brutal regime. I see the paradox between the sacred and

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-76437979954667687112009-06-17T21:55:00.002-04:002009-06-17T23:58:54.334-04:00

Austin and New York City

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06/15/2009 05:13 pm by AustinIf you’re using Windows, it’s pretty straight forward to setup a proxy and help give access to those in Iran who are being censored. If you’re running Redhat/CentOS, please use the linux instructions.1) Download Squid for Windows2) Extract that zip archive, and move the “squid” folder to the root of your drive (probably C:\).3) After moving the squid folder, open “C:\

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-23740107725218231192009-01-17T09:32:00.000-05:002009-01-17T09:33:20.069-05:00

In just a few short days, the 56th Presidential Inaugural will be fully underway.This will be an inauguration for all Americans, and we have an exciting list of events planned, even if you won't be in Washington, D.C. I wanted to send you an update about some of the items on the agenda:Sunday, January 18thWe Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, free, live broadcast on

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-46442913620357080032009-01-08T13:18:00.004-05:002009-01-08T13:43:39.982-05:00

I went to Istanbul for nearly a week last November, and decided I needed a month just to see a fraction of the city, so I'll have to go back some time. Tom (an English guy I met in Bulgaria) and I went down there and wandered the streets rather aimlessly, which is the best way to visit a place in my opinion. Tom's one of those people who makes no real plans for a day, and the biggest decisions

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-17856152504375658062009-01-07T15:57:00.010-05:002009-01-07T17:41:13.658-05:00

A discussion on a baseball blog about the new MLB Network and the fact that I might actually have to buy a television and get cable to watch it started another discussion about how withdrawn Americans are from their society. The gist of the discussion was how Americans (and this is becoming a global problem) retreat to the confines of their homes to watch television after long days of work and

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-79858499273174865592008-12-22T14:07:00.005-05:002008-12-22T14:28:23.183-05:00

I was going to start this post by saying something about how winter is a time of reflection, but then I realized I say that same thing about spring and autumn. Never summer, though. Summer is a time for enjoying life, for celebrating light and warmth and yes, baseball. Winter? Maybe winter is not so much a season of reflection, but a season of longing. I still haven't found a person who is

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-13525061537106737412008-12-08T17:24:00.003-05:002008-12-08T17:35:38.509-05:00

It happens every two years for me (sometimes every year, depending if there is a good governor's or state legislative race). I devote most of my energy to a campaign, and then Election Day hits and it's over. And I crash. And I stop paying attention for about a month.I realized today that I haven't been paying much attention. I stopped reading the political blogs, stopped reading every word

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-83522681770183541562008-11-21T14:08:00.003-05:002008-11-21T14:17:28.614-05:00

With the Minnesota Senate recount underway, it is looking more and more like Franken could win this thing. As of today, he is down 136 votes (after being down by 270+ before the recount began.) The Democratic counties are Hennipin (Minneapolis), Ramsey, and St. Louis. So far Hennipin Co has only recounted 42% (Al has already gained 14 votes there), Ramsey 30% (Al's gained 39 votes there) and

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-24809237734847725142008-11-12T22:24:00.004-05:002008-11-12T22:40:29.660-05:00

Reds to receive environmental award As part of an initiative to "Go Green" in 2008, the Reds began or improved several programs that benefit the preservation of the environment. Working with Rumpke and Pepsi, it included a recycling program of plastic and paper generated from both game-day crowds and front-office business.Waste cooking oils generated in the kitchens and concession areas were

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-5139582187427133712008-11-11T21:33:00.004-05:002008-11-11T21:54:36.612-05:00

Health care in this country is nearing a crisis state. More than forty million people in this country have no health insurance, and many Americans are foregoing health care because they cannot afford it. Why is this happening in this country, supposedly the richest country in the world?It isn't just the greed of the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical companies. Yes, these two

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-4322298475066371882008-11-06T14:14:00.003-05:002008-11-06T15:01:36.160-05:00

It has yet to sink in. I've watched every news clip, heard every speech over and over again, read article after article of every amazing experience of our magical night. There are few moments in life when one experiences pure joy, when seemingly every negative emotion you've ever felt disippates into the realm of the divine and you touch nirvana. It is that moment right before something

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-35726603356289412292008-11-03T12:27:00.002-05:002008-11-03T12:29:28.720-05:00

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-42829484206122051342008-10-18T15:24:00.001-04:002008-10-18T15:26:14.671-04:00

100,000 people turned up in St. Louis for Barack Obama.___

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-21182408136224274372008-10-17T18:58:00.000-04:002008-10-17T18:59:52.323-04:00

I just read "Lenin's Tomb" by David Remnick about the end days of the USSR. A passage from Volkogonov, a guy who published a negative biography of Stalin in '88, struck a chord. He spoke at a Minidef session and was denounced by Gen. Falin for a lack of patriotism, so he said: "I am no less a patriot than Falin and love the Motherland no less than he...but you cannot change the consequences of

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-64970022267077331592008-10-17T13:48:00.024-04:002008-10-17T17:35:58.424-04:00

We get Springsteen and The National. They get...Ted Nugent?I attended a GOTV rally on Fountain Square in Cincinnati, Ohio last night. The purpose was to get people on buses to the board of elections to vote (for Barack!) This is my favorite non-U2 band, and for them to be 1. giving a free concert 2. in support of Barack Obama 3. in which I was in the front was simply awesome. To hear them,

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-45124866232699627092008-10-15T18:21:00.002-04:002008-10-15T19:16:15.619-04:00

A great man once said that, a man who gave his life for his country, for a dream which is so close to coming true. In 20 days, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream may take place in living rooms across America as CNN calls Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, and so many other states for Senator Barack Obama. Senator Obama is not a black man. He is not a white man. He is the epitome of what

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-39936318550783140982008-10-14T15:59:00.003-04:002008-10-14T17:25:58.453-04:00

I wonder if this letter will resonate with the small town Ohio folks who read the newspaper I sent it to:Is this America? Across the country, entire towns are seeing the disappearance of yard signs for Senator Obama. People who have paid their own money to show their pride in their candidate are having their property stolen by those who for some reason are filled with hatred and contempt for

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-81182208949489453032008-10-12T11:52:00.001-04:002008-10-13T00:31:46.824-04:00

This past week brought out the true nature of a certain segment of McCain followers and of Sarah Palin herself. At a Palin event, "Sarahcudas" turned nasty towards the media, and one shouted a racial insult at a sound guy. Later, Palin tried to connect Obama to Ayers and someone shouted "Kill Him!" At McCain's event, the senator asked "Who is Barack Obama?" and one of his followers shouted "A

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-45770530121098940882008-10-11T11:55:00.013-04:002008-10-11T15:58:36.100-04:00

I am a baseball fan, a diehard Cincinnati Reds fan, and a trip to the ballpark is just about my favorite thing to do. The Dayton Dragons are the Reds' low A minor league affiliate, and though the Dragons' season ended more than a month ago, I happily hopped into my car and drove to the ballpark on Thursday. This time, though, there'd be no men in shiny white and green uniforms taking the field.

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-48179550118384007962008-10-07T19:52:00.022-04:002008-10-09T00:27:45.454-04:00

In 1971, the United States Constitution was amended for the 26th time in American history. The Vietnam War had prompted unprecidented student activism which led to the amendment to lower the voting age to 18. Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-52812989865916604052008-10-04T23:08:00.000-04:002008-10-04T23:49:35.268-04:00

There is something inherently powerful about voting, something that makes you feel a part of a thing greater than yourself. When I vote, I leave the polling place feeling as if I had just done something to change the world. Even better than voting yourself, however, is empowering others to vote.I have been working for the organization Vote Today Ohio over Ohio's Golden Week. One of our tasks is

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-71165910908945668702008-09-24T13:06:00.002-04:002008-09-24T13:09:17.839-04:00

Here are the results of the DailyKos poll at 1pm.Kos folks are supposedly the "socialists" of America. There goes that theory. (Yet what are numbers to a rhetoric spewing wingnut?)___

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-76271303521755446972008-09-23T15:11:00.003-04:002008-09-23T15:17:45.377-04:00

The National invite you to "Vote Early, Rock Late".You are invited to join The National and their fellow Ohioans The Breeders at a rally in support of Barack Obama and Joe Biden to be held on October 16th at Fountain Square in Cincinnati, Ohio (Located at the corner of Fifth & Vine Streets, downtown). The rally will be held from 5-8 pm and will feature performances by The National & The Breeders

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-36130792547634812282008-09-19T16:23:00.008-04:002008-09-19T18:03:57.590-04:00

I'm reading Lenin's Tomb right now and this passage from Dmitri Volkogonov (who wrote the first negative biography in the Soviet Union published in 1988) struck a chord. He spoke during a Ministry of Defense (minidef) session and was denounced by Communist hardliners, so he said: "I am no less a patriot than [General Valentin} Falin and love the Motherland no less than he...but you cannot change

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-59874719186192828692008-09-19T16:23:00.004-04:002008-09-19T16:32:37.850-04:00

I've been studying for the GMAT for the past three weeks but am taking it tomorrow and will be on top of this blog at least until the election, hopefully longer.Glad to see that the Jesus Mommy bounce has passed and that Barack is creeping back over the top. I follow Electoral Vote religiously, and with the 30 new presidential polls out today, we can clearly see the bounce and the Jesus Mommy

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-6759237599328482952008-08-29T15:07:00.002-04:002008-08-29T15:12:13.248-04:00

Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday as an estimated 38 million viewers watched on television, setting a new record for convention viewership, according to Nielsen Media Research.Mr. Obama"s speech " a historic one given his status as the first African American nominee of a major political party " reached significantly more viewers than the comparable

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-54258236362610332342008-08-28T12:14:00.007-04:002008-08-28T14:04:32.681-04:00

This morning I was sipping my coffee - ok, gulping - when the thought suddenly occurred to me that several months from now when this little rock we call home is far from the sun and we are wrapped in layers of coats and sweaters and mittens, something will happen for only the second time in my cognizance, the first time being too brief and too complicated to have any effect.A Democratic Congress

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-29110303005088837622008-08-27T13:52:00.004-04:002008-08-27T14:51:50.106-04:00

I've been stuck in Middle America for eight months now, and boy, have I learned a lot about what is wrong with this country. Sometimes I think democracy is the root of all problems. I mean, some people don't have a clue what they're talking about, yet they wave their flags and vote anyway. To say you are not going to vote for a person because of his skin color and not see anything morally

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-11971601765394088192008-08-21T09:53:00.003-04:002008-08-21T12:35:46.494-04:00

Yesterday's Reuters/Zogby poll that showed McCain with a five point lead indicates that though Americans claim to dislike negative campaign ads, they work.And why do they work?A person of average intelligence knows that these ads distort the truth, at best. Their existence is based on deception. Attack ad creators use the same tactics as did Goebbels. Who cares about the truth when you're on a

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-52732025739799261902008-08-09T15:09:00.000-04:002008-08-09T15:10:22.765-04:00

What is sport?I've stared at that question for quite awhile. I can hear the reaction of the thoughtless, football-jerseyed ogres saying, "Duh!" But sport is more than the games played, more than baseball, football, track and field. It's business, too. And politics. Would you say it's art? Would you say it's science?When Abner Doubleday (or Alexander Cartwright, depending on which baseball

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-89207660659078276812008-08-06T13:06:00.002-04:002008-08-06T14:12:08.328-04:00

Freedom fighter or terrorist? This has been a left vs. right question in the United States for some time. A lot of it is unthinking rhetoric spewed from both sides, more of that Limbaugh Chomsky garbage that passes for discourse in today's American political climate.We have all heard the "terrorism is a tactic" explanation. Well, it is, that much is true. And the Uighar separatists who suffer

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-33369418567397388442008-08-05T14:55:00.003-04:002008-08-05T17:14:16.638-04:00

I am starting to get those butterflies, those who flip and flutter about the gut in excited anticipation of an upcoming presidential election, one with real hope for change.I have matured greatly since the last debacle we suffered, when a nation blinded by ignorance and foolishness defeated the promise of progress and chose to fall further behind the pace of the rest of the Western world. I've

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-18207397739113748292008-06-27T12:14:00.003-04:002008-08-05T17:23:47.162-04:00

The current issue of Business Week had a telling article about the nature of the Republican party. The article John McCain Is Way Behind Online shows that the party is out of touch with reality.Of course, we don't need McCain to tell us that. Way behind is what the party is about. It is a party that is against progress. It is a party that is against thinking "outside the box." It is a party

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-38419233355926902702008-02-20T14:14:00.004-05:002008-02-22T19:25:07.598-05:00

A couple of nights ago I attended a small gathering of Obama supporters in Shelby County Ohio. Things certainly were different than the large campaigns I participated in while in DC over four and a half years. There were 16 people meeting in the town's small library, far more than I had expected but less than I am used to. But the biggest surprise was the lack of coordination with the national

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-74260235607572313122008-01-28T16:43:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:53:42.151-05:00

I don't know how middle America does it, pretends that the world isn't turning and people aren't dying for unjust reasons or no reasons at all. My heart sinks as I see the photo on the home page of the Washington Post today, a photo full of yellow balloons and a confused pain. It was a birthday party for a dead soldier. He should have been 21 today. He should have moronically done shots in

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-14292805845614357362007-09-25T16:49:00.000-04:002007-09-25T17:05:17.699-04:00

The Solidarity Center condemns the brutal execution-style murder of Marco Tulio Ramirez Portela, Secretary of Culture and Sports of the Guatemalan Banana Workers Union of Izabal, SITRABI. Ramirez, brother of SITRABI General Secretary Noé Antonio Ramirez Portela, was gunned down by masked assailants at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 23, while leaving his home for work on a banana plantation.

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-20197157135927993082007-09-24T10:07:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:16:37.300-04:00

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This may be his dumbest gaffe yet: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela is still very much alive despite an embarrassing gaffe by U.S. President George W. Bush, who alluded to the former South African leader's death in an attempt to explain sectarian violence in Iraq."It's out there. All we can do is reassure people, especially South Africans, that President Mandela is alive," Achmat Dangor,

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-72337579845689563902007-09-14T00:45:00.000-04:002007-09-14T00:46:37.909-04:00

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-13302269985825710062007-09-12T09:19:00.000-04:002007-09-12T10:04:03.829-04:00

I was directed to a baseball blog through an Adsense click. I was attracted to it by its title, Born Into It, because I wanted to read a Red Sox blog by someone who had been born a Sox fan rather than one from that new crowd of Sox "fans" who bought their caps in 2004. The latter type are starting to become the most annoying thing about baseball. They show up in every town, know nothing about

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-25117250213880902582007-09-09T01:57:00.001-04:002007-09-09T01:57:54.768-04:00

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-36644742042830141462007-09-07T16:59:00.000-04:002007-09-07T17:18:21.383-04:00

I'm not sure why people are surprised at the job loss in August. Anyone who lives in reality rather than with their face glued to a calculator can see what the economy is like in this country - one only needs to open his eyes and his ears rather than just his loud mouth. The GOPs have done a wonderful job in convincing their groupthink yesmen followers that everything is peachy keen, while

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-59527577865534675882007-08-20T17:07:00.001-04:002007-08-20T22:27:21.967-04:00

"A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida. The one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I'll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they'll hire him as a contributing

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-91405831449006209132007-07-19T14:54:00.001-04:002007-07-19T16:38:41.388-04:00

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I find it weird that so many religious people feel the need to populate the Interstate with their religious fetishes. On the way to Cincinnati along I-75, there is this massive statue of Jesus, no doubt paid for from the church coffers. Whatever happened to the second commandment - Thou shalt not worship graven images? Actually, though, this Jesus looks like he's pleading to God to get him

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-8755548437941450112007-06-25T10:38:00.000-04:002007-06-25T11:50:44.036-04:00

Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, we were all fully aware of the history of the development of airplanes. Contrary to what you see on North Carolina license plates, Dayton is the true birthplace of aviation, the place the Wright Brothers called home and conducted their research on air transportation. The Wright Brothers were owners of a bicycle shop called the Wright Bicycle Exchange located on 1005

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-23108457578735543432007-06-24T20:58:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:00:19.476-04:00

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-91602262368791505132007-06-23T16:34:00.000-04:002007-06-23T16:41:14.140-04:00

I took this photo of a bike I just finished putting back together (with a new wheel!) and really liked it. I've been taking a ton of bicycle photos, but this is one of my favorites.This bike's for sale, by the way, a Bridgestone Mixte 300. It rides great - I went for a mini ride today (after a much longer one around the Mall) and kind of want to keep it, but I already have a nice Trek mountain

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-40736309899221420062007-06-20T11:47:00.000-04:002007-06-20T12:09:06.935-04:00

Bikes make good photography subjects. I don't know if it is the shiny metal, the simplicity of the machines, or some the peculiar shapes, but I envision taking a lot of shots this summer with bicycles in them. If the weather is decent, I'm going to try to make the ride out to Mount Vernon on Sunday. It's 18 miles one way, and the most I've done this summer is 20 miles total, so I hope I'm not

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-60599806445176835912007-06-15T14:20:00.000-04:002007-06-15T15:13:22.602-04:00

This blog was supposed to be about Washington. I've been methodical about it at times, have written profusely at times, have ignored it at times, changed it's theme and never stuck with it at times, got angry at it at times. Last time I changed it, it was going to be a sort of photoblog. It still is, if I ever get around to posting more. My laptop died, so it hasn't been easy. I do have a

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-74219286824190103832007-06-14T14:33:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:37:05.493-04:00

Late risers unite in DenmarkIf you find it hard to get up in the morning, don't despair - you're not lazy, you're just genetically programmed that way, says the B-Society in Denmark...One strong cup of coffee later and I was on my way to meet Stephen Alstrup who runs his own B-certified company.By the time he gets to his train station the platform is empty and so are most of the seats on his

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-68772657441778148322007-06-06T15:49:00.000-04:002007-06-06T15:53:10.623-04:00

“The candidates that can’t face Fox, can’t face Al Qaeda. And that’s what’s coming.” - Roger Ailes, referring to Democratic candidates who don't want to waste time on Fox shows.So, in the world of logic, Mr. Ailes' statement equates Fox with Al Qaeda. Funny stuff.___

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-68529708961192426572007-06-06T15:29:00.000-04:002007-06-06T15:34:15.616-04:00

It's sad that people can mobilize to get a television show back on the air but can't get off their asses to do anything about this war (or a host of the world's other real problems, like Sudan, AIDS in Africa, poverty anywhere, to name a few of the infinite examples.) Probably because they're sitting on their asses watching television, oblivious to the real world around them. Fans trumpeting the

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-24030172880642107492007-06-06T15:07:00.000-04:002007-06-06T15:12:25.575-04:00

The hideous logo for the London 2012 Olympic Games has gotten worldwide criticism that is falling on deaf ears. Now, it appears that this garbage is causing epileptic seizures.I blame the Freemasons and their global conspiracies, you know, with the elixars of life and the DaVinci Code and all that jazz.Doesn't matter - the world is ending on May 5, 2012, so those games will never happen. At

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-53976404643058625242007-05-16T16:36:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:38:08.902-04:00

The Bad News On CondosMarket Beset by Declining Sales, ForeclosuresBy Allan LengelWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, May 16, 2007; Page D01Two years ago, during the giddy real estate frenzy, some investors bought 300-plus garden-style apartment units in Fairfax County to convert to condominiums.Yesterday, a California bank foreclosed on the group's loan and bought the property -- minus about

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-50095930200337581022007-05-11T11:37:00.000-04:002007-05-11T11:43:04.612-04:00

"The Germans, in the age of Tacitus, were unacquainted with the use of letters; and the use of letters is the principal circumstance that distinguishes a civilised people from a herd of savages incapable of knowledge or reflection. Without that artificial help, the human memory soon dissipates or corrupts the ideas intrusted to her charge; and the nobler faculties of the mind, no longer supplied

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-28918679726998600852007-05-09T12:52:00.001-04:002007-05-09T12:52:24.302-04:00

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-69595556333101149852007-05-05T14:29:00.000-04:002007-05-05T20:16:53.343-04:00

They are every bit as good as advertised.Arcade Fire put on a show last night that had everyone leaving with looks of awe on their faces. Next record comes out and these guys (and gals) are going to be selling out stadiums. It was incredible to watch ten people on stage playing violins, french horns, hurdy gurdy, upright bass, accordian, and of course, your good old rock and roll guitars, bass,

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-48802928224899570162007-05-04T10:04:00.000-04:002007-05-04T11:15:38.777-04:00

Abdel Moneim Mahmoud represents a new wrinkle in a long-time threat to the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.He's young, passionate about democracy, and well educated. Perhaps most alarming to Egypt's autocratic ruler, he's a technologically savvy member of the main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood.Mr. Mahmoud and other like-minded 20-somethings have been pushing the Brotherhood

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-67972856634739103742007-05-03T16:43:00.000-04:002007-05-03T17:23:22.048-04:00

Thought it kind of funny. They need a new webmaster, too...

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-72295519653599956692007-05-03T15:40:00.000-04:002007-05-03T15:44:31.566-04:00

This is asinine:Phone bills are notorious for rankling customers with fees, taxes, tariffs and other mystery assessments.Now some phone companies are adding a new line item to monthly bills: a charge for not making long-distance calls.The category of customers affected by the new fee is the shrinking subset of people who have no-frills home-phone service and don't pay for a long-distance-calling

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-40879481938453383192007-05-02T13:20:00.000-04:002007-05-02T13:34:17.404-04:00

I don't know why Mellencamp thought it was a good idea to invite Joan Baez to do a concert at Walter Reed, but it was pretty stupid. That'd be like inviting chickenhawk Ted Nugent to a peace vigil or inviting Dick Cheney to throw out the first pitch at a Nationals game.

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-48281836951016291352007-04-30T16:42:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:44:27.294-04:00

I was in Pittsburgh this weekend. Thought these benches were cool, although they're a bit creepy!

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-54671198971088359552007-04-27T14:31:00.000-04:002007-04-27T14:39:19.025-04:00

I thought this an interesting post on Wapo's religion blog. Though by no means am I putting myself on the same mind planet as Einstein, I do have a similar view on religion, though mine is a foggy and vague concept that I'll never clarify in life. As Einstein said in an interview (quoted below), "The problem involved is too vast for our limited minds." That's why people who think they know the

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-47718363136581303132007-04-26T17:26:00.000-04:002007-04-26T17:27:07.447-04:00

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-9071777181963801212007-04-24T15:04:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:05:41.843-04:00

“A student must yell against liberal thoughts and the liberal economy.”How often do you hear that kind of statement from the American right? Every damn day. Well, you know who said it? Answer in the comments.

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-61753988406497995772007-04-24T13:28:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:24:06.963-04:00

So it's come to this. The FCC is proposing to limit the violence on television. You have the free speech criers up in arms about it and the stupid argument "if you don't like it, turn it off."Reality, people! So maybe you'll turn your television off so your kids can't watch. The bad parent, who is becoming increasingly common these days, doesn't give a crap what his kid watches. Studies

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-49874576809972881542007-04-23T20:53:00.000-04:002007-04-24T13:51:17.541-04:00

Once upon a time I wrote here every day, and I even took the time to think about the topic, edit, and answer the comments to each post. Somehow, though, I lost interest. It was 2005 when I became fed up with the resident troll's nonsense and disillusioned with partisan politics. I had a sort of renewal when election time came around and I volunteered for Webb's campaign, but it wasn't until I

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-34793333347637029392007-04-21T23:37:00.000-04:002007-04-21T23:40:08.525-04:00

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-89305404131630779702007-04-16T10:06:00.000-04:002007-04-16T10:21:27.339-04:00

I'm not sure to which generation I belong. I was born in a cutoff year for generational definition - 1977. I was one of the few oldest siblings in anything I did, whether it was school, softball, or Girl Scouts. I suppose that has something to do with a whole generation of young men getting killed in Vietnam, a generation that would have been starting families around the time I was born if

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-1286888500857401572007-04-14T11:45:00.000-04:002007-04-14T16:21:30.062-04:00

So I experienced some cyberhatred because of the post I wrote on Josh Hamilton, which over 600 people read, far exceeding the number of any single post I've ever written. Most of the feedback was positive, but there were a few twisted comments written by those who thought I was pushing some sort of political agenda. One guy threw a nonsensical fit because the words "Christian" and "Christianity

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-52889639221123409942007-04-11T14:51:00.000-04:002007-04-11T15:16:02.824-04:00

Background: This post is not about baseball but about a guy who happens to play baseball, Josh Hamilton. He was the #1 draft pick in 1999 and was hailed as the next Mickey Mantle. Life got in the way, though. Josh was out of baseball for three whole years - suspended multiple times for drug use. Coke, crack, heroin - you name it, the kid was doing it all.In October 2005, Hamilton stopped

Cathie Glovernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109484.post-63313707481744898862007-04-10T23:33:00.000-04:002007-04-10T23:47:12.766-04:00

At least it looked pretty today.

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