Al Klemm came by the house today, looking for Republicans. Told him he was at the wrong address but that, while we were not Republicans, when it came to the County Commissioner’s race, we voted against Hood and Stan. Hell, we’d vote for a monkey in a zoot suit over those two. How about [...]
In the words of Thomas Moore
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly today,Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms, Like fairy-gifts fading away,Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it [...]
Emmett David Helmers-Olsen.
8 lbs, 3 oz.
Hey, Bookman… he’s here.
Recommendation time. Pork and Peck’r barbecue sauce. Made in North Carolina. We bought it at the local Piggly Wiggly. Slapped it on some ribs last night. Damn skippy good. Mild sauce… lets the flavor of the meat take center stage, not the pepper or vinegar or spices.
Who’s getting ready? Ya’ll buying canned goods and bottled water? This avian flu thing is real. hmmmm. Here’s the latest from ABC news:
"Society just can’t accept the idea that 50 percent of the population could die. And I think we have to face that possibility," Webster said. "I’m sorry if I’m making people a [...]
And then there’s John Nichols in the Nation:
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will on Monday ask the Senate to officially censure President Bush for breaking the law by authorizing an illegal wiretapping program, and for misleading Congress and the American people about the existence and legality of that program.
If the Wisconsin [...]
Two months after the New York Times revealed that the Bush Administration ordered the National Security Agency to conduct warrantless surveillance of American citizens, only three corporations–AT&T, Sprint and MCI–have been identified by the media as cooperating…
read more, oh yes, read more.
Homegrown Handmade
git yersef sum reel fun.
MinistryWatch. Coming out of Matthews, NC, this site has some interesting information.
Then there’s this about how the bird flu has spread so far…From the BBC:
Q: What is bird flu?
Like humans and other species, birds are susceptible to flu.
There are 15 types of bird, or avian, flu.
The most contagious strains, which are usually fatal in birds, are [...]
Do ya’ll read The Register? No? You should…Last June, Charles Arthur wrote about the Avian flu —
You may think this is overblown. But discussion of the possibility of a flu pandemic has fallen out of the news. And as the security consultant Bruce Schneier says: "One of the things I routinely tell people [...]