Good morning Netizens...It's not really part of our local political schema but part of an even bigger picture. The FBI arrested Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris this morning on federal corruption charges. There are a long list of charges…
Good morning, Netizens...Someone called me on my statements the other day about Christmas Shop-til-you-drop mentality, and after a bit of research and introspection, several of you have perfectly-valid points. Like most of you, the news that Wal-Mart shoppers were so eager to take advantage of…
We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real? Ray Bradbury (1920 - ), Fahrenheit 451, 1953
Word of the Day for Saturday, December 6, 2008sentinel \SEN-tuhn-uhl\, noun, verb:1. to stand guard and watch2. a person stationed to keep watch and guard Sometimes the puppy barked when a customer came in, taking on the sentinel's role that no one had assigned him.…
Good morning, everyone...After escaping from the outstretched hands of what passes for The Law in Spokane, Washington, and before he returns to the North Pole, Santa decides to do some last-minute window-shopping in Anticipation of the high demand for gifts for this year, for more…
Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down. Charles F. Kettering (1876 - 1958)
I have spent several years caring for elderly relatives. My significant other's grandmother had a stroke and was placed in a nursing home. She was paralyzed, couldn't speak, and couldn't feed herself. I sat vigil by her side every evening for 2 ½ years, slowly…
Good morning, Netizens...Cartoon source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer and David Horsey Good morning, Netizens...This morning's David Horsey Cartoon clearly speaks of the spirit of the Christmas Season for some. All one has to do is peer at this spirit of Christmas is examine the gross consumerism, the…
Good morning, Netizens...Photo Credit: Getty Images, December 2, 2008) Pakistani Rangers (in black) and Indian Border Security Force personnel perform the daily retreat ceremony on the India-Pakistan Border at Wagah on Tuesday. Retreat ceremony?? Granted both sides appear to have some of most-spiffy headgear imaginable,…
When I was born the doctor took one look at my face, turned me over and said, Look ... twins! Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
“Jingle Bells”, “Silver Bells”, “Christmas Bells are Ringing”, everywhere bells. Bells can be seen in every aspect of Christmas from poems, quotes, songs and decorations. Believe it or not “Jingle Bells”, one of the most famous American Christmas songs, was originally written for Thanksgiving! The…
Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them. Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
Good morning, Netizens...Photo Credit: Seattle Post-IntelligencerHoo boy! In this morning's David Horsey cartoon, I think he has posed the question that nearly everyone is asking. Once Hillary is sworn in as Secretary of State, what will Bill do with his time? So, without dedicating more…
Good evening, Netizens...Photo Credit: Getty ImagesMumbai residents attend a candlelight vigil in the street near The Oberoi Hotel following a demonstration against the recent terror attacks in the city on Sunday in Mumbai, India. (November 30, 2008)Perhaps these innocents, gathered together to denote the dead…
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