Quote of the Day -- January 31, 2009 1
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying toplease everybody.Dr. Bill Cosby (1937 - )
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SATURDAY, JAN. 31, 2009
FRIDAY, JAN. 30, 2009
Al Gore to Testify... 1
Good morning, Netizens...Whether you ever liked Al Gore or not, whether you believe his message that Global Warming exists or is/is not a threat, you have to admit he does has a certain degree of perseverence. In this morning's David Horsey cartoon, however, we are…
Quote of the Day -- January 30, 2009 1
The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperon.Amy Vanderbilt (1908 - 1974)
THURSDAY, JAN. 29, 2009
Yourrrrr OUT!!! 13
Just in from Reuters: Illinois senate votes to oust Governor Blagojevich … CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois state senate on Thursday convicted Governor Rod Blagojevich of abuse of power, removing him from office amid charges that he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat once…
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28, 2009
Black Hole of Depression 62
Unemployment.Layoffs upon Layoffs. I've never seen anything like it. First, yesterday's paper's headline shouted "One day, 40,000 job cuts" for household names like Caterpillar, Home Depot and Sprint Nextel. Then the news bulletin alert on my email stated that Mayor Vernor was planning nine layoffs…
Where did the money go? 3
Good morning, Netizens... I think perhaps this is one of the David Horsey cartoons upon which we will all agree, when he asks the unspoken question, “Just where the dickens did all that money the government gave the banks go?” It seems each time I…
Quote of the Day -- January 28, 2009
I'm not going to quit. Why should I quit? This country is worth fighting for.Hillary Rodham Clinton (1948 - ), Ellen DeGeneres interview, 04-07-08
TUESDAY, JAN. 27, 2009
The Economic Stimulus Plan... 7
Good morning, Netizens... If you look back in the history of this Blog you will see a Horsey cartoon where the Wall Street Bail Out was introduced to the members of Congress as a pig with lipstick and a veil. Not to be outdone by…
Quote of the Day -- January 27, 2009
The scientific name for an animal that doesn't either run from or fight its enemies is lunch.Michael Friedman
MONDAY, JAN. 26, 2009
It's Off to Aghanistan we go! 25
Good morning, Netizens... In today's David Horsey cartoon, he takes a long look at Richard Holbrooke, President Obama's special representative to Aghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke, is a top-ranking diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker to name a few of the…
Revisiting the Chinese New Year... 1
Good morning Netizens... Yesterday morning, I wrote a brief overview of the Chinese New Year which has already begun in China today. Perhaps I didn't state it fully, but there are several versions of how the animals of Chinese astrology came to be, but today,…
Quote of the Day -- January 26, 2009 5
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.C. S. Lewis (1898 - 1963)
SUNDAY, JAN. 25, 2009
Wildlife at EWU 3
Good afternoon, Netizens...Here we have a picture forwarded to me by SR's Ryan Pitts that proves, beyond a question of a doubt, that the only wildlife at Eastern Washington University is not in the various residence halls, pubs and after-hours celebrations. Ostensibly the moose were…
The Chinese New Year draws near...
Good afternoon, Netizens... In just a few hours Non-Chinese and Chinese alike around the world will begin celebrating Chinese New Year, the year of the ox. Considered by most ethnic Chinese families to be the most-significant day in China, you might be surprised, as I…
Quote of the Day -- January 25, 2009
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.Stephen Hawking (1942 - ) Engineer
SATURDAY, JAN. 24, 2009
Changing trends in fashion... 5
Good morning, Netizens... When I was a young man just beginning the transition toward adulthood, I occasionally attended an African American church, primarily because of the incredibly-powerful oratory of their pastor, the late Reverend Bill Saugus. Reverend Saugus had the ability, using the inflection and…
You haven't seen anything yet?
Good morning, Netizens... In this morning's David Horsey political cartoon, David Horsey's wit has been supplanted with some wisdom. Despite the liberties with which he has created a caricature of President Obama attired as General George Washington at Valley Forge, there is some profound wisdom…
Quote of the Day -- January 24, 2009
He not busy being born is busy dying.Bob Dylan (1941 - )
FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 2009
Circle the wagons! 3
Good morning Netizens... After a wealth of politics and opinion regarding our new President, while I was cruising the used car lot of news in the paper online this morning, a story rose up and bit me where I live. Say it isn't so! Eighty-one…
Quote of the Day -- January 23, 2009
There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.Agnes Repplier (1855 - 1950)
THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 2009
Homeless agency fires Illinois first lady 1
From MSNBC:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28792259/"The wife of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was fired from her $100,000-a-year job as a Chicago homeless agency's chief fundraiser. . . . Patti Blagojevich is not accused of wrongdoing and has not spoken publicly since her husband's arrest. . . ."Does this…
Quote of the Day -- January 22, 2009 5
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.Senator Everett Dirksen (1896 - 1969)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21, 2009
In the scope of Time... 3
Good morning, Netizens...Perhaps this quote, from Obama's Inaugural Speech yesterday, spoke the loudest to me personally, and obviously this morning, it also spoke to David Horsey. For we are a young nation, and as such, we have a great deal to learn about governance, and…
TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 2009
Obama's Inauguration Speech Text
Good afternoon, Netizens...Here, from the news wires is the entire text of Obama's Inauguration Speech:My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President…
Could he be the One? 3
Good morning, Netizens... Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009 – unbounded questions persist. Is he the One? The abiding question, that most-elusive of all questions has lingered in the corners of my mind since his powerful speech delivered at the Democratic National Convention, and even in…
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