Good afternoon, Netizens...The Republican National Convention will convene tomorrow, as planned, but today Rick Davis, Campaign Manager for the John McCain Campaign stated in a press conference a short time ago that only the business aspects of the convention will be conducted tomorrow. Due to…
Good morning, Netizens...We always want to keep an eye on potential problems. While an area extending from Texas to Mississippi are evacuating and taking other precautions for Hurricane Gustav, which is making its way through the Gulf, making what appears to be a dead-on shot…
Good morning, Netizens...It's now official. Hurricane Gustav is a Category 4 hurricane as of an hour ago, and strengthening. As you can see from the projected track it may follow it appears destined to hit New Orleans nearly dead-on, barring a change of direction. Yesterday…
Good morning, Netizens...In yet another David Horsey's excellent political cartoons from the Seattle P-I, we have a hilariously-funny picture of Presidential candidate John McCain and Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin as they climb aboard the bus heading for St. Paul and the Republican National Convention. Sarah…
Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head. Carole Burnett
Good Morning,Last fall when I first went to Second Harvest to get the first batch of food for our feeding program at Central Methodist Church "Shalom Ministry" the shelves at the main supply depot were modestly full. It is not unlike a "Big Box" store,…
David Horsey's excellent political cartoons appear daily in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and online. Good morning, Netizens...This is the first of several Pictures of the Day, and it in particular begs the viewer to contemplate the parallels between the late Martin Luther King and Barak Obama.…
Good morning, Netizens...Having listened for a long time how badly the Veteran's Administration is being run, this morning I turned to a long-time friend and one of America's heroes from Vietnam to read what he might have to offer on the subject. The horror story…
This week's theme: Why use a simple word?maquillage (ma-kee-AAZH) noun Makeup or cosmetics.[From French maquillage (makeup), from maquiller (to apply makeup). Ultimately from the Indo-European root mag-/mak- (to knead, to fit)that is also the source of words make, mason, mass, match, and mingle.]-Anu Garg (words…
Good morning, Netizens...This AP picture of Barak Obama is not the Picture of the Day, as some might presume. I submit to each of you this picture is what the next President of the United States will look like when or if the voters of…
Good evening, Netizens...Curious about how the world of newspapers are changing? A world-class sports columnist, Jay Mariotti, abruptly resigned from the Chicago Sun-Times today and wrote these words after returning from the Olympics in China. "To showcase your work ... you need a stellar Web…
Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling into at night. I miss you like hell. Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950), Letters
Good morning, Netizens... It only lasted a brief moment in time, but early this morning an trivial little thunderstorm cell defied every bit of meteorological finesse by materializing when weather forecasters stated the night was supposed to be clear and cool. I noticed lightning in…
God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try. Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997)
Good evening, Everyone...Michelle Obama took center stage at the Democratic National Convention tonight and in a slightly over 20 minute emotionally-laden speech demonstrated for even those skeptics in the audience that she is a powerful public speaker. There were tears in the eyes of audience…
Stuffed deer heads on walls are bad enough, but it's worse when they are wearing dark glasses and have streamers in their antlers because then you know they were enjoying themselves at a party when they were shot. Ellen DeGeneres
"Obamadom is coming. Get your AR now"Seen on the outdoor readerboard at the Sharp Shooting Indoor Range and Gunshop corner of Freya and Trent. Is this free speech or inciting to riot? Dave
He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Good afternoon, Netizens...COEUR d'ALENE -- Blackwater Worldwide, a private security company, wants to build a regional law enforcement training center in North Idaho.The North Carolina-based company is negotiating a contract with the Idaho Peace Officer Standards & Training Academy to provide space and instruction to…
Good morning, Netizens...“I'm sorry for how things are in China,I 'm sorry things ain't the way they used to beBut more than anything elseI'm sorry for myselfBecause you're not here with me...” (The late great John Denver)As I climb from my honorable Putzmobile in front…
Gush Shalom calls upon the government to let peace boats reach Gaza Message from the ships mentions electronic jamming hurting vital systemsThe Gush Shalom movement calls upon the government to let the two humanitarian boats which sailed yesterday from Cyprus, carrying peace and human rights…
Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me leave to do my utmost. Isak Dineson, 'Babette's Feast'
Forty-six international human rights workers are now sailing to Gaza through international waters with one overriding goal: to break the Israeli siege that Israel has imposed on the civilian population of Gaza. Any action designed to harm civilians constitutes collective punishment (in the Palestinians' case,…
Did you know that there is a federal law initiated in 1976 that allows information about your school-age child to be released to the public without your knowledge or permission??? This includes your child's name, date of birth, picture, and address. The Duncan trial going…
Today's Picture of the Day features a fast moving thunderstorm dumping rain and hail over Spokane, Wash. on Thursday. The storm left almost an inch of hail in the Spokane Valley, causing a rash of traffic accidents. The photo was taken looking east from the…
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