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February 18, 2008
Some of the interesting news of the day.... 1. Is someone checking Ebay? Paintings by Cezanne, Degas, van Gogh and Monet worth $163.2 million were stolen from a Zurich museum, with police calling it a "spectacular art robbery." The robbers struck right before the private gallery was to close and grabbed the entire row of four bulky, glass-covered, framed masterpieces. Authorities believe it may…
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February 11, 2008
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom. Yes we can. It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness. Yes we can. It was the…
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February 5, 2008
Rita: What about me, Phil? Do you know me too? Phil: I know all about you. You like producing, but you hope for more than Channel 9 Pittsburgh. Rita: Well, everyone knows that! Phil: You like boats, but not the ocean. You go to a lake in the summer with your family up in the mountains. There's a long wooden dock and a…
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February 2, 2008
At least 800 people have died in the aftermath of Kenya's presidential elections that were held on December 27th, 2007. The President, Mr. Mwai Kibaki, is an ethnic Kikuyu. Observers report widespread evidence of vote-rigging that assured the sitting president would be re-elected. Unfortunately it appears that yet another corrupt African politician has put his ego, his bank account, and his selfish tyranny ahead of the lives of his fellow…
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January 30, 2008
The news networks- FOX, CNN, MSNBC- have all implemented a very 21st century kind of feature into their daily reportage. They now try to monitor the "Blogoshpere" to glean clues on what we're thinking about. They're apparently monitoring some "everyman" weblogs. These "participatory journalists" are documenting on their particular niche or their corner of the world. The networks can then not only get the pulse of the issue in…
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January 24, 2008
Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights leader & clergyman (1929 - 1968) "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and…
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January 21, 2008
....okay, so maybe our next President will not be Kevin Spacey. But I can't help it, every time I see Mike Huckabee, I swear he reminds me of ol' Keyser Soze. Come on, don't you see it? Spacey..... The Huckster.... ...I started collecting images of these 2 about a week ago, looking for a "perfect match". I didn't quite find one but in my latest search…
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January 15, 2008