Archive | August, 2003

Saving Face, Losing a War

This column was one I really wanted to hold on to. There are way too many pundits pushing for the idea of either A. Pulling out of Iraq and leaving it in a state of anarchy or B. Sending more troops and continuing trying to pacify the whole country. Harley Sorenson supports a position that  Read more »

Dean’s grass roots growing in Texas

Dean’s grass roots growing in Texas By Ken Herman AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Monday, August 25, 2003 On a Saturday morning in April, Glen Maxey, based at a folding table stocked with Howard Dean campaign materials, worked the hallway near the hotel conference room where the State Democratic Executive Committee was meeting. On that day, long before  Read more »

My birthday

I just saw that I hare my birthday with these people: February 27, 1861 – Rudolph Steiner – Occultist February 27, 1910 – Joan Bennett – Actress February 27, 1930 – Joanne Woodward – Actress February 27, 1932 – Elizabeth Taylor – Actress February 27, 1934 – Ralph Nader – Activist February 27, 1980 –  Read more »

AOL Blocks Links from LiveJournal

From: AOL Blocks Links from LiveJournal Posted by michael on Friday August 29, @06:45PM from the clue-not-found dept. Evan Martin writes “LiveJournal.com is an open-source weblog site with over a million users, some of whom use AOL. Last week, AOL began blocking all HTTP requests with “www.livejournal.com” Referer headers. This is a common practice by  Read more »

Which 80′s Song Fits You?

“99 Red Balloons” (by Nena) 99 Decision Street. 99 ministers meet. To worry, worry, super-scurry. Call the troops out in a hurry. This is what we’ve waited for. This is it boys, this is war. The president is on the line As 99 red balloons go by. Which 80′s Song Fits You? brought to you  Read more »