Archive for April, 2007
Busy Days and Nice Weather Makes for Light Blogging
I’m too lazy to scroll through last week’s blogging, but I’m pretty sure I mentioned I spent last weekend roto-tilling compost into the perimeter of the back yard. Yesterday we drove out to Lansdowne for some gardening supplies including fish emulsion, bean netting, poles for for tomatoes and limas.
Today, we planted said [...]
A Rare “If It Was Clinton” Post
Randall L. Tobias, the deputy secretary of state responsible for U.S. foreign aid, abruptly resigned yesterday after he was asked about an upscale escort service allegedly involved in prostitution, U.S. government sources said.
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[Alleged ringleader Deborah Palfrey claims her] escort service provided clients with college-educated women who engaged in legal, sexual game-playing for $275 per 90-minute [...]
Sad Today
One of my friends gave birth to an extremely premature baby last October: he was only 24.5 weeks or so. As you may imagine the little guy has struggled ever since. I don’t believe he’s ever been out of the hospital, and his short life has been nothing but heart problems, pulmonary problems, [...]
Read More..>>Friday Videos: Tim Kelly Edition
The Big Boys, Live at Fitzgerald’s 1982
Read More..>>Friday Videos: Shape Note Singing
Last night I did shape-note singing for the first time, also referred to as Sacred Harp from the most popular shape-note songbook, a style highly popular in the rural south in the 19th and early 20th Century.
The dominant religion at the time, the Baptist faith, largely prohibited musical instruments in worship, so hymns were sung [...]
April 28: National Impeachment Rally
On April 28, 2007, there will be nationwide actions calling for Impeachment of the Criminal Bush Enterprise. Click for actions in your area.
In Philadelphia, “there will be a festive rally and march at Love Park (15th & JFK) from 1-4PM. If you Love to Impeach, please contact philly@worldcantwait.org for more info or to volunteer [...]
Rudy Giuliani: Demagogue
h/t Susie
Read More..>>David Broder is a Senile Old Man
I don’t know whether I should be angry, or just laugh scornfully at David Broder’s latest offering: the “Dean” of Washington Discourse, who recently said that Bush was poised for a comeback (no seriously, and stop laughing like that, it’s mean and David Broder doesn’t like it), now believes that Harry Reid is “the Democrats’ [...]
Read More..>>Caption These
h/t: shakesville
Read More..>>Upcoming Metal
La Resistance is playing May 24th at the M-Room. We’ve been working up some new songs, including a real good’un called “Throw Down the Gauntlet.”
Looks like we may have free beer for the first couple of hours too, so mark your calendars.
