Yesterday was, of course, another anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. As I walked into the building, a big United jet flew overhead, and I looked up to watch it climb into the soft morning sky and thought it was a good sight to see. Then I walked into the lobby and saw the big flag that was hung there for months and months after the first 9/11 and teared up, remembering the fear and dread that gripped our country (and still grips some people, apparently). I had dressed more soberly than usual; I wore a dark purple pinwale corduroy overshirt,…
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Hawaii Restaurant: Former Union Square Cafe Chef (tags: Maui Makawao restaurants)
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It’s now my desktop image. APOD: 2009 September 10 – The Butterfly Nebula from Upgraded Hubble
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Congress.org – Patriots, take back your country! Crazy stuff posted on Sen. Roland Burris' Soapbox page. The crazy, it is not limited to the teabagger-Birther side of the aisle. (tags: Burris)
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This makes no sense. #daywithoutcats Via: Flickr Title: Why you try to have a day without me? By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 9 Sep ’09, 7.13am CDT PST
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James 2:1-10, 14-17 totally refutes #galt worldview Via: Flickr Title: Take That, Galt! By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 6 Sep ’09, 10.24am CDT PST
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It’s become a confederation of sovereign dunces, fantasizing about forming their own free state and cheering for their media champions, and regurgitating their hysterical screeds, from couches and basements across America. Progressive blog One Utah has been getting a lot of comments on their recent post, “The right has truly gone insaneâ€. Predictably, there’s some crazy stuff to investigate. I’ll look at just one from a contrarian commenter, in a laundry list of statements about Obama administration “czars” (such as FCC Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd) that need a little scrutiny. Science Czar John Holdren has written extensively about forced…
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7 Iconic Characters They Saved from The Cutting Room Floor | Cracked.com Try to forget the fan art of shirtless Spock with a full six-pack of abs and a bit more. (tags: Spock FanArt)
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Tickets on sale for Chinese terra cotta warriors exhibit in D.C. – USATODAY.com Mom and I saw a large group of the Terra cottta warrriors in Seattle 20 years ago. (tags: Mom)
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A video shown to Utah elementary students urges them to pledge allegiance to the united funk of funkadelica. Typical wingnuttery ensues. Parents upset over ‘leftist propaganda’ video – Salt Lake Tribune Gayle Ruzicka, president of conservative Utah Eagle Forum, said the video was blatantly political. She said other offensive pledges included, “I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama,” “I pledge allegiance to the funk, to the united funk of funkadelica,” and pledges to not use plastic grocery bags and not flush the toilet after urinating. “It’s very inappropriate to show a radical, leftist propaganda piece that political to…