Meet my sweet new ride. She's named after my godmother, who was quick, witty, upbeat, and had a glorious head of silver hair. I'm riding 40 miles in the Chicagoland Tour de Cure on June 14, 2015. I'm hoping to raise $2000 for diabetes research and education for the American Diabetes Association. I need your help to raise this money, and I need Veda's help to make it around the course. Visit my page at: http://gplus.ridewithginny.com You'll be redirected to my ADA fundraising page. Specialized Bicycle Components Official site featuring Specialized brand road, mountain, and triathlon bikes with bike finder,…

I'll remember this on Election Day. If Tammy Duckworth ends up running for your seat, she's got my vote. PS double-damn shame on you 😉 Rachel Maddow points out major newspapers’ scorching editorials slamming the 47 GOP senators Rachel Maddow will not let up. She must not let up. Never in American history was a president’s foreign policy negotiations undermined by senators as they did this week with the letter they sent to … Read at Google+

Touché. News Anchor Shuts Down Guest Who Told Her To Shut Up Note to Hani al-Seba’i, an Islamist scholar living in London: if you want your views to be taken seriously, don’t tell the anchor interviewing you to “shut up” and that she’s “beneath you.” During a segment earlier this month … Read at Google+

Amazingly prescient: Hofstadter would be horrified at the current state of American politics, because the paranoids are running Congress but not really doing anything. Paranoia in American Politics The extremism that we see today is nothing new, and Hofstadter sums it up well here. The difference is that it seems the paranoids have gained enough power in government to make every issue, no matter how small, an existential struggle for survival regarding which only total victory is an acceptable outcome. Originally shared by […] Read at Google+

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New Jersey Dumbass created black ice to fool cops and parents into thinking he wasnt to blame for crashing car. DWI Suspect Allegedly Tries Hiding Crash With Water A New Jersey man who allegedly crashed while driving drunk is also accused of making an icy patch the road in an attempt to make the accident look as if it were caused by dangerous road conditions. A friend is accused of drunkenly helping with the… Read at Google+

Thousands Mourn Three Beautiful Young People Slain Muslim Students Laid To Rest RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The fathers of three young Muslims allegedly slain by a neighbor who was angry over parking spots stood before their caskets Thursday and urged a crowd of thousands to protect others by demanding justice. More than 5,000… Read at Google+

the next crew of the ISS will ply their Jedi mind tricks NASA’s Latest Crew Of Astronauts Think They’re Jedi Knights The crew for NASA’s Expedition 45 won’t be all together on the International Space Station until their Soyuz docks in September, but that hasn’t stopped them releasing their official poster. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there’s some definite space themes hidden in there. Read at Google+