• Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: June 18th – July 5th

    The Guardian’s News Feed plugin for WordPress | Open Platform | guardian.co.uk Very cool: The Guardian is at least trying to "get" new media Latin American Herald Tribune – Fasting Chicago Pastor Camps Out in Park to Protest Deportations Chicago museum hosts summer-long Calder exhibit – USATODAY.com Abstract Art with Gradient Difference | Gtuts.com – Quality Gimp tutorials steampunk « Templar Creations

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: June 3rd – June 16th

    UFOs at DEN? Conspiracy theories thrive at airports – USATODAY.com Somebody's been watching too many Stargate reruns Doug Kendall: President Washington Would Have Squashed Rick Barber Like a Grape if "a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government." — George Washington Rafting Desolation and Gray Canyons | One Utah Prim Perfect Common fonts to all versions of Windows & Mac equivalents (Browser safe fonts) – Web design tips & tricks CSS Codes: Easy Tutorial and Quick Reference Guide

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    The Not So Secret Secret Is Not So Secret Any More

    Rep. Mark Kirk, R-In The Navy, candidate for Obama’s former Senate seat (Roland Burris who???) has been outed. Not only did he over-inflate his military service and awards, as a Navy Reservist he voted against repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Say buh-bye to your base and that office in the Senate office building now, Rep. Kirk. That ship has sailed Tippa da hat to Pam’s House Blend. BlogActive: Real Truth, Direct Action It was early 2004 when I was at a social gathering on Capitol Hill. I’m guessing there were 35-40 people present, including the guy who brought me as…

  • Connections - Hot Off The Presses

    What Next?

    It will be interesting to see what my nephew will have to say about his experiences when he gets back from his trip to Israel. He’s a history student currently, but I don’t know if he’s a student OF history; doubt if he’s made the connection that my online acquaintance Mad Priest did. BBC News – Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship More than 10 people have been killed after Israeli commandos stormed a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army says. Armed forces boarded the largest vessel overnight, clashing with some of…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Christ’s War: A Simple Choice

    Candidate Tim D’Annunzio, running for Congress in NC, is so far gone in religious mania that the local GOP is circulating docs from his divorce to show how much crazy he brings. His prayers were not answered, he’s in a runoff, we’ll need more popcorn. Christ’s War: A Simple Choice. Most of his blogposts consist of lengthy Bible quotes, but his beliefs tend toward the “watched too much Stargate while obsessively highlighting texts in the KJV” end of the spectrum. His political statements are quite possibly the most seriously disturbing views I’ve ever seen made public by a viable candidate.…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Shared Links May 24th

    www.bsnpta.org – Executive Dysfunction Overview Holy CRAP! Travel Warning on Kingston, Jamaica Winging It: Business travel managers cope with chaos of ‘the volcano’ | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/24/2010 Airlines add $10-$30 fees for peak travel days in summer – USATODAY.com Passengers temporarily locked out of airport concourses  | ajc.com