July 2008
WatchMade this in flash class today. I like it :)
(via Vimeo)
“Every one of the cardigans he wore on the show had been hand-knit by his mother.”
– And that’s why Mr. Rogers is way awesome.
15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever - CNN.com
“Even Fox News broke away from live coverage of the senator’s town-hall...”
– With Obama Abroad, McCain Fights for Photo Ops | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com
Let it go on record that:
At this precise moment in time I am really quite content. If only the rest of my week was this peaceful… >.<
We’ll see. Anyways, last night was fantastic (x10) and tonight I’m seeing Batman again, yay!
Hrm, it’s Monday tomorrow…
“Today at the OSCON open source software convention, the Apache Software...”
– *blinkblink* Really? Like, really, really? Weird…….
Microsoft to sponsor the Apache Software Foundation
Cover: Young, Gay and Murdered in Junior High |... →
This is a beautiful article about a tragedy.
“The New York Times has rejected an essay that Sen. John McCain wrote defending...”
– Haha!
New York Times rejects McCain essay - CNN.com
“If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen,...”
– Unlike McCain, many seniors surf the Web - CNN.com
Pew Political Quiz →
squashed:
azspot:
My score was 83…
I ended up at 91.
Hrm, 76. I totally meant to put Kosovo on that last one though…
“As should have been apparent to President Bush and Sen. (John) McCain, the...”
– Obama
(via CNN.com)
McCain doesn't know if Obama is a socialist →
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I don’t know whether McCain is an idiot.
I mean, I can use a dictionary and sort out what socialist means. And I can operate a newspaper well enough to learn that this doesn’t describe Obama—at least to the extent that I’ve never seen him propose nationalising anything ever. So I’m pretty sure Obama isn’t a socialist—and it didn’t take me that long to figure it out. But McCain...
Hrm… work would be easier if I could type right >.<
“God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States — a total...”
– House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
(via CNN.com)
Report: 81.5 percent of all e-mails sent in June... →
Report: 81.5 percent of all e-mails sent in June were spam
“I don’t remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be...”
– Gore, in a speech today
(via CNN.com)
Just wondering
doree:
Why do you get a tax credit if you buy a hybrid car, but you get no tax credit if you don’t own a car in the first place?
Yeah, why is that? Bring forth the tax credit, oh government!
“NorCal Waste Systems estimates that in 2007, more than $469,000 in recyclables...”
– They’re stealing your trash - CNN.com
One issue McCain has problems with
Reporter: Health insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. Do you have an opinion on this issue?
[Monstrously long, eight-second pause]
McCain: I don't know enough about it to give you a[n] informed answer.
“The Holy Spirit gave the Apostles and gives u the power boldly 2 proclaim that...”
– The text that the Pope sent while in Syndey. Yeah, the Pope texts.
Via CNN
“President Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore oil drilling on Monday...”
– Bush lifts executive ban on offshore oil drilling - CNN.com
Why the hell is he still president?!?
“George W. Bush and the Iranians are locked in a diplomatic game of...”
– More Theater Over Iran’s Nukes - TIME
“You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession. We have...”
– - Phil Gramm, top economic advisor to John McCain, on complaints about a declining economy
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2008 - Quotes of the Day - TIME
“Rove’s lawyer asserted that Rove was “immune” from the...”
– Rove ignores committee’s subpoena, refuses to testify - CNN.com
“The notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them —...”
– - Obama
McCain, Obama slam Iran’s missile test - CNN.com
A Thought:
Maybe since Starbucks has WiFi they should put more electrical outlets in each shop.
Would be kinda nice.
Oil billionaire Pickens puts his money on wind... →
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If T. Boone Pickens, the money behind the Swift Boat Veterans, is backing wind power you know it’s not just a liberal pipedream.
“Vice President Dick Cheney’s office pushed for major deletions in...”
– Cheney wanted testimony cut, ex-EPA official says - CNN.com
A Stripe of List Style Inspiration | Web Page... →
Never would have though to use lists like this. Really quite fantastic.