December 27, 2010 – 8:45 am
Vicki Needham is working hard to provide cover for the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats, who just got whacked during the 2010 mid-term Job creation is happening at a faster rate than during previous recessions, more good news for the White House and congressional Democrats who have spent the past two years defending their policies […]
December 26, 2010 – 5:27 pm
This story reminds me to get a new pair of hip waders during the after Christmas sales After a wasted year, climate change must once again be our priority There is no doubt that greenhouse gas emissions are rising remorselessly. We must sideline the sceptics Blah blah blah blah In fact, most climate scientists say […]
December 26, 2010 – 11:23 am
Happy Sunday! It’s a gorgeous white day in America, and I figured y’all needed a warm view today, think warm thoughts. This pinup is by Howard Connolly, a new pinup find, with a wee bit of help, and a photobomb, by Patriotic Bulldog. Oh, and thanks to all those who used my Charlie Brown Christmas […]
December 26, 2010 – 9:58 am
Good morning! How was everyone’s Christmas? I was going to attempt to write something pithy and poignant, but, just too tired, even though I just woke up. I drove to New Jersey the night of the 23rd to see the parent for Christmas, and, because of the potential weather, drove back yesterday after an early […]
December 25, 2010 – 9:54 am
December 25, 2010 – 8:00 am
Every Christmas, after the presents are opened and breakfast is being made, I read this first in the paper (ye olde parental units get the paper, and they live in NJ). It is a Christmas classic that has always touched my soul. While some people outside of the Tri-State area have heard of it, rarely […]
December 24, 2010 – 6:08 pm
December 24, 2010 – 3:26 pm
Yet another True Believer chimes in, bringing Da Funny Snow in the South, ice gain in Antarctica and scientists seemingly fudging climate data: Is the global warming debate over? Definitely. … But skeptics aren’t on the winning side. Global warming nay-sayers have gleefully seized on recent scandals and misinterpreted data to bolster their collection of […]
December 24, 2010 – 10:46 am
Mary Jo Kopenchne is unavailable for comment The late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s dog, Splash, who was the star of a children’s book about Capitol Hill, has died. Kennedy’s widow, Vicki, announced his death in an e-mail Thursday. She calls the 13-year-old Portuguese water dog “a world-class fetcher of tennis balls and a meeter and greeter […]
December 24, 2010 – 10:32 am
It’s been mentioned many times before, the dangers of mercury in compact fluorescent light bulbs. And here’s more ENERGY-saving light bulbs were at the centre of a fresh health scare last night after researchers claimed they can release potentially harmful amounts of mercury if broken. Levels of toxic vapour around smashed eco-bulbs were up to […]