Don't Blog About Nader Bill Magavern tells me not to blog about Nader any more, but then we watch Ralph interviewed on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (hosted by Stephen Colbert, not Jon Stewart!) and Bill raises some interesting questions: [full … [Continue reading] about
Back from Paradise So, yes, I've been on vacation for nearly a week. Out of cell phone and email range for the most part in Yosemite--truly awesome, in more of a 19th than 20th century way. I spent more time contemplating subjects such as the … [Continue reading] about
Today's Ruminations on Kerry Everytime I think I'm too slavishly defensive of Kerry, I get a boost from an Arianna Huffington column; this latest column looks at Kerry vs. Clinton as candidates(Political Real Estate: John Kerry's Room with a … [Continue reading] about
Campaign Against Bush: EPIC Style? This part of the conversation is run-of-the-mill cocktail party chatter across America right now: "It's completely unprecedented!" says I. "I mean, think about it, when has it ever happened that millions of people … [Continue reading] about
No, Simply Music isn't giving me a kick-back for this promotion If you've ever wanted you or a child to play the piano with fluency, but haven't succeeded, consider taking a course in the Simply Music method. Simply Music believes that everyone is … [Continue reading] about
911 Centigrade I didn't think I would do it this weekend. I had friends visiting. I had things to do. There would be other weekends. And I uncharacteristically scorned MoveOn.Org's suggestion of a week or two ago to take a pledge to do it. A … [Continue reading] about
Protesting a Referendum on Public Funds for a Sacramento Arena Last night I participated in a good sized rally outside the City Council meeting to protest Mayor Heather Fargo's concerted effort to use hundreds of millions of dollars worth of public … [Continue reading] about
The Way to Clean up Cah-lee-for-nee-a According to Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Right's ArnoldWatch and everyone else, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is raking in campaign contributions at a record rate, faster than Gray Davis even. Here … [Continue reading] about
How to get fired today Take an inappropriate unscheduled musical interlude at your office and listen to Eric Idle's hilarious Fuck you, FCC song at full volume. Or, for those of you, like me, who are essentially housewives, it could just be … [Continue reading] about
Run, Dennis, Run! Okay, so I was phonebanked by the Dennis Kucinich for President campaign last night. Apparently, the campaign is really picking up steam. Dennis just won a primary last week and has picked up 2 more delegates. Maybe my friends … [Continue reading] about
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world... Bill was in mourning for Ray Charles, not that other guy Friday. And so was I. I took the kids up into the Sierra foothills for the day and floated and played in a glorious mountain … [Continue reading] about
Mandatory Reading on Kerry Take the time to read this exceptionally well-written, in-depth piece on Kerry: The Misunderestimation of John Kerry Beware of this man. He's won every race that he was supposed to lose. by Charles P. Pierce | Esquire | … [Continue reading] about