April 8, 2008
50 Greatest Political Moments
I love lists, especially subjective ones such at 'the best this' or 'the worst that'. They provide swell fodder for discussion and debate. Here's a good one from The Politico... The 50 Greatest Political Moments of the Last 50 Years...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 23, 2007
You Scrooged, or Elfed
So my bro, or Uncle Kevin to the kids, shared with us a couple of good online laughs for the holidays. He turned himself into Uncle Scrooge, and shared his dance with us. And then, apparently having found his Christmas...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
October 23, 2007
Set A Book Free
Today I had a good idea. A great idea really. I had just finished a really great book, and typically I would have happily shelved it, content to have another good book in my personal library. But having discussed this...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
September 22, 2006
It's a Web Page!
Colleen turned 10 last week, and it was an occasion for thinking back over 10 years of wonderful memories. I recalled that I had built an 'It's A Girl' web page in advance, ready to use it to annouce...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 18, 2006
Find-A-Grave
For me, one of the most satisfying parts of my hobby of exploring family history is finding and visiting the burial sites of my relatives. And I have a growing album of photos from such visits. While these visits sometimes...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 27, 2005
Blogging the Post
The Washington Post has a very cool feature on their news stories that I've been meaning to write about. Many of their articles include a sidebar block like the one shown here titled 'Who's Blogging?'. Using the blog search engine...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 22, 2005
Passed the Dem Test
Wow, I need to pay closer attention to my log files. I had noticed that I was getting a bunch of referrals coming from The Daily Kos, but hadn't bothered to look into why. And a photo from my Flickr...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 11, 2005
kitty threesome
kitty threesome Originally uploaded by absurdness.com. OK, I know it's not Friday, but some things are too funny to wait. I'm experimenting with an online photo site I've heard a lot about called flickr, and I stumbled across this...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
March 15, 2005
Well Done Bob Casey!
So, today I spotted a Google Ad in my blog, linking to the campaign of Democrat Bob Casey. Casey is running for Senate in Pennsylvania as a challenger to the Republican incumbent Rick Santorum. It appeared at the top of...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
March 7, 2005
How Rich Are You?
How rich are you? >>I'm loaded.It's official.I'm the 36,007,565 richest person on earth! Here's a great site to help you start the week feeling good. Find out how rich you are on The Global Rich List, a web site on...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
February 23, 2005
Rapture Letters
Are you spending any time wondering what your friends will think when the Rapture comes and you've been taken up to heaven while they are left behind to pay for their sinful ways with seven years of Hell on Earth?...Link | Comments (3) | TrackBack (1)
February 13, 2005
Google Maps
For a long time I have preferred using Yahoo! Maps over MapQuest. It just seemed to me that Yahoo's offering provided more features and often found locations that MapQuest could not. But move over boys, there's a new kid on...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 12, 2005
Megan & Michael's Travelblog
Imagine you were going to go on a trip around the world. You are going to spend a whole year traveling, and so you have to keep your costs under control, so maybe you'd do some meaningful volunteer work along...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
January 8, 2005
Back on eBay
It's been a long time, but I'm back in action on eBay. When I originally joined eBay in 1998, my chosen user name, casey2000, seemed timely and futuristic. Now it just seems like a long time ago. In those...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 14, 2004
Buy Blue this Christmas
What's a Democrat to do during this holiday season? Still depressed that all that work and all your contributions still left you on the short end of 51-48? For some, shopping can bring you some cheer. Maybe it can bring...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 14, 2004
F the South
If you love a good rant like I do, then give this one a read. It's not for the easily offended. But as a blue voter who lives not too deep in the red south, I found that it certainly...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 11, 2004
Election Maps
Tired of seeing that same old map that paints large empty spaces of our country red, as if the desert itself supported Bush? I am. Check these maps out for a more accurate representation of Bush's 51% 'mandate'. Maps and...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Brother with a Blog!
Hey, look at my bro's blog!...
November 5, 2004
Tell The World You're Sorry
(photo from sorryeverybody.com)Sure, 48% of us are still in mourning over the narrow defeat we suffered at the polls this week. But there's a bigger burden that we bear. Our President is frequently referred to as "the leader of...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
October 27, 2004