On the Treadmill and Off the Grid
This is such a great idea I wonder when they’ll adapt it for home use… The Green Microgym in Portland, Ore., has all the usual stuff you’d expect – sweaty people, thump-thumping music, sleek exercise equipment – but it has some extras as well. Everywhere you look, there are power cords. And these aren’t the [...]
Talking About Korea
Thanks to Fiore on Buzzflash who posted this essay by Mitchell Bard on Huffington Post on why Sarah Palin’s Korea flub matters. That’s the real story about the Palin flub about North Korea that the media isn’t covering. It’s not that she misspoke, but that anyone cared what she had to say on the issue [...]
Obedient Firefighters
Our political discourse has become so predictably crazy that I expect to hear cries of ‘socialism’ following the President’s Thanksgiving address… “This is not the hardest Thanksgiving America has ever faced. But as long as many members of our American family are hurting, we’ve got to look out for one another,” Obama said in his [...]
A Breach in the Wall
American Catholics are an unruly bunch. They do things like occupy churches that were supposed to be closed and sold, they pursue and investigate abusive priests, and generally act like the democratic process can be taken into church. Early on, American Catholics in large numbers decided to make their own decisions about birth control. To [...]
Confusion or Camouflage?
I’m fascinated by politician-at-large Sarah Palin’s use of language. She is a brilliant communicator of indefensible ideas via wink and nod. She cultivates a vagueness that passes as casual sincerity, but serves her with deniability. Anyone can make a verbal slip, especially under pressure. But there’s more than that happening with her ‘North Korea’ gaffe. [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Mahaghosananda always said to practice Truthfulness, Forbearance and Gratitude. I have enough to be grateful for that it takes more than a day to contemplate my blessings. Thanks to all who are working today, keeping it all going while the rest of us get a day off. The Pro.Jo reports that the airport screening slowdown [...]
Security Level Plaid
I hardly ever fly, so I’m no expert, but the color code did nothing for me but make me paranoid. That is not the optimal state of mind for someone who needs to be vigilant for real threats. Will we be less safe without it? WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department is proposing to discontinue [...]
Only 32 More Un-Shopping Days Left
14th Annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange Friday, November 26th, 2010 10:00am – 2:00pm If you have a coat to give, please drop it off. If you need a coat, please pick one up. State House lawn (directly across from Providence Place Mall) • Greg Gerritt 331-0529, gerritt@mindspring.com • Phil Edmonds 461-3683, philwhistle@gmail.com * [...]
Feeling Safe
They came first for the Muslim’s junk, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Muslim. You can see where this is going, but it’s still funny. Read the rest here. I seldom fly, and I’ve never had any problems walking through the perfectly safe radiation of the body scanners, so I can’t get [...]
Live From the Liberty
So I’m waiting for the next visit and enjoying a sixty degree day and a cup of New Harvest at the Liberty Elm Diner. I love my job– the flexibility, the mobility. I could have sat at a bench putting earrings on cards for thirty years– this is much better. Speaking of jobs, airport security [...]
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