This is one of the most amazing things I've seen come out of this week. The front pages of most newspapers nationwide (and many from around the globe), the morning after the election.

This post courtesy of Information Aesthetics. Visual information is a delight!

"And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright -- tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope ( Read more... )

Would you look at this:


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It's been high times here at the Fairy Princess Castle, what with the 1-2-3-4 punch of Euro 2008, Wimbledon, the Olympic Trials (helloooooo swimmers!), and the Tour de France. As one of my co-workers asked, "Do you do anything but watch sports?" Ummm, not much. Thank goodness it's not football season, or I'd be a goner ( Read more... )

My journal is now Friends Only. If you have an LJ account, feel free to drop me a comment and I'll consider adding you. Otherwise, please follow me in my new librarian career at my new journal, The Leisurely Librarian.

Whee! It's Steven's 33rd birthday! Go wish him a happy year, won't you?

Tonight, we shall be eating lots of red meat to celebrate. How manly!

I am drinking Sutter Home Fre Brut "Champagne". With another Fre bottle of "Merlot" waiting in the wings for sampling later.

My friends, being on drugs that completely disallow alcohol consumption is killing me. A short course, I could handle. When that was upped to two weeks, I muddled through; though truth be known I went off the drugs twice ( Read more... )

Hooray for Halloween -- my co-favorite holiday of the year (the other being Thanksgiving, for very different reasons ( Read more... )

To those I offended with my last post, please know that I am deeply apologetic. My frustration was with the response situation, which I have dealt with in one way or another at least five times over the last 12 months and umpteen times since moving to NYC years ago. This event was simply the proverbial straw that broke my back and I snapped. ( Read more... )

Play along with eccles and me as we take place in this couples survey, in honor of our first anniversary. Are we well-matched or simply delusional as to our extended state of marital bliss? The Internets, of course, will REVEAL ALL ( Read more... )