My non-epic battle with Facebook continues. After being told by a customer disservice rep via e-mail about a month ago that my account would not be reactivated, I took the next step: I actually filed a complaint via the Better Business Bureau of Silicon Valley. I received a letter today from the BBB telling me that FB (which is a member of the ( Read more... )

Truth in advertising.

From this article: McCain has cited her authority over the Alaska National Guard as one example [of her experience]. But in a memo last spring, Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell warned that "missions are at risk" in the state's units because of a personnel shortage. The lack of qualified airmen, Campbell said, "has reached a crisis level ( Read more... )

In an interview with Salon.com, Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, aka Kos from Daily Kos, makes an excellent observation about the pregnancy of Sarah Palin's daughter. The emphasis is mine ( Read more... )

So you may have heard that Sarah Palin and Rudy Guiliani made light of Barack Obama's experience as a "community organizer." Here's a blog entry that poses the question, "Why are they doing it?" It doesn't give an answer, mind, but it does give a good explanation of what Obama did in that role -- and points out that Palin's previous jobs included " ( Read more... )

And God said, "Let there be a gas pipeline." At least, that's what Sarah Palin heard in her pretty little head, apparently.

Palin: Iraq war 'a task that is from God,' gas pipeline 'God's will'ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a ( Read more... )

Been a while since I talked about anything political here on LJ (or posted, for that matter) but thought this article from the NYT warranted sharing. Seems Mr. McCain believes that the president's warrantless wiretapping is find and dandy and totally lawful -- and if you disagree, you must be a trial lawyer or part of the ACLU ( Read more... )

The various birthday and holiday gifts I've purchased for friends and family are slowly pouring in -- and they're all wrapped! Amazon had a special through which they'd wrap gifts for 99 cents a pop. I was happy to pay that amount. They certainly look nicer than they would have had I wrapped them ( Read more... )

Pumpkin's developed a lovely new morning routine. She likes to go out in the yard to do her bidness, which is fine and dandy in that it reduces litterbox shoveling doodies ( Read more... )

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