I'm going to take a nap. . . then maybe I'll be able to enjoy the Earth Day-ness of it all.

(I was not happy to wake up at 5-something this morning, and not get back to sleep until after I hit the snooze-bar. Doh!)

From David Waldman:
The new Republican "theory" of democracy:

GOP wins: "Mandate! Elections have consequences!"
GOP loses: "Tyranny! Fascism! Revolution! Secession!"

I was really happy to see this new feature for Gmail.

I love April 1st.

Tina took a bit of video when we were performing for Danny's photography show at Tully's, during the U-District ArtWalk.

Observe my great big paniers! (And yes, we're performing an Elizabethan song, while mostly wearing 18th century - eh, che cosa farai?)

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Hooray! Phil and Kaja - and Cheyenne - are up for a Hugo!

So, of course, more folks are figuring out that they can pre-order the book. This is very good. :)

I.e. They start completely fabricating their "news".

From Media MattersSummary: Fox News' Martha MacCallum claimed that "after weeks of economic doom and gloom, the Obama administration is now singing a slightly different tune. Take a look at what was said in recent interviews this weekend." Fox News then aired clips of administration officials ( Read more... )

In response to the question: ". . what it is about feeling victimized, and about being in a "battle" and/or a "war," that [the right-wingers] enjoy so much[?]", dzog postulates the following ( Read more... )

At yesterday's White House health care summit, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said, "We're past the Harry and Louise moment. We're at the Thelma and Louise moment. We're in the car heading for the cliff. Everybody understands that."

For those who missed it, "Harry and Louise" were the couple in an industry PR campaign opposing health care ( Read more... )

One of the big deals for us was attending the Competition for the "Piú bella Maschera del Carnevale". (Note: They use the terms "mask" and "costume" interchangeably, and not all costumes have masks.)

First, part of the winning group - four couples led by Tanja Schulz-Hess, who won the competition in 2007 and 2008 also. This is not a matter of ( Read more... )

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