For a couple days now, I’ve been trying to put into words my thoughts on the bailout, oh excuse me, “economic resuce,” plan. To sum it all up, I’ve lost all faith in the marketplace to be responsible in its business dealings, the American public to be responsible and learn the facts, and the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
22 Sep
1001 Days
June 29, 2011 . . . 1001 days from now.
Goals are good. I have goals at school (readings, papers, presentations, etc.). I sort of have goals at work; definitely have professional goals. But, every year passes and I realize their are personal things I’ve wanted to do an have never done. It’s always, “I should [...]
22 Sep
Update on the DC polar bears
Greenpeace was behind the polar bears. The homeless bears were placed around the city to raise awareness that with the melting ice caps, polar bears will lose their homes. From a PR perspective, it’s a great campaign. Definitely got everyone’s attention, even if I think the SWAT team was a bit much. Here’s a video:
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19 Sep
Yankee Stadium – the end of an era
I am off bright and early tomorrow morning to visit my favorite city and say goodbye to one of its icons. This weekend is the last weekend the Yankees will take to the field at Yankee Stadium (unless by some miracle the post season goes in their favor). My friend Bindu and I will make [...]
16 Sep
DC under attack by bears
Strange happenings in DC today, things that would have Stephen Colbert running for the hills. Yep, DC is under attack by some strange polar bears appearing all over the city. They even managed to close the Columbia Heights metro station for a few hours this morning while the bomb squad checked everything out. [...]
15 Sep
The one and only Iowa State Fair
I’ve been meaning to blog about this for awhile, but just haven’t gotten around to it. When I visited Iowa this summer, my family and I took a trip to the Iowa State Fair. I haven’t been to the fair since 2004 when I worked in the 4-H Building. I can’t say much has changed, [...]
7 Sep
Why do you like Sarah Palin?
Well, the past week has definitely been interesting on the Republican front with Sarah Palin shaking things up at the RNC. It has been extremely interesting to see my friends’ reactions to her nomination. Very interesting.
You see, I have two very different types of friends (not that I can lump everyone into two [...]
5 Sep
And then, it was the Republicans’ turn
I have no many blogs post ideas running through my head right now, and I’m trying to put them into some concrete ideas. Stay tuned for my thoughts on the Republican National Convention.
But, I wanted to share what I thought was the best part of Sarah Palin’s speech. Her daughter Piper licking her hand [...]
