The city of San Jose is officially 231 years old today. Still looking pretty good for an old broad.

To the World's greatest Mouse. :-)

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1859935,00.html

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I just found out that I am slated to get a cube with a window when my company moves to its new digs at the end of the month. I am incredibly happy about this because the cube I am in now has one whole wall that is a big plate glass window looking out over a little park like area between buildings and I *love* it. I was sure I was never going to see ( Read more... )

The reporter travelled out to the island in Alaska from which you can see Russia to explore Palin's claim of foreign policy experience ( Read more... )

Snagged from jurgenzuvols

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I've been a supporter of Defender of Wildlife for years, so I (unfortunately) was already familiar with Sarah Palin and her abysmal environmental policies long before she was picked to run for VP. Being a lover of all thing wolfish, I find her support of the Alaskan aerial hunting program particularly abhorrent ( Read more... )

(CNN) - Barack Obama's campaign says it has raised more than $8 million from over 130,000 donors following Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's speech Wednesday night.

The campaign also says it is on track to raise $10 million before John McCain takes the podium at the Republican National Convention tonight.

I went up to work my bees a bit this morning and stopped at one of my favourite burger places for lunch on the way home--Kirks. For me it was just lunch as usual, until I overheard the two guys who came in after me and took the table next to mine. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but they were speaking French, and I always love a chance to see how much ( Read more... )