If you haven't seen today's (10/15) Google doodle for Windsor McKay, you should check it out.

They've said, "trust us, there are six studies that say our plan works". But is that true? It appears that you've got to abandon some promises Rmoney has made or assume unreasonable growth rates to make their plan work ( Read more... )

During the VP debate, Paul Ryan told an anecdote about a family affected by a tragic car crash. Did Ryan know that Joe Biden had lost his wife and daughter in an auto accident in 1972? His two sons were critically injured in the same accident.

Sleazy debating tactic or just bad luck? Leave a comment

Is United Airline's dreaded boarding group 7 a sneaky way of forcing customers to buy some kind of upgraded seat in order get predictable overhead bin access ( Read more... )

The GOP says you have to have a photo ID to vote, but million dollar donors should remain anonymous.

Mitt, the man who would be Reagan, needs to learn how Reagan handled national emergencies as a candidate. According to various blogs, here's what Reagan said, as a candidate, following the failed 1980 hostage rescue in Iran during the Carter administration ( Read more... )

"Election: To win Romney must open big tent to sympathetic families. Stop fearing far right which has nowhere else to go. Otherwise no hope"

When even evil overlords suggest that pandering to the far right is a losing strategy, then maybe it is.

*Rupert walked by my cubicle perhaps 15 year ago. Strangely, I felt no chill aura of evil.

So I was informed this morning by two smallish kids who had taken their scooter and tricycle up the sidewalk to the corner and were heading back down the block to their home. It was very thoughtful of them to mention it. NPR and the BBC were so wrapped up in the DNC convention coverage that they forgot to mention it ( Read more... )

and bugs. Mother hummingbird is feeding one of her chicks a glob of syrup nearly as big as its head. Looks like there might be some fruit flies in the mix as well.

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Here's the hummingbird chicks again. Similar to the last one, but the detail is a little better.

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