Today was a lively one in San Francisco. In Golden Gate Park, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (three day madhouse featuring the best bluegrass you have ever heard). Couple hundred thousand people I should guess. Downtown, A Love Festival with a parade and live bands. Thousands of people mingling with the drunks of the tenderloin. The people who were not ( Read more... )

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A lovely tribute to her by Ben Bova

http://m.naplesnews.com/news/2009/sep/26/ben-bova-most-personal-loss/

Take a moment and go to this blog. Even if you can't take one of the rescues the pictures near the end of the article are worth looking at.

http://thecatcoach.com/blog/

The cats are in LA, but I bet they could be shipped.

So Saturday I woke up at three am and got up. Read the paper (which arrived about 3:30) and about 5 got into the shower. Had to be at work by 6:30. Got all soapy. Lights went out ( Read more... )

So I had my day pretty well planned out. Read paper, do crosswords, son took one of the cats to the vet at 10:30. I am paying for it so I wait for confirming call, due about 11. Make sure the phone is charged. Waiting. 11:30 no call. finally they call, card hasn't been accepted ( Read more... )

One of us wrote this.

http://tinyurl.com/m9nc4y

Try this NASA site

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/skywatch.cgi?country=United+States

No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick.

If you agree, please post this in all your social networking accounts.

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