There's a reason this man doesn't respect our flag; much less, I believe, our country. Any guesses what it is? "Respect Senator Barack Obama, Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary Clinton and Ruth Harkin stand during the national anthem." (Source: Time.com.) HT: Newsbusters Google Oh, and...
I was invited to join a conversation on NPR regarding the black family last Thursday on the show "News and Notes" From NPR: This month, we launch a series that takes an introspective look at the black family unit. Farai Chideya talks...
At the invitation of Rep. Cynthia Davis (R--O'Fallon, MO) I testified today before the Interim Committee on Poverty of the Missouri House of Representatives for the great state of Missouri. My testimony dealt with better solutions to poverty that...
...in blogging and climbing.We've been super busy all summer. As fall has come around, we are finally slowing down a bit and enjoying the out doors. The weather is perfect for climbing now - so with gear and...
And yet the FedGov is set to spend lots of money to do just that. Furthermore, the sugar industry is, er, sweetening the deal for members of Congress who represent areas that contain no sugar fields, nor any sugar...
The "money bomb" has hit in a big way for the Ron Paul campaign! Ron Paul supporters are flooding his coffers in a one-day blitz to show the world that they, and his campaign, are for real. As of last night, Ron...
I had the good luck and great honor of being invited to go with some other students to a conference in Denver on Wednesday and got back last night. It was a grand time, got inspired with a few new...
Today is my first day solo and I'm actually showered, pretty well fed and even took all three to the Dr. Julia went last week and has bronchitis and Lizzie started coughing this weekend so I took her today. She...
I thought that now would be a perfect time to start my television and movie writing careers seeing as they are all on strike. First off, I wanna make a sitcom called the Ed Complex about a guy who falls in...
Remember remember the 5th of November The gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. I watched V is for Vendetta again last night. That's 2 years in a row now I've watched it in time for...
The goat's milk experiment went well, until I got brave and ate a whole bowl of cereal with it. That was the largest quantity I had consumed and we paid for it the next day. The other thing we have...
How Blonde Is She??? She was Soooooooo Blonde. * She thought a quarterback was a refund. * She thought General Motors was in the army. * She thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats. * She thought Boyz II...
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence....
The view from the war memorial (Denkmal) onto OstrachPosing in front of the war memorial of 1799We went for a walk just outside townWith my friends Joerg and Uschi and their beautiful houseAmy with my mom and dadWe grabbed lunch...
En route to go visit my brother in Gaggenau, GermanyAlong the way of course we saw more castlesMy brother Manfred, his wife Bettina and their daughter We went for a little walk in the parkTo be young againWe then moved...
We finally finished the nursery! For now we have given up on the IKEA beds because it was beginning to look like they would not be in stock before the baby comes. I really just wanted to get everything together...
A single black youth has joined our previously all-white church. I have to say, I was quite proud of this event. A friend of mine goes to a church in the city that is multi-racial and it has always bothered...
We visited the beautiful and very large baroque Basilika in Weingarten, Germany on MondayI realized that my friend Eric Buck has satellite offices all over the worldThis part of Germany is well known for the storksThe storks are everywhere On...
We arrived on Saturday around 8am and our rental car was a Citroen C4After a long nap we went out for a meal On Sunday morning Amy and my sister Sandra get to know each otherI am earning my keep...
Fuller has been exploding with language lately, impressing us with his paragraphs of exposition and confusing me when he reverts to pointing and grunting. It certainly makes it easier to know what he wants, when he actually tells us. And...
Universtity of Houston has a press release detailing a new low platinium catalyst which could cut costs.
Meanwhile University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has a new catalyst that may allow use of unusual substances such as alcohol....
One of the fun things about traveling over my birthday has been the people giving me money to spend while I am there. Each person who has given me such a gift has requested I put some money into a...
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