Senate Committee’s Meeting on Transportation Bill Postponed
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Action Alert, Activism | 1 Comment
Thanks to Uncle Ted’s indictment, the originally-scheduled-for-today markup of House Concurrent Resolution 305 (Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation) has been postponed to an unknown date.
That didn’t stop me from emailing my Senators or the Senators of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation about the bill.
My text is below and [...]
Action Alert: HCon Res 305 : Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Action Alert, Activism, Commuting, Democrats, Elizabeth Dole, Legislation, Politics, Republicans, Richard Burr, United States Senate | 1 Comment
On Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 10am the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will be considering House Concurrent Resolution 305 (Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation).
Follow the jump for more information and what you, yes YOU, can do.
Senator Ted Stevens: Indicted
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Corruption, Corruption in Congress, Mainstream Media, Political Blogs, Politics, Republicans, U.S. Senate | 1 Comment
CNN.
Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska was indicted Tuesday on charges that he lied about receiving gifts worth more than $250,000 from an Alaska-based energy company on whose behalf he intervened in Washington.
Atrios says it best.
HULK SMASHED.
Smashed, indeed.
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Read More..>>Conversation with a Co-Worker: What’s in that paper box?
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under Conversations with a Co-Worker | Leave a Comment
A conversation today.
Co-worker, pointing at a 10-ream box of paper fresh with the plastic strapping: “What’s in that?”
Me: “Paper?”
Co-worker, looking confused: “Oh.”
*headdesk*
Open Letter to Onslow County Library System
Posted on July 24, 2008 - Filed Under Bloggers, Onslow County, Open Letters, Reading | 6 Comments
Dear Onslow County Library,
How is it possible that you do not have a copy of Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur?
I’ve been reading Marion Blackburn’s most awesome writing blog, Fiction Daily 2. She’s been reading Kerouac recently and has been writing about his work, specifically Big Sur, and it has driven me to want to give [...]
In Memoriam: Estelle Getty
Posted on July 23, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment, In Memoriam, Television | Leave a Comment
CNN.
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV’s “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 84.
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Read More..>>Jacksonville Daily News: A poll that makes no sense
Posted on July 19, 2008 - Filed Under Freedom ENC Communications, INC, Jacksonville Daily News, Jacksonville, NC, Mainstream Media, News | Leave a Comment
Yet another Jacksonville Daily News poll doesn’t make sense to readers.
Today I discovered the poll to the left regarding the construction of a 75-feet tall building in downtown. No mention of what downtown, where or when this building is being constructed. I searched recent Daily News articles and didn’t find anything mentioning a [...]
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Posted on July 17, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment, Video | 1 Comment
Is righteous.
Go. See.
Open Letter to the City of Jacksonville RE: Jacksonville Transit Schedule
Posted on July 17, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, Jacksonville, NC, Open Letters | Leave a Comment
Dear City of Jacksonville:
I really do like that Jacksonville has a mass transit system, even though it’s quite limited. I can appreciate that the Jacksonville Transit has a limited number of buses because of a fear of using government monies for public-use facilities and equipment. Often it is the residents who do not use, [...]
NC House 14: George Cleveland Declares Raleigh a Hotbed of Terrorist Activity
Posted on July 17, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Activism | Leave a Comment
Laura Leslie has it.
Onslow Republican George Cleveland argued the state should comply with Real ID because Raleigh is a known location of terrorist cells.
He does, too. And there’s audio (Visit Laura’s post).
I have no doubt that there are illegal immigrants in the U.S., and I agree with working through ways to secure the border [...]
