The Tea Party idea springs from the Boston Tea Party, which protested taxation without representation. The modern-day Tea Partiers see themselves as inheritors of this independent American spirit - indeed, they like to don the tri-corner hats and wave “Don’t Tread On Me” flags, and walk around in patriot costumes. So I wondered [...]
The goldfish pond is cleaned up, the pump is running, and this evening I added eight new little goldfish to the two over-wintering survivors. Maybe I can keep birds and bullfrogs and other carnivorous creatures away this time.
I checked Site Meter just now, and noticed that someone from ibm.com came to my blog, based on teh search string “I hate Lotus Notes”, and found this post. I mean, it’s true, I do hate Lotus Notes, but still…
I took these pictures about two weeks ago, the daffodils are gone now and the tulips mostly so, but they made sitting on the deck in my front garden a very pleasant place in the early Mississippi spring.
Tulips from above - my attempt at an artsy shot!
I had a burst of inspiration one morning, and [...]
John Feinstein has a nice read about Coach K and Duke (and Brad Stevens and Butler) at Feinstein On The Brink.
Back again, after a brief pause for recovery from reading the Health Care Reform/Socialist Takeover Of Amerika bill. And there have actually been other things hopping around since then, not counting Easter bunnies.
I had several emails/Facebook notifications wondering whether I (not me specifically, except in one case) missed George W. Bush yet. [...]
It’s that time of year in Mississippi, when the oak, elm, and juniper trees spread pollen everywhere. Everything outside, and some things inside if you leave the door or windows open for long, have a coating of yellow pollen. When I got home yesterday, I used the leaf blower to remove some of [...]
