It's back...
Oh whatever happened to the Wall Street cheerleaders on my cable business teevee?
Oh yeah, I forgot it is either rainbows and unicorns or doom and gloom. They hurt my head. Although I bet Rupert is ruing the day he decided to start Fox Business channel right before the market went south.
It could be worse: We could have a totalitarian one-party state that is starting to piss itself because of the tumbling price of oil. Ahhhh...the petro dollar roller coaster. The problems of putting all your eggs in one basket, sorta like our housing bubble, but much much worse.
_John
25 November 2008
23 November 2008
Post-election break
I needed a break after the election and was planning on just a series of light weeks with PODs, but my health and daylights savings time were against me. Currently I have some kind of undiagnosed sinus problem that is causing intense sinus pressure in my head and also in my inner ears. It has the fun side effect of being completely physically draining and I believe if I had absolutely nothing to do that I could easily sleep for 18+ hours a day. Alas I have a full plate with work and my dissertation, so what little energy I have in reserve each day is spent on other things than the blog. (In case you are wondering I have a appointment with an ear, nose, and throat specialist after Thanksgiving because my doctor has finally run out of things to try. We also figured out that I might have been suffering from whatever I have since early last spring, since what I believed was allergies all spring, summer, and fall may have been what I am still suffering from. Yeah, fun stuff.)
Where have the PODs gone? Very good question. To wit I would respond, Where has the sunlight gone? I have darkness when I get out of work, so it makes it hard to take a daily picture. Until the sunlight returns I will be posting "Random pictures of the week." Though I will probably start with "Random pictures from November" to play catch up for my down time.
In case any of you were wondering one of my pictures has been chosen as a finalist for a internet mapping company's dc map. Kind of cool. Here is the picture. I have a little extra personal love for Ben, so despite the fact that I think I have better dc pics, it is kind of flattering. I will let you know when I lose. Again behold the power of the cellphone camera!
_John
image: "Mr. Beagle" from Macorig Paolo
05 November 2008
Unyielding Hope.
Know Hope.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
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...And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
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...And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
_President-elect Barak Obama
04 November 2008
03 November 2008
RIP Madelyn Dunham
It is with a heavy heart that Obama and his family finishes his campaign as his grandmother ("Toot") passed away after her long battle with cancer. Here is what he said about his grandmother today on the trail. Though she couldn't make it to the finish line, she was the driving force beyond Barak, and I hope she reached her final resting place in peace knowing hope.
_John
image: Obama for America.
Day Zero. Hope
This is Hope. (And the only political closing message that I have ever heard that drew a strong emotional response every time I have watched it.)
Today. Dare to HOPE. Believe in HOPE. Choose HOPE. And Vote.
_John
Today. Dare to HOPE. Believe in HOPE. Choose HOPE. And Vote.
_John
One Day -- Night Edition
Bueller? Bueller?
Still in need of convincing? Try on this essay by (little "c") conservative Andrew Sullivan. It is both intellectually and emotionally engaging. Go read.
_John
Still in need of convincing? Try on this essay by (little "c") conservative Andrew Sullivan. It is both intellectually and emotionally engaging. Go read.
_John
One Day -- on Voting and Making it Count
Tomorrow be prepared for long lines, and be prepared to stay and have your vote counted. Also be prepared for any possible voter intimidation issues. Here are a few things to be ready for.
[Not sure if the YouTube poster got permission to post from Bill Moyers' Journal, so here is the link to the video on the show's site. Note to PBS, EMBED please.]
From the Campaigns:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10172008/watch3.html
[I would have posted a similar message from any of the other campaigns, but I could not find them or they don't exist. I will update if this page if they come out this afternoon.]
For your election polling place please visit www.canivote.org or call your local election board.
If you are planning on taking your camera to your polling place, please be aware of state and local laws. And if you shoot any good footage, please send it along to Video You Vote.
_John
[Not sure if the YouTube poster got permission to post from Bill Moyers' Journal, so here is the link to the video on the show's site. Note to PBS, EMBED please.]
From the Campaigns:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10172008/watch3.html
[I would have posted a similar message from any of the other campaigns, but I could not find them or they don't exist. I will update if this page if they come out this afternoon.]
For your election polling place please visit www.canivote.org or call your local election board.
If you are planning on taking your camera to your polling place, please be aware of state and local laws. And if you shoot any good footage, please send it along to Video You Vote.
_John
02 November 2008
Picture of the Day -- 02 November 2008
Rock Creek on the way home from a Villagers tie. (This one, beyond my own personal injuries, was a good one.)
_John
Two Days -- California Evening Edition (UPDATED)
Vote No on 8. We are still a young country, but we should be well beyond our past of legislating discrimination.
Update: Obama in his own words.
_John
Two days
Hope in action. Powerful, real, important. Please read it to understand fully what is going on away from what the teevee is covering.
_John
01 November 2008
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