Weather

Hmm…It has started to turn cold here, but I’m glad that I’m not living in American Samoa A huge emergency effort is under way in the Samoan islands after tsunami waves triggered by an 8.0 earthquake left scores dead and flattened or submerged entire villages. At least 111 people are confirmed killed in Samoa, neighboring [...]

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Breasts and Burgers

Just a reminder that today is: RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGER’S KOMEN DAY – Wednesday, September 30 On Sep. 30, Red Robin is sponsoring a Gourmet Burgers Komen Day. Stop by the Sparks/Spanish Springs or Reno Red Robin, enjoy anything on the restaurant’s menu. 15% of all proceeds will be going to the No. Nevada Affiliate [...]

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Goings on and a tiny rant

Aside from the usual newsfeeds and promotional emails from Macy’s, Coldwater Creek, Target, Borders, and Pettags.com, my inbox is full of back and forth emails between the committee members for next weekend’s 11th Northern Nevada Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.  It’s definitely crunch time, and the emails are flying fast and furious, but I [...]

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Yes! Yes! Yes!

Anglachel (my emphasis in bold italics): But here is the irony – the moralistic and non-political use of racism as a shaming mechanism by party leaders in combination with the passionate rejection of “white trash” (the working class) by those same leaders has made the Republicans’ political strategy just that much more effective. We’re doing [...]

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I’m not ignoring you

It’s eleven days until the Race for the Cure and as the race database chair I’ve got my hands full entering scads of offline registrations. Between that, my job, my family, and the critters, there is barely time to blow my nose, let alone catch up on the news and comment on it. I understand [...]

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Hmm…

President Obama said Friday that he did not believe his race was the cause of fierce criticism aimed at his administration in the contentious national debate over health care, but rather that the cause was a sense of suspicion and distrust many Americans have in their government. “Are there people out there who don’t like [...]

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A Fine Line

I started writing this post yesterday morning, but Sweetie and I had to leave for the Air Races and I was too pooped to finish it last night. Because of other obligations, I’m not at the races today and can spend a little more time fleshing this out.  (Edit: I’m not crazy about my post [...]

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And in the spirit of the rest of my week

I’ll be volunteering with Sweetie at the Reno Air Races  working box security through Sunday. If you happen to be there, come on down to the box seat gate closest to the pit and say hello. We’ve got to get up at the crack of dawn every day, so posting may be light, but who [...]

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Drinking the Sand

Joe Cannon is torn about whether or not to just suck it up and support HR 3200. Joe writes: Let’s face it — Jane Hamsher is right. The “mainstream” House and Senate plans can be considered neoliberal giveaways to the insurance industry. That industry which has no valid role to play in our health system. [...]

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RIP – Patrick Swayze

Everyone should have a love like this. NYT

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