Yes, Happy Monday. I am Happy.
Happy that Captain Phillips is rescued and okay … and happy that Obama’s first security-type crisis was one that came out well and reflected his quiet, steady leadership. Don’t expect any “Mission Accomplished” banners.
Happy that Bo has arrived …
Happy that the Easter Egg Hunt was inclusive …
Oh yes, and happy [...]
Here’s the video of Tasha Kai’s goal for the USWNT in the 90th minute versus Iceland … thank you AMR (whomever you are!).
Meanwhile, I guess Pia wasn’t so happy with the first half …according to the quote sheet …
On if she was pleased with the match:
“Yes and no. It’s great to be a winner, 1-0, [...]
Okay, checking out the scene here on a Thursday morning. I am (of course) in a hurry. So here are some quick updates:
HollyCornblog and CharlieHopbrew will be here this weekend! Hooray! Hopefully the snowstorm/rainstorm that appears to be brewing (get it?) won’t interfere.
The reviews of the new WPS uniforms have been decidedly mixed. Here are [...]
Okay, so did you watch Obama last night? Was it not amazing to witness the president speaking in complete sentences and clearly able to think about complex ideas and issues?
Also amazing to see the partisanship so visible at certain points. Who were those people who weren’t applauding, anyway? They need to get on the bandwagon, [...]
Pat Summitt’s Lady Vols gave her a solid, at-home victory over Georgia … and her 1000th win last night! She wanted to hit the milestone at home on the court named after her — and she did — thanks to her “Baby Vols” — a team that includes 7 freshmen!
How does she do it? Leadership [...]
First off, is Andrew Card crazy? He’s tweaked about Obama disrespecting the office of the Presidency. Why? Because Obama changed the dress code at the White House. Good grief. Is that what Andrew Card really thinks? Is he a grown-up? (And I loved the comments on this piece … especially the one about how the [...]
Maddow on her interview with Blago … very weird stuff from the Gov. about cowboys here …
Much of this made great grist for Jon Stewart. And then here’s the actual interview …
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Excellent interview, Rachel! Rod is not in touch with reality … but I guess that should not come as any [...]
How refreshing to write a headline focused on the letter P and not have Sarah Palin come to mind (except as an after thought, just now — like a toothache remembered).
So these are heady, miraculous times. The Hudson River miracle jet has been fished out of the water and Obama is in DC and will [...]
Continue reading about Of Planes and Presidents and Birds of Prey
But first, a poem — because any collection of words that includes the phrase “the high arc of midsummer” deserves to be repeated today. (As pretty much always, this is from The Writers Almanac):
First Cutting
by Susie Patlove
(from Quickening)
What is the hayfield in late afternoon
that it can fly in the face of time,
and light can be [...]
There’s quite a bit on the soccer news front, as you may have guessed from the headline this morning. The WPS has held its combines on the East and West coasts, and is gearing up for its draft on Friday, January 16th. (That’s this Friday, folks!) Here’s some nice video from the West Coast combine [...]
Continue reading about Soccer, Soccer, Soccer, and then Some Soccer this Saturday
So how’s tricks this snowy morning? Nearly everything in Central NH looks to be closed … except work, of course. Off I go shortly.
But first a few tidbits, starting with Celine Dion. Yup, Celine. My friend Sheryl has promised to root for the Eagles if I post a video clip of Celine singing with a [...]
There’s a very interesting article posted on Christmas Eve in the NY Times about Elizabeth Alexander — the poet who’ll be reading at Obama’s Inauguration.
But for now, here is Elizabeth Alexander reading Ars Poetica #92:
… and here is a reading by aichlee of the venus hottentot by Ms. Alexander. The reading by aichlee reminds me [...]
Continue reading about Elizabeth Alexander’s Poetry – on a Sleety Saturday
First off, Chip Saltsmann. The candidate for the chairmanship of the RNC sent around a Holiday CD that reminds us all, yet again, of why the Republican Party is having such a hard time these days. Here’s one of the songs (brought to us via You Tube) …
I am not surprised that the RNC would [...]
What can I say? Bah Humbug, maybe? The Compassionate Conservative took back one of his pardons yesterday to avoid the appearance of impropriety. Who knows what’s really going on with all that … all I can see is yet another example of the sloppiness and ineptitude of this administration. Still counting the days here.
And the [...]
Caroline Kennedy is beginning to articulate some of her positions, as noted in this article from the NY Times. While I like what I know of her, and am in agreement with her stated positions, I do find this run somewhat puzzling after a lifetime of pretty adamant privacy. She comes across as much more [...]
First off — thanks to Alice and Stephen for the compelling discussion of Obama’s choice of Rick Warren for his inauguration. Time will tell, I suppose, whether Obama is backing away from promises or working toward an inclusiveness that is, at the moment, feeling disheartening and frightening. After the hope-to-disappointment trajectory of the Clinton years, [...]
Continue reading about Obama, US Soccer Awards … Snowy Saturday Stuff
I love the creativity — throwing shoes at Bush! Unfortunately, all of Dubya’s working out has kept him quicker on his feet physically than he is mentally or verbally — so he was able to duck both missiles. Still, the “hurling” was well-deserved … and a tame reminder of the level of outrage that is [...]
