Ode to an old friend... bearing an Obama sticker
Farewell, my reliable friend. We logged tens of thousands of miles over the seven years we were together, and I am sorry to see you go. But be comforted -- you are not being replaced, only retired. 15...
View ArticleHow I Met Barack Obama, Defiant Hope revisited
In the onslaught of Palin diaries, I feel a little drowned in drama. I thank the fellow Kossacks who have written diaries stressing a return to action. I wrote this diary as my own personal refocus on...
View ArticleNew Iowa Poll: Obama in Double Digit Lead
According to the Des Moines Register the first three days of polling just after the Republican Convention shows Iowa pro Obama by 52% to 40% (MoE 4 points).I am no poll guru, no savvy math whiz, so I...
View ArticleCan't Get the Boy Outta My Head!
A Danish/Irish rogue. A wandering minstrel with a liquid voice. A gentle, friendly soul. A traveler, a vagabond spirit. A story teller, a poet, a musician. (For a taste of his rich, Irish tones and...
View ArticleDKos, Intimidating but Liberating, from a grateful newbie
The participants at DailyKos continue to amaze me. Day after day there is wit and wisdom and wordplay which keeps me thinking and giggling and digging deeper.I recently was deeply honored to receive...
View ArticlePETA urges use of Human Breast Milk in Ben & Jerry's. Updated.
PETA is responsible for some weird stuff. Remember, for instance, the drink beer, not milk campaign? I am all for the ethical treatment of animals, but as a dairy farmer's daughter and once a pre-vet...
View ArticleEff you, McCain. I just VOTED for Barack Obama. Huzzah!
Let McCain spew whatever cockamamie non-truths and sneery mocking chuckles he wants at the debate tonight. Let him rail about the librul media and the terrrists. I can sit in my living room, sipping my...
View ArticleLet the Pandas die!
Chris Packham, a TV naturalist out of the United Kingdom, says that since pandas aren't a strong species, we should choose to let them die.
View ArticleMinneapolis Woman Faces Deportation -- tomorrow is Free Hoa Saturday
A fellow Luther College graduate friend of mine is in prison. On August 14th, after unintentionally missing an immigration hearing to merely clarify and update her visa status, Hoa Nguyen was arrested...
View ArticleHow to Wash Your Hands
In the season of influenza, colds, and other illness-causing viruses and germs, I am reminded of the lesson I picked up as a chaplain in a downtown Chicago hospital: the best way to wash your hands.I...
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Shameless Plug for Wildlife: Operation Migration 2009
Three cheers for whooping cranes! Three more cheers for the efforts of Operation Migration, a non-profit organization of the United States and Canada, to reintroduce the species to one of their native...
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