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	11/30/08 Go HERE for the latest totals. More Americans now dead in Iraq & Afghanistan than killed on 9-11. Plus 655,000 Iraqis dead. Them F** Israelis They're at it again. What is terrorism anyway? Go HERE. Kissing The Ceiling A photo series. Go HERE. Ma & Friends Ma is on the right. Sister Gladys is on left (looks like Goldie to me). Friend in the middle. I've never seen this before. Video Kids playing video games. Scary. Go HERE. Kate The Great My baby just left to go back to college. She took with her 4-5 paintings which is OK cuz there is too much art around here. Luckily she will be back in a week & a half for Xmas. Elvis Costello He's got a TV show on Sundance. Go HERE. Preston Sturges My fave director. From Sullivans Travel Go HERE. If You're In Sioux Falls Artist Of The Day My artist/architect friend, Michael Jantzen, who was in the MoMa show this fall has sold his M-House. Go HERE for that and other stuff from an amazing artist.
	11/29/08 My Sister Madonna Is Editor Go HERE. Go HERE for her own site. Artist Of The Day RomDog linked me to Abby Goldstein's site. Go HERE. 50 Days What is The Shrub thinking? Every god damn thing he does is just wrong. This his latest. Go HERE. Some Art 1 of 200 Synapse Shots. 11" x 9" Quote Of The Day I say dream on George. "I'd like to be a president [known] as somebody who liberated 50 million people and helped achieve peace." -- George W. Bush A Week @ Work Some guy's video of himself @ his desk for a week. Go HERE. Pills All pills have side effects, sometimes allergic reactions. Dry mouth is more frequent. One of the 11 new temporary pills prescribed gives me a bitter taste in my mouth like sucking on alum. Don't know which one. Just thought you should know.
	11/28/08 John Prine & Iris DeMent In Spite Of Ourselves Go HERE. Anemia Spent the day reading up on anemia and comparing my last two blood reports. Result: Though it's slow paced, it seems mine is probably iron-deficiency from last year when I lost so much blood due to that damn esophageal tear. So I will go with popping iron supplments and eating more red meat than I really like. Also gonna make some spinach enhanced beef chili. Hope it gets better soon cuz I feel like such an old geezer and my kids don't like to think I'm old. This Makes Me Nervous Rove praises Obama. Go HERE. FaceBook Finally succumbed. You can find my page there now. Dream On Never sold his soul. Easy to do if you don't have one. Go HERE. Quote Of The Day "As I wrote last December, "[t]he pundits can talk until they are blue in the face about Obama's charisma and eloquence and cross-racial appeal. The fact of the matter is that Obama has no chance of being elected president in 2008." I am more convinced of this conclusion than ever." -- Steven M. Warshawsky, American Thinker, August 11, 2008. The Bastard Are Still In Office Why in the world would the Shrub work so hard to stop the fight against carbon limits? Go HERE. Yesterday Is Gone
	11/27/08 The PigOut Begins Going over to Zettes. No chinese after all. Star Watch Sparkler went to a play yesterday, the one with Katie Holmes. She said Tom Cruise and David Beckhan and that Spice Girl was there. She said Cruise is very short. I think we knew that because when he got divorced from that Aussie gal, Nicole. She said, "Now I can wear heels." The Weight Ten-2008 Turkeys Go HERE.
	11/26/08 Alison Krauss 100 Miles Or More is her latest and great as usual. Get it from Amazon. A Hundred Miles Or More: Live From the Tracking Room Precient Quote Of The Day "All of these articles about his boyhood in Indonesia and his life in Hawaii are geared towards showing his background is diverse, multicultural and putting that in a new light. Save it for 2050 ... I cannot imagine America electing a president during a time of war who is not at his center fundamentally American in his thinking and values. The right knows Obama is unelectable except against Attila the Hun." -- Mark Penn, March 19, 2007 Sonnet Of The Day "And the relevance to me /With that issue, /As we spoke /About Africa and some /Of the countries /There that were /Kind of the people succumbing /To the dictators /And the corruption /Of some collapsed governments /On the /Continent, /The relevance /Was Alaska's." -- Sarah Palin Go HERE for the original source. Quote Of The Day "Barack Obama is on his way to a McGovern candidacy." -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, March 29, 2008 Obama Awesome slideshow of the campaign. Go HERE. Copping A Feel Even geezers need some affection. Billary @ State Department Scholars say it would be un-constitutional. Go HERE. Across The Universe I'm not a fan of the Beatles except for a few songs like this one and Lennon's Watching The Wheels and Harrison's Beware Of Darkness. Words are flying out like endless rain into a paper cup They slither while they pass They slip away across the universe Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting thorough my open mind Possessing and caressing me Jai guru deva om Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes That call me on and on across the universe Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box they tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe Jai guru deva om Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Sounds of laughter shades of life are ringing through my open ears exciting and inviting me Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns It calls me on and on across the universe Jai guru deva om Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Jai guru deva Jai guru deva Go HERE for Fiona Apple's version. City Champs My Sparkler's HS swim team won the city championship again. Congrats Sparkler. New MacBook Apple dropped their prices so I bought a new 13.3" MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 2GB, 160GB, SuperDrive - White Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 2GB DDR2, 160GB SATA/100, Intel GMA X3100 graphics 144MB, 13" TFT 1280x800, Super Drive(DVD+-R/CD-RW), Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WLAN, Bluetooth, OS X 10.5 Leopard Yippie. Don't really feel rich these days and I'm not but as I said before, I think this MacBook is dying after 5 plus good years. Figure $1200 divided by 5 = $240 per year. That's $20 a month which is less than a dollar a day.
	11/25/08 Cuba/Venezuela A really good article from Sean Penn. If your interested Go HERE. Take A Break Life In The Congo Think you've got it bad? Go HERE. Charlie Rangel Charlie seems to be following in the same corrupt ways as Adam Clayton Powell who he replaced. Go HERE. Today It's a grey old wet day and I've got nothing.
	11/24/08 Coltrane, Coltrane! Every so often I have to have a day of Coltrane. This is one of those days. Duke & Trane. In A Sentimental Mood Just Play or Click On Down Arrow and select "Save As Source". Berry & The Boss Go HERE. While you're there check out the other Chuck Berry stuff. Bye Dana I'm gonna miss Ms. Perino. She brought a bit of beauty to an ugly administration. Maybe Obama can turn her and use her. Go HERE. AIG & CitiBank Still sponsoring sports teams to the tune of hundreds of million of $$$. Go HERE. Kate The Great My baby is coming home tomorrow for Thanksgiving. That's a good thing. The First 10 Republicans who should go away. Go HERE. I'd also add David Brooks of the NYTimes. My Blood Got the results from last weeks blood test: I'm still anemic but doc says no transfusion. Just keep popping iron supplements and eat red meat. Don't know why he doesn't want to give me some good blood. My blood sugar is also out of whack. Meanwhile I'm taking 20 pills a day and shooting insulin and still get tired so easily. Plus, I wake in the night with the most foul bitter taste in my mouth from one of these pills. But who's complaining?
	11/23/08 Irony? I don't understand this national obsession with irony. It's become a cant word inserted inappropriately into endless columns and essay in MSM. Self-defined intellectuals love to write incomprehensible gibberish to make one say, "Huh?" Here's another one. Go HERE. Last Night's Dinner Made a great cream of vegetable soup. Here how: Saute in olive oil and butter, Salt & pepper, onions, grated carrots, leeks, endive, sliced potaoes and garlic until lightly caramalized. Add fresh baby spinch and let it wilt. Add chicken stock and braise. Add chopped mushroom, peas and any other veggies you like. Add celery seed and fennel seed. When veggies are all braised, turn off heat use and immersion blender to puree, leaving a few chunks of veggies. When blended, add a can of condensed milk. Turn the heat back on and simmer for a few minutes. I'm thinking fennel would also work well as an ingedient in the braise. Sprinkle a few bits of Sea Salt if you like and a drizzle of extra virgen olive oil is always good in soups. It's also good served cold. I usually add oyster crackers or Goldfish or serve with garlic bread. That's it. You're welcome. Amazing I was able to walk out into the winter and go 4 blocks to the grocery store, buy and carry home 2 bags of groceries without having to sit down even once. Is there hope for me. Perhaps. Latest Painting I started this painting a year ago or more and was never able to finish it until today. The Aftermath Truly awesome photos of 9-11 in Powerpoint. Go HERE to download. Emmylou One Of These Days Go HERE. Oh No! I think my PowerBook is dying after 5 good years. It didn't want to boot the whole way this morning so I tried 2 more times and it finally woke-up. I ran Disk Utility and verified permissions and it said everything is OK. I still don't quite believe it.
	11/22/08 Almost Forgot JFK was assassintated 45 years ago. RIP. More On Sir Vidia Another review of the new biography of V.S. Naipaul. Go HERE. Go HERE for the 1st chapter. Weekends Suck Just took Sparklers MacBook to Tek Serve for a ram upgrade. As usual the subway are all screwed up: the 1 is running on the express lane and the 2 is going local between Chambers & 14th Street. Plus the lady announcing the changes is working with the usual scratchy speakers such that you can't understand a word she says. On the way home a young girl say next to me. She had such bad breath that I had yo keep my head averted to the right. It was a sort of halitosis/ammonia tinge that made me nauseous. I finally opted to get and stand by the door for the duration. Tek Serve was fast and efficient as usual and when I get home the internet is slow as molasses, dropping connections as usual on weekends. Ry Cooder Strange little slide show about El Mirage, CA. Go HERE.
	11/21/08 Cheney's Toy James McMurtry on YerTube. Go HERE. Go HERE for We Can't Make It Here. Got $15 Back Today My Apple stock is down $28,000 but it's coming back. I can dream, can't I? Some Art From the archives, this little painting (15"x 10") started a new way for me back in 1988. New Artists' Concert Hall Kate's former piano teacher, Connie Crothers, and Emma's former teacher, Valentina Nazerenko play a duet. Plus many others. Go HERE. A Little Mozart Poor Little Hillary Now she's sounding like Rodney Dangerfield. "I don't get no respect. Go HERE.
	11/20/08 2 Months Left See counter above. 2 months sounds like less than 60 days. Some Art This is one of my favorite paintings. Paintings are sort of like children, except I don't have a favorite child. Foodies Achtung! "La Vida Locavore is the blog for anyone whose crazy life includes planting, growing, weeding, fertilizing, raising, picking, harvesting, processing, cooking, baking, making, serving, buying, selling, distributing, transporting, composting, organizing around, lobbying about, writing about, thinking about, talking about, playing with, and eating food!" Go HERE. Beer Drinking Buddhists Go HERE. Another Day Another Doctor And add a couple more prescriptions to the list. Waiting on my blood report to see the state of my anemia. Maybe a tranfusion in the near future if it isn't improving. Meanwhile some anti-biotics to clear up some left over esophagitis. Ain't life grand? Who Has The Money? Eli Broad has way too much. Go HERE.
	11/19/08 Damn! It's Winter Just walked out and around the corner to the deli only to discover it's freezing outside. Literally. Man that just depresses the hell out of me. I hate weather. Passed Over Yet Again Some guy named Jackass is named Sexiest Man Alive. Hey, the rumor of my death has been grossly exaggerated. Life Magazine The photo archives on the Google. Go HERE. V.S. Naipaul A new authorized biography of Naipaul ought to be interesting. Great writer. Not much of a mensch. Go HERE.
	11/18/08 George Carlin The highly intelligent Carlin, Mark Twain Award winner, on abortion. Go HERE. On NRA Go HERE. On expressions Go HERE. And while you're on YerTube keep looking. It's all good. The N Word Richard Pryor & George Carlin. Go HERE. Leon Redbone Best whistler since Bing Crosby. Go HERE. Black Prez Richard Pryor tells it like it will be. Go HERE. Grace Hartigan, 86, RIP Much more than "a good chick painter" as Pollock said of his wife Lee Krasner. Go HERE. More Doctor Stuff Went back to my cardio guy today, had my blood pressure taken (a bit high), had an ekg (still beating) and had more blood work done to see how anemic I am these days. "And then what?" I said. He said, "If it's still too low, maybe I'll give you a transfusion." Getting tired of this crap. Thursday I see my Gastroenterologist for a follow up to all those tests two weeks ago which were all benign. Willie & Chrissie Both Sides Of Goodbye by Hank. Go HERE. What I Said Bush to pardon himself and all others. Go HERE. The Dems, In Victory, Are Still Spineless Lieberman gets a pass. This is disgusting. Go HERE. And Barack is already beginning to disappoint. Hillary is the latest of the Clintonites to be added and I thought we were through with them. I wanna see some Republican ass-kicking. This is why I could never be a politician; I have some scruples. Republicans have none. Democrats with any are few and far between.
	11/17/08 Texas Bar-B-Q Calvin Trillin, who likes to eat. Go HERE. AutoBlogGreen A whole site devoted to green cars. Go HERE. Also Go HERE for Tesla Motors. Some History My daughter Kate has chosen to major in history so this is for her and for anyone else who has heard the name Wm. Ayers and doesn't know much about him. Go HERE. h/t Mike Derry The Cost Of Health Just got the statement from the Endoscopy/Colonoscopy Center for my diagnostics last week. $8825. And I haven't yet gotten the invoice for my Gastroenterologist. Everything was supposedly benign. Imagine if I didn't have insurance. Quote Of The Day "Brothers should pull up their pants. You are walking by your mother, your grandmother, your underwear is showing. What's wrong with that? Come on. Some people might not want to see your underwear. I'm one of them." -- Barack Obama "And a note on the quote of the day. The day after the the election, the gang bangers in our local high school, who usually do go around in baggy pants with their underwear showing, came to school that day in suits and ties and were chanting "Obama ... Yea we did" in the hallways." h/t Mike Derry Artist Of The Day Beautiful but I don't wanna go there. Go HERE. Obama On 60 Minutes In case you missed it. Watch CBS Videos Online Michael Chapman My friend Andrea sent me some tunes by this guy. Go HERE. His site: Go HERE. This Too Is America And it ain't in the south. Go HERE.
	11/16/08 Proposition 8 To what part of Equality do these facists object? Carolyn Wonderland Discovered a good new (to me) singer guitar player on Austin City Limits last night. Go HERE. Go HERE for another taste. Or you might find her on PBS.org I'm Losing It My interest in politics, that is. And the internet too. Secretary Of State Hillary. Thanks but no thanks. Kissinger, Kyl, Swartzenegger are all for her. How is that a good thing? Barack has already got way too many Clintonites in the tank. And after 8 years plus of Republicans thwarting all things Democrat, they are now all preaching bi-partisanship and still insisting America is a Right-Centrist nation. Revised Painting Made a few small edits to this painting.
	11/15/08 Rising Star Karen Kornbluh, smart, pretty and red haired. You'll hear more of her. Go HERE. Also Go HERE for a bit of her writing. Nader 2008: 695,446 (0.5%) 2004: 465,650 (0.38%) 2000: 2,882,955 (2.7%) McCain's Brain Lindsey Graham seems joined at the hip, always with McCain on the campaign and the morning after coffee run. Now it is revealed that he will join him for his meet with Obama on monday. Obama Mosaic Go HERE. Today Had to get up early today to watch Sparkler swim in the city finals. Then started feeling lousy and lousier, such that I could barely walk two blocks to the subway. Then 6 blocks home from city hall. This is getting pretty tedious. More doctors tuesday and thursday.
	11/14/08 Neil Young Leads the way, once again. Go HERE. Go HERE for the Youtube site. Maddow On Dirty Joe Go HERE. The Clintons' 3rd Term Some of us are not liking the way Obama is shaping his administration. Go HERE. OMG! Joe The Plumbum has his own website and a book coming too. I think his 15 minutes have now extended to about 20. Go HERE. Leahy v. Lieberman At least one Dem has some cojones. Go HERE. Top 10 Bailout Junkets Why aren't these guys in jail? Go HERE.
	11/13/08 Happy 63rd Birthday Brother Dennis Hard to believe that all of us remaining siblings are over 60 now. We ♥ Dennis and I still call him my little brother. That Sucks My fave TV show, The Riches has been cancelled. Today It's a dark, grey, gloomy wet day and I've got nuthin'.
	11/12/08 Michelle, Ma Belle 1st Lady? I'd say so. Go HERE. Sarah Redux As Sarah does her recent turn of speaking out and laying ground work for 2012, a spasm of fear/relief just shook me. Damn, we are so lucky that she was such a joke even the wing-nuts could sorta see it. Why Women Are Still 2nd Class Citizens Articles like this and those about Hillary's pants suits. Go HERE. Try The Radio Dot Com Go HERE. h/t WlfSng
	11/11/08 How Is That Even Possible? Shrub less popular than Nixon when he resigned. Go HERE. Artist Of The Day Richard Renaldi, photographer. Go HERE. Election Odds & Ends Alaska, Missouri and ballot initiatives. Go HERE. The Only Thing I'll Miss Rachel Recommends Another Progressive site. Go HERE. Barack O'Bama The Irish are claiming him. Go HERE. h/t WlfSng Wally Cleaver @ The Louvre Go HERE. 2008 Red/Blue States Go HERE. Today
	11/10/08 Shrub Meets BarackO How it all went down. Go HERE. Bloomberg's Fat Lady She has yet to sing her song. Go HERE. Today's Free Tune James McMurtry. Cheney's Toy Just Play or Click On Down Arrow and select "Save As Source". Just Us Kids Latest CD from james McMurtry is merely awesome. Especially Cheney's Toy (see above). Just Us Kids Quote Of The Day "I can't believe Obama is already sitting down with an unpopular, aggressive world leader without preconditions." --Anonymous Open Left Found another interesting site for Progressives. Go HERE. Get Well Merle Merle had part of a lung removed and is recovering. Go HERE. Lieberman Update The Chickenshit Dems are folding already. Go HERE for Harry Reid. Go HERE for Chris Dodd. Even Barack sucks it up. Go HERE. What a bunch of wimps. Sparkler The Columnist Emma writes on various issues for her school newspaper, The Stuyvesant Spectator. Go HERE. Miriam Mekeba, 76, RIP Dies on stage. Go HERE. And Go HERE for a taste.
	11/9/08 Obama It's been a few days now and I'm feeling a bit discombobulated. I feel we (my children and me) are finally in some good hands as far as our government is concerned. My children will all do the right thing; I'm convinced they have good values. But it's been so long since America has done so I've almost forgotten what we stand for. Bill Clinton was OK in a governing sort way but his personal morality was needy to say the least. Not a great example for any of us. He continues in his own little world and Hillary would have been an extension of that. Thanks to the electorate for whittling her down and out. Before Bill we had 16 years of mis-guided Reagan/Bush crapola. Carter was fine and still is but Teddy and the Dems did him dirty. Bad Dems. Ford cleaned up the mess left by Nixon so kudos to him. It's been a long time and I'm just trying to chill out until some whacko comes along to disrupt everything. More Republican By Counties I'd say that's a good trend. Today Got nuthin'.
	11/8/08 Check In Shorpy, from time to time. Good stuff. Go HERE. Palin 2012 MacDries says, "Hell yes! Guarantee us 8 years of Obama. Just don't start the next campaign already." Ah, America This too shall pass. Go HERE. Lieberman's New Job What You Might Not Know About Obama. Go HERE. The 50s
	11/7/08 David Brooks, STFU Why did you not ever write this column in the last 8 years. You disingenuous f*. Go HERE. The Election Was Fixed There is a mentally deficient guy in nabe who I see often talking to himself at the market or stopping and backing up a few steps and talking to himself. He usually does not engage with anyone but over the years he has begun to recognize me and talk to me directly. Yesterday he saw me at Jubilee, our gourmet store, and seeing my Obama button said, "That election was fixed." Regretably, I knee-jerk reacted and said, "Fuck you." I was tired after 2 years of the campaign. Now, I wish I had engaged him and explored his take a bit. Too late. I Gotta Say... ~~It pains me to report that anti-semite Billy Graham won't have the energy to mentor Obama.~~ Go HERE. MacDries says, "Bet it really pisses him not to be able to help this little nigra boy govern." Jim Martin From Georgia If you wanna help him, the election is not over in Georgia. Go HERE. Think Twice Barack Lawrence Summers is a no-no for Treasury. Go HERE. Get Rid Of Lieberman Go HERE to sign the petition. Required Reading** The Omnivore's Dilema by Michael Pollan. I tried to read this book 2 years ago and put it down. Then Kate read it and dropped it on my night table. This time it stuck and for anyone interested in health and what we eat it is a must. It will depress you and even sort of make you sick but keep reading. This book along with Fast Food Nation is enough to put you off your feed bag and make you question everything you put in your mouth or in the mouths of your babies. Artist Of The Day Wm. Eggleston @ The Whitney. Go HERE.
	11/6/08 Don't Forget Dean Remember Dean brought the internet to the campaign in 2004. He also developed the 50 state policy of the DNC. Go HERE. Blogging Things have changed already. News stories and bloviating by "the media" and pundits have no interest anymore. I think I'll cut back to just watching Rachel, HuffPo and Raw Story. Forget CNN, NYTimes, ABC, Daily Kos, etc. Maybe do a little painting and listen to music. One last thing: Go HERE. Quote Of The Day "I sincerely congratulate President-elect Obama for his historic and impressive victory. America remains a nation of extraordinary opportunity and the American people are a people of extraordinary fairness. Now that the election is over, it is time to put partisan considerations aside and come together as a nation to solve the difficult challenges we face and make our blessed land stronger and safer. I pledge to work with President-elect Obama and his incoming Administration in their efforts to reinvigorate our economy and keep our nation secure and free." -- Joe Lieberman (I-CT) MacDries says, "Kick his sorry ass out and back to Israel." Signed, Sealed & Delivered Little Stevie Wonder. Go HERE.
	11/5/08 Wm. Ayers Speaks Finally. Go HERE. Today's Free Tune Joe Cocker. Many Rivers To Cross Just Play or Click On Down Arrow and select "Save As Source". A Sea Change Even George Wallace's daughter voted for Obama. Go HERE. Quote For Yesterday "You know the world is off tilt when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest basketball player is Chinese, and Germany doesn't want to go to war." - Charles Barkley MacDries says, "Amend that to say "the world is correcting itself when a black man is elected POTUS." Doonesbury's Take Right on once again. Go HERE. Class, All The Way Danny -- I'm about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first. We just made history. And I don't want you to forget how we did it. You made history every single day during this campaign -- every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it's time for change. I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign. We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next. But I want to be very clear about one thing... All of this happened because of you. Thank you, Barack Obama's Victory Speech In case you missed it. Go HERE. And McCain's concession speech was him at his best. If he had run his campaign like that and had picked a better VP, he might have won. Ralph Nader STFU How irrelevant can you be? Go HERE. Bill Bennett STFU How stupid can you get? Go HERE. I'm Gonna Say, Hot Damn It's been so long since I've had a chance to feel good about America. Let's just wallow in it for a while. I'm happy and proud to say my home state of Iowa started it all for Obama and Minnesota fell into line. Only SD disappointed me. Happy to say I don't have to listen anymore to pundits predictions. No more fear of election theft. All we have to fear now is some loon out there hatching a plot to overturn our will. Especially good that Obama's victory was so decisive and also that he will have clear majorities in both houses of congress. No more fear of the next few Supreme Court nominees being Scalia clones and hope for more Souter clones. (Best thing Bush-41 did in his term of office.) I couldn't sleep last night for some reason but it was ok cuz I could lay there and feel good about America. I could reflect on seeing Jesse Jackson in Grant Park crying and speculate about whether his were tears of joy or tears of envy. Go HERE. I could marvel at what a wonderful family Obama has and that spectacular dress Michelle wore. Brother Daryl called near midnight and we could actually talk about something other than our comparative health issues. Sparkler's call came seconds after Obama broke through and she was so excited she could hardly speak. I told her she could vote for Obama's re-election in 4 years. Kate voted in Chicago and was partying there on her 20th birthday. Linda emailed me in response to my query about how she was doing, healthwise. She said she was feeling better now that Obama won Ohio. We went through a rough time together back in '72 waiting for McGovern to make some magic. That was a bad day. This is a good one. Now I'm off to the grocery store to stock up on liver, beef, beets and spinach. Gotta lick this anemia. Just discovered Prop 8 in California passed. that leaves a bad stain on the election. Go HERE for another take. Luckily SD rejected the abortion proposal.
	11/4/08 Today Is The Day I'm off to the docs and then vote. Back later in the day. Here's Otis.
	11/3/08 Madelyn Dunham, 86, RIP Obama's grandmother, called "Toot" doesn't get to see her grandson elected. Go HERE. McCain & McGovern St. John is in the same position as was George McGovern in the closing days of the '72 campaign: He is in an impossible losing position yet some of us (in McGovern's campaign) held to the delusion that he could still win. So, relax Carolyn. No way McCain. Quotes Of The Day "How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg." and: "Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure. " and: "Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar." and: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -- Abraham Lincoln Vendor's Poll Guy down on Fulton street selling McCain and Obama tees and buttons. I asked him who's selling the best. "Obama," he said and seeing my Obama button gave me a terrorist fist bump. Republicans Why are they so ugly (except for Dana Perino)? Here's Rick Davis in a last ditch pitch of denial. Go HERE. I ♥ Rachel Maddow. Go HERE if you do too. Rabbi Moshe Cotel, 65, RIP In 67-69 we knew Morris Cotel at the American Academy in Rome. He was a funny guy, not much given to frivolous activity and pot smoking like so many of his fellows. For his final concert he came out dressed in a tux with frizzy black hair looking like Harpo Marx. He proceeded to a blazing cacophonous piano solo, then got up and rushed away shyly without acknowledging the applause. Go HERE. Little Mike Forced To Listen Bloomberg has to listen to his constituents before he can sign the bill to buy himself another term. His Honor? My ass. Go HERE. Undecideds (More) David Sedaris from The New Yorker. Go HERE. Today One day to go. Liquid diet starts today and then tonight the laxatives begin. Nothing after midnight. In the morning I repeat the laxatives which means I can't go vote until the afternoon cuz I'll need to be near the commode.
	11/2/08 Eeyore Sparkler and her posse's costumes were characters from Winnie Ther Poo. Fighting Anemia Supposed to eat lots of liver, beef, beets and spinach. Thus I made my first quiche; spinach, mozzarella, eggs and tomatoes. Hope it tastes as good as it looks. The "Undecideds" Don't they just make you wanna slap'em upside the head? Go HERE. Predictions It looks too good. Go HERE. Poor Sap John McCain supporter on the upper West Side. Go HERE. Keith Olbermann Keith is our Bill O'Reilly and I've always had mixed feelings about him. He's usually right on the issues but his stridency is off-putting. Ben Affleck does him well on SNL. Go HERE. "My Friends" The Musical starring John McCain. Go HERE. Palin Punk'd Sarkozy calls Sarah. Go HERE. Summer Of Deliverance Been reading the memoir Christopher Dickey wrote of his relationship with the poet/novelist James Dickey. Turns out it is really about a son's love/hate-filled life with a drunken asshole father (and drunken mother). By many standards, Dickey was a charming talented artist in a southern good ol' boy way. By another he was a domineeering, demon-filled, drunk; a user and a taker. Almost finished now and I'm left with no desire to read anything he's written. I did enjoy Deliverance when it first came out in the 70s and they also made a very good movie from it. Son Christopher, a novelist and journalist, also wrote a few books, one of which is called With The Contras which sounds good when he touches on it in this book. Today Thought my computer had died last night. I have it set to boot itself at 10:30am but this morning at 11am it hadn't booted. Realized that it had gone back to Standard time. I'm not a fan of DST. Also today the NYC Marathon is 1/2 over by now. Go HERE for a kewl panorama as the women come head up 1st Avenue. It is 2 days until the election (and my endo-colonoscopy) and my Sparkler still doesn't want to hear about the possibility of Obama losing. Me neither.
	11/1/08 Uh Oh! Upset Cheney endorses McCain. The straw that broke Obama's back. Go HERE. Here's Food In Your Eye Go HERE. Free Movie New from Michael Moore. Go HERE. "This is being done entirely as a gift to my fans. The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters ever at the polls in November." - Michael Moore I couldn't go to sleep last night and when I did get to sleep I dreamt I was awake. As usual a mantra kept repeating until I was nauseous: Vote, vote Obama and don't forget those nasty Props in CA and SD. 3 Days To Go h/t Grupp
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