Off the grid to Masai Mara in the morning for our first game-trip with cameras in hand… [Live out of Africa]
Tenor Pavarotti dead at 71 Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died in the early hours of Thursday, his manager Terri Robson said. "Luciano Pavarotti died one hour ago," Robson said in a telephone text message to Reuters. He was 71. The rotund, black-bearded tenor known […]
Vick Agrees to Plea Deal for Dogfighting Charges Michael Vick, the star quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, agreed Monday to plead guilty to dogfighting charges in a deal with federal prosecutors that will probably land him in prison while he is in the prime of his N.F.L. career. Michael Vick’s plea deal likely calls for […]
Well, we’re just back from a two week jaunt through Colorado – truly a national treasure! The map shows where we went [click on a numbered red icon for a picture or two from each place]: Vail: The point of our trip [to Vail] was to get together with a group of our oldest friends […]
"As for why what was wrong with Cho remains mostly un-named in the Press? I haven’t a clue…" As soon as I asked that question in my last post, I recognized that I might know the answer. By the time effective medication became available for the treatment of Psychotic illnesses, Schizophrenia in particular, the problem […]
Candor Chasma on Mars
Once a year, whether I need to or not, I click on the fashion section of the New York Times [this time, by mistake]. What better place to look for a diversion on the Eve of the opening of the defense in the Scooter Libby Trial, a new round of commentary by and about Douglas […]
So my links to Firedoglake‘s fine PoliticsTV commentaries [on Youtube] no longer work [here or anywhere]. Matt Stoller has the explanation on MyDD… VIDEOS TEMPORARILY DOWN – NOTE TO OUR VIEWERS PoliticsTV.com’s videos are temporarily down – we are disappointed to report YouTube has suspended our account. Recent videos — e.g. the Scooter Libby […]
And as for Capitalism… Governmement Military Assistance isn’t part of Capitalism. It’s a bit like Insider Trading. It is not okay for our government to have as its foreign policy, a program involving Military conquest or "nation building" in order to further the interests of American private enterprises, whether it helps us or not. If […]
e·van·gel·i·cal/ËŒivænˈdÊ’É›lɪkÉ™l, Also, e·van·gel·ic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings. belonging to or designating the Christian churches that emphasize the teachings and authority of the Scriptures, esp. of the New Testament, in opposition to the institutional authority of the church itself, and that stress as paramount the tenet that salvation is […]