Thinking Out Loud
There are moments when reading and real life come together. Not to be too dramatic: but now is one of those times. As oil spews into the Gulf of Mexico, my companions for the journey are Annie Dillard and Wendell Berry. And, both of them make the same essential point about science: the real power [...]
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative is proposing to build a 1500 Megawatt coal-fired electric plant in the tiny town of Dendron, Virginia. It will be the second largest in Virginia. It will emit nearly 15 million tons of CO2 each year contributing to Virginia’s increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Maybe even more frightening is the 118 pounds [...]
I just couldn’t let this one go without comment. In this clip, John McCain basically blames his running mate’s statements about Pakistan on journalists! And the question wasn’t even asked by a journalist. Instead, it was a voter, shouting the question to her as she walked. It was noisy, she just spouted off the first [...]
John McCain has picked Sarah Palin, first-term governor of Alaska, as his running mate. The media is wondering aloud if it is a brilliant move or a questionable decision. I definitely come down on the latter side. After spending months attacking Obama for his lack of experience, McCain has picked a woman who actually had [...]
Like all Unitarian Universalists, my week has been overshadowed by the horrible shootings in Tennessee last Sunday. I think the shock was intensified for me as the week played out because of the sudden awareness that my liberal beliefs pose such a threat to others. Oh, I knew Ann Coulter and her tribe made fun [...]
He and his advisors might want to actually talk to each other now and then. Just another example of how John McCain doesn’t get it, this time in terms of women and health:
Lynne Keisling at Knowledge Problem pointed to an article in The New York Times that reported that the $4 plus gas has led to a move from gas guzzling SUVs to fuel efficient compact cars. While I am happy that consumers are going green, I think it’s sad that it had to take high gas [...]
I’m watching the News Hour coverage of last night’s debate. One of the commentators from factcheck.org pointed out that Barack Obama was not factual about the American flag lapel pin when he said that he had not made definitive statements one way or the other about wearing a lapel pin. In fact, according to factcheck.org [...]
A grey day so I’m dressed in grey except for my green handmade socks! I have a meeting and recorder rehearsal. Then, the afternoon to play around with Flash. We have a new non-profit client who might like some simple educational games, and I discovered that I have a copy of Macromedia Studio 8 on [...]
What a wonderful evening I had last night! Out to dinner with friends then a Sweet Honey in the Rock concert at the Attucks Theater in Norfolk, Virginia. I was swept away by their beautiful acapella singing. Just amazing music, but what struck me the most was how much fun they were having. At one [...]