About two years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner.  At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room.  I noticed that all the staff, ship officers, waiters, busboys, etc. all seemed very familiar with this lady.  I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told she owned the line, but he said he only knew that she had been on board for the last four cruises, back to back.

As we left the dining room one evening, I caught her eye and stopped to say hello. We chatted and I said, "I understand you've been on this ship for the last four cruises."  She replied, "Yes, that's true."  I stated, "I don't understand" and she replied without a pause, "It's cheaper than a nursing home."

 Brian Schweitzer Interview

This guy is the real deal. He may be in a red state, but he's not afraid to stick his neck out for Howard Dean:

Jeff Gannon on Bill Maher tonight! This should be interesting.

I'm hoping Maher grills him on the Secret Service logs. What was he doing at the White House on days with no scheduled press briefings? I can't believe Gannon's going on the air after all of Maher's "boyfriend in the White House" jokes.

The fun starts at 11 p.m. Eastern on HBO.

This is disgusting. Our own FBI honors a country music hick whose lyrics treat bombing innocent civilians as some joke.

"Easter" is derived from "Eastre," the Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. The eggs and bunnies are symbols of fertility and have nothing to do with Jesus.

The tradition is so deeply instilled in our minds that very few people question it. When I was a kid, we brought our Easter eggs and candies to the Catholic mass and carried them to the front of the church so the priest could bless them. Nobody thought for a second the meaning behind the eggs and bunnies. The fertility symbol is quite ironic, considering the Catholic church doesn't even believe in birth control.

Man Sells Device That Blocks Fox News

Death threats for making a TV device? It doesn't surprise me, considering the wingnuts who put a bounty on Michael Schiavo's head.

I answered true and received an incorrect answer.

I couldn't find anything in our book that even resembled this subject. There's only two pages in the whole book that cover the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Native American lands.

Am I paranoid, or is my professor quizzing me over his personal opinion? Thanks.

Looks like the cat killer and presidential wannabe in 2008 can't hold up to party pressure after speaking on his own accord last week.

Flippity flop. Flippity flop. Waffle. Waffle.

President Mohammad Khatami speaking to reporters after a meeting with Afghanistan:

This movie has a 100% rating at rottentomatoes.com, and was the most controversial film of 1989. One of Spike Lee's best that speaks a lot about race relations in America.

So much for Democracy...

Republican lawyers fought hard against valid votes being counted. They argue that a recount consists of "re-tabulating the valid ballots," not introducing previously uncounted, but completely valid ballots. They'll piss all over democracy to milk more power:

This is the party of minorities, and we need to stop running privileged white boys on our ticket. Vice presidential candidate Barack Obama would drive the minority vote in droves. According to census.gov, the African-American population is 32.4% in Louisiana, 22% in North Carolina, 20.1% in Virginia, and 16.1% in Arkansas. I know we can pickup Arkansas and Virginia with a Clinton/Obama ticket. We just need a good reason for minorities to vote, and Kerry was not the reason. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are the reason.

What's that you feel?  No more tax breaks for taking jobs overseas?

I think it would be beneficial for the general public to see this. Most (if not all) Kossacks know the story behind Diebold. If every American had the same knowledge, there would be a huge backlash against the GOP. In my opinion, humor is the most effective way to initiate conversations in the workplace, and this video does the job.

Link: Diebold Voting Machines

Unbelievable. This election comes down to how gullible Americans are. He's actually quoted as saying the problem with the vaccinne shortage is that it's "not a very profitable business". I've got news for you Dick - profits aren't an excuse for BushCo's failure in providing flu shots to the elderly.