One of the wonderful bits of data one can extract from reading one’s web site stats are the search terms used by folks to find this site. One person came here after searching for “Pelosi eating ice cream.” Really? Someone actually searched for Pelosi eating ice cream???
What’s up with that?
Holy crapzor batman! You can almost see me in this picture!!! (Click on picture to zoom in. It takes a few seconds.)
This picture was taken by David Bergman.
From one of my favorite bands.
My housemates Chris and Betty and Ruby mark the moment on inauguration day. Updated with pix on this server.
Captions later. Must sleep. Amazed we have Obama. Amazed 2 million people could descend on one place in space and time and have basically no problems. We are awesome.
Updated with captions 1/25.
Lt. Col. (US Army Ret) Cousin Phil took me to the Pentagon. I took pictures of the 9/11 memorial. Cousin Phil was there then. I wasn’t allowed to take pictures inside, but there are lots of exhibits of people who have run the various services, both civilian and military, as well as memorials honoring service. [...]
I met up with Rus early sunday to pick up our tickets to the evening festivities. Then we walked down to the mall to see the We are One event. Later, we attended the evening festivities (California Democratic Party party.) Thanks, parents, for helping me get out to D.C.
Barack Obama as the newly, overwhelmingly elected President of this country has awakened us from a terrible nightmare. The Bush administration fed our darkest thoughts. But now, the seeds of hope for a world in turmoil have been planted, hope that we will work together for a more positive world now that we seem delivered [...]
Cousin Phil took me to see Mount Vernon, home of George Washington. One of the tour guides (they call them historical interpreters) reflected that as the first, he made many of the traditions of presidents, such as giving an inaugural speech. She said that she thought the most important thing he did, and George III [...]
Cousin Phil picked me up at the airport. I dropped off my bags, then we headed to the capitol to pick up my tickets from Speaker Pelosi’s office. A brief mixup with my last name nearly made my heart stop, but tickets in hand, I’m on the way to scope out the grounds. It was [...]
Within these pages, you’ll find the mostly political musings of various folks connected to technology enthusiast Kathy Tafel. If you haven't registered to vote, you should, and make sure everyone in your circle does, too. It's our job as citizens to breath life into dusty papers written more than 200 years ago outlining how we can get along without an aristocracy. If we don't participate, it will just return. Power abhors a vacuum.
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