• Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Tammy Duckworth, you GO, girl!

    August 28, 2008 - By 

    Daily Herald | Duckworth blasts McCain over military policy The former congressional candidate painted McCain as weak on veteran issues, despite his service as a Vietnam War veteran and POW. Duckworth touted Obama’s efforts at boosting GI health care and benefits. Duckworth now is head of the state’s veteran’s affairs department. She recently has been mentioned as a possible successor to Obama in the U.S. Senate should he win. Here we are in Dublin, Ireland, logging in to check the political news, and find this news item in my “local news” section of Google News. We voted for Tammy when…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Tammy Duckworth, you GO, girl!

    August 28, 2008 - By 

    Daily Herald | Duckworth blasts McCain over military policy The former congressional candidate painted McCain as weak on veteran issues, despite his service as a Vietnam War veteran and POW. Duckworth touted Obama’s efforts at boosting GI health care and benefits. Duckworth now is head of the state’s veteran’s affairs department. She recently has been mentioned as a possible successor to Obama in the U.S. Senate should he win. Here we are in Dublin, Ireland, logging in to check the political news, and find this news item in my “local news” section of Google News. We voted for Tammy when…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    In Loo

    August 25, 2008 - By 

    A nicely appointed loo in a posh York teashop Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: In Loo By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 25 Aug ’08, 6.34am CDT PST A nicely appointed loo in a posh York teashop Ginny I can has iPhone?

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Last breakfast in London

    August 20, 2008 - By 

    Who knew a chicken tikka kebagel could taste so good? Coffee was all right too. Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Last breakfast in London By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 20 Aug ’08, 6.41am CDT PST Who knew a chicken tikka kebagel could taste so good? Coffee was all right too. Ginny I can has iPhone?

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Mind The Gap: the first of many

    August 17, 2008 - By 

    We’ve made it to London, installed in a conveniently located but inconveniently designed hotel room. About to get out and get touristy after a slow morning. We lucked out and got upgraded to business class on the flight over, but had a rude awakening last night when we got to the hotel. Looks nice in the photos, but the room is half the size you’d expect. Internet service spotty, and there’s street noise. But oh well, we’re in London! Just got back from a nice service at St John’s Hyde Park – lovely people, lovely music, good mix of different…