While I was busy trying to get my things put in a UHaul trailer in Reno Saturday, Will Take Charge took charge of the Travers field and won the race:
Monday, 26 August 2013
The Pressure Really Should Be on Congress to Impeach Him
Posted on 13:21 by Unknown
I am referring to impeaching Arne Duncan, not his boss, though it sure as hell wouldn't break my little heart if a movement to remove the president were to start. The GOP wouldn't do it to Obama anyway because despite all of the posturing and rhetoric, Obama by and large is doing exactly what they and their gangster backers want. He is, after all, the gangsters' puppet and always was. He's the first "Manchurian candidate" we have had elected to the presidency in the history of the United States.
Getting back to Arne, this movement to pressure for his removal is one avenue and maybe the one with the greatest chance of success, assuming this would-be dictator were to ever voluntarily step down.
Arne Duncan, a mental lightweight despite--or perhaps because of--his Ivy League pedigree, is an individual with an insane desire to operate as a national school superintendent despite his miserable track record in Chicago and his total lack of qualifications. Worse than that, he displays the worst tendencies of school district administrators: He not only thinks he is above the law but that he IS the law. He doesn't follow the U.S. Constitution.
It's long overdue for him to leave Dodge.
Getting back to Arne, this movement to pressure for his removal is one avenue and maybe the one with the greatest chance of success, assuming this would-be dictator were to ever voluntarily step down.
Arne Duncan, a mental lightweight despite--or perhaps because of--his Ivy League pedigree, is an individual with an insane desire to operate as a national school superintendent despite his miserable track record in Chicago and his total lack of qualifications. Worse than that, he displays the worst tendencies of school district administrators: He not only thinks he is above the law but that he IS the law. He doesn't follow the U.S. Constitution.
It's long overdue for him to leave Dodge.
Miscellaneous News
Posted on 07:19 by Unknown
Obit: Muriel Siebert, 80, the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, has died from complications from cancer.
It wasn't that long ago women weren't allowed there:
Her achievements at the time were something to be proud of.
These days, being a member of Wall Street is a sign of disgrace.
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When you don't have talent, you resort to raunchy nonsense.
Just so I don't sound too sexist, Robin Thicke is every bit as untalented as Miley.
Both of them prove connections have a lot to do with financial "success" rather than talent.
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While somebody like Miley Cyrus makes millions of dollars on the skimpiest of talent, millions upon millions of us who are considered "baby boomers," especially those of us unemployed or underemployed, are having our lives destroyed thanks to deliberate inaction by Congress.
I am still technically "employed," but I don't make enough money at this juncture to be able to get a place to live.
Here is the study mentioned by the blogger, but of course the situation now is even worse.
It wasn't that long ago women weren't allowed there:
Siebert, who was born in Cleveland and moved to New York in 1954 at age 22, started her career as a trainee in research at Bache & Co. earning a $65 a week. She went on to become an industry specialist in airlines and aerospace and later became a partner at brokerages including Brimberg & Co.
She bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in December 1967 after months of struggling with the male-dominated business world that initially resisted her efforts to join. She established her investment firm the same year and transformed it into a discount brokerage house in 1975.
Her achievements at the time were something to be proud of.
These days, being a member of Wall Street is a sign of disgrace.
_____
When you don't have talent, you resort to raunchy nonsense.
Just so I don't sound too sexist, Robin Thicke is every bit as untalented as Miley.
Both of them prove connections have a lot to do with financial "success" rather than talent.
_____
While somebody like Miley Cyrus makes millions of dollars on the skimpiest of talent, millions upon millions of us who are considered "baby boomers," especially those of us unemployed or underemployed, are having our lives destroyed thanks to deliberate inaction by Congress.
I am still technically "employed," but I don't make enough money at this juncture to be able to get a place to live.
Here is the study mentioned by the blogger, but of course the situation now is even worse.
Sunday, 25 August 2013
Obituaries
Posted on 17:02 by Unknown
Actress Julie Harris, 87, noted for her many stage and screen appearances, has died of congestive heart failure.
She was always somebody who always looked much younger than she was.
I remember her best opposite James Dean in the 1954 film East of Eden.
She was always somebody who always looked much younger than she was.
I remember her best opposite James Dean in the 1954 film East of Eden.
Harris won her first Tony Award for playing Sally Bowles, the confirmed hedonist in "I Am a Camera," adapted by John van Druten from Christopher Isherwood's "Berlin Stories." The play later became the stage and screen musical "Cabaret." In her second Tony-winning performance, Harris played a much more spiritual character, Joan of Arc in Lillian Hellman's adaptation of Jean Anouilh's "The Lark." The play had a six-month run, primarily because of the notices for Harris.
The actress was something of a critics' darling, getting good reviews even when her plays were less-well received. These included such work as "Marathon '33," ''Ready When You Are, C.B.!" and even a musical, "Skyscraper," adapted from an Elmer Rice play, "Dream Girl."
Her third Tony came for her work in "Forty Carats," a frothy French comedy about an older woman and a younger man. It was a big hit, running nearly two years.
Friday, 23 August 2013
No Blogging This Weekend
Posted on 04:17 by Unknown
I am going to be out of town to get the rest of my stuff out of Reno, Nevada. It may be the last time I ever go there. I hope not, but the way things are financially for me, I can't even think of a return visit.
It will be hard, not just because of all of the goddamned stuff I have and having to drive the truck to Oregon, but it is also the third anniversary since my beloved dog Tony died.
I also dread the thought of seeing the house that once belonged to my neighbor friends, both of whom died 12 days apart.
It will be hard, not just because of all of the goddamned stuff I have and having to drive the truck to Oregon, but it is also the third anniversary since my beloved dog Tony died.
I also dread the thought of seeing the house that once belonged to my neighbor friends, both of whom died 12 days apart.
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Etc.
Posted on 18:45 by Unknown
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