Just watch, and remember … and let your heart be full. Yes we can!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-0NvkuPHZI
Meanwhile, here’s the Huffington Post’s take on the imminent nomination of Judd Gregg as Commerce Secretary.
Barack, you’re making me a little nervous.
Remember, you WON!
(And speaking of winning … last night Pat did not.)
Please excuse me while I wrestle with our conversion from verizon.net to fairpoint.net. It’s been a sticky wicket (to say the least), involving much cursing and gnashing of teeth. Currently the only member of the household able to receive e-mail appears to be the one who almost NEVER checks.
So far, February and Fairpoint are not JordanCornblog’s friends!
(But a big Happy Birthday to JPE … I’ll have you … and the rest of us … up and running soon, I promise!)
First off, is Andrew Card crazy? He’s tweaked about Obama disrespecting the office of the Presidency. Why? Because Obama changed the dress code at the White House. Good grief. Is that what Andrew Card really thinks? Is he a grown-up? (And I loved the comments on this piece … especially the one about how the ties that the Bushies always wore cut off the flow of oxygen to their brains. It’s a theory that works for me. A little tighter and we wouldn’t be in the mess we are now.)
Meanwhile, Tom Daschle joins the ranks of the tax delinquent cabinet appointees. I really do find it hard to understand how folks can owe so much and not know it … or not have the IRS banging on the door in some way that can’t be ignored. Either our tax system is way too complicated … or these guys’ qualifications are seriously suspect. And as the GOP happily jumps all over this, I want them to help me understand how it’s okay to have no real idea about where the first round of bailout money went (or where pallet upon pallet of hard, cold cash went in Iraq), but be outraged about a couple of guys’ tax problems.
Daschle spokeswoman Jenny Backus said that Daschle “expressed his regret, he knew he made a mistake and he was fully responsible for it. He fixed it to the nth degree by filing all these amended returns. He is embarrassed. He fixed it and answered all these questions about it.”
She added, “He is the one who brought it to their attention. It is a stupid mistake.”
We’ve had enough with the stupid mistakes, okay? Eight years. No more. Please?
Here’s Obama’s recent weekly address on the economic crisis … and the “shameful” matter of the Wall Street bonuses.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA7CHD_FpSc
Finally (my last political comment, I promise) …how cool that, with a possible-to-probable nomination of Judd Gregg for Commerce Secretary, Liz Hager could land in the Senate? I am all for that … go Liz!
Other stuff? A new addition to my links – the Women’s Hoops Blog. How’d I miss this one. It’s a great place to check for the latest on all things in women’s basketball! I see that Maryland lost to Virginia. So did they let down after beating UNC? Or is UNC not what it had been cracked up to be?
Things are heating up on the WPS signing front … beginning with Marta inking a deal with the LA Sol. Kelly Smith and Alex Scott were in Boston last weekend – but no word yet on a deal – which makes me a wee bit nervous.
Speaking of nervous … as an aside … I am getting a little worried (from a blogging perspective) about the convergence of March Madness and the start-up of the WPS. It’s going to be a time management challenge, to say the least.
Go Steelers!
And in answer to the question that has been plaguing everyone I know (okay, not really) … what’s G? Gatorade.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVtnv4CUTy8
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Cast
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4dm-OnmLXY
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First off, Alice was in a bit of a rush this morning – else I’m sure she would not have taken the avoidance tack. (She was also clearly disturbed by McCain’s snub of Obama – although her interpretation is probably spot on.) Anyway, here’s her response to my question mark question (lifted from the “Comments”):
“Oh, re. parenthetical expressions, I say avoid them at all costs if there’s a question within a mile of them….OK?”
Meanwhile CB (who seems to have felt snubbed by JordanCornblog) sent in a response that has the ring of “process fatigue.” I’m guessing that CB is in “just do it” mode these days – and hope that she hasn’t been asked to serve on any school committees lately! Here’s what she said (as only she can say it):
“I know that you didn’t ask me, but the way to punctuate parenthetical questions at the end of sentences is to form a working committee of mid-level, insecure managers. They should hold at least three meetings that rob everyone of time. After they hash out a decision, they should put it in writing and submit it to everyone who has absolutely no say in the matter. Then you should decide what you really want and put it in the official JordanCornblog style book. Afterwards, any diversion from your rule will be grounds for termination.”
As and aside … I did consider saying “CB or Alice” but didn’t want to pressure you … when you’re probably busy grading papers or planning pop quizzes or some other teacherly weekend activity! 😉
So here’s what I found out there on the web … after removing Google Chrome (which I had installed last night and which was refusing to let me enter ANY websites – calling them all dangerous) … sheesh!
.4. When a question mark is used with parenthesis, put it inside the parenthesis if the enclosed sentence stands alone. When the parenthesis enclose just part of a sentence, put the question mark outside the parenthesis. Always add another terminal punctuation mark to the end of the sentence.
For months, she stayed in extra hours to complete the project (Was she that eager to get promoted?).
Did she really stay in extra hours to complete the project (despite being denied of a promotion)?
So … I think I got it wrong earlier – that wasn’t actually a complete sentence within the parentheses. But I need to move on … get a life … maybe even exercise for 15 minutes!
Yup, Auburn (“You can’t win if you can’t shoot“) lost to Georgia last night, leaving Andy Landers and Geno Auriemma both very happy. Meanwhile, Angie Bjorklund and the Lady Vols gave Pat Summitt her 999th win …
I get so depressed looking at Andy Landers sometimes. Just feels like I am being dragged (against my will, I might add) back into the ’50’s. Brylcreem? Could it be?
A little dab’ll do ya!
I upgraded my hosting service last night – so if you’ve been getting those annoying time-outs, they should stop now. I haven’t got everything configured yet – so tonight promises many learning opportunities. If JordanCornblog should disappear temporarily, you’ll know that things did not go so well.
And I guess the upgrade marked a serious recommitment to blogging. Stay tuned … and if you want to help underwrite JordanCornblog’s efforts, feel free to purchase one of our beautiful and useful products. The thong is an especially popular item! ;>)
Finally, Boltgirl put out a heart-rending plea for assistance on unraveling the mysteries of Twitter. While I don’t pretend to know much about it, I do know that you can set things up so that your blog feeds into Twitter (kinda cool), and you can follow things like the WPS, the Breakers, Rachel Maddow, etc. – getting the latest updates (whenever you want to check).
I came upon this post on The Time Finder, that shares some Twitter Tools that look pretty cool. Some of the tools are very helpful (especially the Blog feed concept … and the search capacity on something like Tweetvisor … so you can find “Tweets” about subjects you are really interested in). It seems like new Twitter apps are being created almost hourly … so it’s an ever-changing landscape … FWIW.
And oh shite … Judd Gregg as Commerce Secretary? Interesting … Lynch gets to choose a new Senator for us? Could NH actually have an ALL Democratic Congressional delegation? (Take THAT, grouchy old John H.Sununu!)
Onward!
… and as I write, it is 9:20 PM where she is! (And HOT, I am guessing.)
You go, girl!!!
… and I don’t mean the Cardinals! Nope … the Steelers will clip their wings. But RPE is en route from Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro as I write. The plane is slated to land at 8:35 PM. (Check the JordanCornblog clock.) You go girl!
In other news … it snowed in NH. A LOT. The sun’s not up yet, but it looks like we lost some ground on the shovelling front as the precipitation continued through the night.
NC State held a tribute for Kay Yow who died this past weekend after a valiant 20+ year battle with breast cancer.
Yow won more than 700 games in 38 seasons, 34 coming with the Wolfpack. She also coached the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in 1988, won four ACC tournament championships, earned 20 NCAA tournament bids and reached the Final Four in 1998. Her resume was good enough for her to be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2002 and for the school to dedicate “Kay Yow Court” in Reynolds in 2007.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma dropped Baylor in a game that had Dubya sitting behind the Baylor bench. Shite – that dude is bad luck wherever he goes!
Bush and his wife, Laura, walked onto the court with Mulkey after the former president addressed the Lady Bears before the game. When Bush and Mulkey emerged from the tunnel, without any introduction, the crowd stood and broke into loud applause.
Note to self (from Kim Mulkey) … “Next time, have Obama address the team.” OR consult with Pia Sundhage about the etiquette of dealing with toxic political figures.
In other inspiring news, we read in the NY Times that Wall Street handed out about 18.4 billion in bonuses this past year. You read right. It was the 6th largest amount on record. The lack of transparency (relative to the bailout) just gets more and more troubling … reading stories like this.
For something more inspiring … here’s a video bio of Michelle O!
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Utt-6HumUU
Maddow on her interview with Blago … very weird stuff from the Gov. about cowboys here …
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adkUIes6W1w
Much of this made great grist for Jon Stewart. And then here’s the actual interview …
Part 1:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0zdBt5WbM
Part 2:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKltCzsGRuo
Part 3:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cgu_wChSdU
Part 4:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpOSVArt9jo
Excellent interview, Rachel! Rod is not in touch with reality … but I guess that should not come as any surprise.
From the ridiculous to the sublime, we learn that in Iceland, where sanity reigns in spite of economic and environmental meltdowns, Johanna Sigurdardottir is in line to step in as Prime Minister. What’s newsowrthy about that? She’ll be the world’s first openly gay PM. What’s even more newsworthy? The reaction in Iceland …
I guess I still have the attitude of most Icelanders when it comes to matters of sexual issues, because I failed to pick up on the newsworthiness of Sigurdardottir’s sexual orientation. “Oh, vow,” said an American friend of mine, “that’s really something! First openly gay world leader!”
Huh? Why, who cares? Even after living in America all these years, where hounding politicians into surrealistic hell about their private lives is the norm, it didn’t really ring bells for me. “I don’t see what her sexual orientation has to do with anything,” my mother told me yesterday. “It’s no one’s business but her own.”
My usually taciturn father agreed strongly. “She is the most trusted and respected politician in the country,” he said, “and she is simply the best person available for the job. Ja, that is just pervert thinking,” he replied when I told him that her sexual orientation would probably be more newsworthy in America than anything else surrounding her appointment.
On Princess Sparkle Pony you’ve gotta read this post about Bush’s defining moments …it’s very comprehensive and includes the episode in which he writes Condi a note, asking if he can go pee. Cloick on the photo to check it out up close. Yup – that’s our ex-prez. Apparently matters of self-care and personal hygiene were far more challenging for The Decider than, say, invading a foreign country.
And so it goes.
A snowy Wednesday here in NH … safe travels, RPE!
First off, the UConn Huskies are a scary-good basketball team! The women, I’m talking about. They played Louisville last night. While the Cardinals stayed with them through part of the first half, by the second half the Huskies had blown open a huge lead. Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry is certainly an amazing player to watch, with a high arching, sweet, jumpshot. But she couldn’t carry her Cardinals all the way. Their defense seemed to get the Huskies out of sync early on — but once they settled down, UConn took over and won it going away (93-65). Freshman Tiffany Hayes had a double double – and the game of her young Huskey career (so far). UConn stands now at 20-0 – along with Nell Fortner’s Auburn team (who beat Tennessee on Sunday to remain undefeated).
In just his second week in office, I’m glad to see that Obama is being clear and active in putting some signals out to the Muslim world. I’m sure that he can’t make up the damage done by the Bush administration in a couple of weeks, or months, or even years. But it’s good to see him beginning to address the need, and starting to reach out and communicate.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO_lLttxxrs
He suggests starting by listening — what an idea!
Meanwhile, John Conyers has subpoenaed Karl Rove in his ongoing investigation into the Valerie Plame scandal. It’s going to be very interesting (and quite possibly fun) to watch this unfold in the new political world. I know it’s small of me, but I would love to see Rove get nailed.
Running late today, so gotta go. Have a great one!
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