CHRISTMAS CARD FROM PRISON
Imprisoned former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman didn't forget his friends.
(LOCUSTFORK)
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Black Cake: A History - The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Slide Show > Slide 1 of 9
BLACK CAKE? THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
Black cake, a dessert descended from the British plum pudding, evokes nostalgia for the islands, where its baking was a solemnly observed annual ritual.
Black cake, a dessert descended from the British plum pudding, evokes nostalgia for the islands, where its baking was a solemnly observed annual ritual.
(PS:I don't know who the hell the "Caribbean-born New Yorkers and their children, who number more than half a million" are, but this looks like something to try for the holidays.)
(NEW YORK TIMES)
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
www.sylvetterivera.com
PUERTO RICO'S MANY DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Puerto Rico celebrates more holidays than any other country in the world. And, for good measure, we start our Christmas festivities in November, ending them on the feast of the Ephiphany (Three Kings Day) on January 6. This is a very cute site that explains everything, but unfortunately, it's in Spanish.CLICK HERE FOR AN AWFUL GOOGLE TRANSLATION
Here's another interesting site on the subject.
(Suggested by Zaida Smith)
Puerto Rico celebrates more holidays than any other country in the world. And, for good measure, we start our Christmas festivities in November, ending them on the feast of the Ephiphany (Three Kings Day) on January 6. This is a very cute site that explains everything, but unfortunately, it's in Spanish.CLICK HERE FOR AN AWFUL GOOGLE TRANSLATION
Here's another interesting site on the subject.
(Suggested by Zaida Smith)
Merry Christmas
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN TICKER
Good friend Garet sent me this. Put it on your computer and watch the seconds drag by.
(Unearthed by Garet Cox)
Good friend Garet sent me this. Put it on your computer and watch the seconds drag by.
(Unearthed by Garet Cox)
GET YOUR GRINCH NAME
Leave it to my intellectual friends to come up with this one. I didn't even know we had Grinch names (or that we needed them, for that matter).
(unearthed by Russ Adams)
Leave it to my intellectual friends to come up with this one. I didn't even know we had Grinch names (or that we needed them, for that matter).
(unearthed by Russ Adams)
merryxmas.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS
Just a little animated Christmas card with the popular song.
(Unearthed by Debbie Andrews)
Just a little animated Christmas card with the popular song.
(Unearthed by Debbie Andrews)
The Scribe Who Gets The Candidates' Vote - washingtonpost.com
SCRIBE RIGHT
"At 57, having covered every campaign here since 1976, David Yepsen is the old-journalism king of the Iowa caucuses. He is also the new-journalism king of the Iowa caucuses. Heck, if the Iowa caucuses had their own currency, the bills just might have Yepsen's face on them. With his matter-of-fact newspaper assessments of candidates and their campaigns and his popular Register blog, launched for the 2008 cycle, he makes 'em and he breaks 'em.(WASHINGTON POST)
"At 57, having covered every campaign here since 1976, David Yepsen is the old-journalism king of the Iowa caucuses. He is also the new-journalism king of the Iowa caucuses. Heck, if the Iowa caucuses had their own currency, the bills just might have Yepsen's face on them. With his matter-of-fact newspaper assessments of candidates and their campaigns and his popular Register blog, launched for the 2008 cycle, he makes 'em and he breaks 'em.(WASHINGTON POST)
Monday, December 17, 2007
Christmas Carols for the Disturbed [Archive] - Xtreme PC Central Tech Forums
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR (YOU DO, DON'T YOU?)
From The Garage's very own Debbie - Is There A Theme Here? - Andrews comes this Christmas Theme suggestion: Christmas Carols for the Disturbed. What I want to know is why they left out Attention Deficit Disorder (Silent night, Holy oooh look at the Froggy - can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away?) I guess the answer is obvious.
(Suggested by Debbie Andrews)
From The Garage's very own Debbie - Is There A Theme Here? - Andrews comes this Christmas Theme suggestion: Christmas Carols for the Disturbed. What I want to know is why they left out Attention Deficit Disorder (Silent night, Holy oooh look at the Froggy - can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away?) I guess the answer is obvious.
(Suggested by Debbie Andrews)
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Grandfather's Wooden Bowl
THE BOWL STORY
I love this story so much I wanted to know it's origin. Check it out.
(Suggested by Lonzo Smith)
I love this story so much I wanted to know it's origin. Check it out.
(Suggested by Lonzo Smith)
ElfYourself™ : Brought to you by OfficeMax®
GO ELF YOURSELF
Looking for ways to squander the boss' time? Go Elf yourself!
(Suggested by John Milham)
Looking for ways to squander the boss' time? Go Elf yourself!
(Suggested by John Milham)
Friday, December 14, 2007
NOW SHOWING
There will be a reception tonight from 6:30 till 8:00 pm for the opening of Works an art exhibition by Sara Jones at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science at 1255 Dauphin Street.
There will be a reception tonight from 6:30 till 8:00 pm for the opening of Works an art exhibition by Sara Jones at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science at 1255 Dauphin Street.
Truthdig - Reports - Romney’s Religious Dodge
MITT'S TWO FACES
Buried in the middle of Mitt Romney’s religious mea culpa was a twist of logic that would take a knot-smith to untangle. He asserts that there are some questions about faith that a candidate should answer. Then he carefully chooses the one question that allows him to sound the most like an evangelical Christian.
(TRUTHDIG)
Buried in the middle of Mitt Romney’s religious mea culpa was a twist of logic that would take a knot-smith to untangle. He asserts that there are some questions about faith that a candidate should answer. Then he carefully chooses the one question that allows him to sound the most like an evangelical Christian.
(TRUTHDIG)
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS
POLITICS 2.0
Bill Moyers talks with Kathleen Hall Jamieson about how the Internet has transformed the political campaign in the United States.
(Suggested by ED OLIVER)
Bill Moyers talks with Kathleen Hall Jamieson about how the Internet has transformed the political campaign in the United States.
(Suggested by ED OLIVER)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Truthdig - Reports - Disappointment Doesn’t Have to Be Normal
ARISE!
Is it foolish to think that a nation stained by centuries of slavery and racism is prepared to elect a black president? Rarely phrased so bluntly, that’s the central question posed by Barack Obama’s candidacy - especially for many African-American voters, whose doubts are informed by having seen many an oasis turn out to be a mirage.
(TRUTHDIG)
Is it foolish to think that a nation stained by centuries of slavery and racism is prepared to elect a black president? Rarely phrased so bluntly, that’s the central question posed by Barack Obama’s candidacy - especially for many African-American voters, whose doubts are informed by having seen many an oasis turn out to be a mirage.
(TRUTHDIG)
Truthdig - Reports - The Price of Antagonizing Latinos
SI O NO?
There is a little-noticed disconnect between how immigration is likely to play in the 2008 congressional elections and how it will affect the presidential campaign. A Latino backlash against the Republicans could hurt their nominee for president, but a backlash against illegal immigration could help Republicans in races for Congress.
(TRUTHDIG)
There is a little-noticed disconnect between how immigration is likely to play in the 2008 congressional elections and how it will affect the presidential campaign. A Latino backlash against the Republicans could hurt their nominee for president, but a backlash against illegal immigration could help Republicans in races for Congress.
(TRUTHDIG)
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