Thursday, March 26, 2009
Dilbert is turning 20
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0326-dilbert-comicsmar26,0,4861469.story?page=1
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
where are all my bloggers
no one is updating......are you all on Facebook? Where is everyone? Twittering away? Even Alice has updated finally.
Mary Kiffmeyer - find something better to do
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=554468&catid=14
don't sit in your car and get drunk
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=554753&catid=14
info on banking and toxic assets
I read these and found them informative
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue_toxic_assets_q_and_amar24,0,2827790.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-tue-greising-0324-mar24,0,4424479.column
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue_toxic_assets_q_and_amar24,0,2827790.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-tue-greising-0324-mar24,0,4424479.column
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
W said something I don't hate !?!?!?
excerpt from Chicago Trib onlime:
by Mark Silva
Rush Limbaugh may want Barack Obama to fail.
And Dick Cheney may say the new president has put the nation at greater risk with his approach to foreign policy.
But former President George W. Bush, in his debut on the speaker's circuit, isn't saying anything of the kind about his successor.
"I'm not going to spend my time criticizing him,'' the former president said Tuesday in Calgary - the Canadian oil capital and so-called "Texas of the North'' -- delivering his first speech since leaving office in January. "There are plenty of critics in the arena,'' Bush said. "He deserves my silence.''
Bush plans to write a book about the 12 toughest decisions he made in office. He wants Obama to succeed in office, sayng it's important that Obama have his predecessor's support.
"I love my country a lot more than I love politics," Bush said. "I think it is essential that he be helped in office."
good on ya George!
by Mark Silva
Rush Limbaugh may want Barack Obama to fail.
And Dick Cheney may say the new president has put the nation at greater risk with his approach to foreign policy.
But former President George W. Bush, in his debut on the speaker's circuit, isn't saying anything of the kind about his successor.
"I'm not going to spend my time criticizing him,'' the former president said Tuesday in Calgary - the Canadian oil capital and so-called "Texas of the North'' -- delivering his first speech since leaving office in January. "There are plenty of critics in the arena,'' Bush said. "He deserves my silence.''
Bush plans to write a book about the 12 toughest decisions he made in office. He wants Obama to succeed in office, sayng it's important that Obama have his predecessor's support.
"I love my country a lot more than I love politics," Bush said. "I think it is essential that he be helped in office."
good on ya George!
Friday, March 13, 2009
busy week
Sun went to Confessions of A Shopoholic with Michele and Abby - cute mobvie
Mon - TWolves game with Roz
Tues - Water exercise at Y
Wed - TWolve sgame with Seth - A win finally!!!
Thur - volunteered at Jackson Middle School Cultural Night with Carrie - ate some GREAT FOOD - served pierogies and polish apple cake. Also got to bring home leftover noodle salad with pork, cilantro, peppers, cukes, lettuce, carrots, etc sauce was fish sauce, sugar and not sure what else. When I asked the lady for the recipe she said I could take the leftovers too. Generous and oh so DELISH!!!
Fri - Thai food and a Wolves game with my friend Kate
Sat - Water ex in morn - take T to work - catch up on Lost at Carries - I am 3 weeks behind then dinner and a Wolves game
Sun - Brunch at Granite City and then card class at Archivers with Julie W (co-worker)
Mon - TWolves game with Roz
Tues - Water exercise at Y
Wed - TWolve sgame with Seth - A win finally!!!
Thur - volunteered at Jackson Middle School Cultural Night with Carrie - ate some GREAT FOOD - served pierogies and polish apple cake. Also got to bring home leftover noodle salad with pork, cilantro, peppers, cukes, lettuce, carrots, etc sauce was fish sauce, sugar and not sure what else. When I asked the lady for the recipe she said I could take the leftovers too. Generous and oh so DELISH!!!
Fri - Thai food and a Wolves game with my friend Kate
Sat - Water ex in morn - take T to work - catch up on Lost at Carries - I am 3 weeks behind then dinner and a Wolves game
Sun - Brunch at Granite City and then card class at Archivers with Julie W (co-worker)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Penelope is here
Check out the three twelve report for all the scoop.
http://threetwelvereport.blogspot.com/
I looked up the name and found this:
In Greek mythology, Penelope was the wife of Odysseus who waited for him to return to her for twenty years. She avoided remarriage by claiming she would not remarry until she had completed her father-in-law's funeral shroud; every night, she unraveled part of the shroud so that the project would take a very long time. In literature, her name has become synonymous with faithfulness.
I held her last night and she is so precious!!!!
http://threetwelvereport.blogspot.com/
I looked up the name and found this:
In Greek mythology, Penelope was the wife of Odysseus who waited for him to return to her for twenty years. She avoided remarriage by claiming she would not remarry until she had completed her father-in-law's funeral shroud; every night, she unraveled part of the shroud so that the project would take a very long time. In literature, her name has become synonymous with faithfulness.
I held her last night and she is so precious!!!!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
SOV
Wendy and I plan on attending the Lady Sovereign show at Fine Line in May.
http://www.ladysovereign.info/lady_sovereign_bio.html
http://www.ladysovereign.info/lady_sovereign_bio.html
GameWorks
Last night Heidi - Carrie - Travis and I attended a Season Ticket Holder Event at Gameworks - they closed it down for a private party. IT WAS AWESOME!!! I am like a kid at stuff like that.
Kevin Love signed my Kevin Love jersey
Madog signed my Mark Madsen jersey - To Julie My #1 Fan
autographs in my book:
Love
Maddog
Brewer
Gomes
Foye
Carney
Ollie
Brown
Pix with Heidi or Carrie camera:
Heidi and Ryan Gomes
Me and Corey Brewer
Me and Kevin Love
Me and Maddog
Timberwolves pro picture - Me with Brian Cardinal and Mike Miller (mike was much cuter in person with his glasses on)
I hope I didn't forget anyone - pix to be posted later
There were also snacks, drinks and a 3 hour unlimited game card for every attendee.
Did I say it was AWESOME!!!!!! Why didn't I go last year??? I will definitely be there next year!!!!! HOLY CRAP IT WAS GREAT!!
Kevin Love signed my Kevin Love jersey
Madog signed my Mark Madsen jersey - To Julie My #1 Fan
autographs in my book:
Love
Maddog
Brewer
Gomes
Foye
Carney
Ollie
Brown
Pix with Heidi or Carrie camera:
Heidi and Ryan Gomes
Me and Corey Brewer
Me and Kevin Love
Me and Maddog
Timberwolves pro picture - Me with Brian Cardinal and Mike Miller (mike was much cuter in person with his glasses on)
I hope I didn't forget anyone - pix to be posted later
There were also snacks, drinks and a 3 hour unlimited game card for every attendee.
Did I say it was AWESOME!!!!!! Why didn't I go last year??? I will definitely be there next year!!!!! HOLY CRAP IT WAS GREAT!!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Womens History (HERstory) Month
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release March 3, 2009
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, 2009
- - - - - - -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
With passion and courage, women have taught us that when we band together to advocate for our highest ideals, we can advance our common well-being and strengthen the fabric of our Nation. Each year during Women's History Month, we remember and celebrate women from all walks of life who have shaped this great Nation. This year, in accordance with the theme, "Women Taking the Lead to Save our Planet," we pay particular tribute to the efforts of women in preserving and protecting the environment for present and future generations.
Ellen Swallow Richards is known to have been the first woman in the United States to be accepted at a scientific school. She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1873 and went on to become a prominent chemist. In 1887, she conducted a survey of water quality in Massachusetts. This study, the first of its kind in America, led to the Nation's first state water-quality standards.
Women have also taken the lead throughout our history in preserving our natural environment. In 1900, Maria Sanford led the Minnesota Federation of Women's Groups in their efforts to protect forestland near the Mississippi River, which eventually became the Chippewa National Forest, the first Congressionally mandated national forest. Marjory Stoneman Douglas dedicated her life to protecting and restoring the Florida Everglades. Her book, The Everglades: Rivers of Grass, published in 1947, led to the preservation of the Everglades as a National Park. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993.
Rachel Carson brought even greater attention to the environment by exposing the dangers of certain pesticides to the environment and to human health. Her landmark 1962 book, Silent Spring, was fiercely criticized for its unconventional perspective. As early as 1963, however, President Kennedy acknowledged its importance and appointed a panel to investigate the book's findings. Silent Spring has emerged as a seminal work in environmental studies. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Grace Thorpe, another leading environmental advocate, also connected environmental protection with human well-being by emphasizing the vulnerability of certain populations to environmental hazards. In 1992, she launched a successful campaign to organize Native Americans to oppose the storage of nuclear waste on their reservations, which she said contradicted Native American principles of stewardship of the earth. She also proposed that America invest in alternative energy sources such as hydroelectricity, solar power, and wind power.
more.
These women helped protect our environment and our people while challenging the status quo and breaking social barriers. Their achievements inspired generations of American women and men not only to save our planet, but also to overcome obstacles and pursue their interests and talents. They join a long and proud history of American women leaders, and this month we honor the contributions of all women to our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2009 as Women's History Month. I call upon all our citizens to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that honor the history, accomplishments, and contributions of American women.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
BARACK OBAMA
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release March 3, 2009
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, 2009
- - - - - - -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
With passion and courage, women have taught us that when we band together to advocate for our highest ideals, we can advance our common well-being and strengthen the fabric of our Nation. Each year during Women's History Month, we remember and celebrate women from all walks of life who have shaped this great Nation. This year, in accordance with the theme, "Women Taking the Lead to Save our Planet," we pay particular tribute to the efforts of women in preserving and protecting the environment for present and future generations.
Ellen Swallow Richards is known to have been the first woman in the United States to be accepted at a scientific school. She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1873 and went on to become a prominent chemist. In 1887, she conducted a survey of water quality in Massachusetts. This study, the first of its kind in America, led to the Nation's first state water-quality standards.
Women have also taken the lead throughout our history in preserving our natural environment. In 1900, Maria Sanford led the Minnesota Federation of Women's Groups in their efforts to protect forestland near the Mississippi River, which eventually became the Chippewa National Forest, the first Congressionally mandated national forest. Marjory Stoneman Douglas dedicated her life to protecting and restoring the Florida Everglades. Her book, The Everglades: Rivers of Grass, published in 1947, led to the preservation of the Everglades as a National Park. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993.
Rachel Carson brought even greater attention to the environment by exposing the dangers of certain pesticides to the environment and to human health. Her landmark 1962 book, Silent Spring, was fiercely criticized for its unconventional perspective. As early as 1963, however, President Kennedy acknowledged its importance and appointed a panel to investigate the book's findings. Silent Spring has emerged as a seminal work in environmental studies. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Grace Thorpe, another leading environmental advocate, also connected environmental protection with human well-being by emphasizing the vulnerability of certain populations to environmental hazards. In 1992, she launched a successful campaign to organize Native Americans to oppose the storage of nuclear waste on their reservations, which she said contradicted Native American principles of stewardship of the earth. She also proposed that America invest in alternative energy sources such as hydroelectricity, solar power, and wind power.
more.
These women helped protect our environment and our people while challenging the status quo and breaking social barriers. Their achievements inspired generations of American women and men not only to save our planet, but also to overcome obstacles and pursue their interests and talents. They join a long and proud history of American women leaders, and this month we honor the contributions of all women to our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2009 as Women's History Month. I call upon all our citizens to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that honor the history, accomplishments, and contributions of American women.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
BARACK OBAMA
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