Roxanna was the producer of John Donvan’s Nightline segment that featured a Surfers Healing session in San Diego that we attended. She is still at ABC/Nightline and I look forward to seeing more of her work. Happy Birthday, Roxanna!
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Happy Birthday, Ed!
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Today is Ed Bilodeau‘s birthday. Happy Birthday, Ed!
Twenty-three Years Ago
I moved to Las Vegas on November 15, 1985. I figured I would stay a couple of years, at most. I commented about that earlier. Still, 23 years. Do I get a Las Vegas pension or something? (And no, I’m … Continue reading
Que Sera, Sarah [James Wolcott]
I just loves me them fancy word-stringin’-together people like that Wolcott fella. Sarah Palin isn’t pursuing mere transient fame but actual power, a pursuit driven by a brassy assurance shielding an apparent lack of knowledge about nearly everything and a … Continue reading
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard … Continue reading
Mmm, Tastes Wonderful
Time for Some Audacity?
Could be, definitely could be. I’m currently reading Jonathan Alter’s The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, so this is more grist for the mill. [Krugman via Kevin Drum] Franklin Delano Obama? [NY Times] Suddenly, everything … Continue reading
FRONTLINE Presents Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
VCR/Tivo Alert: PBS’s FRONTLINE wil be airing Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story this Tuesday. Check your local listings. In the wake of yet another hard-fought and bitter presidential campaign, FRONTLINE presents a spirited and revealing biography of Lee Atwater, … Continue reading
I Know of No Reason Why It Should Ever Be Forgot Either
Remember, Remember The fifth of November, The gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. — Traditional English Verse Recited for Guy Fawkes Night (November 5)
The Monster Years
This is from Paul Krugman. The monster years Last night wasn’t just a victory for tolerance; it wasn’t just a mandate for progressive change; it was also, I hope, the end of the monster years. What I mean by that … Continue reading
