From MSNBC: Doctors said Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones is in "critical condition," despite reports from a Cleveland newspaper that the Democrat died after s...

*However much one may try to analyze what has been going on lately in every possible way, the bottom line invariably boils down to one word: incompetence.*...

*Always Take Time To Reflect* *Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON * Sometimes even the simplest of objects can make a striking image. I took this shot in...

Inside this month's Butt magazine: embracing your inner 8-year old. Original here. Thanks to Doug! Butt!

Dear readers, I've been cheating on you. Yeah, I've been neglecting this blog to write on my Open Salon blog. I know, you've all been very good to me and a...

That's me. In a car. In a Burger King. Somewhere in Rutherford, NJ. Drinking...you got it, a Diet Coke. I had to do SOMETHING with my time given our road...

S o, Monday night my right (non-'special') knee was hurting so bad I couldn't even go to sleep. In spite of the PM pain pills. In spite of the Icy Hot g...

Spectacular news! A study has shown a direct relationship between mangled reproductive organs and the presence of a bone known as the black humerus. The s...

Well, babies, I'm back again, limbs intact and ready to rumble. Well, sort of rumble. Actually, it's more like that "I'm not touching you" game you played ...

one thing i loved about my last trip overseas was deciding for myself.. i didnt need to consult anyone about anything.. i made up my mind when i wanted to ...

And she’s shamelessly flirting with a devilishly handsome rogue pilot played by Billy Campbell!

So last night, while waiting for the latest Cereal Wednesday to render, I got to watch a bit of Family Guy. I have to admit, Brian Griffin is by far my mos...

How often do you swear at inanimate objects? Specifically, how often do you swear at your computer? With me, it's getting more and more frequent. Do y...

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I mean, really, you can tell me. I can handle it. I have lots of friends in the blogging world. Or at least I have the illusion that I have lots of friends...

[image: Abandoned B&B] This is one of my favourite photos from this place. I also took a lot of photos of pebbles and rocks with grass growing through the c...

Predator Press *[LOBO]* Not to be outdone by the rash of recent mammogram popularity across the Humor-Blogs spectrum, I was faced with either of two opt...

Two bloggers friends have been screwing around with my head lately — Jane Devin and Dana Guthrie Martin. Both of them are what they used to call “writers....

We were standing in a gas station in Tennessee the first time I heard her say it. She was holding a bottle of Bug Juice in her tiny hands, carefully carryi...

Far be it from me to be a Vladimir Putin apologist. The man is a surly former KGB agent with questionable motives in everything he does from mobilizing tan...

As a first-time parent there is a whole series of “firsts” - first time the babe rolls over, his first bottle, first time he crawls, first haircut, first s...

Some of the disasters presented in Photoshop Disasters are not that disastrous, which brings the insanely anonymous to the site, armed with a CAPS LOCK and...

*The Veep is Coming*: Breaking news tonight that one of the four people left on the Obama short-list would bet his or her life that the Democratic Vice Pr...

Today I learned about an important court victory: a federal appeals court ruled that would-be passengers can ask a judge and jury to decide whether their i...

That last line has me in contemplative mode. *You Are Pretty Happy* You generally have a happy, fulfilling life. But things could be a little better,...

Big creatures like biting me. In fact I’ve probably been bitten by a wider variety of animals than most people I know. I’ve got the standard cat, dog and h...

Dear Amazon: I am writing to apply for a job with you, as you are the penultimate online retailer and I would like to steal all of your secrets and then us...

I'm going to avoid writing what I had planned on writing today by asking a question. I'm looking for a good source to find the most talked-about people eac...

To read the shocking truth behind this picture (of me and...Fracas's *husband*?!?) taken at the West Edmonton Mall *CLICK IT!* (My goodness, but DaddyP (an...

I apologize for my absence. I have been very stressed out. Some of it is in my head, but much of it is circumstancial. I don't like writing posts when I ...

Yes, I said it! This is coming from a fan who’s watched since day one. Why do I think it needs to come to an end? They killed off “Warrick.” Yes, I underst...

You are either with us or with the dead.

[image: Image by Ivan Soares Ferrer]Mark, can I bother you for a moment? Sure. You know that email we were both sent? With the zipped build of the trial k...

It has been a while since I posted and with good reason. I am working with a group of Obama supporters on the new site LGBT for Obama. The site which is wi...

I had a dream that the secretary in the office was reading kids' names off a sign-in sheet, who needed to come down to the office. You know how kids will w...

Some would say it doesn’t matter, but I find it somewhat mortifying (though fortunate for the Democrats), that only around half of Americans can correctly ...

The way America’s “media” has covered this issue, you'd think Ward and June Cleaver were getting pistolwhipped and gangraped by the Crips and Bloods. I'm n...

So, there was the possibility of getting away for a few days a mini vacation to Lake Huron it was with Aaron's best friend and his two children his sisters a...

So summer comes in the end to these few stains And the rust and rot of the door through which she went. The house is empty. —Wallace Stevens, “The Beginnin...

I really don't know how much blogging I'm going to do anymore, but I have a a lot of topics that I will eventually get to I guess. The first is a little co...

We didn't go toooooo overboard on the touristy stuff, but we did go to the top of Rockefeller Center, and then we took this photo down on the street. Or, I...

My Dad is 88 and hasn't got much memory left. He spends a lot of his time trying to work out what he's supposed to be doing. I reassure him that he doesn't h...

(from a candle lit room as I type on my computer) Coasting is not an option. It's no longer working. It hurts. Decisions must be made but they're overwhe...

To further illustrate my point about our summer weekends, here are some pictures. I’m supposed to be starting a backyard campfire to cook dinner while The ...

The new gig: So as I've been saying, I picked up a new stellar blog gig. Which blog you ask? inhabitots This is a big deal to me, because I'm a long time...

No need for words - 8!!!

Went Down-the-Ocean for a few days. Everyone's talking Phelps. You just can't get people to stop talking about this guy. Phelps this. Phelps that. And ever...

We don’t have cable or network tv, as I’ve stated many times before. I feel compelled to reiterate this fact so that 1. You will admire me for my moral and...

Who better than I to do a guest post for the lovely Dutchy? After all, thanks to her, I own a genuine pair of size 15 wooden shoes. Also, I have always had...

i just did the dishes and i found a bunch of sand and my garden tools in the bottom of the sink. for some reason i think Dan might have something to do wi...

*I arrived in New York early yesterday. Didn't have much trouble at customs. The taxi driver at the airport totally ripped me off though. He was this Itali...

I am stuck inside my head again I've noticed some changes happening around me. Everywhere. Within everyone. Whether its children, work, spouse, parents, li...

just had coffee with a high school friend who informed me that half of my friends in high school were queer and just didn't tell me. and that she had pursu...

I'm on a label enhancement mission. Maybe my drop down menu label method didn't do it for you. Good news! Here is another option for you label makers using...

Set the stage: Mom, my friend/boss, the BF and me in a Chinese restaurant in The Valley. One other table (looks like parents and 2 offspring in their late ...

My computer has been revived by those nice folks at Microcenter and none to soon. I started back to school this week after a fantabulous driving vacation t...

Just a band that I'll be seeing next Friday at the San Francisco Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. You know, just a band. (OK, I'm freakin' squealing ov...

We're not going to go see Mama Mia again Talk about a man taking a stand eh? I love other people's conversations sometimes. Five dollars for a minor leagu...

So, Saturday evening started off like any other summer weekend night in Portland...with plans for a busy funfilled night. My buddy Ryan and I had been plan...

Even though I wasn't born when Shaft was first released, the film became legendary among all generations due to the...

And also, another example of why we call the blonde one "The Hellhound". P.S. They did this for an hour and a half today, ALL OVER Central Park. But mostl...

Humility, a term widely used but hardly followed. As the years go by the term is getting further and further away from its true meaning. Here, I am not refe...

Do you know what I miss? I miss not blogging. What I mean by that is that I miss the sense of possibility and expectancy and wonder that I felt when I was ...

As my father battles Lou Gehrig’s disease, I have come to the painful realization that this disease is moving faster than we are. The other night, I came h...

My morning started as I clumsily shuffled my way through the living room to make it into the kitchen. With one eye opened and one eye closed, I tried the ...

Just making sure I can still post here, given these reports.

coolest coffee maker EVER! our boss at work just got one of these for the office. At first I was not happy, we didnt need a coffee maker, we have so much ...

I received this e-mail today. Sure is good to know there are so many folks willing to renounce the negative social programming. Dear David, On Wednesday,...

Lately I have been reading an excellent blog that the McClatchy newspaper site sponsors. It’s written by several anonymous Iraqi bloggers, and most entries...

For some time, I've been a little concerned about security in term of this here blog. By throwing my real name, not to mention a number of personal details...

Today marks a year since Erik and I got together :)

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So, today is Father’s Day. Logan got me a great little card with monkeys on it, and it’s pretty much the coolest card ever. More importantly, he is startin...

Democracynow! Meanwhile, McClellan has come under criticism for what some say is speaking out too late. Former counter-terrorism czar Richard Clarke said M...

Jan Stoneman, Orsino's Love Food: This time some jazz with Jan on the piano.

Reference for Jakob Burckhardt What say you?

I’m having a full-circle moment right now. I started this blog after I took the entrance exam for business school, and this blog will be shut down in a few...

Just who's the liar, what say you?

Taking a break.

I am reading an interesting book, "Dark Nights of the Soul" by Thomas Moore. In it he writes - "Every human life is made up of the light and the dark, the...

[image: Photobucket] Look, up in the sky. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's SuperObama. Now has come the time to transform those words of hope into a plan of...

* "Took us away Yeah took us away Grabbed from our mother's breast Said this is for the best Took us away." Archie Roach *** Tomorrow, PM Rudd will off...

I'm moving over to WordPress. http://toriblaine.wordpress.com/feed Please change/update your blogrolls/feed readers and visit often!

This blog is no more. I’ve talked for months about why I feel the Democratic party is the best solution for America, and I can’t say I believe that as forc...

Problems with voter lists always seem to come at the most sensitive locations. I wonder if we are also setting them up with any of our crackerjack electr...