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Sweetie Saturday #116 - Hard-Headed Edition
2008-07-19 07:23:00 So I'm sure Sweetie said some hilarious things this week. I know she did, because I remember laughing. But, uh... I don't remember what she said that made me laugh so much.Well, I did write down one funny thing she said. But when I went back to reread it, it just wasn't as funny anymore.That made me realize that it's a good possibility that lots of what I write here at Sweetie Saturday is a heck of a lot funnier to me - and possibly my friends and family who actually know Sweetie - than to the majority of my readers. Sorry about that.But I will tell you this - and I imagine you can at least appreciate the following and how similar activities play out in your own homes...I love my morning routine with Sweetie.She's always told she can come to our room at 7 or 8 a.m. And so most of the time that translates into 7:00 a.m. exactly. As if she's been awake in her room for a long time, just waiting for her large digital clock to switch to 7:00. But lately, we've seen a few days at t...
Saturday Headlines/Open Thread
2008-07-19 05:26:00 Cubs forget how to hit over ASB From the Daily Herald: "It's hard to win with 1 run," said Piniella, whose team has lost two straight to fall to 57-39. "Look, we scored 2 prior to the break. We scored 1 today. I don't know if it's a combination of too much rest or too little. Whatever it was, we lost 2-1. Houston played a good ballgame. We'll come out here tomorrow and do the best we can. That's all." Actually, there was more. Piniella's club managed just 4 hits off Houston starting pitcher Brian Moehler and none against Geoff Geary over his 2 innings. Jim Edmonds gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead with a homer leading off the fifth. Cubs starting pitcher Ted Lilly worked 7 good innings, giving up a monster blast to left field by Carlos Lee in the seventh. The game ended quickly in the ninth, with Miguel Tejada and Hunter Pence hitting back-to-back doubles off Bob Howry with no outs. The pitching isn't what has Piniella concerned. It's clear Piniella can't wait for leadoff man and p...
Saturday Stuff
2008-07-12 23:32:00 So John W. McBush "won the week" according to something called "The Note" by (in addition to having one of his surrogates call Americans whiners, as well as McBush mixing up the Steelers and the Green Bay Packers) kicking out elderly librarians from campaign events, did he? And class move to claim that it was the Secret Service's idea, when in fact it was his campaign......and here's more lies; for starters, he opposed the Lilly Ledbetter Pay Act (more noted here)....I knew Edwards wouldn't have voted for FISA anyway, but he confirms it here......and here's "Free Evenings And Weekends (The FISA Song)" by Max And The Marginalized (here).
Saturday Love Thread: Rich Harden to Lead Cubs Against Giants: 12:05 CT/1:0
2008-07-12 16:00:00 Hello, Love Today is the big day. Now that Gallagher allowed two hits in 7 innings yesterday and Murton, of all people, drove in two runs, it's time for Rich Harden and his allegedly dead arm to step up and make us all feel fan-freakin-tastic about this trade. I can't help but feel that this year is Bizzaro Cubs Year 2008. The Cubs, who have never been known for patience at the plate, lead the NL in OBP. And aren't we usually complaining about our pitching at this time of year? Instead, we have arguably the best rotation (on paper, anyway) in the NL, if not in all of baseball. And when the perennial clamoring for another strong starter began in earnest, Hendry went out and got not Steve Trachsel or Glendon Rusch, but RICH HARDEN. Fire up your generators and load up on your potted meat, because the apocalypse is at hand. Until then, though, let's all enjoy the ride. Lucky for us, today's game is on FOX, which means we all can hold hands, huddle together, and prepare to be impre...
Sweetie Saturday #115
2008-07-12 12:45:00 I have to put my shoes on, Mama, so when I run around, I won't stubborn my toes.------------------------------------------Hubby and I are now reading The Magic Treehouse series to Sweetie at bedtime. We've finished the first book and, earlier this week, Hubby started the second one - The Knight at Dawn.Well, you know Sweetie and her love of homophones! So we thought we could really impress her with telling her the difference between Knight and Night. But we asked her first if she knew the difference.Yep. She knew the definition of Night just fine. And as for Knight? Easy peasy!That's a metal man!-------------------------------------------------------Spea-king of The Magic Treehouse stories - Sweetie received the first four books as a gift at her half birthday party. Her friend I____ from pre-school gave them to her. His mom told me how much I____ loves these stories, and she knows that Sweetie and he would often play adventures together at school. So she thought Sweetie would really...
Saturday Headlines/Open Thread
2008-07-12 10:52:00 Ramirez punishes Giants From the Trib: For decades, a starting pitcher's routine at Wrigley Field has included walking out and seeing which way the flags are blowing. Jason Marquis couldn't have liked what he saw on a sweltering Friday morning. "The wind was blowing out during [batting practice]," he said. "And we were having fun watching Carlos [Zambrano] hitting fly balls out of the ballpark." Not long after, Marquis was in the clubhouse, watching television and surely wondering whether the Giants could hit more home runs than the seven the Reds did the day before. "A couple of guys came in and said, 'It's like 15 degrees cooler and the wind's blowing in,' " Marquis said. "And everybody thought they were joking." If there was a joke, it was on Cubs and Giants hitters, whose confidence level took a jolt when the game-time temperature was 72 degrees and the wind was coming off the lake at 12 m.p.h. And while Marquis pitched seven shutout innings, it was, unbelievably, a home ...
Saturday Game Thread: Good @ Evil 2:55 CDT/3:55 EDT FOX
2008-07-05 17:37:00 The Good For those of you who missed the game last night, you missed 6 strong innings from Z and a pretty good dugout argument between Lou and Z about when, exactly, Z would be . . . taking a break. . . from pitching for that game. Carlos won the argument and strode out to the plate in the top of the 7th with a bat in his hand and a smug look on his face. Guy who can break bats over his knee 1, Old Chubby Coaches 0. And I kind of have to agree with Z. I think I'd rather have him bat than any of our pinch hitters. The Evil The good news is that Z looked strong and we picked up a game on the stinkin' Cards. The bad news is that today a thus-far erractic Ted Lilly heads to the mound against Kyle Lohse, who's been pretty darn good so far this season. I mean, good for for Kyle Lohse. It's not like he's going to win the Cy Young, but still, he can probably make us look bad. Let's hope that the 2007 Ted Lilly shows up for this game, because the prospect of getting out of St. Louis ...
Saturday Stuff
2008-07-05 15:50:00 It's hard to keep up with all of the screwups (being polite here) by our ruling cabal, so here's a bit of a weekend catch-up post, with Rachel Maddow sitting in for K.O.; one item is the politicization of Justice Department hires and a pending lawsuit over the fact that many were passed over because of their political preference......and by the way, what do you want to declare independence from? Speaking only for myself......I want to declare independence from this guy.
Sweetie Saturday #114
2008-07-05 12:34:00 Now this is a twist! Right this minute, as I write this, Sweetie is up in her room reading a book. I mean, actually reading it! Usually she nags me to wake up then, while I'm in the bathroom getting ready for the day, Sweetie either snuggles in our bed next to Daddy or she quietly watches a cartoon on our upstairs T.V. But today? She suggested to me - Hey Mom. How about instead of me watching T.V. while you get dressed, I read Corduroy instead? Great!Then? When I was all set to come downstairs, she informs me she's still reading.That's fine. Take as long as you like. I'll be downstairs.Okay.Wow.----------------------------------------------The above was much different than wake up time a few days ago.Sweetie comes bounding into our room, full of energy (no, that's not the "different" part). When I finally get up, she waits for me while talking with Daddy (who's desperately trying to still sleep). *Anyway, she rambles on and on to Hubby about something, asking questions about th...
Saturday Headlines/Open Thread
2008-07-05 11:23:00 Welcome back Cubs win, Cubs win Up yours, St. Lou. From the Daily Herald: The normal order of the Cubs' universe looked like it might be starting to right itself Friday night. Ace pitcher Carlos Zambrano returned and gave the Cubs everything they wanted with 6 innings of shutout ball. The Cubs got home runs from Kosuke Fukudome and Geovany Soto. The relief pitching survived a homer by Albert Pujols in the eighth. And the strangest of all sights: Fireworks greeted the Cubs' important 2-1 victory over the Cardinals as Kerry Wood got Ryan Ludwick to end the game and earn his 22nd save. Actually, the Fourth of July fireworks along the Mississippi River started in the top of the inning and continued until after the game ended, providing a colorful and noisy backdrop. "I've never seen it in the bottom half of the ninth inning," said Cubs manager Lou Piniella, whose team improved to 52-35 and increased its first-place lead over the Cardinals to 3 games. "It had to be a little distracti...
Saturday Game Thread: Cubs at Socks 2:55 CDT/3:55 EDT
2008-06-28 17:13:00 See that? That is a rally animal. Or, if you prefer, a "rallymal." If you're new to LOHO (in which case you probably don't fully appreciate my love for the giant squid, either), we have an entire stable of them, and you're going to start seeing them. A lot. Because if we ever needed a rally, it's now. I have nothing more to add. Just win. Linesups to come.
Saturday Headlines/Open Thread
2008-06-28 13:51:00 Ronny to Eric: "Don't call me off. I've got this one." All of the game recaps from yesterday are written by the Sox beat writers, so I'm skipping those. Plus, who really wants to read about yesterday? Uncle Phil ponders what if Fukudome went to the South Side From the Trib: If Fukudome had come to the South Side, life would have been so different for both of Chicago's first-place teams-and not just because so many among the 39,132 at U.S. Cellular Field would have been cheering Fukudome, not confusing him with a vacuum cleaner. As Piniella said Friday, "There are a lot of ifs in baseball." If the Sox had signed Fukudome, Nick Swisher wouldn't have been around to hit a grand slam and a double in Friday's 10-3 victory. The girls with the "Dirty 30" signs would have had to find another object of their affection, as he would still be in Oakland or wherever Billy Beane traded him. The White Sox wouldn't have needed to give up Ryan Sweeney and their two best pitching prospects (G...
Sweetie Saturday #113 - Selfish Non-Post Edition
2008-06-28 12:21:00 Sorry. I got nothin'. Despite Hubby's being away for a few days this week, therefore putting Sweetie in my sole care (at least during the evenings - we visited Nana a lot this week), I've got nothing funny or remarkable to report on Sweetie.I guess, instead of paying much attention to Sweetie's typical silliness, I turned inward. In fact, it was a very busy "internal" week for me. Lots for me to do, think about, mull over, discover, and question for myself. Such as - why on earth am I normally such a patient person, but when it comes to Sweetie - it all goes straight out the window?Yeah - it's been a crazy week.The good news for you, though, is that Mama Monday will more than likely discuss some of what's been going on in my brain lately. So that'll be a deep, "meaningful" post to look forward to. Get psyched!But now? Nothing. Hubby's home, we've got a busy day ahead of us (what else is new?) and I am done.See ya Monday!
Saturday Game Chat: Satan's Handmaidens at Cubs 12:05 CT/1:05 ET
2008-06-21 11:17:00 I just never get tired of looking at it Given the above picture, you guys probably think I'm going to write some snarky diary about the Sox. But you would be wrong. Instead, I'm going to tell you a story of community, humanity, and unconditional love. I arrived in my section yesterday, to find that the 50/50 split of Cubs and Sox fans were already fighting. At least two different sets of guys were separated by security before the game even started. After that, we took to booing every time someone in a Sox shirt entered our section, and the Sox fans returned in kind. Then he appeared at the top of the stairs to our section. Let's call him "Kenny." The round of booes for the slip of an Afican American man, roughly 45, in a White Sox t-shirt died out quickly as people realized that something was different about Kenny. It soon became clear that Kenny couldn't move the entire right side of his body. He stood at the top of the stairs, looking doubtfully down the steep concrete stairs...
Sweetie Saturday #112
2008-06-21 06:59:00 Our little Decoder Girl has been hard at work again.The Scene:Last night, our living room. Sweetie is lost in her own world, busily coloring/doodling away in her coloring books - an engrossing, favorite new activity of hers. Hubby and I are seated on the couch, with some such "entertainment" flashing itself across the T.V. screen. Hubby asks me if I want to watch our latest Netflix arrival later, to which I say yes. Then he mentions how he's thinking of making "a mocha chocka naka naka" (translation - a smoothie drink, made with coffee flavored ice cream and chocolate sauce) later. (translation - after Sweetie goes to bed. She's such a mooch! - it's best just to sometimes leave her out of the smoothie equation).So that was that. Sweetie sat, still concentrating on her coloring. Hubby and I watched T.V. Then, about 15-20 minutes later, Sweetie gets up, climbs up on her Daddy, and says:So, Daddy. what's a mocha chocka naka naka?(I start to laugh, almost beyond control. Hubby tries...
Saturday Headlines/Open Thread
2008-06-21 05:59:00 Caption unneccessary Dotel, Linebrink signings pay off for Cubs Thank you, Kenny Williams. From the Trib: After being swept at Tampa Bay and arriving home in the wee hours of Friday morning, the Cubs started out looking as if they needed a nice, long nap. Danks held them to five hits over the first six innings with their only run scoring on Derrek Lee's double-play grounder in the first. But when Danks left the game with a 3-1 lead after giving way to pinch-hitter Juan Uribe in the seventh, the Cubs woke up to find reliever Octavio Dotel throwing batting-practice pitches over the heart of the plate. Lee drove a homer to right field on Dotel's first pitch to make it 3-2, and Ramirez hit his first home run of the game on a 2-2 pitch to ignite a few dozen beer showers in the bleachers. Then on to that fateful ninth... Cubs left-hander Ted Lilly survived a shaky start to pitch into the seventh inning, and reliever Bob Howry got the Cubs through the eighth. Brian Anderson doubled off ...
Saturday Game Thread: Cubs at Jays 1:07 ET/12:07 CT
2008-06-14 11:03:00 Take off, ya hoser While I would be the last to ever criticize my esteemed colleague, Umbra, I took issue with his list of "Things Canada Has Contributed to the World," yesterday. Specifically, while making veiled references to Bob and Doug MacKenzie and the Great White North, he left them off the list by name. Anyone who has ever seen "Strange Brew" or heard the MacKenzie Brothers' version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," knows that this injustice should not be allowed to stand. Umbra, I take issue with your list, Sir. and I think I've made my point. In related news, the Cubs are still in the Great White North today, taking on the Jays today. Again. Let's hope it's no longer throw-back time in Toronto, beacause I practically went blind looking at those horrible sky blue jerseys against the flourescent green astroturf. Thought the sidebar has yet to be updated due to techinical problems with Max's computer, I can report that today OGDJM (4-3) will be facing off (see? that...
Sweetie Saturday #111 - She's Definitely Going To Be A Writer Edition
2008-06-14 07:02:00 Or an English teacher. Or poet. Something to do with words... Playing with and experimenting with words continues to be a major theme in Sweetie's life:Hubby put Sweetie to bed the other night and read to her a portion of her current bedtime book - A Little Princess. The last word he read that night happened to be "amiable".As told to me by Hubby, Sweetie thought this was hilarious!Amiable?! Like Mama's name? What does that mean?It means "friendly".Oh! Ha! I thought you were saying that Amy was a bull!(Well, technically - I am. My May 20th birthday just barely makes me a Taurus).------------------------------------Right at bedtime earlier this week, our computer screen caught my eye. It was doing something it had never done before and we're not sure how or why it was doing it then - it showed our photo of Sweetie's sonogram picture, then proceeded to slowly "back up", revealing hundreds of our digital photos, arranged in some sort of pattern. Before too long we saw that this coll...
Saturday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-06-14 02:32:00 Drats, foiled by retro jerseys. Turf not kind to au naturel Cubs Stoopid indoor arenas. From the Trib: The Cubs hadn't played a game on artificial turf since getting swept in Minnesota in 2006 and had not won a game on fake grass since Sept. 1, 2004 in Montreal, a game Kerry Wood started. Friday night was more of the same as Toronto squeezed out a 3-2 victory before a relatively sleepy crowd of 27,803. Back-to-back home runs by Matt Stairs and Scott Rolen off Sean Gallagher in the fourth gave the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead, and the Cubs offense couldn't get it together against A.J. Burnett and five Toronto relievers, leaving 11 men on base for the night. "We had chances, we really did," manager Lou Piniella said. "The big one was the double play by [ Ryan] Theriot with the bases loaded. Outside of that, we had a lot of chances. We didn't score runs." Piniella was referring to the Cubs' sixth, when they chased starter A.J. Burnett and pulled to within a run at 3-2. After Kosuke Fukudo...
UK Lotto results for Saturday 7 June 2008 - Jackpot
2008-06-08 15:02:00 Hello Fellow Reader, This Saturday UK National Lottery had no first prize winners. So, the result is Jackpot! Check the numbers: 5 - 9 - 14 - 37 - 38 - 44 + 42 Next Uk Lottery Draw will be on Wednesday, 11th June and will have as first prize: £8 million GBP ?10 million EUR $16 million USD $16 million CAD $16 million AUD With Success Pedro Sardinha ...
By: Pedro Sardinha
Bush?s Saturday Radio Address
2008-06-08 07:12:00 From today’s radio address by George Bush: Congress will soon vote on legislation to fund our troops serving on the front lines of the war on terror. …there is no reason for further delay…the bill must not exceed the reasonable and responsible funding levels I have requested… the time has come for them to support our ...
Double Feature: Saturday Night Fever/Grease (Audio CD)
2008-06-08 07:06:00 Double Feature: Sat Night Fever/Grease (Audio CD)By Sylvester / Lewis, Al Bradford 2 utilised and new from $10.00 First tagged “classic” by Axley E. Collier Customer tags: dvd, classic, joe guse ...
Saturday Stuff
2008-06-08 04:27:00 Josh Silver and Robert McChesney are interviewed by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! about the conference underway in Minneapolis (I think it's still going on anyway - I wasn't invited...sniff) about how to rein in our corporate media (interesting fact about McCain and the infamous telecomm bill from '96, and I respect McChesney's concern about Barack Obama, but I really think he needn't worry)......and I don't know about you, but it was a ritual growing up to watch ABC's Wide World of Sports on Saturday afternoons around the dinner table (R.I.P. Jim McKay; sorry the video quality isn't better).
Sample Saturday!
2008-06-08 01:49:00 I had to work today and forgot to set this up to post earlier so I’m a little late but it’s still Saturday so here we go… Sample Saturday! This week I received the following goodies in my mailbox : Vive cereal sample, a coupon for a free box and several $2 off coupons from Vocalpoint.com. Drink ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sample Saturday!", url: "http://mygoodcents.net/archive-s/1251" });
By: My Good Cents
Early Saturday wrap
2008-06-08 01:02:00 BY ADAM RONIS Those damn Yankees!!! For the second time in three games, not only do I see the Yankees cost me save from my closer, but I have to see them get a comeback walkoff win in the process. On a day Mariano Rivera actually gives up a homer, it becomes secondary. Instead, Johnny Damon goes 6-for-6 with the winning hit. He also scored a run and had four RBIs with his 10th stolen base. As if the Mets don't provide enough stress, then I have to watch this. Jose Guillen started poorly and has come on strong. He went 3-for-4 with two homers and seven RBIs. He has nine homers and 45 RBIs. Jason Giambi hit his 13th home run and still has value. Jorge Posada hit his second homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score. I hope you listened and sold high on Brian Bannister in April. He's way too inconsistent and doesn't have great stuff. Joakim Soria blew his first save of the season. He went 2/3 inning and allowed three hits, two runs and a walk. He has a 1.67 ERA. Andy Pettitte...
By: The RotoFeed
Saturday Night Dump - June 7, 2008
2008-06-08 00:00:00 What a hot day in Delaware! It was almost 100 degrees with high humidity... too hot for anything. Apparently too Hot for Big Brown, the horse who failed to capture the Triple Crown and finished last at the Belmont, which long-shot Da'Tara won wire-to-wire. Which in my opinion was an ...
By: BlogDumps
Saturday?s Top Blog Sites On BlogDumps
2008-06-08 00:00:00 Good morning all! I hope your weekend is Great! I cleaned the kitchen floor yesterday and somehow I threw my back out so I am off to the doctor this morning! I don't know if any of you have had this happen but I think I would rather have my head slammed ...
By: BlogDumps
2008 Canadian F1 GP - Saturday practice and qualifying
2008-06-07 23:15:00 No rain today but still it was an eventful practice session this morning in Montreal. That was after rather quiet first fifteen minutes. After that all the teams tried to make up for the time they lost while the track was wet on Friday morning. Some were trying too hard, 2 cars hit the wall ...
By: F1 Wolf
Saturday Game Thread: Cubs at Dodgers 12:55PT/2:55 CT
2008-06-07 21:08:00 Finally, a game I can stay awake for. There's really not much to say about today's game. Kuroda pitched a great game last night and we couldn't hit anything. Today's a new day, Z is headed to the mound, and it's time to get back on track. Lineups to come.
Saturday Surfing June 7
2008-06-07 20:52:00 O.k…here is something I just don’t get, and probably never will. As I was checking my stats this morning I saw that I had nearly 100 page hits from a particular porn related site. Now this site is not just porn, it is sort of an overview of porn on the Net. Best porn sites, ...
By: Baking Delights
nostalgic saturday
2008-06-07 19:51:00 My younger sister and I garbed in our pie pan hats and purses, ready to go for a stroll with the baby. We kept ourselves entertained for hours on end playing with dolls and dressing up in moms old high heels and dresses. Funny how I remember that picture in the back gournd. It was ...
Saturday Friday Foto
2008-06-07 19:35:00 OK, I admit I have not been posting on a regular basis. So Friday’s Foto will be today. I have had some problems with my Motorola Q lately. It has been sending old and I mean OLD emails to people that I text message…not a good thing. It is only programmed ...
Hillary Clinton Stepping Down Officially at Noon Saturday | Marva Media Blo
2008-06-07 17:30:00 Senator Hillary Clinton's office confirms that she will officially step down at noon tomorrow, Saturday, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Senator Clinton suspended her race for the White House a few days ago. It was an exciting primary season?first woman?first bi-racial man. But the Clintons really pissed 17 Zoom(s)
Saturday Video Roundup: Sum some summertime
2008-06-07 16:31:00 Technically we’re still a few days away from Solstice, I know, but … you should see the weather here in Colorado. Trust me, folks - it’s summer. So to sort of pre-honor the arrival of sun season, SVR today presents a few vids to put you in a surf, sand and sky kinda mood. Up first, the supremely cool Scot Sax’s Bachelor Number 1 project with my all-time favorite summer song, “I Am the Summertime.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K56VtsEaeVg Up next - it wouldn’t be a summer set at all without The Beach Boys, would it? Here’s some great 1967 footage of “Good Vibrations.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dEGmd-3Gg-s And what’s our favorite thing to do in summer? That’s right - water skiing with Belinda, Charlotte, Kathy, Jane and Gina! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZfIxT2V67_I Here we have a bit of conflict working. The video is gray and industrial and not-summery, but damn, there haven’t been many more...
Saturday Extra, News Briefing 07-JUNE-2008
2008-06-07 15:23:00 Pine River World News is updated Monday through Friday by 6 a.m. Central Time. I will also post occasionally on weekends (no scheduled time).RSS and e-mail subscribers please visit my blog for the latest headlines 24/7. Breaking news from Macleans, USA Today, and Examiner newspapers is continuously updated throughout the day. Special sections for USA, WI, MI, IL, MN, plus links to international news sources and local media in northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan are available.Please note that featured article links may expire with time.Thanks for reading Pine River World News.- - - Wisconsin News - - -NewPage plans more local cutsWausau Daily Herald, 07-JUN-2008 (Nathaniel Shuda)[Excerpt:] - WISCONSIN RAPIDS - Almost six months after purchasing papermaker Stora Enso North America for $2.6-billion, NewPage announced Friday it will eliminate nearly 200 local administrative positions in the next year. As many as 59 union workers - a number previously announced - will lose their ...
Saturday Stew: Primary Fatigue
2008-06-07 14:03:00 Saturday Stew is a weekend open thread for readers to sound off on the latest political news. This week in the stew we're talking about the impact of the long Democratic race that has finally drawn to a conclusion.Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination Tuesday, exactly five months after the primary season began in Iowa. Hillary Clinton didn't concede Tuesday evening, but is preparing to endorse Obama today in Washington, concluding one of the longest and most intriguing primaries in American political history.In what ways has the long primary race helped the Democratic Party and it's nominee?In what ways has the race hurt the Democratic Party and it's nominee?Ultimately, has the process been beneficial or detrimental for Democrats?In what ways would you like to see the primary process changed in the future?Were you satisfied with the Florida-Michigan ruling?Which Democrat, Obama or Clinton, would be the strongest nominee?Which candidate, Obama or McCain, is better pos...
By: Political Realm
The Saturday Morning Post
2008-06-07 13:36:00 Welcome to Saturday, June 07, 2008 Feeling Good in the Neighborhood Breakfast this morning will cost $5.00. We will be dining on pancakes, bacon and coffee, perhaps even an orange wedge for a garnish. Sound a little over the top for Saturday morning at the breakfast table? Well, it?s not when you consider that Rachel?s swim team ...
By: Here I Stand
Saturday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
2008-06-07 13:23:00 Shouldn't Kuroda have to wear the same uniform as the rest of the Dodgers? Cubs get blanked From the Daily Herald: Sure, a couple of walks came back to bite Cubs pitcher Sean Gallagher in the end. But in the end, it really didn't matter because of what Gallagher's teammates were up against Friday night. Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda tossed his first major-league complete game, putting Cubs hitters to sleep during a 3-0 L.A. victory in front of 52,484 at Dodger Stadium. "It was impressive," said Cubs manager Lou Piniella, whose club managed just 4 hits while falling to 39-23. "We didn't get very many good swings off of him. "We only had one inning, basically, where we mounted an offense. And he pitched himself out of a first-and-third situation, although I think our baserunner had beaten the throw to first base." More on that later. Gallagher came out throwing a good fastball and retired the first batter he faced before going 0-2 on Delwyn Young and walking him. Young scored on...
Saturday 9 #001: Sharing blog habits
2008-06-07 12:16:00 Hi. I got this from Le Bric a Brac de Cherie and thought of joining this week.1. How long have you been blogging?- More than 4 years2. How did you start?- My Indonesian friend, Ifeh, introduced me to blogging. It started as a way of keeping in touch with my family as long distance phone calls are very expensive on this side of the planet. From there, I went on to blog about my work here in Cambodia 3. How often do you post on your blog?- Not regularly; once or twice a week.4. Have you made good blogging friends?- Yes, indeed. 5. Have you talked to someone on the phone you met through blogging?- Yes, I think 3 or 4 of them and they're all very nice! 6. Have you met anyone from your blogging?- Yes, about 5-6 bloggers actually, namely Allan, KazumiToe, JBLOGGED, and Yvonne. I also hope to meet Redlan the next time I go to Iloilo. 7. Have you had a crush on anyone you have not met?- Nope.8. Have you had a romance with someone you have met?- Nope.9. Do you suspect you get comments from ...
On TV Tonight, Saturday 6/7: ROBIN HOOD and GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
2008-06-07 09:15:00 ROBIN HOOD “For England…!” - 9pm BBC America GRAHAM NORTON SHOW - 10pm BBC America Post from: Daemon's TV On TV Tonight, Saturday 6/7: ROBIN HOOD and GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
By: Daemon's TV
Slow Saturday
2008-06-07 08:20:00 Social media is still not as well understood as it should. Maybe this video can help ...
By: Talent in China
Saturday Meme
2008-06-07 06:36:00 While I was busy constructing my beaded Boston trolley, Celticat tagged me! I'll be the first to admit that I hate doing memes, but since she is one of my favourite bead artists (who I would love to meet someday), I will happily oblige:)1. What was I doing 10 years ago? Setting up rock concerts for a living. Drinking a lot of beer.2. What are 5 things on my TO-DO list for today? 1. Drive to Newport, Rhode Island with a friend. 2. Go to the Great Chowder Cook-off Festival. 3. Eat a lot of chowder. 4. Eat a lot of clam cakes. 5. Drink a lot of beer. 3. Snacks I enjoy: Popcorn Cashews Peanut butter right out of the jar.4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire: Open my own bead art gallery.Start collecting hot rods. Travel the country in an Airstream. Travel the world with someone I love.5. Places I have lived: Pennsylvania Massachusetts6. Jobs I have had: cashier telemarketerretail sales live sound engineer stagehand7. B...
By: The Lone Beader
Sandi Thom 'Saturday Night' Homemade Video
2008-06-07 00:00:00 Footage of Sandi Thom goofing around in her kitchen to her new single 'Saturday Night', off her second album 'The Pink & The Lily', has been posted at the Scottish singer-songwriter's YouTube channel. Watch the video below the fold.
Race For The Cure On Saturday
2008-06-06 12:29:00 Come rain or shine, Saturday, June 7, 2008 is the annual Race for the Cure at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Both runners and walkers from around the country are expected to participate in this 19th national Susan G. Komen fundraiser. More than 3,500 of this participants are breast cancer survivors, including actress Cynthia Nixon. A post race celebration will include Grammy nominated Vanessa Carlton. If you'd still like to join the Race, click here. The Susan G. Komen Organization raises funds for the research of breast cancer. At this point, $2,819,093 has been raised. The goal is $3,000,000.Washington D.C. has one of the highest breast cancer death rates in the United States. Last year, of the funds raised from the Race for the Cure, Washington, D.C.,$3.3 million remained in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland communities. Remaining monies went toward research.Susan G. Komen Celebrates the 2008 2...
By: BasilandSpice
Saturday Photo Show: Volume I
2008-06-06 10:06:00 Saturday comes a little early this week at Joeprah.com. I am leaving for the beach and, before I go, I wanted to share some recent photos taken with my awesome 12.1 Mega Pixel Canon PowerShot G9. Tell me what you think. Isn't the camera amazing? I may suck at taking pictures, but this camera helps even the playing field. Remember all these images are clickable and can be resized without taking you away from the content page. If you like what you see, do me a favor and rate the content appropriately at BuzzFuse and leave a comment while you're at it. Word.
Saturday 7/6/2008 Prediction
2008-06-06 05:12:00 hello guys.. hehehe.. see ya again.. ermm how about our petrol cost now ?huhuhuhu..increase high la.. not good for our health.. heheermm so for this Saturday, i have predict few numbers to play withmagnum head : 5/8/92d : 07/104d : 1293/7715/7078 (m-box only)da ma cai4d : 1026/0176/7210/6508/7020 (i-box only)sports toto4d : 9823/3108/8679 (i-perm only)singapore pools4d : 9783/8012ermm.. gud luck guys.. may the luck be with u..one more thing, who are intrested to SAVE the petrol/diesel costplease visit http://icharge2u.blogspot.comth-ank you..visit http://magnum4d.blogspot.com for more 4d info
Sweetie Saturday #110 - Say What, Now? Edition
2008-06-05 21:03:00 Every night lately, it seems I'm going to bed with a headache. I wonder why....Okay, now.... Mom? If you have a mom... And you're my mom... That means you're a kid doubled by a mom. So you're a teenager!-----------------------Sweetie: What day is it today?Me: Thursday.Sweetie: Oh! I thought it was Saturday.Me: Nope.Sweetie: So today is the tomorrow after yesterday, then?-----------------------Las-t weekend Sweetie and I caught an early morning kid's show called Kid Guides. This particular episode talked all about spies. It was pretty interesting (or "instresting" in Sweetie language). She even learned all about writing in code!Needless to say, we spent a good chunk of last weekend writing out secret codes for Sweetie to solve.She did really well with it. I, on the other hand, had a tougher time figuring out the code in order to write her a secret message. Thank goodness there's more than one way to make a code. And thank goodness we have a sneaky Daddy who was more than happy to...
Clinton to back Obama on Saturday, campaign says
2008-06-05 03:35:00 but VP slot was not discussed Rangel says Clinton could've been 'far more generous' on Tuesday night Obama says he's 'very confident' he can unite Democrats by November WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen.
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SF's Live 105 BFD Festival Next Saturday Featuring Cypress Hill, The Kills,
2008-06-04 10:17:00 Originally known as Management, the band MGMT will perform at the Live 105 BFDSan Francisco rock radio station Live 105 kicks off its annual all-day music festival next week, Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mt. View, California.This is one of the best day-long music festivals in the United States considering the ticket price - a mere $10 - and the range of popular indie artists playing at the 10-hour festival. Talk about bang for the buck!Tickets are on sale now. IRC does not endorse any ticketing outlets, but you can click BFD ticketing (links to Google results) to find tickets.If it is like it was last year, you can also take a chance and show up to get free tickets. People in blue coats were handing out free tickets at the gate shortly after 1 pm.If that doesn't happen, you'll probably still be able to buy tickets at the box office, or if worse comes to worse, find one a scalper.Gates open at 11:30am, festival starts at 12:00pm .BFD Line-up for the BudLi...
By: Indie Rock Cafe
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