So, in the spirit of thanksgiving, I will say, thank you for reading, and visiting my blog. And thank you, God, for all the blessings of this life. I'll share my favorite (easy to remember!) table grace with you all:
God is Great God is Good Let us Thank God for our food, Amen.
Apparently, this is the correct video of Angie and Neil at the Flaming Lips' Halloween Parade of a 1,000 flaming skeletons. Look at the 17 seconds marker for Angie and Neil turning around to look. I guess there was awesome music coming from behind them. Obama on food policy from Boing Boing.
Hipsters no more? because of Obama? A treatise on the hipster scene and why to not diss those who work(ed) for Obama, from Gawker. Original source here.
My good friend posted this Advent Conspiracy video to Facebook and I can't say enough good things about it. Think about it. Advent is my second favorite "season" in the church calendar, after Lent. This is such a great idea. I think we'll be making a Jesse Tree at home this year.
I just finished A Thread of Grace, by Mary Doria Russell, about the horrors of another war - WWII and how regular people made a way through, and in some cases, did the right thing. It's about the Italian resistance and the Jews who fled to Italy from all over Europe looking for a safe place. I read it with my book club and we all loved it.
And finally, who'd a thunk, but I can actually AGREE with David Brooks!?! Yikes! But he's just re-hashing my favorite pop-cultural/historical theory about inter-generational dynamics!
So, I leaned out the window last night and listened to the cars honk, people scream and cheer! I whooped and hollered. And lacking a cowbell, beat a pan with a wooden spoon! The trolley went by blasting it's horn all the way down the street. It was awesome.
The photos shows what the West Philly Obama Canvassing office looked like last night. Woo Hoo! From the Huffington Post.
One way to make it through Election night: watch the map -
PLUS - some info if you need it:
Election 2008 Voting Information
Today, November 4th, is Election Day! Remember to vote—not just for Barack Obama, but for Congressional, state, and local candidates as well. Where and when do I vote?
Find your polling place, voting times, and other important information by checking out these sites and the hotline below. These resources are good, but not perfect. To be doubly sure, you can also contact your local elections office.
* Obama's VoteForChange site: voteforchange.com * League of Women Voters' site: vote411.org/pollfinder.php * Obama's voter hotline: 877-US4-OBAMA (877-874-6226)
What should I do before I go?
* After you've entered your address on either Vote For Change or Vote411, read the voting instructions and special rules for your state. * Voting ID laws vary from state to state, but if you have ID, bring it. * Check out all the voting myths and misinformation to look out for: http://truth.voteforchange.com/
What if something goes wrong?
* Not on the voter list? Make sure you're at the right polling place, then demand a provisional ballot. * If you're voting on an electronic machine with a paper record, verify that the record is accurate. * Need legal help? Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE. * Try to get video of the problem and submit it to VideoTheVote.org
Want to do more?
* Text all of your friends: "Vote Obama today! Pass it on!" * Volunteer at your local Obama office. Find an office here or here.
Now everybody go vote!!!
There's an article in the NYT about Angie's polling place - Prospect Heights. We're doing this, people.
And back here in Philly, last night, Jimmy Rollins was stumping for Obama-Biden, check it out:
And then from Gawker, we have a great election/fashion themed article, complete with video from the interview (click through). Pants up? There's HOPE! "Youth to Pull Up Pants for Obama!
Barack Obama did an interview with yesterday with Sway, MTV's official friendly ambassador from the land of hip hop. A viewer asked him about towns that try to pass laws banning baggy pants. First Obama said those laws are a "waste of time." But then he added, "brothers should pull up your pants!" Is Barack Obama a fashion icon, or your grumpy old dad—or is he both?!?! [UPDATE: Clip of the interview here]:
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"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. That makes it hard to plan the day."
Margaret Fuller quotation
What a woman needs is not as a woman to act or rule, but as a nature to grow, as an intellect to discern, as a soul to live freely and unimpeded to unfold such powers as are given to her.
"A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole, absent-mindedly and with little relish."
from - The Dyer's Hand.
Wassily Kandinsky Quotation
"The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul."
An excellent image of my favorite female saint, Mary Magdalene, from Idle Speculations.
A great idea! Solar panels on cemetery in Spain.
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