tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107730432024-03-07T01:16:34.478-05:00Sky WritingSky writing is a form of vandalism, but at least it's self-cleaning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-78026875695500669482010-04-25T13:04:00.002-04:002010-04-25T13:46:40.659-04:00Life in Early 21st Century, New YorkIf you don't get your bag of laundry to the laundromat by noon on Sunday, you will not have clean clothes in time for Monday morning. Unless you actually sit in the laundromat and do the laundry yourself. I have never once taken that second option.<br /><br />Commercials on TV about washer/dryer sales and products are increasingly meaningless to me. I wish I had a washer/dryer and it produces the very same emotion as wishing to win the lottery. And I'm not even kidding.<br /><br />You can live in 250 square feet and not lose your mind. In fact, there is a kind of serenity to it. <br /><br />It's nicer to walk a couple of blocks in the subway than street-side, sometimes. Like when it's raining.<br /><br />I don't understand why people still use umbrellas when it's barely raining. If your hair can't survive a scarf-wrap, then you need a new style. Also: people who use golf umbrellas in New York should really be asked to leave. Especially when they insist on keeping the damn thing open walking down the subway stairs.<br /><br />If you don't order your FreshDirect groceries by Saturday morning, you will not have fresh fruit on Sunday unless you venture out to the local bodega/market and overpay for citrus. <br /><br />People think nothing of paying $1 per pound of laundry but will NOT pay more than $5 for a bunch of bodega roses. But they WILL pay $10 for a pack of smokes.<br /><br />Bodega flowers are the hardiest flowers ever. They last 2 weeks. And they are CHEAP.<br /><br />You know you've arrived when the cashier at your local bodega treats you like a regular.<br /><br />* * *<br /><br />Streets are quieter than ever before. That doesn't mean people aren't still yakking on their cell phones - it just means that everyone else is wearing ear buds or noise-canceling headphones so they don't hear anything any more. When I leave my apartment every morning, I do two things: I lock my door and throw my keys in my purse, and than I put on my iPod. Except one day I didn't put in my ear buds. It took me nearly twice as long to walk to the 42nd street stop because I kept looking around wondering <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">who </span>was making all that noise? <br /><br />* * *<br /><br />Every city has an associated industry. Washington is a government town. LA is entertainment. New York, for all of its diversity in industry, is mostly a business town. Fashion is here but it's really more about marketing fashion than creation fashion. Same thing with media. Wall Street is the company for this company town. <br /><br />Chicago has always been a writing town for me. It's been about journalism and reporting and writing - storytelling. It's a communication town. The only other image that comes to mind is that of fire fighters, policemen, street cleaners, garbage men, snow removers, etc. It's a town's town. It's meta. <br /><br />* * *<br /><br />Nashville is a music town.<br />St. Louis is a beer town.<br />Atlanta is a Coke town. (ha ha)<br />San Fransisco is an artistic town.<br />Boston is a lunch town.<br />Orlando is a Mickey Mouse town.<br />Houston is an oil town. It could have been a space town, but...<br /><br />* * *<br /><br />I'm confused by Reebok's Reetone commercial. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMc2hBxzLvg)<br />The faceless women in this commercial are doing things like busing tables (waitress), making copies (secretary) and vacuuming the rug or taking the dog for a walk. <br />You've come a long way, baby. <br /><br />* * *<br /><br />Alternatively, I don't care what <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631735/20100211/mayer_john.jhtml">John Mayer said or didn't say about women</a> - I still love his music. <br /><br />* * *<br /><br />"Eating in" for me means heating up leftovers or thawing Carnegie Deli matzoh ball soup. I haven't actually made a meal for myself in <span style="font-style: italic;">years.</span><br /><br />* * *<br /><br />I haven't driven a car in about two years, either. Recently, I had to move someone's car and was surprised at how foreign the driver's seat was to me. <br /><br />Which reminds me... I really need to get a driver's license.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-13634615111766582132009-12-31T17:53:00.002-05:002009-12-31T18:06:03.940-05:00Buh bye 2009Good things about 2009:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywriter012/sets/72157607520492451/">Renovations</a></li><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywriter012/sets/72157622073698102/">Dad got married! </a>(and moved to London!) <br /></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012">Twitter</a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-1417414929242715082009-12-24T13:37:00.003-05:002009-12-24T13:53:35.411-05:00New York state of mindI am overwhelmed with gratitude for the following:<br />* The best co-workers and clients I've ever had<br />* My talented and beautiful sisters, my charming brother, and my happily re-married Dad and his wife Alice<br />* Living in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywriter012/sets/72157621798872591/">New York </a><br />* Phoebe Cats<br />* The genius of <a href="http://www.nealstephenson.com/">Neal Stephenson</a><br />* <a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012">Twitter</a><br />* The perspective that only turning 40 years old brings<br />* <a href="http://choptsalad.com/indexflash.htm">Chopt</a><br /><br />I'm also very happy that I quit smoking, rocked a couple of quotes this year, and nailed a couple of big things at work. And I really like this picture, from <a href="http://blog.ricecracker.net/2009/12/20/snowball-fight-times-square/">Chasing Light</a>, taken at the impromptu snowball fight in Times Square on Dec. 19, 2009:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyun9zzmmRLDm_YDERryKBUTC0mbyefKuZ-ZXLDlZtdHH2lB3dihI_0-gYz0abzGNV-F_zRcPIIsPRj46FgisxGnHE4K18Kyzd481C9x34dg4pLb6NbyNga6XIgr2BIcj_lOM8/s1600-h/snowball+fight+NYC+121909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyun9zzmmRLDm_YDERryKBUTC0mbyefKuZ-ZXLDlZtdHH2lB3dihI_0-gYz0abzGNV-F_zRcPIIsPRj46FgisxGnHE4K18Kyzd481C9x34dg4pLb6NbyNga6XIgr2BIcj_lOM8/s320/snowball+fight+NYC+121909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418877203534760818" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-87190123414416794712009-11-26T14:43:00.002-05:002009-11-26T14:48:43.176-05:00happinessI think it really all started with last year's election of President Obama. I mean, seriously... I have never in my life felt so good about the American voting public in my entire life. I spent the night amazed and crying and happy.<br />I (thoguht I) knew it wouldn't last.<br />...<br />'Cept here we are, a year-plus later and it's lasted. Only here's the thing... it's <em>spread</em>. Like the cliche-hacked wildfire.<br />And now I'm working on a project at work that's all about doing the right thing and being good and how cool is it to work at place that cares about that stuff. <br />---<br />So now I'm going to Thanksgiving dinner and all of this "I'm thankful for" twittering stuff has me all weepy but I'll get over it enough to consume 5,000 calories.<br />Happy Thanksgiving! <br />(I may, or may not, write a list of what I'm thankful for later, but in the meantime, I'm thankful for fuzzy blue sweaters and Yaz's "Only You.")Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-43838917048122852922009-08-17T21:35:00.003-04:002009-08-17T21:40:40.751-04:00I love the Olds PeoplesI don't even know how I'm related to this person, but this message was from Henrietta to my great-aunt Ann. Both ladies are in their 90s. The wedding Henrietta is referring to is my Dad's - he got married this weekend. He's 72.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I just know you are going to have a good time at<br />the wedding. Does his family like the new Step=mother. My little neighbor just<br />came over to see me and she is practically blind but so kind and her sister who<br />lives with her is 90 but the one that come over is just getting over the Flu and<br />she brought me over a piece of Icecream cake and some chocolate<br />cookies. She was a Nurse but only worked for a Dr. all those years and to be<br />honest with you if anyone ever asked her anything about any cold or any simple<br />question she was never capable of answering it - she would admit she just dont<br />know. Most of my other nurse friends would give a person a suggestion what to<br />do. I met her at the front door and she said here I will take this to the<br />kitchen for you I said O.K. follow me so you dont fall and shut the door so it<br />wont get hot in the house. I have four new A/C's on this floor - we have to have<br />the window ones all these years because we have Steam Heat. But Rosemary she<br />said Oh no I am not staying. She sat down on a chair right in front the A/C and<br />I knew it was a very cold spot to sit at so I turned off the A/C about 30<br />minutes later I told her I just had to turn it on because I was getting very<br />short of breath -and about that time a big clap of thunder came to my rescue so<br />she decided to leave before she got wet. My Icecream was half melted and<br />went on the cookies . ha ha I sure dont sound very grateful -but I do appreciate<br />having them for my neighbors all these years since we lived here. She is<br />85 If Ann reads this she will say thats the Red Hair Temper<br />flaring in Omaha or the Irish sounding off. ha ha Oh well she is a kind<br />little person but I think age and being blind is hard on her. Well I blew<br />off steam long enough dear.-Thanks for writing Sweetie. </span><br /></span></blockquote></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-72400017461917457872009-07-15T20:09:00.002-04:002009-07-15T20:17:41.560-04:00Ricci CaseSo Sotomayor is being grilled on her <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/15/sotomayor.hearing/index.html">"wise Latina"</a> statement and my thoughts turn to <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_go_su_co/us_sotomayor_ricci">Ricci</a>. So here's my thing: If a white guy and a black guy and a latino guy are up for the same job, and say the white guy scores more on the test, but the black guy is close and maybe the latino is a distant third, but the guys he's supposed to lead respect him the most...<br />Here's what I would do.<br />I'd ask the white guy: "Have you ever used a racial slur?" <br />I'd ask the black guy: "Have you ever used a racial slur?"<br />I'd ask the latino guy: "Have you ever used a racial slur?"<br />And I'd base my decision on their answers.<br />And that's all I have to say about that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-31477887047727141082009-07-13T18:43:00.002-04:002009-07-13T19:08:27.754-04:00random observationsSarah Palin pronounces "Alaska" like it's a triumph, not a state. ah-lass-KAH! What if I started pronouncing our President's name like that? o-bah-MAH!<br /><br />I don't really get people who talk through smiles. What's to be so damn happy about all the time? It reminds me of empty-headed PR drones, like (interestingly enough) Palin's spokesperson Meg Whatever. Wait - Meg actually reminds me of sar-RAH! On and on... and I've talked to enough reporters to know that when you go on auto-pilot (as a PR person), you SOUND like you're on auto-pilot. Sometimes, if you have a good relationship and reputation with the reporter, he/she has the human decency to forgive you - but you always get blasted in print. And you always lose a little cred with your reporter. But Palin and Team Palin don't care, or at least they don't look like they care. RUDE! <br /><br />When I give Phoebe Cats a special treat, like canned salmon food, she gets all hunter-like, hovering over the dish and looking at me out of the corner of her eye. Then, when she's done, she walks around like she's taken down the big game. Like she's saying, "Yeah, that's right. I ate it. So what? What are you looking at?" And then she sleeps for 3 hours.<br /><br />Men stand more than women on the subway. It's the last refuge of chivarly. <br /><br />OMG Orrin Hatch is STILL in the Senate? Holy sweet baby Jesus. At least we now have Sessions from ALABAMA to add character and accent. (and shout out to Dick Durbin from ILL! Homies say hey!)<br /><br />Ok - I'm liking Sotomayor. And I like to pronounce it "SOTO May-er," like it's Jewish. Ish.<br /><br />Candy Crowley on CNN is losing major weight and is looking GOOD. Shout out!<br /><br />I'm wondering how long I should keep my Twitter avatar shaded in green for Freedom in Iran... How long should mourning be for freedom of speech? Maybe I'll be the last to go non-green. That fits because I'm lazy and idealistic. <br /><br />The Co-op Board asked me to join the Board. That's kind of cool, right?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-33225885946108499112009-07-06T23:30:00.002-04:002009-07-06T23:52:59.696-04:00I already amI *am* the 40-year-old my 30-year-old self wanted me to be.<br />I live in New York. I'm going PR for a major airline. I own my apartment.<br />Now that I think about it, I'm exceeding my 20-year-old self's expectations.<br />(note: I never NEVER expected to be married, let alone have kids - so on that score I'm even)<br /><br />So now I'm 40, having exceeded my wildest expectations, and I'm thinking, What do I want for my 60-year-old self?<br /><br />Whoa.<br /><br />So here goes:<br /><br />Unless I hit the lottery (again - only literally this time), I'm thinking I want to run a little business by the beach. Or in the mountains. Somewhere off the grid. Except I want internet. And the little business? <br /><br />> Could be a little cafe.<br />> Could be a B&B.<br />> Could be I just save every penny I make an retire without needing to work!<br /><br />Ok - so I've always thought I'd end up in Italy, but lately, I'm thinking Central or South America. OMG I could retire now on my savings for 2 years and figure out what I want to do if I went to Latin America. (Nevermind the frigging politics in Hondorus, ok?)<br /><br />So I have a little project for the next couple of months! First - start traveling the region, then settle on a place. And then: buy real estate.<br /><br />Yay for projects!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-88131990972383841902009-06-24T15:59:00.006-04:002009-07-03T08:18:35.909-04:00We're not open yetStory:<br />Dateline: My apartment, last Saturday.<br />Cleaning like a madwoman, and I had to take my laundry in because I was on travel most of the following week. Lugged 30 pounds of laundry - OY! - down the 4 flights of stairs and saw that the sketchy laundromat across the street was open. Rather than walking ALL THE WAY OVER to Ninth Ave (all of 25 feet), I thought, "Screw it." and walked in to Sketchy Laundry and dumped the bag on the floor.<br />Before I could even really understand what was happening, the Chinese lady had swiped my credit card ($27.70 in case you're wondering). That's when things got interesting:<br />Me: "Uhm... So I can pick this up tomorrow around noon?"<br />Her: "WHA? No no no we naht ope~ yet."<br />Me: "Ok - well that's not going to work. I'll have to take it to the laundry on Ninth."<br />Her: "But you already pay! Credit card slip already!"<br />Me: "I'll take cash back."<br />Her: "Already rung! Already pay! You pick up on Monday."<br />Me: "No no no - that's not going to work."<br />Three people walk in to the laundry to pick up their clothes. I tell her to wait on them - I'll wait until they're served. The whole time she's getting their clothes, she's yelling at me:<br />"Sunday! We're naht open yet!"until finally, as the last person is being served, I turn into George Costanza:<br />Me: "YES. GOT IT. MY BAD. MY FAULT. Just give me my money back." at which point the other customer looks at me (in my I've-been-cleaning-and-I'm-kind-of-a-mess look) and high tails it outta there.<br />So now it's just her and me again. She calls the owner.<br />And this is what it sounded like. Enjoy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFJUAgfeCmbib8PMvbS3RO6Ag1v33caXaGZmlQKGYZuMEhx3tEU3Dsqc3Om8G_EUrz22ho69jgElk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-26360329143413472182009-06-20T19:23:00.002-04:002009-06-20T19:27:04.851-04:00Broke another glassWhat the hell is up with the rash of broken glass in my humble abode lately? Started with a shattered glass while doing dishes about 2 weeks ago. Then another water glass broke - I knocked it with a another plate or something. And then my window shattered into a million little pieces - yes, MY WINDOW - and today, another frigging glass broke while... wait for it... doing the dishes. <br />I am open to interpretation on this rash of shatterings. Oh - and if you know a good window replacement guy in NYC that will do apartments above the third floor - let me know. Apparently, it's a big freaking deal. <br />thxbaiUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-91131702604143251012009-05-30T23:32:00.002-04:002009-05-30T23:54:28.118-04:00music for the quiet times<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Here are some random stupid thoughts. Psychiatrists are welcome to analyze. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">love the "Genius" on iTunes. don't love the delay synching to the mother ship when i open iTunes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">i've never really gotten into "Lost." </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix shows up as "Phoenix" on your artist list on iTunes. Loves them.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">These allergies are making me sad. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">i'm reading "Team of Rivals" as well as "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man." </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">i think I'm at a cross roads in my life. Only i don't see any road signs. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Phoebe Cats has been very vocal lately. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">i think i have an over-developed sense of betrayal. </span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">i absent-mindedly reached for a cigarette today. which scared the living BLEEP out of me. (quit Oct 13 2008)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">i keep waiting for my ears to pop but they won't. it's like tinnitus but more like swimmer's ear. in a word, YUCK. </span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">And that about sums it up. </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-73325135138706110132009-04-16T07:56:00.002-04:002009-04-16T08:05:35.254-04:00UPDATE! Bring it ON, Losers!<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">And you thought the <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20272660,00.html">Ashton v CNN twattle</a> was hot... Looks like @</span><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> is run by a raging lunatic. First- @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> kinda-sorta retweeted my link about Bad Twitter User!, so he's targeted by the certified krazy that is @</span><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">. Check out the middle-of-the-night rant from loony tunes, who apparently Simply Cannot Believe that a true Democrat would Even Dare to suggest their editorial use of Twitter was *gasp* BAD. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">HILARITY ENSUES! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">------</span><br /><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> and carrying soap on a rope</span><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1531826990" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston/status/1530417436"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span>------<a class="fav-action non-fav" id="status_star_1531826990" title="favorite this update" jquery1239882921620="22"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><a class="reply" title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1531826990&in_reply_to=usdemocrats" jquery1239882921620="42"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><br /><a class="url" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"></a><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> or maybe republicans are sore cuz they seem to be alot of them recently wearing orange jumpsuits</span><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1531825991" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston/status/1530417436"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span>------<a class="fav-action non-fav" id="status_star_1531825991" title="favorite this update" jquery1239882921620="23"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><a class="reply" title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1531825991&in_reply_to=usdemocrats" jquery1239882921620="43"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><br /><a class="url" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"></a><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> republicans seem to be a bunch of sore losers who cant accept that being benevolent and not a criminal is proper</span><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1531817951" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston/status/1530417436"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span>------<a class="fav-action non-fav" id="status_star_1531817951" title="favorite this update" jquery1239882921620="24"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><a class="reply" title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1531817951&in_reply_to=usdemocrats" jquery1239882921620="44"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><br /><a class="url" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"></a><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> then change when they realize theyre up the creek without a paddle</span><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1531807769" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston/status/1530417436"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span>------<a class="fav-action non-fav" id="status_star_1531807769" title="favorite this update" jquery1239882921620="25"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><a class="reply" title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1531807769&in_reply_to=usdemocrats" jquery1239882921620="45"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><br /><a class="url" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"></a><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> or maybe they can share how they conceed to getting their party hijacked by criminals and turn a blind eye</span><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1531806041" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston/status/1530417436"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span>------<a class="fav-action non-fav" id="status_star_1531806041" title="favorite this update" jquery1239882921620="26"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><a class="reply" title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1531806041&in_reply_to=usdemocrats" jquery1239882921620="46"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><br /><a class="url" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"></a><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> keep you entertained and living in fraudulent ignorant bliss</span><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1531798514" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston/status/1530417436"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span>------<a class="fav-action non-fav" id="status_star_1531798514" title="favorite this update" jquery1239882921620="27"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><a class="reply" title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1531798514&in_reply_to=usdemocrats" jquery1239882921620="47"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><br /><a class="url" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"></a><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> @</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> rather than sharing of info from various departments for coop synergy, maybe you should try and find repub feeds</span><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1531796909" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/MHJohnston/status/1530417436"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to MHJohnston</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span>------<a class="fav-action non-fav" id="status_star_1531796909" title="favorite this update" jquery1239882921620="28"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><a class="reply" title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1531796909&in_reply_to=usdemocrats" jquery1239882921620="48"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><br /><a class="url" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"></a><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> republicans typically seem to prefer living in lala land and a world of ignorance and secrecy and defrauding the public..</span><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1531795105" rel="bookmark"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012/status/1530469675"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to SkyWriter012</span></a><br />------<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Dear @</span><a class="screen-name" title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">usdemocrats</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I'm a Democrat, you numbnuts. Jesus, all you have to do is read my Twitter feed to see where I fall on the spectrum, but let me save you the trouble; I AM YOUR BASE, ASSHOLE. Do all us Democrats a favor and self-eject from the Twitterverse. You are so lame. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Love,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-55855912564641814152009-04-15T13:12:00.004-04:002009-04-15T13:48:27.184-04:00Bad Twitter User!Twitter is awesome. But now that it's gone mainstream, some accounts are proving that they just don't "get" how Twitter works. Take @usdemocrats, for example. I subscribed because I'm interested in political news. I also happen to be a Democrat. But they treat Twitter like it's a press release distribution channel. <br />FLAG DOWN ON THE PLAY, @usdemocrats. Issuing 60 or 70 tweets at once is spam. Or twam. Or whatever. So when it's pointed out to you, don't be a douche, k? Great.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ0yWm3NhLdo3XWudarNPEUOxcI8gCL4GFC_hJi0tZAImjX0jmS9cuvr-Bf2l07u3L8LfB9N8RR2Mtd9p0XnCGcEo7AWJuM6B4E3v7hWCAfBI4YdiatXVKFV0ZAFgj9FYWrpj/s1600-h/usdemocrats+twam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324972128338679410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ0yWm3NhLdo3XWudarNPEUOxcI8gCL4GFC_hJi0tZAImjX0jmS9cuvr-Bf2l07u3L8LfB9N8RR2Mtd9p0XnCGcEo7AWJuM6B4E3v7hWCAfBI4YdiatXVKFV0ZAFgj9FYWrpj/s320/usdemocrats+twam.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is @usdemocrats response:<br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><blockquote><a title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><a title="usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats"></blockquote><div>usdemocrats</span></a></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> if you prefer, we'll stop informing of important public messages you let us know and we'll unsubscribe your subscription.</span><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524445620"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012/status/1516035879"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to SkyWriter012</span></a> <blockquote></blockquote><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /><br />FOR THE RECORD, @usdemocrats issued 66 tweets en masse around 0700ET today. (list below, so you can judge for yourself the usefulness of their editorial judgment when it comes to “informing of important public messages.” Jeesh.<br />ALSO: Any Twitter account that has issued 14k tweets is a little suspect, imho. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">- - - - </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Here's the list of 66 important public-informing messages @usdemocrats issued this morning at 0700ET:</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><div><br />Minneapolis Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation updated </span></div><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524536878"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524536878&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Cincinnati Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524534621"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524534621&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Oklahoma City Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524530725"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524530725&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">St. Louis Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524527489"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524527489&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">New Haven Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524523775"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524523775&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Cleveland Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524521587"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524521587&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The Department of Justice Mission in Iraq for U.S. Department of Justice updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524518114"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524518114&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Jacksonville Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524515160"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524515160&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Dallas Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524512679"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524512679&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">DOT Secretary's Blog - Welcome to the Fast Lane for Department of Transportation </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524510304"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524510304&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">TRICARE4U "Prompts" Users to Change Passwords </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524502910"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524502910&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">EVENT: May 21 in Santa Clara, CA - Technology Controls </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524500015"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524500015&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">EVENT: May 19-20 in Santa Clara, CA - Complying with US Export Controls </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524499020"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524499020&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">EVENT: May 6-7 in Newport Beach, CA - Complying with US Export Controls </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524498242"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524498242&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">EVENT: April 22-23 in Portland, OR - Complying with US Export Controls </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524497577"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524497577&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">WB - Women's Bureau - Publications for United States Department of Labor updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524490033"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524490033&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Cyber Security Alert SA09-104A: Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524487232"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524487232&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Breaking News for The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives updated </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524482992"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524482992&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Customs Inspector Guilty of Drug Trafficking, Alien Smuggling, and Bribery </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524480517"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524480517&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Today's top Air Force stories posted: </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524475067"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524475067&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade News </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524468750"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524468750&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">New Requirements for Imports of Food Products Containing Small Amounts of Meat or Poultry </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524465411"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524465411&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">CBP Rehired Annuitant Announcement </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524462910"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524462910&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524456377"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524456377&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Online Poll for NASA's Greatest Hits for Earth Begins Today </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524453518"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524453518&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Eight More Counties Qualify for Federal Public Assistance </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524450112"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524450112&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">@</span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> if you prefer, we'll stop informing of important public messages you let us know and we'll unsubscribe your subscription.</span><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524445620"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from web </span><a href="http://twitter.com/SkyWriter012/status/1516035879"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">in reply to SkyWriter012</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524445620&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Idaho Young Democrats invites you to "National Day of Silence 2009" on Friday, April 17 at 12:00am </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524418460"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524418460&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Deputy Secretary Lute to Visit the Northern Border and Canada </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524414362"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524414362&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">VIDEO: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524411226"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524411226&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">VIDEO: American Enterprise Institute Discussion on Maritime Security </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524408494"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524408494&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">VIDEO: State Department Press Briefing Tues April 14, 2009 </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524408247"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524408247&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">VIDEO:White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Tues Apr 14 2009 </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524407378"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524407378&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Biden Hosts Conference Calls with Governors and Local Officials to Discuss Recovery Act Implementation, 4/14/09 </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524406561"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524406561&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Fact Sheet - Reaching out to the Cuban people </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524404787"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524404787&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Vice President Biden to Travel to Missouri; Will Highlight Progress of the Recovery Act, Hold Middle Class Task Force Meeting </span><a href="http://pin/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://pin</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524404593"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">...</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524404593"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524404593&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">President Obama, VP Joe Biden, Transportation Sec LaHood Announce 2,000th Transportation Project Under Economic Recovery Act </span><a href="http://ping/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524403012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">...</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524403012"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524403012&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Statement by the President on the Rescue of Captain Phillips </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524401763"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524401763&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Statement by the President on the Month of the Military Child</span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524401487"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524401487&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">“The House Upon a Rock” </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524400060"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524400060&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Reaching Out to the Cuban People </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524399478"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524399478&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">WHITE HOUSE: The 2,000th Project </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524396967"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524396967&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 4-14-09 </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524396210"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524396210&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Press Briefing on the President's Trip to Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524395337"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524395337&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">COMMENTS REQUESTED: The Sikh Coalition v. The U.S Army - Sikhs not allowed to wear turban while serving </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524392774"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524392774&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The Young Democrats of Georgia 2009 State Convention Registration Closing Soon! </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524389320"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524389320&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Cornell University eLab Open House April 24th at 5pm </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524387874"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524387874&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-104A: Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524385922"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524385922&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524381680"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524381680&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Today in the Department of Defense, 4/15/2009 </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524380315"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524380315&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">VACANCY: Supervisory Program Specialist (Enterprise Performance Analysis), GS-0301-13 FEMA </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524379035"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524379035&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">US-CERT Current Activity: US Tax Season and Phishing Scams </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524378294"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524378294&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Homeland Security Leadership Journal for U.S. Department of Homeland Security </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524377502"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524377502&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">US-CERT Current Activity: Microsoft Releases April Security Bulletin Summary </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524375838"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524375838&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">DoD News Briefing with Col. Volesky from Iraq </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524374992"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524374992&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">House Majority Statement on President Obama's Address on the Economy </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524374597"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524374597&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">U.S. Department of State eTrace: Internet-based Firearms Tracing and Analysis </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524373402"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524373402&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">U.S. Department of State Western Hemisphere Participation in eTrace </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524372286"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524372286&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">U.S. Department of State Remarks at the Haiti Donors Conference </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524371202"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524371202&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">C-SPAN Programming Information for Tues. 4/14 - Weds. 4/15, 2009 </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524370178"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524370178&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">VACANCY: ASST US ATTORNEY (CRIMINAL) US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DIST OF MD NORTHERN DIVISION (BALTIMORE) ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 09-MD-12 http:// </span><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524368811"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">...</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524368811"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524368811&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">New Attorney Vacancies for U.S. Department of Justice posted </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524366782"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524366782&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">U.S. Department of State Remarks With Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze Before Their Meeting </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524364517"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524364517&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">U.S. Department of State : Daily Press Briefing - April 14 </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524363543"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524363543&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">NASA Spacecraft Show Three Dimensional Anatomy of a Solar Storm </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524362875"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="reply to usdemocrats" href="http://twitter.com/home?status=@usdemocrats%20&in_reply_to_status_id=1524362875&in_reply_to=usdemocrats"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">NASA New Space Station Module Name Honors Apollo 11 Anniversary </span><a href="http://ping.fm/s479c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://ping.fm/s479c</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/usdemocrats/status/1524361885"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">about 6 hours ago</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> from </span><a href="http://www.ping.fm/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ping.fm</span></a><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-50491414251157403992009-03-27T10:27:00.002-04:002009-03-27T13:43:53.600-04:00things are changing rapidly<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">It's been just short of 100 days for President Obama, and I am still totally, completely in the bag for him. I try to imagine what it's like to work in the White House Communications office.... how completely awesome it is that you have a "client" who not only understands new media, but knows how and when to use it. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I probably would not have pushed for a virtual Town Hall (held yesterday), fearing oversaturation. But this President may not accept the premise of oversaturation - he's everywhere, all of the time. Gotta dig that. But is this level of accessibility sustainable? (If the W.H. Comms office needs extra help - call me!) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-40576772733988955902009-03-27T09:43:00.003-04:002009-03-27T10:23:40.489-04:00I"m pretty good at doing nothing<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I took this week off from work in order to vanquish the chaos from my house, and in between doing real heavy lifting, I discovered I'm pretty good at doing absolutely nothing. I may be the laziest person on the planet. Certainly I'm the laziest person in New York.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I took a great video of Phoebe, though - so I've done one awesome thing this week!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span><br /><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLaqwQoE7eVOSZf0HLypAv-wG0p9Y54Y6a0tEG86Vyjei4O67PjEa7ALgeprz_xymVdCb7cXI7Mjk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-79380297738040478792009-02-25T21:48:00.005-05:002009-02-25T22:01:34.491-05:00Almost Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnX9vciMxD7dCfx2YVNSmvRyl5ZXFjgjqgD44EqzIaWWrT9HzUC4C-DUjyVLfHTPu_Ymg6Ss_ovEiZy6_g9V_33MQGpBBQ_d1Djeh5rEkt5h8RRm51267Q9QL4DHULNrkTCIP/s1600-h/IMG_0678.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306932995665408882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnX9vciMxD7dCfx2YVNSmvRyl5ZXFjgjqgD44EqzIaWWrT9HzUC4C-DUjyVLfHTPu_Ymg6Ss_ovEiZy6_g9V_33MQGpBBQ_d1Djeh5rEkt5h8RRm51267Q9QL4DHULNrkTCIP/s320/IMG_0678.JPG" border="0" /></a> One step closer...<br /><br /><br />Hope a few more steps are taken tomorrow, cuz I'm moving in on Friday!<br /><br />Here's the kitchen. OMG i love the paint color - edgecomb gray (Benjamin Moore). The fridge is still not in, but whatevs.<br /><br /><br /><br />Look at the pretty microwave/convection oven!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXd9tWW2n4oJqsbB7pLGT8NbfC2BzR7cryZMThH5vy-zsqGv8FzcuVVV9VWiMj1IiHUNa9J5vb7YpyO9IRkj4h0xsF-BL-a5ZMEHEwEh9XfUXPs5k-1ED_V-tRB7pcsfAYXNO/s1600-h/IMG_0683.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXd9tWW2n4oJqsbB7pLGT8NbfC2BzR7cryZMThH5vy-zsqGv8FzcuVVV9VWiMj1IiHUNa9J5vb7YpyO9IRkj4h0xsF-BL-a5ZMEHEwEh9XfUXPs5k-1ED_V-tRB7pcsfAYXNO/s1600-h/IMG_0683.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306933624989924002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 117px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXd9tWW2n4oJqsbB7pLGT8NbfC2BzR7cryZMThH5vy-zsqGv8FzcuVVV9VWiMj1IiHUNa9J5vb7YpyO9IRkj4h0xsF-BL-a5ZMEHEwEh9XfUXPs5k-1ED_V-tRB7pcsfAYXNO/s320/IMG_0683.JPG" border="0" /></a>LOOK! It's a terlit! It's the FOURTH terlit! And it's the world's smallest toilet. LOTS of legroom now.<br />The painters half-assed the burning hot pipe painting but it could be the crappy paint I bought.<br />I'll have to go over it a couple more times to make it white.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cWqLpfoUC8bbmM4PHyx4ceEzmnGL_JTj6pYaqgWvQyLcU9aQfE_Soo5oI1dGzeXfvqqM_ekZXMI7a_v-fQczmvLBVmKrQG1GobzuaoMn2VoLA7K-YCrV8vqHyvQVkN5G_E6G/s1600-h/IMG_0684.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306934629881438546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cWqLpfoUC8bbmM4PHyx4ceEzmnGL_JTj6pYaqgWvQyLcU9aQfE_Soo5oI1dGzeXfvqqM_ekZXMI7a_v-fQczmvLBVmKrQG1GobzuaoMn2VoLA7K-YCrV8vqHyvQVkN5G_E6G/s320/IMG_0684.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Proof that I own the world's smallest toilet. And the same edgecomb gray in the bathroom - makes it feel serene.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-31061169624479581752009-02-24T23:44:00.002-05:002009-02-24T23:57:22.916-05:00It's the economy, stupid.<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">James Carville and George Stephanopoulos kept candidate Clinton on message by reminding themselves the campaign was about the economy. </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(And two other messages, btw.) </span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">And now we are back there... it's the economy, stupid. Specifically, the pump of credit into the economy needs to be primed.<br /><br />This reminds me of the melting ice caps, pumping fresh water into the oceans and disrupting the flow of salt water. If the oceanic currents are disrupted, global warming will catapult into </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event"><span style="font-size:85%;">E.L.E.</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">:<br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></blockquote><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><blockquote><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></blockquote><div align="left">"...(E)xcessive amounts of freshwater dumped into the North Atlantic could alter seawater density and, in time, affect the flow of the North Atlantic ocean current. (Global warming has boosted freshwater runoff in the form of glacier meltwater and additional precipitation...)." <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0627_050627_oceancurrent.html">NatGeo</a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Banks lending money is the economic equivalent. But here's where I stumble: What if the economy is in a re-set mode, where we spend less, save more, rent instead of own, and live within our means going forward? Are we propping up a dying economic model? </div><blockquote></blockquote></span><blockquote></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-11991679501715500392009-02-15T11:20:00.002-05:002009-02-15T11:40:26.635-05:00Capitalism is intent on its own destruction<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I'm trying to riddle out something someone told me a long time ago: "Capitalism is destructive. It extracts value from things; it doesn't add value." </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">At the time, I wasn't really interested in having *any* discussion with this person and certainly not a political-economic discussion, but it stuck with me. And it's come back to haunt me lately.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Spurred on by my sister, who is in the financial world, I'm starting to consciously embrace the conspiracy theories that:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1. We (America) are under attack.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">2. The genius of this attack is that we think we're doing this to ourselves.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">3. Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Now, I'm not saying I completely agree with the above - I'm just sayin'... it's worth thinking about.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">1. We are under attack.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Currency can be a weapon, especially if you can manipulate and devalue it. Say we want to destroy Communism. We have the bomb, they have the bomb - mutally assured destruction. But we could drive the price of oil up (since it's traded in US$) and make them pay more. We could do a lot of things to stop or interrupt the flow of capital in and out of Communist countries.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">2. The genius of this attack is that we think we're doing this to ourselves.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">We are primed to hate Wall Street and money-bag CEOs. It's their fault, right? Oh yeah - and predatory lenders, too. But what about the janitor who took out a $500,000 mortgage? Isn't he to blame, too, for borrowing more than he could reasonably afford? </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">This is where the attack, if there is one, is absolute genius. Because maybe Capitalism is intent on its own destruction after all? If you live in a Capitalist environment, it's just downright patriotic to want the house, the car, the college for your kids, the annual vacation to Orlando, and all the knick knacks from QVC you can buy. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">But what if this is just some ultimate form of jujitsu, where our weaknesses are being used against us? Add a measure of currency manipulation and viola! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">3. Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Maybe this is a good time to remind folks that democracy and capitalism are separate things. We can have democracy without capitalism. We'll have a thousand little city-states, but we'll have democracy. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Except we don't have democracy now. We have a republic. So maybe the city-states will be a little bigger. Let's say, for the sake of discussion, we separate into countries along state lines. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">But why are we even talking about the dissolution of the union? Well - without capitalism driving our economy, we won't have a good reason to remain a union. Why would the monied Coasts support the poor South or Midwest? Why should the South help support the cold North in the winter by sending fruit and veg? We're going to hoard what we have and defend it. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">In this post-democratic USA, I see the Madison Avenue American Spirit rising up to our own version of mutually assured destructions. Austin will want to secede from Texas. Vermont won't have a government at all, and will be ripe for plunder. Montana will be one big unibomber nation - but you just KNOW they're going to survive. They've been practicing for this <em>forever</em>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Man, this would make a great novel. Too bad it may actually be happening. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-76729248866774268282009-01-30T21:31:00.002-05:002009-01-30T21:40:43.690-05:00terlit (redux)<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL7GonROXI7JmIEvxgMhRogbTWes4jC07wW-CvxaPc68wAgMuj5wSzrR3x_XS-kYBsXTGtsk-1jxN9Qv0oZBIOyPqJBfVy1vH1ZfiW8TjWs5pMQyUe7jld9JWK9dfWZapmYiI/s1600-h/IMG_0625.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297280771959172290" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL7GonROXI7JmIEvxgMhRogbTWes4jC07wW-CvxaPc68wAgMuj5wSzrR3x_XS-kYBsXTGtsk-1jxN9Qv0oZBIOyPqJBfVy1vH1ZfiW8TjWs5pMQyUe7jld9JWK9dfWZapmYiI/s320/IMG_0625.JPG" border="0" /></a> See that blue pipe? It's one million degrees when the radiator heat goes on. Which is every five minutes.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>See the toilet? It's about 2.5 inches away from the Burning Pipe. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'm shopping for another toilet. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And that's all I'm gonna say about that. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>...except one more thing:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In order to install a round-front toilet for a 12-inch rough out that does not extend more than 25 inches from the wall, I had to do have this done to the new tile to plumb for a tank-and-bowl do-hicky. Bye bye flushometer! </div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3djORsaZiRGDJUY46ALAOhvgLbIH-WjubxVQgBw2c7jH4EqOWAN8izYvbW-u42dFz5OuUApscChiHlHoxV1xVm1Z2MpfL1tm4BARNUeVIZSDBddsWOH0zwrVPdShjzRuORTH/s1600-h/IMG_0622.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297282163385349762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3djORsaZiRGDJUY46ALAOhvgLbIH-WjubxVQgBw2c7jH4EqOWAN8izYvbW-u42dFz5OuUApscChiHlHoxV1xVm1Z2MpfL1tm4BARNUeVIZSDBddsWOH0zwrVPdShjzRuORTH/s320/IMG_0622.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Nice vanity, though, right? </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-28210098131150129122009-01-09T21:14:00.002-05:002009-01-09T21:18:32.983-05:00the terlit story<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZGLIc7JzIXPZX13dk4mF7S5L9q5ff3oQRhAYLAbhfbYDvhP7YzoEKGzRqPBkkJaI_mKe2AYXJHhWt41d2V12sZ9-KBocPaUm3rYH_D-UrPm_FfFBUcBxzbqOoWyuqc-T3d5y/s1600-h/terlit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289483650957746354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 102px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZGLIc7JzIXPZX13dk4mF7S5L9q5ff3oQRhAYLAbhfbYDvhP7YzoEKGzRqPBkkJaI_mKe2AYXJHhWt41d2V12sZ9-KBocPaUm3rYH_D-UrPm_FfFBUcBxzbqOoWyuqc-T3d5y/s320/terlit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I ordered a toilet. It came. Cracked. </div><br /><div>They took it back. </div><br /><div>I ordered a replacement. From a sketchy place in Midtown. </div><br /><div>I spoke in code. Per instructions.</div><br /><div>The toilet came. Cracked. </div><br /><div>They took it back.</div><br /><div>I ordered another toilet.</div><br /><div>It came. </div><br /><div>Not cracked. </div><br /><div>But the wrong color.</div><br /><div>I'm keeping it. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And that's the story of the toilet. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-80407132245849682472009-01-03T19:53:00.006-05:002009-01-03T20:10:42.643-05:00it's coming togetherThis is all about the pics, folks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCt8gQi9pfp1USbdXVunTARWqJddygkHRrFg3iTcGVaQ2yoIxRq_GIVGzKzocIw9A5rOQkCxMwroOXe3YuSCm3edAhpoKqbUAVIO8bWy9oj5rSqdqIrTUintlb3P9UEdloeDE/s1600-h/Wide+Plank+Espresso+Stained+Hickory+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287239250285427762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCt8gQi9pfp1USbdXVunTARWqJddygkHRrFg3iTcGVaQ2yoIxRq_GIVGzKzocIw9A5rOQkCxMwroOXe3YuSCm3edAhpoKqbUAVIO8bWy9oj5rSqdqIrTUintlb3P9UEdloeDE/s400/Wide+Plank+Espresso+Stained+Hickory+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd2yX7L8VQ2qh9y8_wauhdv5-bhCiLt0KUfovjVTvA9cn2zR-DicbVe4rUIroZAS9Mu9cHKsFsGdmnVcToOEbjnac24n6GksOnMdl_a287loqY3gxIZY9QJsOK6hzY94JA0rX/s1600-h/Kitchen+sans+counter.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287238829224188850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd2yX7L8VQ2qh9y8_wauhdv5-bhCiLt0KUfovjVTvA9cn2zR-DicbVe4rUIroZAS9Mu9cHKsFsGdmnVcToOEbjnac24n6GksOnMdl_a287loqY3gxIZY9QJsOK6hzY94JA0rX/s400/Kitchen+sans+counter.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDjDto_pTXu5xyIxq1QXqtfNUxauhySRa3I8recOEWT7CBTC20jIbs3YaIq6iZ7OjKz4RL1o8gmAKulbmwtZG4j2uambuKgrq4w7CHVMRJMAWJZTkPxJiYfgahWWnG7Fhr46L/s1600-h/Bathroom+-+tub+and+shower.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287237788529759986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDjDto_pTXu5xyIxq1QXqtfNUxauhySRa3I8recOEWT7CBTC20jIbs3YaIq6iZ7OjKz4RL1o8gmAKulbmwtZG4j2uambuKgrq4w7CHVMRJMAWJZTkPxJiYfgahWWnG7Fhr46L/s400/Bathroom+-+tub+and+shower.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287237409287692610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTrsGU55ej7z7MW_xRoVRWiJTMtYBkVJ2PeyNdljoy-1g6Qvqog7_Cosg1zCsib9az4ohsl2lyUVd1xShnVXzHEiJYsTb_XMZlwEKMi8oEwWwrmwaJY7D_C-1Xx5VMVjOtvgp/s400/Bathroom+-+Bizassa+tile.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>It's pretty amazing! </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-51598080736662990352008-12-21T16:06:00.008-05:002008-12-21T16:40:42.218-05:00Renovation officially commenced four days after I threatened legal action and started asking for a refund.<br />Closed on property Sept. 19 (national talk like a pirate day)<br />Demolition began Dec. 16.<br />Here's proof! Instead of before/after pics, I am presenting before/during pics.<br /><br />Here's the gnome kitchen... I can't believe it actually looks SMALLER with the cabinets and everything out of the room.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282353823758371202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZYGO9vbwgsq6czLY9nKUiJgiwVHUIXgzh7nWhghoz8o6BDnFa5C5vpVyLXrR7KjUh6Xy0hrP7Gr7o-aQeH61cIt_aUnBLM2NWamT18ERVlxWo5hs5bw1Dm8ilAyA_xVDSawI/s400/Slide1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Here's the main room (1). Home Depot decided to deliver all of the materials BEFORE demolition commenced. Brilliant! (so f'ing stupid I can't begin to tell you.)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282354127206222546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJn9bPVbkP_WFBNHY8KmMZyBM8IJKt_RH6XCSsEhLjXu78ZxxgV7Sljquf1y4h8_-94Fm0WwtikKr9vS3zZ83FlLdIIlhj7i6v-t1TFbOkkehj7zhwMzRGTTvcnCO-QfkITZxo/s400/Slide2.JPG" border="0" /> and #2:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282354548477781474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ppa9ZqV4RL6VoopcdswEtn5vWFV8OicqIUms1O_CFdjTPzxTLjVyhoPNOIx7uCn3vg2TuR1gxR3NQkShF-rGm43GqJlM2IltQ2L4h4IiBNgX0z9s4DOh5Jk_Mxj1cw6tGh_B/s400/Slide3.JPG" border="0" />The original floor (covered up by 4 or 5 other floors) is probably gorgeous, but would never survive a refinishing. It was laid in 1902 and from what I could tell, it looked like thin-strip hardwood set horizontally. I'm having a leveler set and then wide-plank espresso stained hickory laid, vertically.<br /><p></p><p>And now, for the grand finale! The haz mat room known as the bathroom! </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282357093163183458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBZsS6rPMURRGd7ue09TrNy-RP14V5HVPlMQ0BY8GLn4C2z6mDCjBj6kLuwt6al_8us5mzxqAL0qEzFZbGxV4SV0zG0zJt2uPXXIfOV3kvUKShRsyS08lfNfm0hj2OeI6DGwZ/s400/Slide4.JPG" border="0" />The funky, original bathtub (from 1902!) was hauled off... I can only imagine how much it weighed. The drain stopper was located OUTSIDE of the tub - it looked like a random pipe sticking about a foot and a half out of the floor next to the top of the tub, with a complicated catch at the top that you had to pull up and somehow reverse latch in order for the water to collect in the tub. The original tub was really deep, and sometime in the 40s, Mary (previous owner) added a shower head. Now, you'd think that you'd either connect the shower head pipes to the bathtub pipes, but that was impossible (apparently). So next best thing (you'd think) would be to install the hot/cold on/off handles at, oh I don't know... counter height, right?<br />Not in this case. The shower handles were installed DIRECTLY above the bathtub handles. Whatever.<br />So the pipes are in pretty bad shape, but that's all part of the job as far as I'm concerned.<br /><br />The contractor told me he has 2 full crews on the job until it's done, because the job's been so botched up from the start. That's nice to hear, but I don't believe it for a second. Although last Wednesday, I stopped by around 10pm and the plumber and one assistant were still there, fixing a "big problem" with the new bathtub. I didn't even ask what the problem was. (But to be fair to me, I *did* go get them Starbucks venti's and sammys.)<br /><br />I have to price new windows and kitchen appliances and I feel what's left of my money slipping away, but somewhere deep down, lurking, is the start of some excitement! Quickly overwhelmed by a feeling of dread that my beloved bedroom furniture (which is black) will blend right into the espresso flooring.<br /><br />laterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-83600705288853514822008-11-04T06:05:00.003-05:002008-11-04T06:20:31.507-05:00vote<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I registered to vote by downloading the form from Rock the Vote's website, and sent it in on Oct. 8. Rock the Vote told me to send it to Albany - the state board of elections. Then they kindly told me via email that there was some trouble brewing - a combination of massive volume, plus it was all being sent to the Albany office. Normally, registration forms are sent to the county board of elections office for local processing.<br />So I'm not *technically* registered to vote. I'm not "in the book." Which means, I guess, that I'm not listed on the voter rolls for my polling place. I have to ask for a provisional ballot, which will be very likely thrown out when they reconcile the votes after 9pm. If my name still isn't "in the book" by then, my vote is thrown away.<br />So with this background, I started thinking that I would just skip voting, since NY is going blue anyway. Who needs my vote?<br />But this morning, I woke up at 5:30am. Polls open at 6am. I'm going to vote before work. And since I have a 9am meeting, I want to do it before work. Local TV is showing extremely long lines at UES polling places.<br />I'm going to cast my ballot, despite the very strong chances it's going to be thrown away, because it's fun to be a participant in history. It's kind of cool. I want to trade experience stories with my friends at work... "OMG, the election judge was KRAZY..." "...I had to wait 2 hours!..." "...It was no problem, except for the homeless man who thought it was the methadone line."<br />So.... I'm off to vote. Yay democracy!<br /><br />Here's the Rock the Vote warning email that something might be "up":</span><br /></span><blockquote><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Hi everyone, </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks to all of you who checked your registration status in NY State and sent us an update. We were appalled when we learned that the state of New York was so far behind in processing all the registration forms they received, but with your help, we’ll do everything we can to make sure each of you and really, all new voters, get on the voter rolls and are able to vote in November. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Here is the latest:<br />After lots of conversations with lawyers today, I have learned that there was a huge backlog of data-entering the registration forms at the county level in NY, but as of Thursday the 23rd at 9:30pm the last form in New York County was supposedly entered, and the other counties should be caught up as well!<br />I really want to believe this, but our votes are too important to leave to chance. So, here is what we need you to do: </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">1—CALL THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ASAP. If you turned in a registration form, you should be in your county database now. The person answering the phone can look you up and confirm that you are in fact registered. There is a lag between the county database and the public voter look-up on the website, so you need to call. Here is the list of phone numbers: </span><a href="http://www.elections.state.ny.us/CountyBoards.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://www.elections.state.ny.us/CountyBoards.html</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">2—LET US KNOW THE RESULTS. Please email vote@rockthevote.com and let us know if you are still NOT on the voter rolls according to the county. This will allow us to identify any problems by county, as well as follow up on your status and ensure you can vote. When you email us, please put your COUNTY as the subject of the email. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you sent your completed registration form in to a NY State elections office by October 10th, you will be able to vote on Election Day. We'll help make sure of it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks,<br />Heather & the Rock the Vote team<br />P.S. I am emailing all of you because you used Rock the Vote to get your voter registration form. But this backlog in processing registration forms affects all new registrants in NYS. Feel free to pass this message along to others you know who might be having similar problems--we'll help them too.<br /></p></span></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-91009548502631157772008-10-30T19:32:00.002-04:002008-10-30T23:39:44.246-04:00kitchen reduxSo... a slight change in the kitchen design. Instead of the ultra modern blazing white glossy laminate cabinets, I'm going with biscuit-colored cabinets and light capri granite countertop and backsplash. It's leaning French Country rather than Warhol. This was a cost-driven change, and I'm pretty happy with it. I always had my doubts about that blazing white glossy character.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773043.post-5959064805433819772008-10-15T13:16:00.003-04:002008-10-15T13:26:14.950-04:00spinning the color wheel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLc5CpOlIp8ake25OsHUZ5AqSeTIoz_OPk5qP8dwT5850O0fYUORKUkeBtvEaEf4wAl4OnusnjSbqU5bVLZb8Fq0kJOyoidcCBiRwshRe_iww4jumwmvXCgvu0HvNwlAr-a7OE/s1600-h/kitchen+wall+color.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257431066390638114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLc5CpOlIp8ake25OsHUZ5AqSeTIoz_OPk5qP8dwT5850O0fYUORKUkeBtvEaEf4wAl4OnusnjSbqU5bVLZb8Fq0kJOyoidcCBiRwshRe_iww4jumwmvXCgvu0HvNwlAr-a7OE/s320/kitchen+wall+color.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>For the kitchen walls: </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><p>Saffron/orange-ish. Inspired by The Gates by Christoph. </p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>The rest of the kitchen is glossy blazing white, matte dark grey countertop and backsplash and espresso-stained hardwood. </p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgc9MZ2c6l3MCvVKs8FSWDt20nyJBRlTnF7us5qV6ziDu9pnHe2RXJnTmm7lyTPY6QezoJybm90zy0wufUv8UhzdAbDlPsW6k0QK-qln7sjVZCYEz9EcABPHI9eScY9G441sp/s1600-h/bathroom+wall+color.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257433028700560146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgc9MZ2c6l3MCvVKs8FSWDt20nyJBRlTnF7us5qV6ziDu9pnHe2RXJnTmm7lyTPY6QezoJybm90zy0wufUv8UhzdAbDlPsW6k0QK-qln7sjVZCYEz9EcABPHI9eScY9G441sp/s320/bathroom+wall+color.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>For the bathroom:</p>watery lightest jade possible. In fact, the background color of this pic is closer to what I'm thinking than the actual earring color. <br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgc9MZ2c6l3MCvVKs8FSWDt20nyJBRlTnF7us5qV6ziDu9pnHe2RXJnTmm7lyTPY6QezoJybm90zy0wufUv8UhzdAbDlPsW6k0QK-qln7sjVZCYEz9EcABPHI9eScY9G441sp/s1600-h/bathroom+wall+color.jpg"></a> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0